By Cameron Deckman “The biggest mistake we make in life is thinking we have time.” -Kobe Bryant Four years as a student athlete is not a lot of time in people’s lives. The time can be taken for granted. It seems like as soon as it begins, it ends. For two seniors at Delta…
One Last Shot
By Jackson Teal The long, winding road is coming to an end in Evansville, Ind. Six Delta wrestlers will make the 250-mile trip for the IHSAA State Finals on Friday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 17. It will be a longer drive than usual because Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where the finals are usually held,…
More to Managing
By Tru Swoboda The water bottles are to be filled. The laundry must be washed, dried and hung neatly in the closet by 5:45. The grocery carts crammed with tennis balls are to be wheeled on to the courts before practice, and the basketball courts must be swept spotless. The snacks, drinks, and uniforms should…
Raising the Barr
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…
All Eyes On Me
By Kye Berger Freshman Jensen Boyd started wrestling when he was two, but not by choice. Thanks to his dad, wrestling became a way of life after that. In preseason rankings Jensen was ranked No. 1 in the state and he is living up to it so far with a 14-0 record. Not just 14…
She’s Here to Stay
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…
Just Keep Swimming
By Josey Morris “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” She recites the words on repeat in her head. She gets in position on the block. The only sounds she hears are the thumping of her heart and the shuffling of her opponents. She waits for the whistle so she can…
A Trial Run
By Tyce Dishman “One and one, on the release!” That is a phrase from a referee that may never be heard in Indiana high school basketball again. The National Federation of State High School Associations had a meeting to discuss the game of basketball in America. The IHSAA decided that they were going to adopt…
Accepting and Exceeding
By Maddox Weddle She finishes at sectionals by breaking the school record. It was her fourth and last year as a part of the Delta Eagle golf team, and she had a mind-blowing score. Senior Belle Brown started playing golf in fifth grade, when she got diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. This is a condition that…
A Fresh Starting Five and a Fresh Start
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…