Wheatley Raabe
Reporter

As teachers begin to wrap up their classes, the overhead announcements come on and finally second period is over: “Would all teachers please turn to channel 78 for this morning’s announcements”. It’s Friday morning and students begin crowding around TVs in the lounge, classrooms and the library to watch.

Soon enough, the Rams Sports Report comes on screen, along with the much anticipated announcements of Brendon Baker and Taylor Wilson. For these two sportscasters, announcing sports on live camera looks natural. But where did these two boys come from?

Gogo Jones
Reporter

With over 20 varsity sport programs, NCHS is home to hundreds of athletes. And while many will go on to play in college, the vast majority will not. For those who love playing the game but don’t find being a member of an official college team an option, club sports provide a fun and competitive alternative.

John Berger
Reporter

The NBA season may have been shortened this year from 82 games to 66 games due to the lockout, but the playoffs are the normal length. You need to win 4 best of 7 series in order to win the NBA championship.

Emily Wood & Isabel Hetherington
Sports Editors

Looking up at the mound, spectators are puzzled to see that the pitchers throwing strikes aren’t upperclassmen but rather sophomores JR Anderson and Ali Reilly. At the start of this spring baseball and softball season, these players are emerging as pitching threats.

Emily Brand
Reporter

Ever see underclassmen walking around with hockey helmets, or with swim caps and goggles on in school? Let’s be honest-who doesn’t like to see the freshmen suffer? Having to do pranks and challenges inside and outside of school are all part of the initiation and hazing traditions.