By: Carter Caldwell On February 5, American football entered a new era with Super Bowl LI.  For the New England Patriots, who were appearing for a record-setting ninth time, a win would have been another step towards becoming the team with the most Super Bowl wins, dethroning the Pittsburgh Steelers who have six wins.  Meanwhile, the game was the Atlanta Falcon’s second appearance and a chance … Continue reading New England Patriots Perform in Historic Super Bowl

By Joey Derrico The second-seeded Clemson Tigers have defeated the defending champions in the College Football Playoffs National Championship. The game took place on Monday, January 9 in Phoenix, Arizona, in front of an crowd of 76,000. The showdown was a rematch of last year’s championship game in which Alabama defeated the Tigers 45-40. This time, Clemson downed Alabama 35-31 to win their first championship since … Continue reading Clemson wins National Championship

by Joey Derrico An NBA Finals rematch on Christmas Day once again pitted the defending champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers, against the red-hot Golden State Warriors. Many sports fans remember the epic showdown that occurred last year between the two teams in the Finals. Cleveland was downed three times in the first four games, facing a 3-1 deficit with two of the three possible remaining games … Continue reading Cavaliers Take On Warriors In Finals Rematch

by Lauren Redfern Dayton has been host to the second-best prep tournament in the nation according to USA-Today sports. Flyin’ to the Hoop is celebrating its 15 year anniversary this year. This one of a kind weekend January 13-16 is held at Trent Arena, home to the Kettering Firebirds. The event has been welcoming teams from all over the nation to play one or two games … Continue reading Flyin to the Hoop

by Joey Derrico The college football regular season has just concluded and the final rankings, along with bowl game schedules, have been released. The College Football Playoff Committee, a group of 12 experts who rank the top 25  teams weekly, selected the top 4 teams on Sunday to participate in the end-of-year playoffs. The top four teams included undefeated SEC champions Alabama, one-loss Ohio State, ACC … Continue reading College Football Regular Season Comes to a Close

By: Sara Wolf The Bellbrook women’s varsity soccer team fell to McNick Tuesday, November 1 in the regional semifinals, bringing the Eagles’ successful season to an end. The McNick Rockets defeated the Eagles 2-0, with goals by Megan Rack and Sophie Gorman. Bellbrook head coach Zach Huffman says his girls didn’t have the chances to score that they wished for, but praised goalkeeper Bekah Vine … Continue reading Successful season ending for women’s soccer

by Joey Derrico The Chicago Cubs are the 2016 World Series champions after defeating a strong Cleveland Indians team. The victory for the Cubs marks the end of the curse that has plagued the team for 108 years. History has it that Bill Sianis, owner of a local pub, and his pet goat were kicked out of  Game 4 of the 1945 World Series after … Continue reading Cursed No More