New Lightning Season Strikes Hope in the Hearts of Fans
Drew Meyerson, Staff Writer
October 12, 2016
Filed under Sports
With the start of the 2016-2017 National Hockey League (NHL) season being right around the corner, countless hockey fans in the U.S. and Canada are thrilled for their beloved sport to return. Within the Tampa Bay Area, an incredibly high number of fans are looking forward to the season for a more specific...
5 Things All Football Players Do
Bryce Colee, Staff Writer
October 12, 2016
Filed under Sports
Life as a Freedom football player isn’t always as fun as it might seem. The countless hours of hard work and the endless days of practice tend to take a physical toll. There are certain things that every football players will relate to doing to help them get through the football season. Take naps ev...
Freedom vs. Wiregrass Swim Meet: Senior Night
Jacob Schuster, Staff Writer
October 7, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Freedom High School Swim Team competed against Wiregrass on Wednesday, October 5. It was a tense event because the teams were considered almost even since every race was close. The Freedom girls team won, while the boys lost by one of the smallest margins in the season. Fantastic swims include Captain...
FHS’ Very Own Wins Florida High School Athletic Trainer of the Year
Bryce Colee, Staff Writer
October 4, 2016
Filed under Sports
If you play a sport you probably already know the Freedom High School's Athletic Trainer, Ian Graulich, also known as Mr. Ian; especially if you tend to get injured a lot. Mr. Ian has been working at Freedom for five years. He attends all home sporting events to provide medical coverage and athletic...
Western Conference Goes Swimmingly
Jacob Schuster and Catherine Weng
September 28, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Freedom Swim Team had a fantastic Western Conference this year, which took place at the Carrollwood Country Club, Sept. 26. Girls placed third overall out of nine schools and boys placed second. Many swimmers, such as Senior Jared Shollenberger, set personal best times. Shollenberger completed...
Freedom vs. Wharton Swim Meet
Jacob Schuster, Staff Writer
September 26, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Freedom High School Swim Team destroyed the Wharton Wildcats on Tuesday, September 20. The boy's team won easily with 105 points to Wharton’s 67 points. The girl's team had a narrow victory, winning 86-74. The away team’s pool didn’t have diving blocks, but the patriots still had...
City Relays
Jacob Schuster, Staff Writer
September 21, 2016
Filed under Sports
On Saturday, September 10, it was an early start for the Freedom Swim Team which had to arrive at 7 a.m. in South Tampa for City Relays, one of the biggest meets of the season. This meet includes every school in the city of Tampa. “I was shocked by the amount of people there!” said Jared Klay,...
Freedom Football’s First Dub
Bryce Colee, Staff Writer
September 16, 2016
Filed under Sports
Freedom High School's football team got its first win last Friday night against the Alonso Ravens. After losing 34-13 to the East Bay Indians on August 26 , Freedom had a bye in week two, giving them the opportunity to get in some extra practice and to reevaluate what went wrong in week one. Freedom...
Freedom High School’s New Volleyball Coach
September 8, 2016
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
Here at Freedom High School there are many sports that people can partake in. The FHS volleyball team is one of them. After Brittany Castelamare, former FHS Girls Volleyball Coach transferred to Steinbrenner, the FHS Girls Volleyball team has been able to find a new Head Coach named Damian Goderich who...
Freedom Swim Makes Strong First Impression
August 31, 2016
Filed under Sports
Freedom High School’s swimming team had its first meet last Thursday, defeating King’s boys 114-41 and girls 90-64. After the meet, Senior swim team member Jacob Schuster stated, “The team did great. I wasn't satisfied with my times, but we are looking forward to a great season.” Sen...
FHS Swim Team is Prepared to Make a Splash
Jacob Schuster, Staff Writer
August 26, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Freedom Swim Team is prepared for this year’s season. With one of the largest teams in the school’s history, they are ready to start the season. Despite several seniors graduating and leaving the girl’s team to believe their future was meek, incoming recruits and returning swimmers have proved...
Meet Coach Graham, Freedom Football’s New Head Coach
Bryce Colee, Staff Writer
August 19, 2016
Filed under #TeacherFeature, Features, Sports
Floyd Graham joined the Freedom family back in April, taking over the vacant varsity football head coaching job. Coach Graham has a vast amount of coaching experience, coaching high school football in Florida and Alabama for twenty years. Graham started his coaching career at Durant High School as...
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