Perry’s Best for Sports
Ashlyn Miner and Jalyn Knight, Staff Reporter
May 18, 2020
Football: Jackson Ford Senior, Jackson Ford has an amazing personality both on and off the field. He was one of the few not suspended from the team and remained a strong player through and through. He will continue his amazing exploits at Princeton University. Swim and Dive: Kalli Fa...
How athletes are keeping their skills up in quarantine
Dayton Jones, Sports editor
April 26, 2020
Due to the quarantine, as it has been known, all high school sports have been canceled for the year, but that does not mean high school athletes get time off. They are still training and working for their next high school season, or even for some, their freshman year of college sports. “ I have...
Perry’s best: athletics
Abby Knoblock, Kenna Cassey, Anna Myers, Grant Sands, Devin Jernigan, Tyler McCracken, Holly Olszak, Leilanie Rios, Makayla Gee, Aubree Flores, and Macie Miller
May 21, 2019
Baseball- CJ Valdez Senior pitcher CJ Valdez is busy with keeping a .377 batting average, .68 pitching ERA. Along with keeping up on the field he is one of the team captains for varsity. His attitude keeps the team in check but also makes sure to have a close connection with everyone. ...
Pavlenko finishes fourth successful season
Kenna Cassey, Staff Reporter
May 20, 2019
Wrestling coach Alexander Pavlenko has been coaching the varsity wrestling team for the past four years and has aided in creating and shaping one of the most successful teams that Perry has ever seen. As a new coach, he has impacted the team already. “He has taught me so many things,” senior Travis...
Junior wrestling trifecta, 2/3 state wins
Sawyer Del Fosse, Staff reporter
February 13, 2018
This season the wrestling team has seen a noticeably strong presence from the junior class. While younger classmen are sometimes overlooked, the wrestling program has made sure to develop the younger athletes as they move up each year. The junior class’ strength stems from talented athletes and rigorous...
Puma Duals success, ready for full team
Sawyer Del Fosse, Staff Reporter
December 19, 2017
Even though the football team’s run reached its end, some players received no time to rest before being thrown into wrestling. Junior regular Travis Calloway said, “We talk to coach about it (coming into wrestling late) and he is very lenient about understanding dual sport athletes.” As previously...
Wrestlers delayed to return due to football playoffs
Sawyer Del Fosse, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2017
Wrestling season is starting up again and the Pumas appear to be ready with a slew of returning starters. However, many of these returners will not be able to train with the rest of the team for an undetermined amount of time. Several wrestlers double as football players and as the football playoff...
Behind Calloway brothers, wrestling off to solid start
Zach Klein, Sports Editor in chief
December 16, 2016
This year’s wrestling group is going into the second semester with the new year on a high note after a recent string of good performances. Following their outings in their first matches and success in the Puma Duals tournament on the 9 and 10, the team is glad of where they are, despite “not really...
Emma’s Dilemma: This year in sports: farewell class of 2016
Emma Fernandez, Editor in Chief
May 19, 2016
Dear Class of 2016, You witnessed a great year for athletics in your last year of high school. Girls golf qualified for state for the first time in school history. Boys golf placed fifth at state. Girls cross country placed 16th and boys placed seventh at their state meet. Wrestling, swim and di...
Our Take
Sam Nabaty, Staff Reporter
December 11, 2015
Friday night football crowds are what make up the ideal high school experience. People packing onto the bleachers to cheer on their classmates. Soon after, the winter sports season rolls around with basketball, soccer, and wrestling. The crowd dwindles to just families and obligated boyfriends/gir...
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