Eagles,
Fly to the Sky
Throw
Like A Girl
Sports Staff
Publisher
Kevin
L.
Assistant
Publisher
Andria
M.
Editor
Alex
H.
Reporters
Charlotte
K.
Melody
M.
Landon
P.
©
High Point Academy 2004 |
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The
past High Point sports year has been a very successful one with the school
having achieved many accomplishments in various sports, including soccer
and track. Many students agree we are improving in sports while others
still say we are on a downhill track in our sports competitions.
Is the High Point sports
program getting better or worse? If one were to look at the scores
of the past sports year, one would see we are doing great and we have achieved
new heights that our school has never seen before. Though we have
had a positive outcome in most of our sports this past year, some students
would disagree with the fact that we have actually improved over past sports
years. |
The idea
that our sports teams have done poorly this year may be associated with
the fact that we have had fewer games here due to construction, and, therefore,
the students not on sports teams have had less of a chance to see our teams
shine as they did. It may also be related to the fact that this year's
junior high class has been less oriented towards sports.
Other reasons
for the idea of a declining High Point sports program may be connected
to the less successful sports teams such as football, which was the only
High Point team with no wins.
This year the
High Point sports program also implemented a new sports practice program
that most students thought made a positive difference in our teams.
"Yes, the new practice
schedule actually has helped. We had more practices," said sports
team member Charlie H.
One of our
more successful sports teams was the boys soccer team which has been doing
well over the past few years. This year their wins outnumbered their
losses, three to two, which is good by anyone's standards, but another
important fact about this sports team and others is that it is fun.
These sports teams allow students to get together, have fun, and learn
more about each other's talents.
| A-Boys Soccer Team |
B-Boys Soccer Team |
| Charlie H. |
Scott S. |
| Colin H. |
Sam K. |
| Eric B. |
Andy S. |
| Bryan C. |
Paul L. |
| Derek A. |
Morgan B. |
| Patrick I. |
Hunter L. |
| Nick V. |
Joseph K. |
| Matiar J. |
Glen W. |
| Michael S. |
Trevor D. |
| Quinn G. |
Ryan W. |
| Grant U. |
Daniel I. |
| Michael G. |
Cody S. |
| Stephen R. |
Joel T. |
| Mitchell S. |
Michael P. |
| Ray H. |
C.J. S. |
|
Adrian B. |
| Another
High Point team that has done well this year is the track team which has
out-shown many of the other track teams from past years. The big
winners of the track team were the competitors on the the B-Girls team.
This team must have been made of an extraordinary batch of athletes because
they took first place at the Chandler Invitational, the Poly Invitational,
and our own High Point Invitational. The team far exceeded the performance
of teams in past years and are truly a virtue to our school. |
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| A-Boys Track Team |
A-Girls Track Team |
| Morgan B. |
Mallory B. |
| Trevor D. |
Catherine C. |
| Daniel I. |
Nicole El. |
| Kyle J. |
Jessica F. |
| Hunter L. |
Marnie H. |
| Michael P. |
Tara J. |
| Stephen R. |
Audra K. |
| Cameron S. |
Kristine L. |
| Mitchell S. |
Jenna O'D. |
| Michael S. |
Elissa R. |
| Joel T. |
Mariah S. |
| Grant U. |
Laura W. |
| Glen W. |
Jamie C. |
| Ryan W. |
Leanne F. |
| Derek A. |
Alicia H. |
| Bryan C. |
Alexandra H. |
| Quinn G. |
Charlotte L. |
| Charles H. |
Katie M. |
| Raymond H. |
Andria M. |
| Colin H. |
Shana S. |
| Patrick
I. |
|
| Matiar
J. |
|
| Michael
L. |
|
| Kevin
L. |
|
| Nicholas
V. |
|
| B-Boys Track Team |
B-Girls Track Team |
| John A. |
Paige C. |
| Justin B. |
Jaclyn D. |
| Joseph C. |
Brooke E. |
| Cameron C. |
Alexandra F. |
| Nicholas M. |
Kate G. |
| Jarred O. |
Laurel G. |
| Steven P. |
Lauren G. |
| Alexander R. |
Melinda L. |
| Lachlan T. |
Sephanie M. |
| Stewart W. |
Jessica M. |
| Albert Y. |
Amanda P. |
| Adrian B. |
Sterling S. |
| Nicholas C. |
Brigitte B. |
| Stephen J. |
Ellen B. |
| Joseph K. |
Shannon B. |
| Sam K. |
Amy K. |
| Howard S. |
Stephanie K. |
| Cody S. |
Marissa R. |
| Spencer S. |
Jill S. |
| Scott S. |
Dorothy S. |
|
Yvonne
T. |
|
Michelle
T. |
|
Elizabeth
U. |
|
Gina
V. |
|
Amy
Z. |
The B-Boys team was also
triumphant at our own track meet grabbing the first place trophy.
Other outstanding accomplishments of our track team occurred where our
A-Boys team came in first place at the Poly meet and second place in the
league track meet which is great compared to past years.
High Point has a
growing sports program that has only begun to excel in the various sports
and will continue to overcome obstacles along the way as they begin to
win more. We have had many sports teams this year that have done
very well and will continue to do well in the future as other sports join
them in their triumph, not only in winning but also in having fun and learning
more. Though the future of the sports program may be a mystery, it
was exceptional this year. -- Landon P.
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