A bead of shimmering sweat slowly creeps down his face. The bead convenes and coalesces with another of its kind, streaks down his chin and then falls to the ground of the Senior Courtyard.
Why would a senior be sweating?
SAT? Nope. Calc test? Nope. College applications? Eh, maybe. Big game tonight? Definitely not.
Inability to tie a bow tie? Yes!
The senior bow...
For all athletes, summer is a make-or-break period of time regarding fitness. Depending on your choice, it can be a time of atrophy where you lose fitness and skill, or, a time of gain where you can practice harder, more frequently, and improve faster than you can during the school year. The Jesuit Crew team chose the latter, practicing...
With any successful sports team always comes a great leader. These leaders hold the team together and encourage their teammates through tough times. Athletes like Derek Jeter, Ray Lewis, Michael Jordan, and Tim Duncan have all displayed their strong leadership qualities throughout their careers.
Similarly, many athletes at Jesuit strive to become positive role models and leaders in order to...
Three months after his initial nomination by President Trump, we seem to have reached the climax of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing. Both sides of the political aisle are dissecting every sentence that comes out of Kavanaugh's mouth. The media is intensely examining the misconduct allegations waged against him. With turbulent political discourse surrounding the hearings, many Americans seem...
As I begin writing this, on the 27th of September, the day of the testimonies of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I am sitting at my bedroom after a day of catching snippets of the testimonies and hearing the whole depth and breadth of thoughts and opinions to be held. I...
Shortly after Thursday film session for the varsity football team, Coach Hickman recalled a past experience where he had to do the Soulja Boy dance after his defense put on a shutout.
He challenged this years defense, under new defensive coordinator Don Woods, to put up a “goose egg.” This references how the 0 on the scoreboard resembles the shape...
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Coming off of a strong team outing, the Rangers looked to further their win streak at home against McKinney Boyd on Friday, September 28.
Starting off slow, the Rangers found themselves down 28-14 going into halftime. With the student section bringing the energy coming out of the half, the Rangers put together a strong second half. Although the Rangers found...
In my first article about the Cowboys, I had high hopes for the season. In retrospect, I was probably too optimistic, thinking that their obvious problems would resolve themselves. I still have some hope for the team, but after this week three loss in Seattle, the cracks are starting to show.
Offensive Line
As I mentioned in my previous article, Travis...
