Allie Milliner There is a God amongst us in J-town and we found him not really but, Damorian Travis wrestling skills might as well be Hercules himself. He is the first wrestler in four years to place in the state tournament. He is placing 8th in the weight class 220.Damorian is not just amazing at wrestling but also in the football as well plays fullback and defensive end. Coach dean has always said that he is a wonderful Athlete and knows that he is going to win state in his up coming years as a wrestler. Damorian says, “The tournament was tough but I am glad that he pulled threw and place for the school. He is trying to improve his skills by having an individual trainer in taijutsu and working on his grappling moves. He also said that he will drop weight down to 195 so it can give him the leverage to win the regional and state tournament for next year. Over all Damorian Travis will be the next upcoming star of J-town.
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Lindsay Orosz As a part of the spring sports that are offered at J-town, tennis is starting! Tennis is a very fast-moving and quick game that requires agility, carefulness, and speedy players. In the game of either one-on-one or two-against-two, a ball is hit from one side of a net to another whereas the object is trying to hit the ball strategically where the other team can’t or miss it. Ms. Weaver, coach of both the boy’s and girl’s tennis teams, requires that a player must have eye-hand coordination and good footwork (which is very important to every sport, not just tennis). “It is a very active sport. Many people want to join it because they play WII where they just stand there and move their wrist. You can’t do that in real tennis.” The season has already begun and they have already had their first match.
Asa Carter The softball team this year has had a great start so far. The team is now 1-1 after losing to Marion County, but they came back with a squeeze and beat Graves County in extra innings. This season Savannah Brinley is hoping to improve herself and also hopes the team will improve as a whole as well. She wants to improve her leadership skills for the younger teammates. She is hoping to be the role model that she knows that she can be. She is really looking forward to the team hopefully winning the District tournament. “Our lady chargers have a winning attitude and the mindset that they are the team to beat in the regional or state tournament this year”. Come and support our Lady Chargers to help them push for the state championship that we all know they can win. Monet Carroll Hello everyone, meet Xavier, he’s a Sophomore and he runs track for J-Town High School. He has been on the track team for two years, but he ran track for 4 years in middle school. He says,"The track team at J-Town is very fun we have very exciting characters that make track fun and exciting everyday, and they are always pushing you to do your best each practice." Xavier participates in mid distance, which is 400m and 800m. His long term goal is to make it to state and to place in top 8 at most of the meets. Xavier is very encouraging at track, especially to beginners. I'm in track myself and he's always very encouraging to my friend and I. Every time we feel like we’re about to pass out, here comes Xavier with encouraging words. He says,”To all beginners, my advice would be to run your race, don't force yourself into a race that is too straining, you can't excel at running a race if you don’t feel comfortable while you’re running. But most importantly have fun.” The track team is huge this year and will go far. Their first track meet is March 25th at Oldham County High School, come support the chargers! |
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