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…
Now or Never
By Landon Williams Last year, the students in our own small school Delta were expecting just another ordinary year, or so they thought. The Delta High School boys’ basketball team was here to put that ordinary year to an exciting ending. The Eagles’ basketball program has been fortunate enough to have had some great players…
Playing for an Audience of One
By Tru Swoboda She has three tiny letters written on her basketball and tennis shoes. At first glance, you may question the meaning. AO1. What could that possibly mean? But to the owner, those three tiny letters are more substantial than the game itself. They symbolize who Elizabeth Bamidele is playing for each game. An…
The Mask
By Kye Berger Delta plans to have multiple kids be the Eagle mascot at the sports events. This football season there was one mascot that went to a majority of the home games. The mascot’s real name is anonymous, which is hoped for future mascots as well. Athletic director Tilmon Clark selected the mascot. “They…
From COVID to Possible Champs
By Hayden Freestone When he was a freshman, Lance Miller went to the principal’s office expecting a normal office visit. But it ended up being bad news that he would be quarantined for two weeks and that others from the football team would also be quarantined. This year’s football seniors have been through a lot…
Dream to Reality
By Maddy Cooper In the sixth grade, Nicki Southerland wasn’t planning on running in high school because she found out the high schoolers ran a mile for their warm up. Now, she’s running over 30 miles a week and has won the state title in both the 3,200 and 1,600-meter runs in track. Southerland has…
Sea of Blue and Gold
By Jackson Teal It’s September 22, 2023. The Blue Crew erupts after the Eagles score the game-clinching touchdown. It’s Delta High School’s homecoming game versus New Castle. You can hear the Blue Crew cheering from the parking lot. But, 16 years ago, the old student section at the time known as “Keller’s Krazies” was disorganized…
Poor Losers
By Tyce Dishman Every year you may hear of an extreme Fantasy Football punishment. It could be wearing leggings to school, applying fart spray as cologne, or getting your eyebrows shaved. Which might happen to sophomore Cameron Deckman. There are 12 million people who play fantasy football on the ESPN Fantasy Football app, and every…
A New Opportunity
By Cameron Deckman The referee blows the whistle. Mason Lynn, a Delta High School graduate, will now take a free kick after Brayden Stanley, a current Delta High School senior, got fouled. He kicks it toward the goal, and Levi Griffis, a former Delta High School student, headers it in. That was the last goal…