OPINION: Private schools should compete in their own divisions
By Rachel Balsamo Have you ever thought about why so many private schools are beating public schools in sports and going on to win the championship game? Three private schools in Georgia alone, The Valwood Valiants, Open Bible Warriors, and Georgia Christian Generals have made up 100 championships in their histories. Loyola High School in […]
Jansey Jr. elected to the Under Armour All America game
By Luke Zahner and Emma Kielion Every year, 100 of the best high school football players in the nation are selected to go to the Under Armour All America Game. This year, one of Batavia’s own, Northwestern commit Michael Jansey was one of those select athletes. The town got behind his bid to secure him […]
NFL Draft Grades – Dallas Cowboys’ top three picks paying dividends
By Ari Fragen About halfway through the 2018-19 NFL season, it seems like a good time to evaluate the Cowboy rookies. The ‘Boys currently roster six of their nine picks from last April’s NFL Draft. Here are grades for their top three picks. So, without further ado, let’s get to it. Round 1(Pick 19) […]
Leave it all on the mat
By Grace Summers The wrestling season started Nov. 5 with a group of new wrestlers, now including girls. Coach Scott Bayer and Coach Ryan Farwell have been coaching the team throughout the summer and through preseason training. All eyes are on the team as BHS has just now created a girls’ wrestling team. “I work […]
Girls’ swimming finishes second in varsity, first in JV at Upstate Eight Conference meet
By Marissa Mirallegro and Ella Helfer On Sat, Oct 27, the girls’ varsity swim team placed second and the girls JV swim team placed first at the six-team Upstate Eight Conference swim meet at West Chicago High School. The team said it was thrilled with the results after a long, hard-fought season. “We did really […]
BHS ‘Cheer Buddies’ creates opportunities for VTP students
By Caroline Hager and Ellie Alholm Batavia High School’s new program, “Cheer Buddies,” is a partnership between the cheer team and BHS VTP (Vocational Transition Program) that helps students with intellectual disabilities or Autism cheer. Their first basketball game that they will be cheering at is on Nov. 30. Students from VTP will be participating […]
Chicago Bears success so far due to three factors
By Evan Misner After four consecutive last-place finishes in the NFC North for the Chicago Bears, starting off this season 6-3 is looking really promising. Three big events occurred that led to a 6-3 record and a first-place standing in the NFC North One of the first reasons is trading and signing linebacker Khalil Mack. […]
Chicago Blackhawks made mistake in firing Coach Quenneville
By Christian Stevens What do you think of when someone mentions the Chicago Blackhawks? I know I think of the three Stanley Cup Championships in a matter of six seasons. One team winning that many championships in that short amount of time is most definitely a huge accomplishment. How did they do that, though? The […]
Q&A: Jansey stays busy with football, WestExit
By Isabella Mikula Michael Jansey Jr. is a current senior at Batavia High School who is involved in football and track. Recently, Jansey has committed to Northwestern University and will be preparing to play on their football team. His goal is to work hard enough in college and build up to pursue a career in […]
OPINION: Will UConn win another national championship in women’s basketball?
By Rachel Balsamo Many college basketball fans out there, like myself, have started to worry about the future of the country’s best Division I women’s basketball team, the UConn Huskies. The Huskies have been 1st in the American Athletic Conference for several years. Fans might worry about this because UConn has been so dominant for […]