By Madalyn Milner Just keep swimming! From a left foot injury to new experiences, the girls’ and boys’ swim teams plan to make a big splash going into the season. Junior Grier Backus is a diver, but for the first two months of the season, she’s going to swim. Because of breaking her left foot,…
By Josey Morris “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” She recites the words on repeat in her head. She gets in position on the block. The only sounds she hears are the thumping of her heart and the shuffling of her opponents. She waits for the whistle so she can…
By Gaige Winchester March 13, 2020, former president Donald Trump declares a national state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus. Students across the nation are excited for what they think will just be a lengthened spring break, but one Delta Middle School eighth grader, Annie Jackson, is not thrilled with the news. Jackson had…
By Luke Williams The last season of swimming ended on a high note, with Delta sending eight boys and one girl to state, along with both girls and boys coming in second for sectionals. However, this year the girls are hoping to make this a season to remember. With the season starting on Oct. 24,…
By Chloe Newsome It’s a hot summer day. All the kids are outside splashing around in the pool. They are all just having fun, not taking it as a competition. This is not the case for Brady Samuels. Samuels and Sam Bennett were both part of the Eagles swim and dive teams for four years….
By Gaige Winchester For most, winning a high school state championship in their sport is a dream come true. But for two Delta High School seniors, it’s just a step along the way. Swimmer Brady Samuels and diver Sam Bennett are both Purdue University commits with goals that extend far beyond high school competition. Winning…
By Caleb Elliott With the clock ticking down in the sectional semifinal boys’ basketball game against Yorktown, all the players and coaches were able to celebrate the win against their biggest rival. The players and coaches were pumped up to not have to deal with Yorktown until next year, but for head JV coach Chris…
By Adam Altobella Splash! Brady Samuels, Delta’s anchor swimmer, catapults himself off of the block and breaks the surface of the water like a dolphin. With his raucous teammates behind him, he speeds through the water with ease. After swimming four 25-yard laps, the Eagle cruises into the wall ahead of any of the other…
By Zach Carter Sam Bennett is hanging out with family when he receives a text message from a girl he knows through diving. He reads the message and is perplexed that she is sending her condolences about Bennett’s dive program at the University of Iowa. Soon after, he finds out what she means. On Aug….
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