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…
By Chloe Oliver A 500-yard race in swimming is 10 down and backs in a 25-yard pool. It takes around six minutes for an advanced swimmer to complete this race. What goes on in her head while swimming for that long? She thinks about her homework as she kicks back and forth and translates songs…
By Jackson Teal To succeed you must first fail. One mistake during a performance meant failure and ultimately suspension. This meant perfection was a standard for Kamryn Baker during her time with the Ball State University dance team. “I’ve trained myself, I can’t mess up,” Baker said. “I believe in myself, and that’s all…
By Jackson Teal Be fundamentally sound! Play with your hair on fire! And hit them hard! These are three rules new head coach Billy Lynch spent all summer instilling hard into his Eagle football players. Having a new head coach and at least 16 new starters comes with some growing pains. These were highlighted Friday,…
By Tyce Dishman Back in 1999, when times were simpler, parents couldn’t track you. But for this teen, her parents could count on her being at a Delta sporting event. As a senior in high school, Lynde McCammon was an aide to the athletic director, Steve Reed. Fast forward nearly 30 years later and she…
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