NFL’s top two quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, have passer ratings of 125.3 and 105.9. Tim Tebow, the new quarterback for the Denver Broncos, has a passer rating of 85.9 in his two year career. This may not look very impressive, but do stats really tell you everything? Tim Tebow, age 24, played for… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011
Carolina versus Duke, Michigan versus Michigan State, Kentucky versus Louisville…Croatan versus West Carteret. All of these are common rivals, and this Friday, the Croatan Cougars will play the Patriots at WCHS. After the game two weeks ago, the Cougars are feeling confident. The rivalry has been acknowledged since Croatan was built, and the Crazies and Militia… [Read more…]
December 4, 2011
An NBA “lockout” is when teams cannot play, be traded, signed or contacted. The NBA had their fourth on July 1, 2011 due to a conflict of salary between the players and the owners. After 149 days without basketball, the conflict was settled. The owners claim that they lost millions during the lockout, but the… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011
Imagine you’re on the deck of a boat, twenty stories above the water, and you’re playing basketball; and on top of that the President of the United States is watching you. On Veteran’s Day, Friday, November 11, 2011 college basketball did something never done before. UNC and Michigan State kicked of the college basketball season with… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
“Cross Country is definitely one of the more challenging sports. It’s basically you versus yourself, and there are no breaks or timeouts. When a race starts, there’s no easing into it, you have to decide from the very beginning whether you’re going to win it or not. Then you… [Read more…]
November 7, 2011
November is the kick off month for Winter Sports! No more Friday night lights or vigorous cross country meets. Now, it’s time for Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, and Indoor Track! Basketball tryouts started October 31st for any girls or boys wanting to make the team. Basketball workouts have been held by coaches after school throughout the school weeks for… [Read more…]
November 7, 2011
Croatan’s Wrestling Team began a new era on Monday, October 31st. They have the past two state championships under their belt; and now, they are hoping for a third one. With tryouts and the first practices at the beginning of this week, the team is on their way to another title. Last year, the wrestling… [Read more…]
October 24, 2011
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, Croatan Cougars participated in a school wide “Pink Out” in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Five hundred and seventy-three students were counted wearing pink that day, but do they all know what this month is about? October has been Breast Cancer Awareness Month since 1986. During this month people… [Read more…]
October 24, 2011
Seniors Cassidy Collins, Kelsey Hernandez, and Hope White played their last home high school volleyball match on Tuesday, October 18, against Richlands High School. “Although we lost one game to Richlands, the match was very easy and fun for my last home game ever,” said Hope White. On senior night, the tradition is to start… [Read more…]
October 10, 2011
On Wednesday, October 5, 2011, the Croatan Boys’ Soccer team took on a huge rival, the Swansboro Pirates. The boys were looking for revenge during this match after their loss of 1-0 the last time they played the Pirates. Last week was an important week for the Cougars. First, they tied Richlands, which made their… [Read more…]
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