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Is Football the best sport at Lake Mary High School?

February 6, 2019

Lake Mary has a lot of sports, but they don’t get equal attention. Football is good, but why should it get all the hype, and funding. The football games are always full, the soccer games are almost equally as full. But not very many people go to a water polo game or a tennis game when they put the...

One Stroke Short

Max Janowitz, Staffer

December 5, 2017

The Lake Mary High School golf team is notorious for contending in the state championship with back to back state championships only two years ago. This years starting lineup consisting of Senior Zach Kalia, Senior Daniel Battillo, Sophomore Taylor McGerity, Sophomore Coleman Barnes, and Freshman Dehan van...

Senior Night Celebration: Gifts & Ideas

Avah M., Editor-In-Chief

December 5, 2017

Senior Night is incredibly special: there's speeches and tears and lot's of pictures. Not to mention, this night signals the end of most students' athletic careers.With fall sports coming to an end, it can be overwhelming trying to celebrate all your senior friends. So what's the best way to make your...

Athlete Spotlight: Sam Whitty

Jose M., Staffer

October 15, 2017

Senior Sam Whitty led the varsity football team to victory against one of our biggest rivals: Lake Brantley. His catch allowed the team to maintain their winning streak, making them a competitor for the district title. Q: (Jose) How’d it feel to catch the game winning touchdown against Brantley?...

Battle of the Lakes

Lauren Reid, Feature Editor

October 5, 2017

As long as anyone can remember, Lake Mary and Lake Brantley have had an intense rivalry. Every year leading up to the Battle of the Lakes football game, both schools get pretty intense with their preparation. Here at Lake Mary, we turn our campus into a battleground- dressing up in camo as if we are...

More Than Just a Fantasy

Ryan E., Sports Editor

September 7, 2017

It’s late in the afternoon on a Sunday. You’re on the couch sweating with anxiety. The NFL games are winding down to an end and your team is down by 25 points! Not an actual team of course, but your fantasy football team that you researched, studied, drafted, analyzed, and eventually just randomly se...

How Homework Ruins Football

madison.c

March 16, 2017

RAM-NATION ARE YOU READY? The dark ages have officially ended. Saturdays and Sundays once again have a purpose; football has begun. Fall brings back Halloween Horror Nights, pumpkin spice lattes, cool-ish weather and best of all; college and NFL football. Sadly though, fall also means we are in...

Underdogs a year ago, Top dogs now

Kirsten Kossler, Campus Editor

March 1, 2017

Last year took the “L” but this year they bounced back. After being deemed sixth in the state last year, the Varsity/Competition Cheer Team won the FHSAA Cheerleading State Championship, receiving their first state title in history. Coach Paige Black and the group of 36 girls, ranging from freshmen...

Water Polo: Just Keep Swimming

Peyton C, Staffer

March 1, 2017

Not on the court, not on the field, but in the pool. Lake Mary girls water polo team is dominating. Either the score coming neck and neck or our girls winning in a landslide. For those of you who don’t know, water polo is a mix of soccer and basketball just in the pool. Imagine swimming b...

What Do You Stand For?

Ryan E., Sports Editor

September 19, 2016

There’s a sold out crowd in Levi Stadium, and the San Fransisco 49’ers are about to take the field. Everyone rises for the national anthem; however, starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains seated. Public outrage soon follows. Accusations of him being anti-American result in many fans burning...