Sports

“It’s not if you win or lose; it’s how you play the game” is a saying that has been used for years in order to encourage young competitors to stay positive after a tough loss. However, in today’s age, the argument can be made that maybe it is all about winning or losing.

Every athlete remembers the time when the sport they played was not something that defined them and their schedule. Those were the days when practices were twice a week, sixty minutes of carefree fun and enjoyment. Yet the days of pee wee and little league games seem like fading memories in contrast to the ruthless [...]

The Neuqua Valley basketball season is about to get underway and the team looks to come back stronger than ever. The team is coming back strong with eleven players from last year’s squad. Neuqua played well last year, winning in regionals and sectionals, and making it to the elite eight in state. When Coach Todd [...]

At Neuqua Valley High School, simply wanting to play a sport is not always good enough. Any sport a student chooses to tryout for is going to have fierce competition and a spot on a team is not always guaranteed. Luckily, Neuqua Valley also offers a wide variety of intramural sports where teams can be [...]

Neuqua Valley’s boys soccer team suffered a loss against the New Trier Trevians. The final score was 4-0, but the team never lost their spirit. All players from both teams were charged-up and ready to play, and it was easy to see that they were very determined to be victorious.

Although wrestling is a winter sport athletes have begun training three times a week for the rigorous season that is approaching. Conditioning is held three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Conditioning usually begins with an hour to an hour and a half of weight lifting and is finished upstairs in the wrestling room [...]

The homecoming game is one of the most pivotal games of Neuqua’s football season and this year, students were worried. “It would ruin homecoming if we lost our game,” said Sophomore Meghan Gradle, “St. Charles East is a good team and I really hope we don’t lose.” Scheduled on the Friday before the dance, the [...]

Complaints about the opening of Matea Valley High School have been constantly and conspicuously voiced by both students and parents alike. Comments such as “I do not want to leave my friends” and “I do not want to drive my child twenty minutes for school” seem to be the anthem of all in disfavor of [...]

In a time where it is common to see a wide receiver from Notre Dame turn out to be a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, student athletes are pushing themselves to the limit by participating on two or even three athletic teams. The question becomes, can Neuqua students, or high school students in general, [...]

For the first time in 102 years, both Chicago baseball teams had a chance this postseason to make it all the way and win the World Series. Chicago was hoping for a Red Line World Series, which would have intensified the already heated rivalry between the two teams. The Chicago Cubs, searching to end 100 [...]