Fenton Community Bass Club searches for new members
Gracie Warda, Online Editor
April 18, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
Casting his line into the water, senior Lars Angel waits for a nibble on his line as a member of the Fenton Community Youth Bass Fishing Club. Coach Brett Straffon began the club in 2016 for those students with a passion for fishing. “We meet every month to talk about fishing and we also do tour...
Girls lacrosse coach Roger Ellis returns for another season
Lily Tiong, Writer
April 13, 2018
With a team of 30 players comprised of both Fenton and Linden high school girls, all the team needed now was a coach. After searching for a new coach and finding no suitor, former coach Roger Ellis decided to stay for yet another year of coaching. He is the coach for both the girls JV and varsity lacrosse...
Junior Chloe Idoni breaks 1000 points in basketball
Lydia Podlesak, Writer
March 29, 2018
With adrenaline pumping through her veins, junior Chloe Idoni runs down the court anticipating her next move. Catching the ball, she jumps and shoots, followed by the swish of the net. The crowd goes ecstatic flashing signs with 1,000 written on them. Idoni has just scored her 1,000 point in her basketball...
Junior Parker Bundy competes at states for alpine ski team
Madi Wheeler, Online Editor
March 6, 2018
Filed under Art Showcase, Sports
Skiing into the finish, junior Parker Bundy feels the adrenaline rushing as he realizes that he just completed his first race at States for Giant Slalom skiing. Bundy was the only skier from the Fenton-Linden ski team to qualify for the state meet. After placing 10th at Regionals, Bundy went on to states...
LFLF Gymnastics Team gets first place at Regionals
Taron Masi, Writer
March 6, 2018
Eleven girls, three different cities, one team and one chance to qualify for states. The Linden, Fenton and Lake Fenton gymnastics team (LFLF) went undefeated in the metro this year. Now the team takes on a whole new challenge as they travel to compete at the high school gymnastics regional competition. “My...
Boys and girls varsity basketball programs host fundraiser for Kyle Gauer
Madi Wheeler, Online Editor
February 22, 2018
Filed under Sports
In late December, senior Kyle Gauer was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a leukemia that develops from cells that would turn into white blood cells and can progress very quickly. After learning about Gauer and his family and what they have been going through, some of his classmates decided to he...
Boys swim competes in MISCA meet
Anna Ebert, Writer
February 13, 2018
Waiting to step up on the starting block, competing against the fastest swimmers in Michigan, their heart racing. Some of the boys varsity swimmers were feeling this as they were at MISCA’s Feb. 10 . “As a whole I think our team did really well,” junior Evan Bartow said. “We had some great...
Varsity cheer holds Tiger Invitational
Regian Pauly, Writer
February 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
As the butterflies are churning and the gym echos with voices the varsity Cheer girls get ready for their competition. The girls came in first place overall in the competition and are up to 15th place in the state. “In stunts as a backspot I pull up a lot of girls and help the flyer get in the...
Freshman Ella Turnblom competes on JV boys wrestling team
Madi Wheeler, Online Editor
February 9, 2018
Filed under Sports
A Fenton wrestler takes the mat and faces off against their opponent. Pinning them to the ground, the Fenton wrestler takes the victory. The winner, freshman Ella Turnblom, is a part of the JV wrestling team and is one of the few girl wrestlers in the league. “It gets difficult at times being one...
Varsity boys swim competes in county’s to qualify for MISCA’s
Lydia Podlesak, Writer
January 29, 2018
Walking up to the platform, junior Zac Jump can feel his heartbeat accelerating and the adrenaline causing his stomach to turn. He then hears “swimmers step up...place your hands and feet” followed by a ring telling him to spring into the water. Jump and other boys on the swim team swam in the county...
Varsity boys swim head to County Meet
Regina Pauly, Writer
January 19, 2018
The boys varsity swim season is drawing near as the boys prepare for the County’s meet. This is a competition against the Genesee county schools to see who qualifies for States and Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coach Association (MISCA). States is a meet that swimmers have to achieve a certain score...
JV players moved up to varsity basketball team
Taron Masi, Writer
January 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
As the boy’s varsity basketball team continues its 3-3 conference season they have been faced with player injuries, leaving positions in need of replacement. Varsity head coach John Gilbert had players from JV ready to fill the vacancies. “The big reason we had to move two JV players up was due...