By Fancy Robbins “He got knocked off our golf cart …. we left him there.” A good friend wouldn’t leave him behind laying in front of 65,000 people. But that’s what you have to do when the Los Angeles Rams and the Indianapolis Colts are lining up for kickoff. Ryan May, a 2014 Delta High…
By Cooper Pierce Their ears are open and their eyes are locked on him as he walks around the room. The student-athletes that fill the room listen to his stories and his message. “Did you do what you said you would do?” announces Coach Rich Maloney to the eager listeners around him. With a smile…
By Kyra Murry Desperately striving to touch the wall first with every fiber of his being. Coming up to gasp for air only once during a 50-meter swim. This is what former Delta High School athlete Brady Samuels goes through every day he is at practice. “You have to be at your best every day…
By Landyn Stacy As NIL deals go all around, some college athletes have received multi-million dollar offers just to perform doing the things they love. NIL stands for…
By Maddox Weddle The search for a new football head coach is under way and the athletic director is looking for the person who is just the right fit for the spot. During this past season, Chris Overholt resigned from his position as head football coach to become an assistant principal. He finished out his…
By Jensen Boyd In the heat of the moment, she gathers her confidence. It is game point. The crowd is on the edge of their seats. The whistle is blown. She soars above the net and delivers a powerful spike to the opposing team. Seconds later, the blue and yellow crowd swarms the hardwood. One…
By Madalyn Milner Just keep swimming! From a left foot injury to new experiences, the girls’ and boys’ swim teams plan to make a big splash going into the season. Junior Grier Backus is a diver, but for the first two months of the season, she’s going to swim. Because of breaking her left foot,…
By Jackson Teal Being on the winning team may pass the eye test, but for some players it’s not always 20/20 vision. There can only be five starters on a basketball team, so the younger or less experienced players may have to sit back and wait patiently for their time to shine. With the Delta…
By Fancy Robbins The constant slamming of barbells on the ground. The electrifying atmosphere under the Friday night lights. This is what Chris Overholt became accustomed to after experiencing it his whole life. However, that all changed for “Coach O” mid-August when he received the opportunity to become an assistant principal at Delta High School,…
By Max Calhoun Ruthie Peckinpaugh went to every open gym and practice she possibly could have gone to. She had one goal at the start of the season: make the varsity cheer team. For freshmen athletes, varsity is the main goal, but for these freshmen it’s just the start. These three freshmen at Delta High…
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