Sports Achieve Victory over COVID-19: Final Score 6-0

Is it possible to outrun a virus? Probably not, but that won’t stop the cross country team this season. Senior Garrett Gray is still ready as ever to take on cross country. “The season has been going as well as it can with the current circumstances,” Gray said. “We have had to take precautions by wearing masks and such, but the team is still determined to run.” Looking at the season s...

Football is one of the most popular sports at Texas high schools. With excitement all around during every football game, both players and spectators were  nervous that there might not be a season. Luckily for everyone involved, there is a football season, it just looks a little different from years past. Middle linebacker Shelby Battles and quarterback Ryder Hernandez, both seniors, said the...

Although the volleyball season was bumped back a few weeks, they are all set to take on their opponents. They won’t let the spikes in COVID-19 cases get in the way of this year's season. Sophomore and JV member Sadie White along with Junior and varsity member Evka Bates are excited about getting a season, but aren’t exactly happy with some of the new protocols they have to follow. For example,...

Not even COVID-19 can stop the swim team from diving into a great season. Even though the swimmers weren’t able to get back to practice till Sept. 8,  senior John Powers is impressed with how practices are still challenging but also following the safety guidelines. “I think it's going really well given the circumstances. I think coach Josh has done an impressive job keeping practices alive ...

With fall in full swing, so starts golf season. With an abrupt end to their championship season last year, seniors Dylan Sullivan and Marley Schaefer are eager to get back to golf and prepare for next spring’s championship season despite obstacles. Some would think that golf would have the least problems COVID wise, considering that it is a sport in which social distancing is not hard. However, th...

 With a large court and only 2-4 players at a time, social distancing is easy. Senior and captain Sierra Setliff mentions that while COVID-19 hasn’t affected gameplay that much, it has affected team traditions such as team get-togethers.  “COVID hasn't affected much from tennis because we already maintain social distancing with this sport,” Setliff said. “One thing that we aren...