By Tru Swoboda Athletic success comes with its perks. It comes with medals, trophies, podiums, and spotlights. Some athletes are driven by these and even crave them. But to other athletes, the attention and the praise is just a small factor in a greater story. “She is extremely humble and hard working,” Kelly Manor said….
By Jensen Boyd In the stadium, a fan watched through the icy, white flakes that piled to his knees as the crimson and cream jersey juked its way into the endzone–TOUCHDOWN! In the midst of the snowstorm, the Indiana Hoosiers overcame the Michigan State Spartans in a 2022 regular-season game, showing a flash of heat…
By Cam Pettiford You can see her before the game, tapping the top of the goal post, creating a letter in the dirt with her foot, then placing her hand on her heart. An action most people wouldn’t even notice unless they were looking for her, and something only her family and friends know the…
By Nick Collett The plastic ball pops off the paddle. The ball cuts through the air landing right outside the kitchen. His sneaker screeches when he runs to the ball. He returns the ball with a powerful backhand. Adrenaline is high as he reaches to return it. His paddle cracks on impact. The ball flies…
By Paige Hayes The crowd grows silent as the team takes their positions on the mat. The excitement and anxiety of the moment hangs heavy in the air. For junior Alexa Bratton, all the sacrifice and hours spent practicing in the gym have finally paid off. “We just need to believe that we got it…
By RJ Townsend His Kobes squeak on the hardwood floor. He plants his feet, looks at his target, and shoots. As he waits for the sound he knows is meant for greatness, his teammates’ hands go up from the bench and the crowd rises to their feet inside the bowl … swish! “Bragg with the…
By Rex Cox A long drought – since 2016 for the boys and 2002 for the girls – dragged on before the Eagles brought soccer sectional championships back to the nest. New techniques, fresh regimens and a newborn confidence have launched the soccer teams straight into their groove. The girls and boys soccer teams are…
By Arionna Segraves “I’m buying you a tennis racket and some shoes. You have practice today.” Cameron Deckman read his mom’s text, but he knew he didn’t want to go to practice. He thought about what he could do that was something other than tennis, then he got it. Cross country was the pick. Cam,…
By Hunter Reed It’s the final mile of a cross-country race, and the runners are giving it all they’ve got. The race nears the finish line, with two people pushing as hard as they can to win the race. But here comes one competitor sprinting into position, passing one person at a time. Soon, he…
By Max Calhoun Behind the lights, glory, and the anxious feeling before kickoff is the five-minute call that sets his mind right. Before every football game, junior Aven Thomas slipped away from the noise and found a quiet spot where no one would bother him. He’d call his dad, they’d talk for a while, and…
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