The Paradise High School volleyball team had been through a lot. Some of the Paradise Adventist Academy players lost all of their belongings in the wildfires sweeping across parts of California. Devastating Fires Affect Community The entire town was burnt down within a day. It gave little chance for anyone to salvage much of their belongings. […]
High School Sports
High School Football Madness: Gonzaga vs. DeMatha
In the 2nd best high school football game ever played, it was one surprise after another. When the final tally was recorded, Gonzaga walked away with a 46 to 43 victory over DeMatha for the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) championship. Instant Classic High School Football Game: Gonzaga vs. DeMatha This game had it all. The […]
Pitcher Puts Celebration On Hold To Console Friend
Watching high school sportsmanship on display can make nearly anyone a sports fan. There is a reason why fans are mesmerized by the world of sports. What makes sports so enchanting and so absorbing is not just the wins and losses, but also the how players play the game. That was on vivid display at […]
The Will to Compete: A High School Wrestler’s Story
The will to compete makes a big difference in competitive sports. Bryar Hebb is 15 years old from Fredonia, a small farming community in southeast Kansas. He is a farm kid. He has not had an easy road in life. When he was 2 years old, he was diagnosed with Legg-Perthes disease in the right […]
Are buzzer beaters the most exciting 5 seconds in sports?
It seems like even the casual sports fan knows what a “buzzer-beater” means. But, for the uninitiated, a buzzer-beater is a basketball shot taken just before the game clock expires, when the buzzer sounds, that frequently results in the shooter’s team winning the game, the shooter be mobbed and the fans going wild. Are buzzer-beaters […]
Team manager scores 20 points in 4 minutes in first varsity game!
When Jason McElwain entered the game with 4 minutes to play, the fans in attendance showered him with applause. The 17-year-old with autism was entering his first varsity game as a player after serving as a team manager for the year. Team manager scores 20 points in 4 minutes Jason gave his fans and teammates […]