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…
This article is commentary by junior Caleb Elliott, who plays football, basketball and baseball. The opinion expressed in this article is not necessarily the opinion of Delta High School or the Eagle’s Eye magazine. By Caleb Elliott Eight schools. Twenty sports. Over 2,000 student athletes. These are the numbers that make up the Hoosier…
By Kelsey Vest Diving into the season without two NCAA Division 1 swimmers and divers, Brady Samuels and Sam Bennett, the next Delta High School swim season is starting up. A year ago, the boys finished 11-1 and placed 11th in the state meet. Samuels was the state champ in the 50 freestyle and 100…
By Brylee Beckley Hundreds of practices, 100 percent of effort given, hundreds of hours of dedication, hundreds of gallons of sweat, tears and blood shed, and hundreds of games played. Many high school athletes decide to use their athletic abilities for just one or two sports, but it’s different for several athletes at Delta. Some…
By Caleb Elliott Since the founding of Delta High School in 1967 our athletes have been among the most successful in the state of Indiana. Countless winning seasons, championships and records have created a winning environment. Even with all of this, our athletes have had to work with subpar weight equipment to help improve their…
By Zach Carter Usually an athletic director is an older person who has experience coaching high school sports. But when former AD Grant Zgunda left, Delta decided to go a different direction in their hiring decision. They went with 35 year old Tilmon Clark. “Instead of looking at age, I guess I would prefer to…
By Gaige Winchester The ball hits three sets of hands and then the ground. Footsteps run to a huddle and only one voice is audible. The voice of new head volleyball coach Mrs. Kylie Johnson. Delta High School’s new Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) teacher and head volleyball coach graduated from Delta in 2007. She…
By Gaige Winchester When Mr. Devin Wilburn took the baseball head coaching job at Delta High School in July, he’s had one thing on his mind ever since. A turnaround. The 2021 baseball season at Delta was subpar, producing only six wins, 18 losses, zero conference wins, and a first-round loss in sectionals while graduating…
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