By Brody Gray Two years ago senior middleweight Nash Keesling walked into the fitness center expecting a typical day of lifting. What he did not expect was to see his name up on the weight room’s prestigious record board. “I saw my name on the record board, and I was like, heck yeah,” Keesling said. …
Beyond the Finish Line
By Baylee Rich This season of track is filled with goals, ambition, tight unity, and many new and returning athletes with fierce competition ahead. But most importantly this team has grown a powerful bond with strong chemistry. Returning senior Kamryn Wilson has a drive to break records in a program that keeps him grounded and…
Leaders Without Jerseys
By Gracie Maurer You could easily spot a player with a big number on the front or the back of their jersey. But you might not be able to easily spot another member of the team. They may not score the points but they help the players that do. “They are an extension of the…
Family Is Where It Begins
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…
Big-League Expectations
By Carson Hall The pressure of making a diving catch, throwing a strike, and hitting a two-strike fastball can be overwhelming, but when you have full trust in your teammates, it makes it much easier. “We just trust each other more, especially when we are in a tight situation in a game,” senior Gavin Case…
She´s Got It All
By Kali Evans She feels like everyone is judging her every move, her every step, and listening to her every word. This is what junior star athlete Jillian Barr goes through every day. She faces immense pressure from the others around her. ¨Imagine all eyes on you 24/7,” Jill says. “You have to think carefully…
The Janitor’s Journey
By Maddox Weddle He shoots the trash into a trashcan, making it seem like he’s back in the Muncie Fieldhouse with the lights on the court and pressure on his back. Janitor Rob Barker, unless you sit down and get to know you wouldn’t know he was a NCAA D1 basketball player and played in…
COLUMN: Madness In March
By Ryan Lynch The World Cup, the Super Bowl or even the Olympics, but nothing compares to the thrill and excitement that March brings. The heartbreaks, the upsets, the Cinderella stories …. This is what makes March Madness the greatest sporting event in the world. March Madness is the NCAA basketball tournament. A tournament that…
Bucket Barnes
By Max Calhoun With two years of high school basketball remaining, not a lot of people would transfer to their rival school with a below .500 record. Junior Addy Barnes has zero regrets. Enticed by Delta’s “family like atmosphere,” she decided to take a chance after last school year and transfer from Yorktown to arch…
Backup Plan
By Jackson Teal The exhilaration of knocking a ball over the fence or getting a last second pin cannot be matched … definitely not by sitting behind a desk. Which makes you wonder why senior Kaeb Stebbins might soon have to switch it up. As time moves on sometimes so must you. For many athletes…