By Kye Berger Coming in as a freshman, nobody would’ve seen him as a potential varsity athlete, not even himself. But his story proves hard work often will beat pure talent. “To think that he would be a full-time varsity player at No. 2 singles, when I was looking at him in 7th or 8th…
On The Come Up
By Carson Hall Unrecognized is one way to describe a hard working and dedicated JV player. He has always been under the shadow of the varsity players but now he has shown his full potential. Colten Cruea decided to fully commit to tennis in 2021 when current varsity starter Tyce Dishman influenced and pushed Cruea…
From Bench Warmer to Record Holder
By Maddox Weddle He had a monster game at the start of the season, and a teammate had an odd feeling he was going to break the school goal record. He just brushed it off like his teammate was crazy. Junior Maddox Huffman is a varsity soccer player at Delta High School who was an…
Fresh Start
By Tyce Dishman Inexperienced. Undisciplined. Immature. These are all words that people tend to use when describing freshmen athletes. However, this year the volleyball team is starting to prove these descriptions wrong. Of the 21 players on the Lady Eagles’ roster, 17 players fall into the category of freshmen and sophomores. As many as four…
End of an Era
By Josey Morris Four years. Two hours a day. Seven days a week. Since her first year at Delta High School, senior Avery Stinson has been on the girls’ golf team. Avery works almost every day for about one to two hours practicing her golf game, and her hard work has proven to have paid…
Outsider on Ice
By Maddox Weddle From a hockey state to a basketball state the game he always loved is not easy to come around. Junior Matt Boyle plays hockey for Westfield High School even though he is a student at Delta. Boyle grew up in Woodbridge, a town in New Jersey that is about 35 minutes from…
Under The Spotlight
By Kye Berger Thirty-two quarters, roughly 60 possessions, 500-plus snaps over nine straight games with no turnovers as a first-year starting quarterback. “It’s always tough stepping into a varsity position after playing on Mondays (as a JV player),” football head coach Chris Overholt said. “The speed of the game Is so much faster.” That’s what…
Laying ’em Out
By Jackson Teal In the heat of war, both groups know only one side can come out victorious. Football is similar to war. Instead of being on a destructive battlefield you’re on the hot turf fighting to come out on top. In both war and football, you need a reliable defense that can fix the…
Getting an Early Start
By Jackson Robbins In the senior class at Delta, many of them have played sports since a young age> Now they are about to be playing the same game at a college level. One of these seniors is Marian University Ancilla College softball commit Hannah Carter. “My dad always preached that I could play at…
The Last Lap
By Maddox Weddle Senior Tyler Dillon has been running track since he was in sixth grade. He wasn’t really a fan of the sport because he was more of a soccer player, but when travel soccer became too expensive he was forced to run. In middle school, Dillon was a successful runner, winning the county…