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...
FSU Sued
Mason Strickland, Staff Writer
January 21, 2015
Filed under Sports
Just when everyone thought all the publicity about Jameis Winston, the star QB for Florida State University, was over. But, now his alleged rape accuser has decided to sue the university. She is suing the university claiming the athletic department knew of the incident in December of 2012 but did not...
High Dollar QB in Accident
Mason Strickland, Staff Writer
December 19, 2014
Filed under Sports
Recently, the star of the Carolina Panthers, quarterback Cam Newton, was sidelined. Not because of bad play or a sports-related injury, but because of a car accident he was involved in days before the game. Newton was on his way to practice when, two blocks away from the stadium, his truck was hit...
RIP #53 Kosta Karageorge
Kevin Jefferis, Staff Writer
December 19, 2014
Filed under Sports
Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge was reported missing on November 26th after he left his Columbus apartment near the Ohio State Campus at 2am for a walk. Before he disappeared, he sent a text message to his mother. “I’m sorry if I have been an embarrassment but the concussions have my he...
What’s in a Name?
Mason Strickland, Staff Writer
December 12, 2014
Filed under Sports
Recently, there has been a lot of buzz regarding the next Super Bowl champion or the next Stanley Cup champion and also the team names themselves. There have been many recent showings of the distaste of teams with American Native related names. The Washington Redskins have been a common target of...
First Openly Gay NFL Player Cut
Tyler Young, Staff Writer
November 20, 2014
Filed under Sports
Not long after the first openly gay football player was drafted, he was cut from the St. Louis Rams and picked up by the Dallas Cowboys. Some people believed that the rams were the perfect fit for Michael Sam. “The Rams have the perfect mix of variables for Michael Sam, who has a great opportunity...
Red, White, Blue, Freedom!
Clinisha Bannis, Staff Writer
November 20, 2014
Filed under Sports
This year our football team hit the ground running. Never before have the Freedom Patriots been 4th in the district. Many changes have taken place in regards to improvement of training skills, advancement of new plays on the field and also learning how to be ‘one team one family’. Many high...
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