Elly Paradis (9) was just another four-year-old with infinite energy whose parents signed her up for a dance class. Her parents tried putting her in every sport from soccer to softball, but none seemed...
Skill, courage, sharing, and joy are the four pillars that define a dedicated swimmer—a swimmer like Carly Puccio (11).
She’s a girl who has progressed in swimming alongside dealing with common...
Nearing the end of her junior hockey career, Samantha Alegranti (12) can look back on over a decade of high-caliber hockey, despite the roadblocks and prejudices she had to overcome along the way.
Alegranti’s...
Lying unconscious on the polished wood floor, Jordan Ellerington’s life had just changed forever. On December 5th, 2023, the first game of the Monarch girls basketball team’s season, Ellerington took...
After countless reps, drills, and even a run at a state title, girls’ basketball coach Michael Blakely has decided to pass the whistle on and step away from the program he’s cultivated over the past...
Skiing in your backyard sounds like a dream for many, but for Christian Fuicelli (12), that dream is a reality.
Fuicelli’s backyard fosters connection within the skiing community and creates a welcoming...
Xander Best (11) is not the kind of person you notice sitting in the front row at a football game or holding the microphone during an assembly. When passing him in the hall, you wouldn't know the athlete...
It has been eight years since the varsity football team won the league title. But this year, with a new coach and entering a new league, they brought home the title after going undefeated in league play.
“Winning...
The anticipation of going to a new school, meeting all new people, and not knowing your way around can feel overwhelming. Now imagine that three different times in one year. That’s what it’s like for...
A nine-year-old girl in Sweden at her first track meet. A young boy in Los Angeles, California. They had no idea that in 1984 they would both be competing at the Olympics. Or that in 2024, they would both...
