State champions and charitable
Isabela Silva, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2012
EVERY YEAR BASEBALL head coach Brandon Buck involves his baseball team in a new community service project. This year they’ve chosen Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), and until Friday the baseball team is collecting money for the charity. When asked why the FMSC was selected, Buck says, “we chose... Read more »
Trials and triumphs
Morgan Dick, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2012
MOST ATHLETES EXPERIENCE a series of trials and triumphs throughout their career. That is the exact story of the MPHS ladies softball team. In the face of adversity, they look forward to the 2011-2012 season with nothing but optimism. After being eliminated early in the state playoffs last season, the... Read more »
Wanting some revenge
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2012
THE CLOCK WAS ticking, the crowd was roaring, and the atmosphere was tense. On January 13th, the boys’ basketball team met with cross-town rival Desert Vista. What better night to happen on then Friday the 13th. Both teams came in with a strong regular season record, but at the end of the night it... Read more »
Round 2: New England Patriots and New York Giants
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
January 25, 2012
A MATCH-UP that is one for the books. The New England Patriots and the New York Giants are going at it again facing each other in Super Bowl XLVI (46th) on February 5th. Who can forget those iconic images of Eli Manning and the Giants beating the heavily favored Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl? Not only... Read more »
Will Green Bay win again?
Morgan Dick, Staff Reporter
January 12, 2012
BETWEEN THE DENVER Broncos upsetting the Pittsburgh Steelers, to the heart-breaking Detroit Lions loss to the New Orleans Saints, NFL fans have already been privileged to view some of the most iconic football games of playoff history. The NFL playoffs long journey to the Super Bowl started on January... Read more »
More than a rivalry
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
October 26, 2011
DIG PINK IN Tukee has become a successful event in the past three years for the girls’ volleyball programs at Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista. The last three years of this event have been successful in raising money and awareness for Breast Cancer. Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista’s volleyball... Read more »
Starting the season with pride
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2011
THE GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL team has started off with a bang in their season while going 7-1 in their first couple of weeks. The team blew through their first four games, which put them ahead in power points. Then their first real test came when they matched up against rival Corona del Sol. The... Read more »
Off to a rough start
Morgan Dick, Staff Reporter
September 15, 2011
SIMPLY STATED, THE boys of fall are not starting the season off the way they wanted to. The varsity team has a 1-2 start of to the 2011 season. Granted the team is only three games into the regular season, however this has both players and fans a bit concerned for the remainder of the season. Junior... Read more »
Success is key
Jasmyn Wimbish, co-Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2011
ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, another season. Hopefully it will come with better results than last year for the girls’ volleyball team. Having a winning season, and an early exit in the playoffs, the pride hopes to not only settle for a winning record, but to go deep into the postseason. Losing four... Read more »
Great Expectations
Morgan Dick, Staff Reporter
August 24, 2011
WITH AN IMPRESSIVE season behind them, and huge aspirations for the upcoming season, the MP Swim and Dive team is preparing to make a big splash. Though the Pride lost a substantial amount of athletes due to graduation, however the team remains confident that this season will be one to remember. Sophomore... Read more »