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Name: Lissie Poyner
Grade: Junior
Sport: Gymnastics
Position: All Around
Favorite Event: Floor
How long have you been playing? Nine Years (since 3rd grade)
What do you like about it? I like that it is an individual sport. It is not a sport where you can blame others for a bad score. You have to take responsibility for your routines and [...]
By Eoin Wenger
On October 19, 2011, the 2011 World Series began between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals. This was the Ranger’s second time ever in a World Series while it was the Cardinal’s eighteenth. However it was a great feat for the Ranger since they made it to the series last year [...]
By Isaiah Searight
The Super Bowl is easily the biggest game in sports today, a game most people watch, even those who may not follow any other sport. This year the NFL is already shaping up to have a very intense season. I asked a wide variety of people around our school to vote who [...]
Strange Sports Facts
By Lizzie On May 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In 2010-2011, Exclusives, Issue 7, Issues, Sections, Sports, Years
Carley Ens – copy editor
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
The first baseball caps were made of straw.
Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.
It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.
During WWII, because [...]
Carley Ens – copy editor
In swimming, there is no ball, net, bat, or glove. Instead, there is water, chlorine, and a group of devoted athletes fighting to prove what they can do, one competition at a time. Any Falcon swimmer will say that being a part of the Monmouth Regional Falcon swim team requires [...]
Lauren Miller – contributer
Wrestling season may be over, but this year one student stands out: Senior Ryan Greenwood, with his impressive record of 22-10 and 50 wins. Greenwood’s stats are 7 and 1 this season, and he is in the 215 heavy weight class. “It’s good, but I’m not really satisfied… I still want [...]
Jennifer Cecilione – Features Editor
Sports are like wars. In the heat of battle, pain is sent to the back of the mind and put off until later. However, when dealing with trauma to the head, the situation has to be addressed as soon as possible.
For this fall season, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association [...]
Kaitlyn Houser – Sports Editor
On June 10, 2010, eleven individuals were inducted into the Monmouth Regional Athletic Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Gibbs Hall.
The Hall of Fame is nothing new to MRHS; however, 2010 is the first year for athletics. According to Hall of Fame Organizer Coach Wendel, the Hall of Fame existed [...]
David Bogner – Copy Editor
Matt Obrero
He has been consistent throughout the season and has held the lowest scoring average on the team with a 45.2 shot average per nine holes.
–Coach, Brian Evans
Tara Patti
Tara is a hard working, natural leader, and is respected by everyone. She led our team in goals with 100, was third [...]
Chantal Clarke – Staff Writer
If you run, swim, and cycle, the Ironman triathlon may be the race for you. Ironman is a series of long-distance triathlon races in immediate succession. A triathlon is a race which consists of biking, swimming, running, and transitions between each leg of the race. According to the Ironman website, it [...]
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