By Kye Berger Thirty-two quarters, roughly 60 possessions, 500-plus snaps over nine straight games with no turnovers as a first-year starting quarterback. “It’s always tough stepping into a varsity position after playing on Mondays (as a JV player),” football head coach Chris Overholt said. “The speed of the game Is so much faster.” That’s what…
By Jackson Teal In the heat of war, both groups know only one side can come out victorious. Football is similar to war. Instead of being on a destructive battlefield you’re on the hot turf fighting to come out on top. In both war and football, you need a reliable defense that can fix the…
By Hayden Freestone When he was a freshman, Lance Miller went to the principal’s office expecting a normal office visit. But it ended up being bad news that he would be quarantined for two weeks and that others from the football team would also be quarantined. This year’s football seniors have been through a lot…
By RJ Townsend GO! ~POP! SET! ~POP! HUT! What was that? My shoulder? Oh no… The worst runs through his head. What happened? Why does that hurt? How much time is left in this game? This cannot be happening. Not now. Brody Adams, a 15-year-old freshman football player, starting varsity on the offensive line. What…
By Gaige Winchester When you lose everything you’ve worked for, and when you face hardship or adversity, mentality can be everything. Sometimes the only thing getting someone through their tough times is a great mindset. For senior Carson Wheat this was all he had. After years of working his way up the varsity football depth…
By Fancy Robbins Back in 1997, the IHSAA State Championship in boys’ basketball was a single-class tournament for the final time. What makes this even more special is that our own small Delta High School was the state runner-up. This was the senior year for Billy Lynch, who contributed heavily to the history made in…
By Kinsley Wilson Fourteen-year-old freshman Kate Manor is on the court anticipating the next play. An 18-year-old outside hitter is set up across the net. Kate transitions, filling the seam. The block misses the ball and in an instant the ball is coming straight at her. Kate sticks the dig to Addie Phillippe, who sets…
By: Chloe Newsome Practicing in the hot sun. Preparing to take on a new season. But one injury can change everything for this football team. Sophomore Nolan Carpenter injured his right hamstring over the summer of 2022. Carpenter was at practice when he suddenly realized he had been injured. “I actually got injured by simply…
By Emme Townsend Another new school year means another season of fall sports with new opponents, new players, and new goals. Girls Soccer Last season, Delta girls’ soccer had Addie Chester. She is Indiana’s standing record holder for 59 goals in a season and holds the career record for goals scored in Indiana high school…
By Fancy Robbins and Chloe Newsome After 13 years of Delta’s first artificial turf field ever, the football team deserved something new for the new season. On May 19, the renovations of the new turf football field began. On Aug. 1, the football team finally was able to practice on the new turf for the…
Journey of HopeOctober 1, 2024
Runway to SuccessSeptember 26, 2024
Through Thick And ThinSeptember 25, 2024
Fresh StartSeptember 20, 2024
End of an EraSeptember 19, 2024