Alexus Root
Reporter

Volleyball is a sport mostly overlooked by Everett High School, but the Lady Vikings have improved over the years in the volleyball program to what it is now, a competitive, talented team. Three years ago the program struggled to beat any team, but now their true competition comes from the teams at the top.
“Varsity and all levels are progressing,” said varsity coach Jube Falcon. Falcon believes the day it will all pay off has not come yet, but it is very close. The varsity volleyball team took third place …

Jacob Venable
Reporter

The Viking soccer team is one of the best in the area, lead by All-Conference goalkeeper Brett Dawsey.
“The soccer team deserves more hype than they get,” said senior Blake Howe. “The football team gets all the hype, when their record isn’t as good as the soccer team.”
The Vikings are devoted to their sport and will do whatever it takes to win.
“We work extremely hard everyday,” said head coach Steve Horn. “These guys come to practice ready to work hard everyday.”
Win or lose, the players maintain their positive work ethic.
“In …

Da’Shawn Bibbs
Reporter

Over a year after the cheerleading team was turned into a club and the coaching position was made volunteer, the squad is still struggling, according to members of the squad.
On June 7, 2010 cheerleaders at tryouts were told that cheerleading as a sport had been cut and turned into a “club” sport. This means that the group cannot compete in CAAC events, and that the role of coach would no longer be a paid position. Coach Becky Joyner told the girls that she would stay on as a volunteer …

Victoria Smith

Reporter
 

After going 0-9 last season, the Viking football team was more hungry than ever for a win. And playing Waverly, it showed.
The Vikings defeated the warriors, 41-13. Scoring touchdowns were third-year starting juniors Jaleel Canty, Anthony White, and Javon Moore.
During the summer, the team developed a family bond. They ran together in the morning and lifted weights afterwards. They also participated in several seven-on-seven’s.
“The difference between this season and last season is we play more as a team,” said senior Derrick Foy.
“We don’t go into games thinking we’re going …

By Alan Yang
As this season continues to have Baseball, Softball, Track and Women’s Soccer, there is still one more sport that many student left behind, Golf. Although it wasn’t able to grab the student’s interest, there are still others who would like to participate in the team. After hearing the announcement about finding a new coach, Biology teacher Scott Goodman has taken place for the new coach for the Golf team.
Coach Linda Seibold recently resigned, and science teacher Scott Goodman decided to take the reins.
“Since Mrs. Seibold had resigned this …

By Xia Thao
Amidst all his recent problems and scandals, Tiger Woods can add one more thing to his list of reasons he’s hated: spitting on the green.
During his final round in the European Tour, Woods spat on the 12th green, which prompted an outrage.
According to telegraph.co.uk Woods spitting on the green was “fuelling outrage.”
The European Tour acted quickly and found him guilty of a code of conduct breach of etiquette. He was fined an undisclosed amount.
“The Tournament Director, Mike Stewart, has reviewed the incident and feels there has been a …

By Keora Grace
This year the tennis team is looking forward to a good season. Practiced started last week and lots of girls came to practice.  Most of the tennis players that played in previous years are planning on coming back this year and hoping for an even better season than last year.
“ I’ve played tennis since freshmen year and now I’m co-captain,” said junior Elizabeth Taylor.
There are many different reasons why students chose to play sports in high school. It keeps students motivated and focused. But the main reason being, …

By Shaquila Doss
Softball season began on March 14 with thee days of try-outs.  Because of a lack of interest from students in previous years, there will only be two teams this year (junior varsity and varsity).
Many new players are looking forward to their first season being a part of the Viking softball team. Although each person may be at different skill levels each will be able to gain experience in the game and improve. Freshmen, especially, are new to the Vikings and hope to be able to play on the …

By Stephanie Dunham
As the snow melts,  runners get out their spikes, jumpers start leaping and the throwers reach toward the sky. It’s track season.
Conditioning has begun and a lot of people have decided to give it a try.
“If we get a lot of people then we should be good,” said Coach Marcelle Carruthers.
Having more people on the team makes the team look full, you have a lot more people to do different things and if a person gets hurt you can replace them with someone else.
More girls have shown up …

By Jasmine Lopez
For football fans, New Years weekend is exciting as you sit around and watch your favorite team compete in the bowl games. For Big Ten fans your excitement turned in to disappointment as team after team began to lose their big game.Six big ten teams competed in bowl games the week of January 1, and only two came away victorious. The two matches featuring Michigan teams weren’t even close.
Michigan State was ranked number nine in the BCS standings. They had a great season with a record of 11-2, …