Grant Lair wins 800m at State
Jenna Gilbert, Staff Writer
May 23, 2018
Filed under Sports
Grant Lair's '18 heart was pounding as he rounded the curve for the last 100m in his 800m race. The race started off poorly, with a start putting him in last place for the first 200m. He tripped around 170m, which put him even further back. Eventually, he had gotten into third to last position, and...
Naanep wins District Singles Title
Jack Lucas, Sports Editor
May 17, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
Cari Naanep '19 won the girls' district singles title on Wednesday afternoon, qualifying to state in an assertive fashion. This is Naanep's third District title in three years, winning a doubles championship as a freshman and a singles championship as a sophomore. By winning each and every match she...
School board finalizes plans for new baseball/softball complex
Jack Lucas, Sports Editor
May 11, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
Earlier this year, the school board announced plans to improve the baseball-softball complex through revamping the current baseball facility and building an adjacent softball field in a $3.4 million project. Construction will begin Aug. 2018 and will end May 2019. “The biggest feature will be the fie...
Advanced golf practice facility opens
Jack Lucas, Sports Editor
April 6, 2018
While professional athletes use advanced technology to analyze their game, this equipment commonly is not available to high school, or even college competitors. Science and statistics have revolutionized the way players prepare, and access to this kind of information can give one team th...
Rugby Tournament Rescheduled For April 10
Jack Lucas, Sports Editor
April 6, 2018
Filed under Sports
After being postponed due to poor weather conditions, the Johnston Rugby Tournament has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 10 at 4:40 PM. The event will be held at Summit Middle School, and admission is free. "It is going to be lit fire gnarly one hundred," coach Dave Oldham said. "Anybody can come,...
Zach Price, Johnston’s record holder for career wins in wrestling
Ethan Richards and Brandon Spraggins
April 6, 2018
Filed under Feature, Showcase, Sports
Zach Price's grandfather Dennis Price wrestled in at Fort Dodge High School and Simpson College. Zach's, dad, Steve wrestled, too. Two reasons Zach started wrestling. "My dad influenced me to wrestle,” Zach said. "He's been wrestling his whole life from being a little kid to now him being 50 years...
Jenna Gilbert, Staff Writer
May 23, 2018
Grant Lair's '18 heart was pounding as he rounded the curve for the last 100m in his 800m race. The race started off poorly, with a start putting him in last place for the...
Naanep wins District Singles Title
May 17, 2018
School board finalizes plans for new baseball/softball complex
May 11, 2018
Advanced golf practice facility opens
April 6, 2018
Joe Kronberg, Staff Writer
May 22, 2018
From the release of his single Funeral, I've been a fan of AUGUST 08, who first appeared alongside Rich Brian in Arizona. Since the song dropped, I have patiently waited...
Recent Arts & Entertainment Stories
May 18, 2018
I will never forget how I felt when the virtual idol Hatsune Miku was on a "Kids React" video from the...
Ash Princess; A new type of book
May 15, 2018
The book Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian was published on April 24th of 2018. It is Sebastian's debut...
Isle of Dogs; An interesting movie that is not to be missed out on
April 30, 2018
One of the things that sadden me as a reviewer is the fact that most people miss out on interesting movies...