Two students qualified for the USA Weightlifting Youth National tournament. Josepha Kamseu, junior, qualified for nationals during a meet at Mid America Nazarene University. “I lifted 53 kilograms for snatch and 67 kilograms for the clean and jerk,” Kamseu said. Kamseu has been involved in weight lifting for three years, and she doesn’t show any […]
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Swimming and diving may be a combined sport, but the scoring and overall execution of the two events vary greatly. For Madison Freeman, head diving coach, her favorite part about coaching diving is “watching people get new dives … [and] in competitions succeeding at completing that dive to get a good score.” Diving has several
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For many athletes, high school sports are the last glimpse they will ever get at an organized sport. However, a select few play at a high enough level to get scholarships from colleges and continue their sports careers, as 20 athletes have at this school. Studies have shown that a mere two percent of high
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A few South students this year were recruited to play a sport at the NCAA level, which is made up of nearly half a million athletes, but how do they get there? First, in order to play collegiate sports, an athlete has to meet certain academic requirements in high school. All of the necessary information
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The softball team kicked off their season on Thursday, March 29, against Olathe Northwest. Michael Allen, head coach, said that the difference between this team and the past state-winning team is that they are “still lacking a little experience” and they have lost their Division I catcher. Allen has had 10 teams that have gone
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Many different details and techniques go into the sport of swimming. Brandon Simpson, head coach, said, “Swimming is a daily battle and is mentally taxing. The hardest part is jumping in, sometimes twice a day, into that cold water knowing you are about to get the best workout you can possibly get all to try
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As Eric Hosmer strode into the batters’ box on Oct. 1, 2017, most fans in Kauffman Stadium knew that it would be his last appearance in a Royals uniform. On Feb. 19, fans’ fears were confirmed as the first baseman signed an eight-year, $144 million contract with the San Diego Padres. During his time in
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