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Fall Sports Recap 2019

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godfrey-750x500.jpg Senior water polo player Jack Godfrey. Tiffany Godfrey.
godfrey-2-750x500.jpg Water polo team versus Saint Pius. Tiffany Godfrey.
godfrey-3-750x500.jpg Junior Varsity volleyball team talking during game at North Cobb Christian. Tiffany Godfrey.
godfrey-4-750x500.jpg Varsity volleyball playing at Mount Pisgah. Tiffany Godfrey.
nolan-1.jpg The softball team on their retreat. Jessica Nolan.
nolan-2-748x500.jpg Softball team celebrating after winning the region championship. Jessica Nolan.
morgan-1-750x500.jpg Cheerleaders in stunts at football game. Brian L. Morgan.
bowling-1-761x500.jpg Senior Kenzie Pierce, sophomores Channing Stall, Maggie Rheudasil, Sophie Anderson, junior Anna Grace Bowling. Anna Grace Bowling.
morgan-2-750x500.jpg Cheerleaders at football game. Brian L. Morgan.
morgan-3-749x500.jpg Football player running for a touchdown. Brian L. Morgan
morgan-4-750x500.jpg Football players celebrating a touchdown. Brian L. Morgan.

As the winter season of 2019 approaches, the Wesleyan fall sports are coming to an end. Each team has trained hard over the summer into the fall to complete a successful season that has made Wesleyan proud. Each team has shown dedication to their sport and the school by training rigorously to gain both victories and humbling experiences this fall. The outcome of each of these five sports has made this season one of Wesleyan’s best.

Water Polo:

The water polo team has just ended their best season since 2015, with an impressive eight wins, eight losses and one tie out of their seventeen games. Coach Kevin Kadzis said success was achieved this season from commitment by the team to playing their unique style of water polo. Kadzis said their best game took place in September, when the team beat Collins Hill High School even though they were down one player, and it was “awesome to see our team work together and overcome the odds to beat a good team when we were at a disadvantage.” The season started right after school began in August and ended on Sept. 29, and Kadzis said seniors Connor Beaty, Will Miller, Jack Godfrey and Isaiah Erb were the team’s leaders. Kadzis said, “We couldn’t have had a non-losing season without these guys,” showing the enthusiasm and diligence of this season’s water polo team. Keep Reading

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By a Slim Margin, the Tide Defeats the Bulldogs Once Again

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sec-5-1-e1544371766292.png After UGA failed to score, the Alabama Crimson Tide was declared the champion. Alayna Fogarty.
sec-1-848x500.png The senior class was polled to see which team they thought would win the SEC championship game. Alayna Fogarty.
sec-3.png Prior to the game, the Georgia hype video was played with Hershel Walker as the main face. Alayna Fogarty.
sec-6-750x500.png Tua Tagovailoa hands off ball in hopes of a first down. (Photo/Tony Walsh). Redandblack.
sec-7-750x500.png Kirby Smart speaks into his headset as he walks to the sidelines during the second half. Photo/Christina R. Matacotta. Redandblack.

Hearts pounding. Nerves rattling. Football is just a game, right? Wrong. Tears, confetti, fans fleeing and fists in the air. One is a champion and one fell to defeat. This game was not an ordinary conference championship game. It meant more. There was history between the coaches, the teams and the fan bases. On the field, battling it out to decide the others fate, and the victorious champions of the SEC are the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Money flying in the air, did someone just waste it or spend it wisely?  Alabama and Georgia were back at it again. As for Georgia fans that phrase leaves a bitter taste in their mouths. And, for Alabama fans, it is always sweet. This was supposed to be revenge in the Benz for the dawgs, but they failed to complete the mission.

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Night at the Drive-In: Wesleyan Homecoming 2018

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    Seniors twins Amanda and George Doane get crowned homecoming king and queen at the homecoming football game. Brian L. Morgan.
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    High school girls, Connor Caroll, Kaylynn Kirkland, Paige Wyatt, Alyssa Phillips, Izzy Larsen, Connie Harris, Jernai Kerr, Imani Washington and Jada Richardson express themselves through their costumes on matching day. Brian L. Morgan.
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    A group of freshman, Hampton Huggins, Will Burns, Matthew Brown, Joseph Cook, Grace Elsevier, Emily Godfrey, Lauren Balch and Gabby Oakes pose with their dates before their first homecoming. Grace Elsevier.
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    Sophomore girls, Katherine Murphy, Ansley Morehouse, Alexandra Murphy, Natalie Gross, Adyson Means, Caitlin Kelley, Isabella Martin and Emma Nydam dress up as different movie snacks on Friday of homecoming week. Elizabeth Gross.

Thirty five out of the thirty-six weeks of the Wesleyan school year are filled with countless assessments, Bible papers and piles of homework; Homecoming Week is the one week out of the year where school becomes a little less serious. It is a time where students trade the uniforms for silly costumes and this year, the school went from a normal high school in Georgia to the red carpet in Hollywood.

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Homecoming Court Spotlight

Wesleyan’s 2016 Homecoming Court was comprised of a male and female representative from grades nine through eleven, and 5 girls

The State Football Championship Team Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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footballll-375x500.jpg The reunion on Oct. 19 during the Homecoming football game. Alayna Fogarty.
state-760x500.png The banner made by the cheerleaders for the football State Championship game in 2008. Brian L. Morgan.
state-2-755x500.png Player flood the field after they won the State Championship. Brian L. Morgan.
state-3-368x500.png Head football coach Franklin Pridgen celebrates his win and holds the trophy up high. Brian L. Morgan.

As the highly recognized State Championship football team returned for the celebration of their 10th year anniversary, many former players shared moments, lessons and feelings of the one game that made their hard work worthwhile.

On Oct. 19, at the Wesleyan homecoming football game, the State Championship team was acknowledged for their achievement 10 years ago. The nostalgia of the high school experience was more likely in full effect, as the Friday night lights shined down upon them one more time. They got to bask in the glory of, to some of them, the best days of their lives.

Former football player and Alumnus Scott Schroer (’10) said, “I think I miss the people the most. The coaches, players, cheerleaders and managers all made that year so unique and the fact that I got to play 15 games with all my best friends, and also win, was really special.”

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Wolves Grow Out Their Fur

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College Football: Who Will Re19n This Year?

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picture-1.png The previous season victor, Alabama celebrates winning the National Championship. CNN Money.
picture2.png A snip it of the predicted top five teams in the pre-season rankings. ESPN.
picture-3.png The college football logo on ESPN. Espnmediazone.

Although the months of Aug. and Sept. are usually poignant reminders of the beginning of school, in the world of sports these months are a sign of excitement and feelings of hope for victory in the months to come. College football is a great time for college students to bond, diehard fans to rival against each other and bandwagon fans to resort to the team coming out on top. Although football is not for everyone, the atmosphere of college football is a treat in itself, even without the football.

The previous college football season ended on, well, not that much of a shocker. The Alabama Crimson Tide was victorious and defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime, with a pass into the endzone leaving Georgia fans in tears and Alabama fans in triumph, yet again. UGA fanatic and junior Josh Morris said, “by far the Most upsetting event last season was watching Georgia lose to Alabama in the National Championship.” After feeling like their football team was going to do it after 37 years, Georgia fans were in dismay, but the team and fans are hoping to have bounced back ready to attack the day this season.

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