![Walking through the tunnel created by the cheerleaders and Celebrities, senior Frances Tran smiles as the soccer team is sent off during DEN for their playoff game against Rouse tonight. Tran said the wins against Smithson Valley and Alamo Heights gave the team a morale boost to take on the Raiders tonight. “I know we were not 100% confident in those games,” Tran said. “But, Rouse is a big opponent for sure. We’re definitely going into tonight with a lot of morale [because of the previous wins].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/frances-tran.jpg)
![Holding a bucket of materials in one hand and a roll of tape in another, anatomy and biology teacher Tyler Terry prepares for a lab. Terry said his proudest moments are when his students are happy to see him. “When I take my wife to a football game or something and a bunch of students want to say hi to me or they like to smile and wave and it just makes me feel good that the students are really kind and supportive of me,” Terry said. “[I’m also] proud when I see students perform really well in their extracurriculars because I can see how hard they’re working in my classes, [so] when I see that they’re also working so hard in other things. Like they’re winning band competitions or they’re getting awards for their theater productions, or I see them put on their choir shows, that’s like, wow, you guys are incredible.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rags-6.png)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901.jpg)
March; The Craziness Starts Now
March 7, 2018
The chaos of March Madness and the craziness of college basketball is causing millions of Americans to predict their National Champion with the most popular bracket. Last year, the North Carolina Tar Heels won the title with a six point victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs. In this year’s regular season, there have been zero teams that are undefeated and the only team that is close is the Villanova Wildcats with four losses this year.
As the conference championships start all this week, lets see which teams are to watch for and are highly likely for an upset in the NCAA tournament.
- Virginia Tech Hokies: This team is very electric and they have something to prove in the ACC Tournament that they are one of the elite teams in the country. This squad rallies off of Justin Robinson, the small forward that made second team All-ACC this season. In 18 conference games, Robinson has averaged 16 points, five assists, and two rebounds. The Hokies are bound to make the Sweet Sixteen this year.
- Kansas State Wildcats: The Wildcats are currently fourth in the high paced Big 12 conference. On its resume is impressive wins over Texas Tech and Oklahoma, but the entire country is sleeping on this under the radar team. Dean Wade, the flashy and shifty junior forward, has electrified this team to get a four seed in the Big 12 tournament this weekend.
- Syracuse Orange: They might be a bubble team but with Jim Boehiem at head coach, anything is possible with this team in March. Tyus Battle and Frank Howard are both forwards for this team have contributed greatly both averaging 20 points per game, but slight struggles in the stacked ACC conference have made this team a “last four in” team.
This season will be filled with upsets across the board in this years NCAA tournament because the number one seed has changed seven times this regular season. So, with this in mind, have fun filling out your bracket this year and enjoy March Madness.
And don’t forget, you’re very own Teacher Madness is happening right now, too. Go vote for your favorite teacher:
![Holding her dog, Nova, senior Ariana Balakrishnan poses for her senior pictures while Nova wears a bandana with her college decision. Balakrishnan applied to 18 colleges in total, but she decided on Columbia in the end. “Right before I clicked the button to open Columbia’s letter, I literally looked at the camera and go ‘This is just gonna really suck because I wanted it so bad,’ and I clicked it and all of a sudden you hear trumpets,” Balakrishnan said. “There’s a video that plays when you open it and I actually didn’t watch the video, I just watched the screen go black, because every day of December before ED [Early Decision] I would go on YouTube and watch the acceptance video to manifest it, so immediately when the screen went black, I started screaming and jumping up and down. And my parents in the video are like ‘What are you doing, where’s the letter,’ and I was just screaming ‘I got in, I got in.” I just started crying, and it just felt like everything in the world came together.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ariana-2-300x217.jpg)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901-600x400.jpg)
