Category: Sports
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Student spotlight: Blake Annison
Blake Annison is a sophomore who is heavily involved in the Leesville Road High School community. Annison occupies his time playing for Leesville’s varsity lacrosse team and 3 Point, which is a travel lacrosse…
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Meet the 2024 LRHS stunt team
The spring sports season is in full swing here at Leesville. Just because football and basketball season is over doesn’t mean the Leesville cheerleaders get a rest. Many of them try out for the…
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Leesville Alumn: Braxton Berrios
Braxton Berrios is a 28 year-old wide receiver and return specialist on the Miami Dolphins. He has had 6 successful seasons playing in the National Football League, but his football career started at Leesville…
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Spring Track and Field
Track and field has officially begun for the spring season. Tryouts were held from February 14-18. This season’s tryouts had the largest turnout for both the men and women. Elijah Stevenson, junior, said, “I…
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Should Leesville Have a Men’s Volleyball Team?
Volleyball is a sport that is predominantly played by women but is quickly growing in popularity amongst men. As of now, Leesville does not have a men’s volleyball program, but should that change? Since…
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Student Spotlight: Haley Lammé
Haley Lammé is a senior on the varsity softball team at Leesville Road High School. Her journey in sports began with gymnastics, but it was her innate talent for throwing that led her into…
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Taylor Swift Rigs the NFL?
Three Kansas City Chiefs players during a 2021 game against the Commanders. The NFL has recently been under fire for potentially biasing the Chiefs during the 2023-24 playoffs. (Photo Courtesy of Public Domain)
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LRHS Dance Team’s Trip to Disney
The Leesville Dance Team and Dance Ensemble — the highest level of dance offered at LRHS– took their annual trip to Disney World this past weekend. The dance program has been taking this field…
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2024 Indoor Track & Field State Championship
The Leesville Indoor Track and Field Team closed out their 2024 season at the State Championship Meet on February 9. The meet took place at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The team…
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Spring Men’s Baseball Tryouts at Leesville Road
The Leesville Road High School men’s baseball tryouts for the 2024 season are going to be held on February 14 on the baseball field. As long as their Dragonfly forms are filled out correctly,…
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Leesville Women’s Lacrosse Tryouts
February 14 is the start of the Leesville tryouts for women’s lacrosse. These take place on February 14, 15, and 16 at 4pm. Athletes who are planning to try out are already preparing and…
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Wake County Introduces Flag Football
Football is America’s most popular sport to watch and play, bringing in over 100 million viewers per year. It is a heavily male-dominated sport with very few women playing at any level, and even…
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Mondo indoor track meet
The indoor track and field season is coming to an end. While many athletes have qualified for the state track meet there is one more chance to qualify. The last chance to qualify for…
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Men’s 4x800m qualify for states
On Thursday, January 25 the Men’s 4x800m team consisting of Banks Blizzard, Sam Brown, Ken Ishii, and Andre Michaels qualified for the indoor state championship meet. The boys have been working hard all season…
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Why Don’t People Watch Women’s Sports?
Leesville’s Girls’ Varsity Basketball team is experiencing a great season, with a current record of 7-1 and a perfect home-game winning streak. Surprisingly, the bleachers remain empty during their home games. On the other…
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Bring Yoga to Leesville
The end of the first semester is in the near future for Leesville students on January 23. But first comes winter break starting on December 21 through January 3. This time of year is…
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Football Season Recap
Last Friday night Leesville Road High School played against Cleveland high school looking to knock them out of the playoffs and advance to win a high school title. During the game last week, Leesville…
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Leesville Turkey Trot
The 2023 Leesville Turkey Trot was a huge success in the Leesville community. The Turkey Trot is an organized tradition that raises money for the Richard Murphy Scholarship. This year, the fundraiser raised over…
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Alyssa Jackson Officially Signs to UNC Asheville
Alyssa Jackson’s swimming journey began at the tender age of four, when she was first introduced to the world of swimming. It wasn’t until the age of seven that she decided to jump into…
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Paige Wilkinson represents Leesville’s golf team at the state championship
On October 31, 2023, Paige Wilkinson represented Leesville’s golf team at the NCHSAA golf state championship. The senior was the only person on the team to advance to states. Being the only member of…
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Real-Sports app review
Real-Sports is an up-and-coming sports app that seeks to revolutionize the way fans interact with other fans. Real-Sports seeks to revolutionize the way fans interact with each other through the use of social elements…
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Senior night
Leesville Road High School has a senior night every year that’s celebrated during sports games. This year, senior night was celebrated during the varsity football game against Athens Drive, and the volleyball game against…
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New Track Update
While the LRHS track has only been done for a year, it already has some problems. The problems include improper drainage systems, wear in lane one, chunks of track being pulled up, and gum…
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Football rivalry — Leesville Pride vs. Gibbons Crusaders
The game the Loonies have been waiting for is upon us: Leesville vs. Gibbons. This Friday October 27, the Pride will be playing the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders away from home. If you’re not familiar…
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The LRHS cross country team going into regionals
On Saturday, October 28, both the men’s and women’s LRHS cross country teams will compete in the NCHSAA 4A East Regionals cross country meet. The race will be at the Wakemed Soccer Park cross…
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Athlete Spotlight: Diana Higgins
Diana Higgins’ journey in tennis began at the age of four, purely for the joy of it, as her mom signed her up for lessons. With her older brother already immersed in the sport,…
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How student-athletes balance sports, schoolwork, and life
Throughout the years, Leesville has had its fair share of student-athletes. Many of them stress about balancing many different classes, after-school activities, and life as an athlete. “It is very hard to manage school…
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Ashley Lamme Commits to York College of Pennsylvania
Ashley Lamme’s volleyball journey began in seventh grade at Pine Hollow Middle School, when she first discovered her passion for the sport. Transitioning from Pine Hollow, she continued playing volleyball as an underclassman at…
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Athlete Spotlight: Evie Whitt
Tennis is one of most competitive, yet underrated sports in the Leesville community. It would not be the same without Evie Whitt, senior and team captain. Whitt has been playing for fun since she…
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Girl’s wrestling is added to Leesville
Kylie Simpson, freshman, practices jiu jitsu (seen above). She is planning to try out for the 2023-2024 girls wrestling team. (Photo courtesy of Kylie Simpson)
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Powderpuff is Coming Up
Last year’s sophomore team after their powderpuff win. They hope to repeat it this year as juniors. (Photo Courtesy: Amanda Leggot)
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The upcoming Track and Field seasonThe upcoming
LRHS Halle Gibson thrower is conditioning for the season. Halle Gibson is practicing at the throwing pit behind the football field. (photo courtesy of Gabriella Cueto)
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A Triumphant Night: Leesville Road High School Men’s Soccer Team Secures Victory in Wake County Cup
The Leesville Road Men’s soccer team won their second Wake County Cup championship in three years by securing a 4-3 overtime victory against Holly Springs High School. Although the Holly Springs’ Golden Hawks had…
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Adidas Boys XC Challenge
On Saturday, September 16, the Leesville Road High School cross country team boys raced the Adidas Cross Country challenge. The Adidas Cross Country challenge is a regional 5k, where teams from all across the…
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Leesviles 2023-2024 Students Section Leaders
Leesville’s first football game of the season was held on Friday, August 18, 2023. Not only was this the first game of the season, but it was also the first game with the 2023-2024…
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Leesville alumni Laney Choboy starts for Nebraska Huskers in record-breaking volleyball match
The Nebraska Huskers volleyball team had a world record breaking audience at their match against the University of Nebraska Omaha in Memorial football stadium. (Photo used by permission of Judy Slattery) The game that…
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The Upcoming “23-24” Seahawks Season
The upcoming NFL season for the Seattle Seahawks is upon us. Surprising everyone last year by making the playoffs after trading away their franchise quarterback, the Seahawks look to improve upon last season’s success. …
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Leesville STUNT Playoffs
The Leesville Road High School STUNT Team has made it to playoffs for the second time in program history and are second in the conference for the first time. The team also made it…
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Cheer Commitments
Brier Griffin and Zoe Fulton, both former varsity cheerleaders, have made their commitments to continue their athletic careers in college. Brier Griffin committed to cheer at North Carolina State University, and Zoe Fulton committed…
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Men’s Track and Field Regionals Recap
Over the weekend the track and field team went to Regionals, loaded with a bunch of qualifiers. Many sprinters, throwers, and distance team members participated at Regionals. Tony Taylor, senior and commit for the…
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Bo Groff Student Spotlight
Bo Groff, senior, is a member of the LRHS Track and Cross Country teams. As a child, Groff loved to be outdoors and travel; he originally played soccer but was drawn more towards running…
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Men’s Lacrosse Playoffs
As the 2022-2023 season came to a close, the Mens Leesville Lacrosse team has made the playoffs. On Tuesday May 2, 2023 the first round of the playoffs started with Leesville playing against East…
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7 ON 7
As the football off-season continues for Leesville Road High School, some of the players play 7 on 7 on the weekends. These games take place on Saturdays and Sundays consisting of 1-2 games in…
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Men’s Track and Field Season Recap
As the track and field season is coming to an end, the regional championship meet is May 13. During the CAP 6 conference, Tony Taylor took first place in both shot put and discus,…
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Canes Trounce Devils in Game 1
The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the New Jersey Devils in game 1 and came out with a 5-1 win. Although the Canes had played well in their first round matchup against the Islanders, they were…
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NHL Playoff Preview: Hurricanes vs Devils
After the Devils took down the Rangers in a winner take all game 7 in New Jersey, the Canes finally have their second round opponent. Jack Hughes and company will head to Raleigh for…
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Canes vs Islanders: Series Recap
In the first round of the NHL Playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes took down the New York Islanders 6 games. Thanks to a OT winning-goal from Paul Stasny, Carolina is waiting on the winner of…
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Canes Drop Game 5 in Raleigh
Following a convincing 5-2 win in game 4, the Hurricanes were unable to capitalize on home ice. A few unfortunate breaks and costly mistakes essentially handed New York the win in game 5. From…
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Teacher Spotlight: Coach Frazier
At Leesville, Russ Frazier is the new athletic director. He is a coach for Leesville Road basketball team and has been coaching for 20 years. “I have been the assistant athletic director for 7…
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Stunt Season Came to an End
For Leesville Road High School, cheer season starts in the fall, where they cheer for football and basketball with 2 or 3 competitions in the middle of the season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSKKCM30IM But stunt is a…