Sprinting Towards Excellence
Tori Chin, News Editor/Public Relations
September 25, 2015
Filed under Sports
Freedom’s Cross Country team has developed many successful runners over the years, and this year it seems as though the trend will continue. The 2015-2016 Freedom High School Girls’ Cross Country season has begun and this year’s team is full of many new faces. “This team is definitely a lot...
The Future of the NFL Debut at the Draft
Kevin Jefferis, Staff Writer
May 22, 2015
Filed under Sports
With the first overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected 2013 Heisman Trophy Winner Jameis Winston out of Florida State University. Winston is not only a stud on the football field, but also on the baseball diamond, starring as a relief pitcher for the Florida State baseball...
Lightning Vs. Rangers
May 19, 2015
Filed under Sports
The Tampa Bay Lightning have truly showed what they were made of while facing the Montreal Canadians during round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, winning the series in six games. Tampa Bay was up 3-0 in the series and the fans were given quite a scare when Montreal bounced back winning two games...
NFL Airs Out Brady
Mason Strickland, Staff Writer
May 18, 2015
After much controversy involving deflated balls in the AFC championship where the Patriots allegedly deflated balls under the legal limits against the Colts, the NFL has taken action. The Patriots have been fined $1 million and Tom Brady has been suspended for the first four games of the 2016-2017 season....
Baseball Diplomacy
Tommy Capobianco, Editor
April 24, 2015
Filed under Sports
Coming on the heels of American President Barack Obama’s announcement of improving relations with the communist island nation of Cuba, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced his intentions to hold exhibition games in the country just 90 miles south of Key West. "I can envision...
New Season, New League
Tommy Capobianco, Editor
April 10, 2015
Filed under Sports
The 2015 Major League Baseball season kicked off Sunday night and brought with it pace-of-play rules that drastically change the way the game is played. In an effort to shorten the amount of time baseball games occupy, the league has implemented timers counting down from 2:25 to urge players to take...
FHSGBB Shoots For The Stars
Jasmine Boga, Staff Writer
March 6, 2015
Filed under Sports
Rising above all obstacles and challenges, the 2014-2015 Freedom High School girls’ basketball team contributed a tremendous amount to the overall athletic program. As district champions, the girls worked their way through regionals and came out as the regional runner up. Each game, students joined...
Super Bowl Surprise
Tommy Capobianco, Editor
February 12, 2015
Filed under Sports
The 49th Super Bowl kicked off in Glendale, Arizona featuring the two best teams from each conference of the National Football League. The NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks faced off against the AFC Champion New England Patriots. The game was a shootout between two high-powered offenses, and came down to...
Ohio State Triumphs In Championships
Kevin Jefferis, Staff Writer
February 2, 2015
Filed under Sports
If you asked anybody who they thought would win the national championship at the beginning of the season they probably wouldn’t have said Ohio State after their Heisman front runner quarterback Braxton Miller injured his shoulder that he previously hurt in the orange bowl against Clemson then it w...
NHL All Star Weekend Thrills
Nic Clarke, Staff Writer
February 2, 2015
Filed under Sports
On the weekend of January 24th-25th, the 60th NHL All Star game and skills competition took place inside the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Team Captains for the event included Jonathan Toews, captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, and Nick Foligno, member of the Columbus Bluejackets. The first event ...
Deflate-Gate Debacle
February 2, 2015
Filed under Sports
Super Bowl XLIX (49) is set to kick off on Sunday, February 1st in Glendale, Arizona as the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks will face off against AFC Champion New England Patriots. All Super Bowls attract huge media attention in the United States, but never like this. “Deflate-Gate” it is being c...
Stanley Cup
Mason Strickland, Staff Writer
January 30, 2015
Filed under Sports
With the 2015 NHL season now over halfway over many teams are becoming real contenders for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. One of the contending teams is our own Tampa Bay Lightning. They currently lead the Atlantic and the Eastern Conferences. In order to make the playoffs the Lightning must finish as...
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