It’s Sunday night, and Mason McNiell (11) is sitting at the edge of his seat, waiting, watching his computer screen closely. Seconds later, Victor Wembanyama’s name highlights orange on the screen,...
Sleepless nights, late assignments and an endless schedule of practices and games: such is the ugly life of a student athlete. Before students tried out for their respective sports teams, a meeting was...
Anticipation and adrenaline runs through each team’s players as they run through the warmups they have done so many times before. The Spartan layup line is going through its usual motions: pass, dribble,...
The sun is just beginning to come up and as most students are scrambling to head out the door for school, Corey Ross (12) has already gotten in his first workout for the day. In preparation for the new...
Ian McMillin, Sports Team Leader
• December 17, 2020
Basketball is a continually changing game. From the introduction of the three-point line to the rise of seven-footers with the handles of the point guard, the sport played today is almost unrecognizable...
From tournament championships to twenty-plus-point wins, both the varsity boys and girls basketball teams have had a season to remember. Both teams have at least ten wins, which is no small feat considering...
Basketball homecoming took notes from football homecoming this year and brought something new to the table. With a newly instated “Homecoming Royalty” title, the court has officially opened to all...
In the fifth episode of the Spartan Experience, Ian McMillin and Charlie Huebner talk about the unique position Memphis sports is in, specifically the Memphis Tigers football, basketball, and the Memphis...
The final buzzer sounds, ending the Lady Spartan’s first game of the season. The scoreboard reads White Station 65, Melrose 48. The Lady Spartans steal their first win of the 2018-19 season.
“As...
Encouraging fans in the stands, battling cheer squads on the sidelines, dribbling players on the court. All of this can be found during basketball games—winter’s version of “Friday Night Lights.”...
It’s 5:30 a.m. It’s dark. It’s quiet. Then, a familiar buzz interrupts the serenity of Davon Barnes’s room. It’s his mom, calling to wake him up. He slides out of bed, looks himself in the mirror,...
8 million. Nearly 8 million students in the United States choose to commit their limited time and energy to playing a sport during high school. They dedicate hours to time on the practice field, months...
