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From Panthers to Bills

From Panthers to Bills

By Crista Alarcon, Starr’s Mill High School September 23, 2024

Starr’s Mill alumni Cole Bishop and Sam Martin will now be playing together in the Buffalo Bills. With Bishop just starting his career as a rookie and Martin entering his 12th year in the NFL, their...

Eyes ahead, senior Hannah Lee runs towards her waterpolo teammates. Lee plays as a goal keeper. Lee currently averages 5.5 saves per game. She is also part of the varsity swim and dive team.

Senior overcomes injury, dives in to help water polo team

By Michelle Ayala, Prosper High School September 20, 2024

Tears came at practice this past week when senior Hannah Lee realized her broken toe might keep her from competing, but now Lee said she will dive in and play tonight to help her team defeat Lewisville...

Athletes fear media platforms after seeing the vicious comments and critics about their play styles. During in-game situations, those comments can lead into severe slumps and bad performances.

Yips: the monster that polarizes athletes and fans

By Alex Seo, Daegu International School September 19, 2024

**This article was also published in Headliners in Education In the bottom of the ninth inning, bases loaded in a 5-5 game, in walks the ace closer. First throw, he strikes in a 98-mile-per-hour four-seam...

The first Frisco ISD football player to win a Super Bowl, former Redhawks star Jay Ajayi waves to the crowd at the Ford Center after being introduced as a member of the Class of 2025 FISD Hall of Honor.

Former Redhawk among 2025 Athletic Hall of Honor inductees

By Addyson Schick, Liberty High School – TX September 18, 2024

Scholastic recognition is nothing new to The Nest, but a former Redhawk brought a new honor to campus on Friday when 2011 graduate Jay Ajayi took the field at the Ford Center as part of the 2025 class...

Students clear out the stands by the end of the halftime show at the DGS vs. DGN football game despite the fact that it's one of the most anticipated events of the year.

Student section disappears at halftime, leaves athletes ‘demotivated’

By Juliana Conyer, Downers Grove South High School September 18, 2024

For many high school students, fall nights are defined by one thing–football. Athletes have waited all year to step onto the turf wearing varsity numbers, cheerleaders have spent months practicing routines...

UConn basketball player Alex Karaban coaches student athletes during the Alex Karaban Basketball Camp on August 11, 2024.

‘I didn’t have to go far to accomplish my dreams,’ Karaban says

By Laney Halsey, Algonquin Regional High School September 18, 2024

After helping lead the University of Connecticut (UConn) mens’ basketball team to back-to-back NCAA National Championships, former Algonquin player and Southborough native Alex Karaban returned to...

World Languages and Cultures Teacher Tamara Smith poses in front of the Olympic rings in the athletes village at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Prior to volunteering at the Paris Games, Smith assisted at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Tamara Smith strengthens cross-cultural ties through Olympics volunteering

By Sophia Bateman, The American School in London September 17, 2024

When she was four years old, World Languages and Cultures Teacher Tamara Smith watched the 1976 Montreal Olympics on TV, and it altered the course of her life. “I saw the Soviet pair skaters clearly...

Carrying the weight

By Laura Hughes, Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School September 17, 2024

450 lbs. is the average weight of an adult male grizzly bear. 474 lbs. is freshman Cooper Smith’s personal record for squatting. Smith has broken the Amateur Powerlifting Federation’s national record...

Many of head baseball coach Bryan Resnick's videos have received millions of views, being a platform to connect with people from different states. “I put out a video about how to hit a home run, and I just started seeing it getting shared and shared and shared and just snowballed,” Resnick said. “I’m really most proud of just being able to build something that people enjoy.”

Home Plate Humor: Baseball Coach Resnick Mixes Comedy and Content Creation

By Mia Jong and Sonia Wang June 3, 2024

Head baseball coach and PE teacher Bryan Resnick created his YouTube channel Domingo Ayala in 2009 as a casual hobby with friends in the dugout. Now, with over 223,000 subscribers and a total of 42 million...

Junior Mia Milicevic practices her forehand at tennis practice with the WJ girls tennis team. “Sometimes I don’t like [tennis] because you’re alone but most of the time, I do like it for that reason because it really is just you out there. I do experience being part of a team at WJ but in tournaments and when I’m playing outside of school, I like that rush when I win a point because I did it all by myself," Milicevic said. (Courtesy Mia Milicevic)

Milicevic aces her way to the top

By Elli Karistinou, Walter Johnson High School June 3, 2024

Junior Mia Milicevic played many sports as a kid, including soccer and swimming; however, one of her childhood hobbies has followed her as she has grown up in the last eight years. Tennis has been a constant...

(Courtesy Madeleine Simmons)

Simmons cements legacy with four state titles

By Elizabeth Finn, Walter Johnson High School May 31, 2024

Junior Madeleine Simmons acquired her love for the sport of swimming at a very young age. From watching her two older siblings and the swim team at her summer pool practice, she always knew she was destined...

Mardakhaev performs skateboarding tricks at the Millbrae Skate Park.

Breaking the stereotype: Skateboarding builds community and shapes identities

By Joelle Huysmans, Burlingame High School – CA May 29, 2024

The term “skater kid” often conjures images of a rebellious teenage boy clad in baggy jeans, skateboard tucked under one arm. Part of this stereotype holds some truth: many skateboarders wear similar...

More than an amputee

By Khadija Sissoko, Ocean Lakes High School May 29, 2024

When freshman Bennett Von St. Paul was born, he had a deformed foot and a slightly shorter left leg than his right. The doctors were unable to create a prosthetic device around his deformed foot, so they...

Panthers dog pile after winning the state championship against Cherokee Bluff. This is the second state championship in school history, the first being in 2021.

Destiny foretold

By Crista Alarcon, Starr’s Mill High School May 24, 2024

Anyone who knows Panther baseball for the past five years knows that this year’s state championship is no surprise. It was foretold that the Panthers would come out on top.  This senior class propelled...

The A’s announced that they will move to Sacramento after this MLB season.

Oakland strikes out on new A’s stadium

By Paolo Caracciolo ’24, ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL May 24, 2024

On April 4, the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team announced that they would relocate to Sacramento for the 2025 through 2027 baseball seasons. The announcement has been met with mostly negative...

A Hunger to CompEAT

By Hannah Halterman, Francis Howell Central High School May 24, 2024

As the official blows his whistle to signal five minutes until the cross country race begins, runner Laney Parmeley rips open a packet of Skittles while Reese McDevitt drinks honey from a small bottle....

As part of the Lafayette community, local youth soccer club Rockwood United SC took part in the annual Homecoming Parade. The club was created by former LHS soccer coaches, Saverio Traversa and Craig Wideman, to provide better quality soccer coaching. "We want to make sure that [soccer] is taught right, because when learned correctly it's the best sport in the world," Wideman said.

Former Lafayette coaches create club for better quality soccer

By Rishit Sohaney, Lafayette High School May 23, 2024

According to the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association, there are over 1,000 soccer clubs in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Rockwood United SC is one of these teams. Rockwood United SC was created...

Noora von Bulow (’27) competes in the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Spain in March. Von Bulow had the highest speed but knocked the last fence down, resulting in a 14th place finish.

Noora von Bulow recaps competitive horse riding journey

By Mayuko Kawase, The American School in London May 23, 2024

Noora von Bulow (’27) started horse riding at the age of 4, trained competitively at the age of 8, was on the national team at 12, and now represents the U18 Great Britain team internationally.  ...

Graphic courtesy of Taylor Ross

The Forest Scout’s 2024 Male Athlete of the Year: Tommie Aberle

By Caroline Gerber, Lake Forest High School May 23, 2024

Senior Tommie Aberle is an accomplished multi-sport athlete; his skills, raw talent, and athletic versatility are undeniable. Aberle’s accomplishments in basketball include earning three-time All-Conference...

At a powerlifting competition in April, Abe Lobsenz ’25 broke three state records for his weight class. 102.5kg for bench, 155 kg for squat, and 195kg for deadlift.

Powerlifters pursue national records, co-found club

By Ayaan Olasewere ’25, Staples High School May 22, 2024

While powerlifting, weightlifting and lifting have some similarities, powerlifting’s aim is different. At its base, powerlifting is the effort to maximize absolute strength in the three main lifts of...

Athletic Artistry: Freshman Soho Lee Soars to Greatness Through Cheer and Figure Skating

By Camille Clement and Madeline Chung May 22, 2024

On campus, freshman Soho Lee spreads school spirit when flying into the air with her Pep Squad stunt group. Outside of school, Lee reaches even greater heights spinning gracefully across the ice as an...

Sports led Rob King to live in and love Pittsburgh

By Joey Duty, Shaler Area High School May 22, 2024

When it comes to sports broadcasts, Rob King has become the ultimate Swiss Army Knife. Commentating, hosting, and producing are all jobs in which King has worked on the long winding road to his current...

SBHS senior Casey Carlson shows what being a captain is all about while she discusses the Lady Bulldogs plan to defeat the Mustangs with her coach, Marc Vargas.

Coachless but not Hopeless

By Ayla Kayan, Ariela Brody, and Eric Porter May 21, 2024

SBHS former girls soccer coach Kylie Cerra remembers when she decided to quit coaching. It was halfway through the 2022-2023 girls soccer season and she was looking forward to having her free time...

Perez took down the competition to win his spot in the Pan American Games (photo via Jaden Perez)

Junior Jaden Perez to represent Puerto Rico in Pan American Games

By Ben Boschen, Delaware Valley Regional High School May 21, 2024

Junior Jaden Perez took first in the Panam Trials at 60kg, or 152 pounds. He will now be representing Puerto Rico in the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic at the end of June. Perez found...

Senior Asa Rosenberg (third from right) poses with the coach and members of the California State University at Bakersfield diving team. One of the main reasons Rosenberg was attracted to the CSUB diving program was the culture of the team, which differed from his experience diving at UT.  "When I got there I was like, 'Oh wow, these people are really connected and almost like a family,' Rosenberg said. "That's something I really liked." Photo courtesy of Rosenberg.

Vaulting over the hurdles

By Lanie Sepehri, McCallum High School May 21, 2024

Senior Asa Rosenberg is used to sticking the landing. Ten years as a gymnast taught him that much. But now, there’s no solid ground to catch him. There’s just the free fall from three meters up and...

Courtesy of John and Hannah Halverson

Edina twins win state championships

By Lauren Chang, Edina High School May 21, 2024

Shortly after learning to walk, twin seniors John and Hannah Halverson put on their first pairs of ice skates. 15 years later, the Halversons helped lead the Edina Boys' and Girls' Varsity Hockey teams...

NIL Jackpot: A Double-Edged Sword

By Cole Feldman, Greenhill School May 21, 2024

In recent years, college sports have been revolutionized, for better or for worse, by the decision to pay student-athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness.  The system of paying college...

Senior Lavery Greenfield has been powerlifting for two years. She recently competed at the high school powerlifting nationals. “I like meeting new and young people that want to do powerlifting because it's new and being someone that kind of gets to blaze the trail is exciting,” Greenfield said. “It's never really been a youth sport or a sport for women before so it’s cool to be one of the firsts.”

Lavery Greenfield: Lifting up young female powerlifters

By Bella Schreiber, Wayland High School May 21, 2024

When it comes to sports, powerlifting isn’t the first one most people think of. For a teenage girl, it’s even less likely. But for five foot seven inches Lavery Greenfield, powerlifting is something...

Coppell junior Matthew Maldima broke Coppell High School’s 100-meter and 200-meter run record on April 12 at the 2024 5-6A/6-6A Area Championships, setting a new school record of 10.29 and 20.89. Maldima currently holds the second-best wind-legal time in the nation and advanced to state in the 4x100, 100-meter and 200-meter races.

Spikes on, new records set

By Wendy Le, Coppell High School May 17, 2024

In the empty silence before each track meet, Coppell High School junior Matthew Maldima stares blankly into the ground and envisions how his races might turn out. Or rather, him winning.  Followed...

Riley Robertson ’24 won his first Muay Thai match on April 13.

Riley riles up fans in Muay Thai ring

By Xochitl Churchill ’24, ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL May 15, 2024

Riley Robertson ’24 stepped into the ring with determination, chin tucked and red-gloved fists up. He and his opponent quickly touched gloves in recognition, then the match started.  His opponent,...

Doyleene Hampton watches a gymnastics routine as seen in a photo from the 1977 WHS yearbook. Hampton started women's sports at WHS. (1977 Wizard)

One woman’s love for sports, equality transformed the world of WHS women’s athletics

By Adyson Roles and Haleigh Haddon May 15, 2024

Over the years, sports here at WHS have increased in popularity, including boys basketball recently competing for the state championship and a sophomore girls diver breaking the school record and placing...

Tennis head coach Bill Shine talks with senior Octave Moha after the Knights’ match against Pinewood School on April 19.

Tennis Coach Bill Shine Retires After Illustrious Career

By Asher Darling, Menlo School May 14, 2024

As Bill Shine’s dedicated 29-year head coaching career at Menlo comes to an end, the varsity boys tennis team is still yet to lose a league match during his tenure. In fact, the last coach to defeat...

Chasing the Big League dream: Bryan Rincon’s journey to professional baseball

By Brady McGuire, Shaler Area High School May 13, 2024

If you have been following baseball recently, you may have noticed a familiar Shaler Area alumnus making a name for himself in the Minor League Baseball ranks. Infielder Bryan Rincon, a member of the Philadelphia...

Sophomore Corinne Hampton, with her eyes closed, rolls her bocce ball during the third round of the Niche Sports bocce ball game.

Finding their niche through niche sports

By Maya Tackett, McCallum High School May 10, 2024

Starting the Hobby Horsing Club after discussing hobby horsing in class one day, sophomores CC Loughlin and Liam Milner didn’t think the club would go anywhere. “I kinda went down a rabbit hole...

Jig Journey

By Ella Bender, Ladue Horton Watkins High School May 10, 2024

Freshman Tori Fox stands tall atop the competition stage in Indianapolis, staring out at the sea of people below her. Her effort in her appearance is evident, with a vibrant headband pushing back her carefully...

Senior set to swim in Canadian Olympic Trials

By Aien Du and William Liang May 10, 2024

When Alex Miao slammed into the wall after taking his final stroke of the 200-meter freestyle during his NCSA meet, the only thing he could hear was the cheers and shouts coming from the bleachers at the...

Coppell junior powerlifter Jakie Fuerte powerlifts 245 pounds in the Coppell High School Field House weight room. Fuerte won the 114-pound state title at the THSWPA state powerlifting meet in Frisco on March 15.

Fuerte stands for strong

By Manasa Borra, Coppell High School May 10, 2024

Donning a black trash bag and drenched in sweat, Coppell High School junior Jaqueline Fuerte, affectionately known as Jakie, steps up to be weighed in for her regional powerlifting competition.  Fuerte’s...

Seated atop the Learning Commons, a Latin senior uses DraftKings to place sports bets.

Sports Betting at Latin: Tingle in the Fingers, Tangle in the Law

By Rohin Shah, Latin School of Chicago May 9, 2024

Note: Student names in this article have been omitted to protect anonymity. Casting furtive looks around the Learning Commons, numerous Latin upperclassmen, in interviews with The Forum, discussed...

The flyers of the stunt team pose as they are lifted off the ground by their strong bases.

Flying high: Wakefield stunt team preps for conference

By Yusha Ahsan and Kayla Allen May 9, 2024

With the end of the season right around the corner, Wakefield stunt team works hard with one another to prepare for their upcoming conference championship. The team has a strong dynamic that enables them...

Juniors Avery Doblin and Tommy Fritzsche help during the fundraiser for Special Olympics program on April 6.

Community support helps Special Olympics athletes get closer to victory at upcoming state meet

By Carolina Mangum, NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL May 9, 2024

Editor’s note: Ellie Jarmel is a reporter on staff at the New Trier News and took the featured photo for this article. Her sister is interviewed in the article. Ellie did not contribute to the writing,...

Cale Eldredge and Landon Jones face off at the start of their race.

Faster Than Fast: Track Team Shatters School Records

By Megan Geisler, Wentzville Liberty High School May 8, 2024

Medals won. Records broken. The varsity track and field team is competing in a season that will go down in school history. They surpassed everyone's expectations and will go down as one of the fastest...

WINNING RIBBONS: Sophomore Emily Sturzl shows off her ribbons after a competition, winning second place in one of her events and fourth in two others. Sturzl plans to continue show jumping with her horse Sir through the current season. 
PHOTO COURTESY OF Emily Sturzl

Sturzl strides to success at English riding competition

By Sophia Sanchez, James Bowie High School May 8, 2024

Reigns in hand, the wind blowing past her face, sophomore Emily Sturzl and her horse Sir leap over the nearest rail, eyes already set on the next. Sturzl was introduced to horse riding from a very early...

 Nikita Petruk finds new opportunities here at Baldwin High School.

Petruk’s tennis path crosses borders

By Kevin Hutchinson, Baldwin High School – PA May 8, 2024

Before the Russian invasion of his native country, Baldwin tennis standout Nikita Petruk was living a pretty normal teenage life in Ukraine. “Back in Ukraine, I would have tennis practice after school....

Hannah Halterman holds the baton in her hand, as she focuses in and prepares for her first race of the meet.

Ice baths: Are they worth it?

By Colin Nichols, Francis Howell Central High School May 8, 2024

Recovery. Many athletes and those who are physically active have all heard of this word. But in a world where sports and athletic activities are increasingly becoming more popular and widespread, misinformation...

A referee sprints down the sideline, while officiating a soccer game.

Student-athletes continue to face the consequences of COVID-19

By Leo Grandmaison, Archie Williams High School May 7, 2024

Although most Tamalpais Union High School District students returned from quarantine in April 2021, student-athletes are continuing to face the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic three years later....

Dominic Roberto makes history in Ohio

By Sasha Zahler, Solon High School May 7, 2024

There are many ways to leave a legacy in your high school career-- valedictorian, star performer, activist. Senior, Dominic Roberto has not only left a legacy but has also made history in the state of...

Freshmen Ava Allen and Chloe Lien Step up to the Plate

By Caroline Clack, Menlo School May 7, 2024

Though baseball has a long history at Menlo, softball, the female alternative to baseball, has not been offered since 2013. It is for this reason that few female students have taken part in America’s...

The Wakefield sports medicine team poses for a photo after being awarded the Safe Sports School Award. The award recognizes the hard work the students have put into the program.

Sports medicine team receives the Safe Sports School Award

By Nara Hamburger, Wakefield High School – NC May 7, 2024

Students at Wakefield High School are given the special opportunity to obtain first-hand athletic medical experience both on and off the field. This year, Wakefield received the Safe Sports School Award...

Horses off to the races at Churchill Downs (Photo courtesy of staff writer Ethan Donlon)

150th Kentucky Derby: Behind The Scenes

By Jack Henry and Jackson Graeter May 6, 2024

It’s the 150th Kentucky Derby, and Louisville will host over 250,000 visitors to watch the fastest two minutes in sports. Celebrities from across the country come to Louisville for the weekend to...

Santana Bolden drives past his defender with a quick first step.

Genetic Chemistry

By Fletcher Anderson, Clayton High School May 3, 2024

Upon walking into the basketball courts in the Center of Clayton, there’s about a 90% chance of seeing two familiar faces: Santana and Sabastian Bolden. As the 2024 Clayton basketball season comes...

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