Author: Joyce Oscar
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Dreams Can Be Reality
There’s a quote that says “If you wake up tired you’ve been chasing your dreams. If you go to bed tired, you’re making your dreams happen.” On November 8th, senior Drake Bachman posted on his twitter timeline, “Woodgrove High School chasing State Championship Division 4 Virginia!” Exactly one month to that day on December 8,…
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Parker is Back in the Action
Robert Parker’s Return to the Field after Injury In the world of athletic recruiting, timing is everything. There’s a lot of time and effort that goes into evaluating, offering and signing a high school prospect and an injury can easily end a college athletic dream. This was the case of senior Robert Parker who…
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Marion Lukes: Just Doing What He Does Best
The Leading Rusher in the Nation by Joyce Oscar When you think about great college running backs, I’m certain quite a few come to mind like Devin Singletary of Florida Atlantic, Rodney Anderson of Oklahoma and J.K. Dobbins of Ohio State. In a couple of years the name Marion Lukes just might be…
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What is the NCAA Dead Period?
I was surprised, after speaking with a student athlete, that he didn’t know what the NCAA dead period was. So let’s just talk about that for a brief moment. Contrary to what most believe, the dead period is not a time when an athlete can’t do anything to help their recruiting process. The NCAA…
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Social Media + Content = EXPOSURE
Getting the Most from your Social Media Accounts by Joyce Oscar Twitter is an amazing marketing and sales tool. Its role in helping things like music and pictures go viral as well as political messages get spread is proof of its power of influence. So if it works for politics and helps increase…
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Jonathan and Nicholas Alvarado: Bosco Prep’s Ironmen
by Joyce Oscar We’ve heard many athletic team members refer to each other as brothers and sisters. It’s always great to have that family bond when you’re on the field, court or track. But it’s even better when you know you have that blood bond there with you. Jonathan & Nicholas Alvarado Meet…
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Start Strong…Finish Strong: Growing Up Enneking
by Joyce Oscar Growing up with brothers and sisters can be a constant measuring stick throughout childhood. An older sibling and involved parents can mold a child’s interests and passions, so family members often gravitate toward the same craft. Take the Ennekings for instance. Brothers William (17), Jack (16) and Aidan (15) are knows…
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Sports Performance Training…How Important?
by Joyce Oscar Sports performance training is exactly what it sounds like. Athletes have goals of enhancing strength, power, speed, agility, quickness, reaction, and more to improve abilities in their respective sport of choice. General fitness training can involve the same movements that athletes require, but Sports Performance Training is more specific to…
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Georgia High School Football Scores
This Week’s Georgia Football Games Day Away Home Status Thursday Pelham 63 Baconton 0 Final Thursday South Atlanta 55 Clarkston 0 Final Thursday Bainbridge 6 Lincoln, FL 28 Final Thursday Columbus 14 Troup 47 Final Friday Archer 51 Spartanburg, SC 17 Final Friday Lamar County 48 ACE Charter 3 Final Friday Eastside 35 Alcovy 7…
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Du’Shaunte Holloway: Exposure Equals Scholarships
Du’Shaunte Holloway: How Important is Social Media? by Joyce Oscar Today’s competition within the sports environment is stronger than ever. There is a tremendous amount of talent and athleticism and not enough scholarships. Statistics show that for every 30 athletes there is only 1 person who is actively looking to track talent (scout,…
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Alabama High School Football Scores Week 1
The Friday Night Lights Alabama football scores are in! Where do you fall in this list? FRIDAY Canton Aca. (Miss.) 16 Clarke Prep 0 Chambers Aca. 41, Lee-Scott 0 Cornerstone-Columbiana 41, …
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South Carolina High School Football Scores Week 1
Lowcountry Beaufort 35, A.C. Flora 21 Whale Branch 31, Battery Creek 9 Screven County (Ga.) 31, Bluffton 30 Cardinal Newman 16, John Paul II 14 May River 34, Memorial Day 6 Hilton Head Prep 45, Northside Christian 0 Hilton Head Island 43, Savannah (Ga.) 14 Thomas Heyward 33, Hilton Head Christian 21 Statewide Scores…
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Tennessee High School Football Scores Week 1
West Adamsville 19, Bolivar Central 9 Arlington 56, Raleigh Egypt 18 Ballard Memorial, KY 50, South Fulton 12 Bartlett 63, Memphis Overton 22 Biggersville, MS 59, Middleton 12 Briarcrest 23, White Station 14 Center Hill, MS 42, St. George’s 28 Christian Brothers 7, Grenada, MS 0 Cordova 21, Southaven, MS 14 Covington 55, Munford 14…
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Georgia High School Football Scores Week 1
The Friday Night Lights Georgia football scores are in! Where do you fall in this list? Abbeville, S.C. 57, Lincoln County 0 Adairsville 21, Chattooga 20 Aquinas 31, Laney 0 Armuchee 28, Murray County 7 Athens Academy 20, Savannah Christian Prep 7 Athens Christian 28, Walker 0 Atkinson County 33, Montgomery County 10 Augusta…
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North Carolina High School Football Scores Week 1
The Friday Night Lights North Carolina football scores are in! Where do you fall in this list? Visitor Home A.C. Reynolds 24 @ Southern Durham 27 Albemarle 0 @ Thomasville 8 Apex Friendship 43 @ Western Harnett 0 Arendell-Parrott Academy 48 @ Rocky Mount Academy 58 Ashley 31 @ Southern Wayne 14 Bartlett Yancey 0 @ Granville Central 35 Broughton…
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Jason Ward is Limitless
“There is no limit to greatness, there is no limit to me” If you’re an athlete, it’s certain that your contribution and performance is very important to you. And though there are numerous rewarding opportunities associated with being a student-athlete, there are those who struggle with balancing the academics and athletics. For 2021 athlete Jason…