Keeping Focus: On and off the court
Ashlyn Miner, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2020
When the basketball season first began, they had a few goals to start the season. At the beginning of the season, they were determined to end their season stronger after their unexpected loss to Valley Vista in the playoffs last year. As their long season has started to wind down, how does th...
Cheer going to state, let’s take home the win!
Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2019
The Pumas are home to many triumphant sports teams, including one that numerous people tend to overlook and discredit as being a sport altogether. The cheer and pom team are once again heading to state with the pom team having qualified at the highest they ever have. Head cheer coach Desiree Houg explains tha...
Hype squad under fire
Isabel Behrendt, Opinions Editor
September 26, 2019
Last week the Hype Squad - an unofficial group of students who lead the student section at home athletic events - came under fire for their public protest of the football team’s suspension of more than 30 players. According to multiple sources, approximately 30 varsity football players were suspe...
One Freshman’s ‘Tough Truth’
Kenna Cassey, Social Media director and Copy Editor
August 30, 2019
With the hype squad making a spirit day around him and the football team striving to be as strong as him. Trey Lane, a freshman here at Perry high school with a rare genetic disorder continues to fight everyday. Trey has Mucopolysaccharidosis VI. This occurs when you are missing an enzyme used to break down suga...
Player Profile: Softball’s Saige Stutz
Isabel Behrendt, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2019
With a brutal 63-mph right-handed pitch, senior Saige Stutz has been delivering experience and excellence to the varsity softball team since her freshman year. She has contributed to the team’s evolution in the past three years and continues to help the team improve in hopes of a state championshi...
Pumas’ bats hot to begin 2019 campaign
Abby Knoblock, Staff reporter
March 4, 2019
For a team who is replacing ten seniors from the class of 2018, this year’s baseball team has showed that they have not skipped a beat. The Pumas, who went 16-13 a year ago and made an early playoff exit at the hands of soon-to-be 6A runners up Mountain Ridge, want another shot of having an excellent...
Girls varsity soccer
Holly Olszak, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2019
The season has been immersed with numerous struggles and difficulties, however, the team continues to overcome these obstacles as they make their way to the state championship. This group is filled with a lot more younger, yet determined players. This unique quality is served as an advantage and ...
Seniors leave 15 open spots on team for 2018-19 season
Sawyer Del Fosse, Staff reporter
February 13, 2018
An important component to team sports is the leadership of the team. Leadership comes in many forms but one of the most influential is leadership through experience. The boys soccer team was fortunate enough to have a captain this season with four years of varsity experience. Senior Pearson Wallace...
Sports Notebook: varsity cheer rises to nationals
Kayla Gee, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2018
Chase stadium’s freezing temperature heated up when the girls took the mat on Jan. 20 for the AIA state championships. Having an uneasy start of dropping flyer Haley Weisenhofer in the 5 man performance, the girls reconvened later and gave a near flawless routine. Placing for the all girl show cheer was...
Security changes for football game of the season
Katie Duford, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2017
Another game is racing forward as many people prepare to travel two hours down to the University of Arizona to watch the game of a lifetime. Some aspects will be different at this game compared to previous games. Perry is sending several buses down to the game for the students. Principal Dan Serrano...
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