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Sebastian Torres playing Rocket League during practice. Practice mode is used a lot to widen skills

E-Sports Ready for Action

Karson Krause, Staff Reporter March 10, 2023

The E-Sports club is in search of new members. Every season plays through Jan. 31 through April 14 and those who join are taken through 11 matches with various other teams, once the players are determined...

A pie chart of the responses players gave with when asked what they eat before a game.

Powering up for game day

Tristan McCammond, Staff Reporter March 10, 2023

Food is an essential nutrient that not only fuels daily life but performance. For athletes who have a big game up and coming, performance is key, and the nutrients they consume can be a major factor in...

Sophomore Elizabeth Franklin pulls junior Peyton Tanghe’s flag during practice. After becoming an AIA sanctioned sport, the girls flag football team is practicing more regularly to prepare themselves for the upcoming season.

Girls flag football: First season as AIA sanctioned sport

Julia Carvalho, Staff Reporter March 10, 2023

As of Dec. 12, girls flag football was approved as a sanctioned sport by the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Executive Board, making the state only one of six to do so. The state-wide recognition...

Junior guard Barron Silsby (Left), senior guard Ben Egbo (Middle left), junior Noah Davis (Middle right), and junior guard Benett Kaup celebrate their state championship. The team took the title home for the second year in a row.

Boys basketball defends their state title for second year

Wyatt Lehti, Staff Reporter March 10, 2023

For the second year in a row, boys basketball has gone back to back as the open division AIA basketball champions. They worked through this throughout the entire season and have achieved the end goal they...

At Highland High School, Pom performs at a regional competition to help prepare for Nationals in the future. They showcase two routines for their performance.

Pom, cheer perfecting routines before competition

Kiyoung Haavisto, Staff Reporter December 16, 2022

Pom and Cheer recently competed at Highland High School on Dec. 3. It started off Pom’s competition season for this school year while this is Cheer’s second competition. The teams practice their...

Junior Micheal Bettinger has a Brazil jersey because that is the team he supports. Brazil was knocked out of the World Cup after losing to Croatia on penalties.

World Cup Explained

Grant Jones, Staff Reporter December 16, 2022

 The 22nd FIFA World cup is hosted by Qatar and stretches from Nov “20” to Dec “18”. As hosts this year, Qatar gains an automatic position in the respective World Cup along with publicity to stimulate...

Post game team photo after Perry’s win over Cardinal Hayes, a New York team, at Hoophall West. The final score was 78 to 47.

Why play out of state teams?

Parker Thompson-Davies, Staff Reporter December 16, 2022

Winter sports teams are going up against out of state teams in the next few weeks. With that, there are many factors as if playing out of state teams affects the performance or attitude of the players....

Senior forward and guard Khamil Pierre attempts a layup over Basha defenders. Girls basketball scored twice as much as Basha in a 66-33 win.

Girls basketball off to almost undefeated start

Wyatt Lehti, Staff Reporter December 16, 2022

Girls basketball is off to a winning record through nine games. Girls basketball has a record of 8-1, beating teams like Basha, Chandler, and Liberty. In the 6A Premier Division, girls basketball is ranked...

Junior Nathan Groenwald after his triumphant victory over a Basha competitor.

Getting in Mental Warrior Shape

Taylor Relvas, Staff Reporter December 16, 2022

Many sports experts claim, “every sport is 50% physical and 50% mental.” With athletes investing large amounts of time and money into honing their physical abilities, the mental half of the athletic...

Senior, Cody Williams making a massive dunk with the win against the Boulder Creek Jaguars, 89-55

Boys basketball dominating start of season

Samuel Ford, Staffer December 16, 2022

D1 boy's basketball championship team is off to an undefeated start of the season. The boys undefeated 7-0 which is the best start the boy's basketball team has had in all of Perry history. They have been...

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