April 21, 2017
April 21, 2017
Nick Schaber, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2016
Filed under National, Sports
The Bloomington Edge defense looks to improve on 8-6 record, expecting tailback Darrelynn Dunn to be a large contributor.
Darrelynn Dunn, a staff member and coach at NCHS, rushed for 301 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, but the tailback believes he can do better predicting “next year I will double those touchdowns a...
April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016
Tommy Lebow, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2014
Filed under Features, Head 2 Head, National, National, Sports
Wrigley Field
1. This year, Wrigley Field celebrates it's 100 birthday. No other team in the MLB can say their stadium has as much history as Wrigley.
2. 1937 was a historic year for the Friendly Confines. In that year, the Cubs installed their hand operated scoreboard in center field. Today, that scoreboard is the only of i...
Ben Wylde, Co-Editor in Chief
April 10, 2014
Filed under National, Sports
Miguel Cabrera is on pace to be one of the greatest hitters of all time. His triple-crown 2012 se...
John Lenz, Sports
April 16, 2013
Filed under National, Sports
The Red Sox’s third baseman Will Middlebrooks had the best offensive game of his career against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 7th. He went 4 for 5 with 3 homeruns and 4 RBIs.
Middlebrooks’s first 2 homeruns came off of the national league’s Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey. It is very rare to see someone hit so wel...
Nick Tomaski
March 18, 2013
Filed under National, Sports
Good news for all you NBA fans: basketball season is about to get interesting.
The season is at that point where no team is going to be able to jump four spots in the standings. That being said, there isn’t a shortage of major storylines by any means.
Players like Chris Paul and Kevin Durant have to make their final...
John Lenz, Sports
March 17, 2013
Filed under National, Sports
MMA and boxing are the sports that fans tend to go to purely for the fights. You can maybe even squeeze hockey into that category. But baseball is definitely not one of those sports. However, a massive fight broke out on March 9th in the 9th inning between Mexico and Canada at the World Baseball Classic involving just about ev...
Tyler Durbin, Deputy Sports Editor
March 13, 2013
Filed under National, Opinions, Sports
The NFL’s season games are over, but football is not. The NFL draft is near, which means there is plenty of time for football gurus to study and talk about potential NFL stars. A major step for the players coming from college to the NFL is the Scouting Combine, which is a showcase of amateur players to demonstrate their physical...
John Lenz, Sports
February 12, 2013
Filed under National, Sports
Chris Carpenter is arguably the best starting pitcher the St. Louis Cardinals have on their roster currently. However, it has recently been released to the public that his pitching career could soon be coming to an end.
Carpenter has been struggling with nerve damage for the past few years. It forced him to miss all but...
John Lenz, Sports
February 12, 2013
Filed under National, Sports
Tennis star Novak Djokovic is not one who is famous for his explosive temper. However, on January 27th, he surprised the Australian crowd by kicking a tennis ball out of frustration just seconds after loosing an intense point.
Djokovic was playing Andy Murray in the finals of the Australian Open when he booted the ball a...
Nick Tomaski, Reporter
February 12, 2013
Filed under National, Sports
In the midst of the 20th century, a new, revolutionary sport called football is opening up as an exciting and crowd-pleasing game. Ever since football’s creation, players have been suffering from severe head injuries called concussions, which are traumatic brain injuries that are caused by a blow to the head or body, a fa...
