By Landon Williams “A sisterhood bond.” “We just really formed a family.” “The effort that we put into each other’s relationships.” Player after player continues to cite the special relationships that played a major role in the girls’ basketball team’s first trip to semistate.  But this didn’t happen by pure luck.  The girls’ basketball team…

By Maddy Cooper Her goal? To have her name on the wall of the gymnasium.  And as a high school sophomore, Jillian Barr is already on track to have that goal accomplished.  Barr is a power forward for the girls’ varsity basketball team. While her height of 5 feet 9 inches definitely gives her an…

By Landon Williams “For your Delta Eagles, freshman starting guard, number 10, coming in at 5’5 … Harper Timmerman.” Harper’s been involved in girls’ basketball for five plus years, and she’s here to prove she’s not just a freshman, but she’s the future of Delta girls’ basketball. “There’s never been a day she hasn’t worked…

By Jackson Robbins The 2023-24 girls basketball team will not have a long senior night. In fact, they won’t be having one at all, and they might not even have one next year either.  It might be confusing on why they would skip senior night, but the answer is simple. There are no juniors or…

By RJ Townsend Focus. Speed. Pass. Guard. Shoot. The words run through the minds of three freshmen as they play against older, more experienced players.  The Lady Eagles varsity basketball has a new group of starters. Griffyn Knight, Jillian Barr and Elizabeth Bamidele, all freshmen, have been working for this moment since they stepped foot…

By Fancy Robbins Although the girls’ varsity basketball team has had a rough season so far, it can make a recovery. With no seniors, the team leaders are juniors Sydney Stroble and Abby Rouse.  “All five of our varsity players have improved or will improve more as time goes this season,” head coach Andy Lewman…

By Adam Altobella The swish of the net, the smack on the mat, and the splash in the pool are all synonymous with winter. There may be new coaches, athletes, and even a pandemic-inducing virus; however one aspect remains the same for Delta athletics: success and competitiveness. This success was clear last season as our…