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Eagles Fly High In Super Bowl LIX

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor March 1, 2025

Super Bowl LIX was not quite the back-and-forth showdown that most predicted when the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, February 9th. The 14-3 Eagles beat the 15-2 Chiefs...

NFL Playoffs Recap

Patrick Mulkey, Co-Editor in Chief, Sports and Co-News Editor February 1, 2025

The NFL playoffs have started! It is that time once again fans, and your team either is looking to go far or planning for next year in hopes to make it. In the NFC, the Lions were looking to take it all,...

Ohio State Defeats Notre Dame In First 12-Team CFP Championship

Ohio State Defeats Notre Dame In First 12-Team CFP Championship

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor February 1, 2025

The NCAA college football season has officially concluded, with the Ohio St. Buckeyes taking home the national championship trophy after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The playoff bracket saw...

The 2024 F1 Season just ended, but 2025’s just began

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor January 1, 2025

The 2024 formula one season has finished in no less of a dramatic fashion than last year. The final race was the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Going into the race tensions rose high as McClaren secured the top...

Spartan Winter Sports Start Now!

Patrick Mulkey, Co-Editor in Chief, Sports and Co-News Editor January 1, 2025

Winter is here Spartans! And the sports are starting up with basketball, hockey, and wrestling tryouts all finished. Make sure to try out next year if you want a spot.  Our girl's basketball team has...

Memorial WR/DB Jordan Elliot makes a leaping catch in the endzone

Memorial Football Wraps Up An Impressive Season

Henry Riley, News Editor, Co-Sports Editor December 1, 2024

The Memorial Spartans finished a strong season with an impressive 8-1 record, their only loss coming in a tightly contested, 10-point game against the Verona Wildcats. In the playoffs, the Spartans won...

Sao Paulo Race Clinches Max Verstappen F1 Championship

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor December 1, 2024

On November 3rd, Max Verstappen delivered an incredible performance, producing one of the best wet-weather drives of all time by climbing from 17th to 1st at the São Paulo Circuit. This momentous win...

Halfway Point of the NFL Season

Patrick Mulkey, Co-Editor in Chief, Sports and Co-News Editor December 1, 2024

The NFL season is halfway over, and many teams are either grappling with their new realities or celebrating jobs well done. So far, the Lions, Vikings, Chiefs, and Ravens look like the teams to beat, running...

Ohtani examines his bat against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.

Shohei Ohtani: 50 for 50

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor November 1, 2024

 Shohei Ohtani became the first member of the fifty fifty club on September 19th. The fifty fifty club is representative of his fifty home runs and fifty bases stolen in one season, an impressive feat...

Daniel Ricciardo Career Recap

Daniel Ricciardo Career Recap

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor November 1, 2024

Daniel Ricciardo has seen the highest of highs and lowest of lows. At one point contending and some would argue being the top seat at Red Bull largely considered the apex of Formula 1 driving. To test...

Girls Tennis Schedule 2024

Girls Tennis Schedule 2024

Nina Zhu, Student Life Editor October 1, 2024

The girls tennis may be almost over, but here’s the schedule for the season!    August 20 - Away vs. Sun Prairie East at 4 pm August 22 - Home vs. Middleton at 4 pm August 23 - Away...

Formula 1 Redbull Domination to Deflation

Patrick Mulkey, co Editor in Chief, Sports and co News Editor October 1, 2024

Formula One is known for the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. You can be the winner of this week's grand prix to the loser of the next, and looking at getting kicked off your team. With this in...

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