By Fancy Robbins and Chloe Newsome After 13 years of Delta’s first artificial turf field ever, the football team deserved something new for the new season. On May 19, the renovations of the new turf football field began. On Aug. 1, the football team finally was able to practice on the new turf for the…
The Making of An Athlete
By Riley Bratton With the 2021-2022 Delta school year drawing to a close and graduation just 3 weeks away, many sports seasons have been completed, leaving those senior players time to reflect on their high school sports career. Senior Michael Bilby started playing soccer when he was 3 years old. Just like any…
Hall of Fame Artist Shares Connection With Matt Painter
By Zach Carter When someone gets inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, they get a drawing created for them. Delta graduate and Purdue University Head Coach Matt Painter will be one of 17 new inductees on March 23. One little known fact about this is that the artist creating the images for Painter…
The LOVE of Tennis
By Chloe Newsome WABAM! You can hear the sound of the tennis ball hitting the racket coming from the tennis courts. Delta’s girls’ tennis players are ready to start their season. Many of the girls on the team have been preparing for this season including going to the optional weight lifting practices. Senior Gwen Clark…
Down, but Not Out
By Gaige Winchester What qualifies someone as an MVP? Typically, a Most Valuable Player is someone who leads the team in scoring, is a great leader on the field or court, or someone who plays with grit throughout the entirety of every game. There are, however, exceptions such as junior three-sport athlete Palmer Samuels. He’s…
Ping Pong Brings Students Together
By Nathan Sites The ball bounced across the table as club members watched while Kayden tried to hit the ball back to Zach. The rally soon would end as the ball would fly past Kayden’s paddle. Sophomore Kayden Thomas and junior Zach Gullion have loved playing ping pong together outside of school, but now they…
Title IX: 50 Years Later
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…
An Athlete’s Biggest Dream – Delta’s Committed Athletes
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…
Addie Chester Getting Settled In at Louisville
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…
Morris Duo Looks to Continue Success
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…