By Zach Carter and Trey Gilbert In 1978, Jen Field was a fourth grader in Angola, Ind. During her gym class, the boys were allowed to do pull-ups while Jen was forced to do arm hangs. Irritated, she held on for 90 seconds and broke the school time record. Why was she not allowed to…
By Fancy Robbins After hundreds of games, hours upon hours of the best effort they could give, the athlete signs the paper. Finally, their biggest dream is coming to life. Since the start of the school year, seven Delta seniors have signed letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers in college. One…
By Gracie Fritz A lot of seniors are preparing this spring for the next step in their life after high school, but for senior Addie Chester, this isn’t the case. She’s already living her next step. She graduated at the end of the first semester and now is enrolled this spring at the University of…
By Caleb Elliott Sibling rivalries are common in most athletic families. Who can win the most awards, have the most points, win more games. The goal is to always outdo the other sibling. For senior Ben Morris and sophomore Olivia Morris, competing and playing at the highest level is all they know. Ben and Olivia…
By Emme Townsend Walking into Delta’s gymnasium anyone can see the walls are covered in state championship banners. Take a closer look and you might notice the majority are through the wrestling program’s successful history. Team IHSAA state title banners from the years 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 hang high. Now a promising team…
By Cooper Bratton “Duke! Duke! One shot, one shot! Run Duke at 10!” Coach Mark Detweiler’s voice booms from the sidelines as he instructs his team to run a specific play, hoping for a buzzer-beating basket. Detweiler, in his fifth season at Delta and 24th season overall as a head coach, has had his ups…
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 Cooper Bratton During a scrimmage game on the Delta High School football field, starting quarterback Palmer Samuels goes to throw a pass. He plants his right leg into the turf. Then he knows something is wrong. And just like that, his season is over. Head coach Chris Overholt yells for the backup. Sophomore Kaiden…
By Ava West The new $6 million fitness center has many uses for a variety of students. While students are not allowed to use the fitness center freely, there are many ways to utilize it during and after the school day. ¨If you’re in there you have to be supervised by a coach so that…
By Gaige Winchester Eight years ago, a second grade boy living in St. Louis, Mo., was out shooting hoops. Like many other nights the boy, his brother and his father were all out shooting a basketball. It brought the boy a happiness he had never felt and it clicked in the young boy’s mind that…
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