There’s a new team in town practicing the right to bear arms, and they have a retired local dentist to thank for that. On April 25, 2024, Powell High School [PHS] granted permission for the new clay...

Only 12% of high school baseball players get to play collegiate baseball at any level. To get recruited to a college roster, student-athletes must maintain good grades, develop their baseball skills and...

Stepping onto the mat, her mind rotates through the positions. She’s been training diligently: weight cutting, practicing twice a day and being a role model for younger wrestlers. In under five minutes,...

On a bleak mid-December afternoon, Shorecrest students line the halls, looking weary with end-of-semester blues. However, despite her own determination to finish the semester strong, sophomore and 500-free...

Avarie Martin, a sophomore basketball player, was enjoying a group visit at Campbell University with her dad. They watched Campbell’s football game after being given the opportunity to watch their basketball...

Rounding the corner onto Main Street at Walt Disney World, math teacher Alicia Lahood and her sister, Cydney Granger, pressed on toward Cinderella’s castle. Despite waking up at 1 a.m. and the toll of...

Tyrone head boys basketball coach Luke Rhoades earned his 300th career coaching win on Friday with a 71-38 victory over Philipsburg at home. Tyrone was led by senior Sam Crilly’s 18 points, with fellow...

Motivation. Confidence. Discipline. Perseverance. Respect. Community. Righteousness. Tolerance. These main tenets shape the characters of kung fu athletes into successful people. In hopes of qualifying...

When teacher's aide Lynn Bucknall, decided to run a marathon to commence her 40th birthday many years ago, she never thought it would become her full-time passion. Having run just short of 40 marathons...

Discipline. An essential part of being successful, in soccer and in life. No one is a better example of this than the West Chicago girl’s soccer coach, Cesar Gomez. Gomez started coaching for WEGO...

The rhythmic thud of a ping-pong ball echoes in Disha Bhattacharyya’s ears and motivates her next move. Will she choose to execute a forehand drive, a backhand push, or a smash? She chooses a smash...

Two wrestlers face each other in neutral position, knees bent and eyes locked while they wait for the referee’s signal. For the first time since Conifer High School’s founding, a girl is repping the...

Less than two years ago, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) had zero fans. Why? It didn’t exist, not until late 2023. But on Jan. 12, Ball Arena hosted over 14,000 to watch the Minnesota...

After a year-long wait, Colin Jocek took his first steps back on the mat. As he fastens his ear guards, Jocek turns towards the stands to embrace the energy generated by the crowd and supporting teammates....

It can be hard to perform when it comes to high-demanding sports that affect your body. Wrestling is a sport that can affect the participant’s weight and hydration. High school athletes who play wrestling...

The Georgia High School Association moved the start date for spring sports this year to Jan. 27, 19 days later than the start date last season. This limits the dates teams, particularly track and field,...

This year, the lacrosse team held a car raffle for a 1970 Ford Mustang. To enter the raffle, participants must have been 18 or older and purchase a ticket. For just $100 per ticket, participants had...

One of an athlete's biggest goals is to push themselves no matter what, and they often have to balance that drive with unexpected challenges. For junior Evynn Graver, who has encountered physical hurdles...

Sweat dripped down his forehead as he watched his soccer team put their all into the game, each sound of the ball echoing memories of his past life. Just decades ago, he was the one running down the pitch...

She found herself never fitting in. She attended four different high schools, moving every year. Volleyball made it easier. “Volleyball gave me something to automatically try and be a part of...

Amid the chaos of the sidelines, players and coaches pace back and forth while their student managers work behind the scenes to ensure everything from film sessions to game days runs smoothly. While their...

“Board!” This is what is screamed by the Coppell bench as the ball goes flying. Ensuing in full speed is senior guard Drew Wagner as he dives on the ball not allowing the opposition to touch...

Twenty seconds. A national championship on the line. Jake Maglike finished first place out of eight final contestants at the 2024 USA Gymnastics Championships on June 25. “It was like everything...

They can do everything from applying first aid to restarting a heart. The Athletic Medicine Program is a big part of safety for athletes on campus and at games. The athletic trainers also guide and...

Editor’s Note: Rebecca Gallow, Charlenne Falcis-Stevens, Brian Seymour, Ronald Marquez, Kevin Brown, Ron Nocetti, Holly Haggerty, Bryan Marcus, John Kessler and Michael Hoeger were all contacted via...

Courtney Daniel sat in third place at the 2023 Region Meet with one throw left. She needed to throw a personal record to qualify in the shot put for the UIL State Championships as a sophomore. Everything...

The combination of fashion and sports is nothing new. From Top 10-ranked tennis players bringing designer bags onto the courts to NBA players wearing their own clothes in the tunnel leading to the court,...

For one afternoon, the Redhawks girls’ basketball team left behind the land of Knights, Mavericks, and Titans to welcome a team from the land of kangaroos as the Aussie Travellers visited The Nest Thursday...

Two new gyms and a wrestling room were far from the new and improved amenities featured in the new building. For the girls’ and boys’ wrestling teams, everything changed when the new wrestling space...

This story contains an alternate format that can only be viewed on the original site. View this story on Jets Flyover. It was originally published on December 3, 2024.

Turning around to rebound the ball after missing a shot in a game of Knockout with her teammates before their spring league practice, senior Sonya Petersen, at that time a sophomore, heard and felt her...

Every year, on the first Saturday of December, ultimate frisbee players, or flying disc enthusiasts, around the globe come together to celebrate International Spirit of the Game Day through hosted clinics,...

Malaysia Hunt, junior, has seen two versions of the wrestling program. She said that although all of her former coaches were encouraging, the new coaching staff — Chip Allison, Kristi Rutsch, Tom Dailey,...

In fourth grade, 10-year-old Hayden Williams-Downing was handed her first javelin. Eight years later, Williams-Downing, senior, is committed to throwing javelin for the University of Oregon.  Williams-Downing...

From her state record-breaking 55 soccer goals in a season to her performance in the classroom, senior Sonora Defini has seen her fair share of recognition, and she is on the shortlist for more. Yesterday,...

For junior Selen Turkoz, equestrian sports began as a childhood fascination. After watching “Free Rein,” a Netflix show about horseback riding, she found herself captivated by the connection between...

Kitchens. Dink shots. Lobs. These terms have seeped into the vocabulary of those witnessing pickleball’s surge. The sport has grown 223.5% in the past three years, mainly with youth. In 2021, pickleball...

As their shoes are tightened and their bike wheels are tuned, two bikers prepare for a test of endurance. Grueling races are ahead of them as they will be pushed to their furthest limits. These two bikers...

From leotards to bowties, art areas often require dressing in costumes seen throughout the hallway. A red and white jersey for a Friday night game, however, may garner some questions. The absence of a...

In roller derby, getting knocked down and doing the same to opponents is part of the game. But when she started playing the sport three years ago, it took freshman Casey Maloney a little while to get used...

Kennedy High School has seen numerous outstanding athletes come through its doors—whether they are breaking records and setting new ones, they always leave the crowd fired up. In 2024, freshman Bentley...

Trembling, his heart pounded as he began his count. “READY, READY, SET…” he said. Being the starting quarterback for the varsity football team wasn’t a dream anymore; it was on his fingertips. Junior...

Detroit Lions fans can now be proud fans, something that was not the case a couple of seasons ago. They currently have a 9-1 record and are at the top of the NFC North. Players like Jared Goff, Amon-Ra...

After returning from relocation camps during World War II, the Japanese-American community still faced discrimination in their hometowns. In response to this discrimination, one of the ways the Japanese-American...

When then-sophomore Eddie Goss beat Western’s Tanner Tishner, it threw the whole bracket into chaos. After all, the Western wrestler had only lost twice the whole season, and in the first round of...

Located in San Clemente, the Togethership, is an independent private school designed for elite middle school student athletes. With sports being a popular activity for children, new schools are opening...

When junior Fabian Fleischer came to Austin from Hamburg, Germany, to begin his 10-month exchange, his new peers did not expect him to be familiar with the American football scene. American football is...

More than 10 teachers and teacher assistants from Palatine’s English Learner Department were in the stands at the Elk Grove vs Palatine varsity soccer game to cheer on the Pirates’ newest forward,...

Lacing up her shoes and stepping onto the mats, Natalie Corona stares down her next opponent. Being one of the first female wrestlers for MCHS, Corona has inspired many girls in her school and in her community...