On Sept. 24, at the Jackson Invitational, juniors Vishvaa Ravishankar and Louis D’Souza ran times that got them on the Troy High top ten 5k leaderboard. Ravishankar ran a 15:47, making him the third best 5k runner at Troy High. D’Souza ran the 10th best 5k with a time of 16:03, edging out the 10th place record from 1985. These two runners have accomplished the extraordinary achievement of getting...
2022 has been a great season for Major League Baseball. Quite a few milestones have been reached, and as the playoffs continue, fans are eager to see the outcome. With teams like the Dodgers and Astros getting over 100 wins in the regular season, or the Braves looking for a back-to-back World Series victory. But that’s not all. This season, Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera got his 3000th career...
The decades-old rivalry of the Troy High Colts and the Troy Athens Redhawks is always something many students look forward to, whether you’re a player on the field or a student on the stands. For the second year in a row, the Colts have taken home the victory. The final score was 27-6 Colts with three touchdowns scored in the first quarter. Many players contributed to this huge win on both the offensive...
On Oct. 15, 2021, Troy High School’s varsity boys tennis team won states for the first time in school history. With such a successful 2021-2022 season, we are left to wonder what contributed to their success and where the team is now. A huge factor in the tennis team’s success is the time and effort they put in. When asked how much he trains, senior captain Shrihari Ananthalwan said,...
With the winter sports season in full swing as the fall sports came to a close in early November, activities like boys swimming, girls’ basketball, and bowling have all begun. The Troy High Varsity Boys swim team, led by Coach Kyle Larson, has been practicing vigorously through Thanksgiving break and the upcoming winter holidays. Coach Larson has been coaching the boys team for three years,...
Troy High’s swim team captain, senior Rucha Deshpande, has left her mark on Troy High School. Deshpande, who has been swimming since she was only 5 years old, joined the Troy swim team in her freshman year. “I joined because swimming has always been something I loved to do,” Deshpande said. “I knew it would be a ton of fun.” For Deshpande, the best part of the swim team is the team...
The Olympics. The biggest sports event that is watched every year. The games first originated 3,000 years ago. This year, the 2022 Winter Olympics hosted at Beijing, China, has become a debate. A debate about whether or not China should have the privilege of hosting the most anticipated event. The genocide going on since 2017 against the Ughyers, has now started gained attention. Ughyers are a...