By: Harmony Takhar Junior Melissa Wahl will be heading off to state this track season. She is a junior and has been high jumping the past 5 track seasons. Her personal best on high jump is 5’5″ and she accomplished this at her last meet. I had a chance to ask a few questions with her about her high jump experience. EVN: What has influenced … Continue reading Wahl Goes to State

By: Megan Bias On Monday, May 11, the NFL announced that Tom Brady, Super Bowl MVP, will be suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2015 football season due to deflating footballs used in the AFC title game. Also, the New England Patriots will be fined $1 million and lose two draft picks. According to ESPN, the NFL is also indefinitely suspending … Continue reading Tom Brady Suspended for 4 Games

By: Megan Bias On Saturday, May 2, American Pharoah won the 141st Kentucky Derby with a time of 2:03.02. Firing Line came in second with Dortmund in third. American Pharoah clenched the victory by half a length over Firing Line. According to Bleacher Report, this was the jockey Victor Espinoza’s second consecutive Kentucky Derby win and third in his career. Many expected Firing Line and … Continue reading American Pharoah wins Kentucky Derby

By: Harmony Takhar NFL draft took place on the days of April 28-May 2. Players from colleges all around the nation gathered in Chicago in the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University. Fans gathered around the TV and some lucky ones even attended the draft in Chicago. The draft was available to be viewed to all who had cable, and the trade tracking is available on … Continue reading NFL Draft 2015

By: Megan Bias On Thursday, April 23, tickets to what some may call the boxing match of the century sold out in less than sixty seconds. Boxing fans everywhere have waited many years for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to face each other in the ring. The fight will take place on May 2 in MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. On April 28, the … Continue reading Mayweather-Pacquiao Tickets Sell Out in 60 Seconds

By: Harmony Takhar Aaron Hernandez, previous New England Patriots player, was sentenced to natural life in prison without the possibility of parole on a count of first-degree murder of his former friend, Odin Lloyd. He was also guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm. This trial has been ongoing since 2013 and a verdict was finally reached on April 15, 2015. He had pleaded not … Continue reading Aaron Hernandez: Verdict is Out

By: Rachel Heinz Athlete of the Week: Anna Starkey Sport: Softball Position: Left Field/ Second Base When did you start playing softball? I started when I was 7 years old because my brother played baseball and I wanted to play it too. What makes you love playing softball? It’s more relaxed than sports such as soccer and football, but it is still exciting to play and … Continue reading Athlete of the Week: Anna Starkey

By: Megan Bias On Sunday, April 12, in Augusta, Georgia, at the Masters Tournament, Jordan Spieth, age 21, tapped in his final putt to win his first major championship. According to CBS News, he became the first wire-to-wire winner since 1976, meaning that he led the competition from the beginning to the end, . Spieth became the first Masters champion to lead after every round since … Continue reading Spieth, 21, Wins Masters