Governor Roy Cooper recently announced a new executive order that opens up high school sporting events to a thirty percent capacity. Many athletes, parents, and students were thrilled by this decision. Before this, only immediate family members of competing athletes were allowed to attend sporting events; moreover, these parents and siblings were not allowed to attend away games. Many were
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This year has been very difficult for everyone, but one specific group of people who have had their world completely altered is student athletes. Countless changes have been made, and precautions have been taken to ensure that they can have somewhat of a normal season. I sat down with student athlete Weston Freiling to talk about how this season has
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NFL Offseason QB Changes and What they Could Mean In the NFL, the 2021 off-season is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever for quarterbacks across the league. Countless starting caliber as well as solid backup QBs have hit free agency or shown discontent with their respected teams. Deshaun Watson- This is set to be the biggest trade
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Max Ayers, sophomore and the new titleholder of the 200 freestyle record, was able to talk to me about all things swim this past Tuesday. The Apex Swim Team, coached by Kevin Maksinchuk, has been around since Apex High started. From late November to mid-February high school swim holds meets in indoor facilities, counting the off time for spring teams.
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What will school athletics look like? Will they be the same? Will they even happen? These are all questions that have been asked by members of our community, especially the athletes. This year has been very unpredictable, and athletics are no exception. I had the privilege to sit down with Apex Athletic Director, Mr. Ferguson, and talk about the changes
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On Sunday, January 10, 2021, the NHL announced that the league had been given the green light to return to play with a 56-game season that began January 13, 2021. Obviously, this season so far has been unlike any other season due to the addition of COVID-19 and its restrictions, however with the reopening of establishments and the want for
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Nobody believed it would continue. Surely it would be canceled. But luckily, we approach the final game of the 2020-2021 NFL season, a season unlike any other. Two teams duking it out for the title of World Champion and the Lombardi Trophy. Will we see Brady take home his seventh ring, or will Patrick Mahomes lead the Chiefs to their
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Apex High School’s Conference Dive meet was held on January 23rd, 2020 at Pullen Park Aquatic Center. This is much different than dive meets have been in previous years; however, so is everything else that has gone on this year. Due to COVID-19, Apex High’s dive team never got much of a season. The only thing that divers were able
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As most of us know, life isn’t always the easiest whether it’s because of something someone said or something someone did. Maybe you just had a bad day, and you weren’t expecting it to go the way it did. Well life is full of surprises, and we’re never sure of what’s to come for the future. If you’re reading this,
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Being a multi-sport athlete is a ton of work, but getting the opportunity to play on varsity as a freshman is an honor. For freshman Maddie Degnan, it has been an experience of a lifetime being a part of Apex’s women’s varsity basketball team, the Lady Cougars varsity softball team, and the varsity Cougars tennis team. I had the pleasure
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