Sports React to New Athletes
Every sport seems so awesome when you first join. You promise to be dedicated and work hard at the beginning of the year, but often times, it ends up being a huge drag and time consumer and you’ve lost all interest. Many sports require a lot of dedication or have a huge learning curve. When […]
Featured Athlete: Miram Frank
Miriam Frank plays calm and consistent. “She’s really quiet, but when she speaks it’s always encouraging,” said Rachel Berry ’13 of fellow senior Miriam Frank. “I’ve never heard her say a bad thing.” Miriam began playing tennis 13 years ago at the age of six. Coming from a family of tennis players, including grandparents, parents, […]
Sports stop for weather
For as long as people can remember sports have been affected by weather for many reasons. Rain and mud in the spring, snow in the fall and winter, and of course blazing temperatures in the summer. Throughout time athletes have adapted and found ways to practice and play even with these distractions. One of the worst words […]
Head swim coach resigns
After this past swimming and diving season, Coach Debbie Fruitt resigned as head coach in order to spend more time with her family. Athletic Director Brock Touloukian says he’s taking the usual procedures of hiring a new coach. “We have multiple teacher openings,” said Touloukian. “The word’s out that we’re looking.” With many teachers retiring […]
Run Wild with Susan Hubbard
Track is an intimidating sport to outsiders. The athletes on the track team have a close bond as a result of running together for so many years, as many of the runners began running track back in junior high. One of those runners is Susan Hubbard ’15. “Susan is ridiculously silly, very hardworking, and honest in […]
By the numbers
4.5 The average number of months it takes for a girls’ tennis player to go through a pair of tennis shoes. 26 The number of games the girls’ varsity softball team plays in two months. 5 The date in April of the boys’ varsity baseball team’s next home game. 2 The average number of rackets […]
PED’s ruining sports
In recent years athletes are using Performance Enhancing Drugs, or PED’s, as a way to get better in their respective sports. Some of the most famous PED users in professional sports are names like Manny Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, and even Lance Armstrong. True, most of these players are baseball players but that’s because […]
Boys JV pushes for success
With the boys varsity team shooting lights out in their games and looking hungry for more wins, let’s take a jump back and take a look at the boys of next year’s varsity team. The JV team is a strong this year and hopes to improve and hone their skills for when they hopefully move […]
Set for a Har-bowl
The question going around many peoples minds at the moment is… who’s going to win Super Bowl 47 in New Orleans? After my favorite team the Packers got kicked out of the playoffs in the divisional round, I had to seriously think about who I wanted to see in the Super Bowl, and I’ve looked at […]
Winter sports thrive
Boys’ Basketball: Going into the season, there were high expectations for the boys basketball team, both from themselves and fans. With four of the starters being seniors, there was a very experienced group on the court. In the beginning, however, Coach Wood worried about how well they were meshing. “There were five individuals on the […]
