Bad calls happen all the time. On the highest level, everybody despises the refs in sports. In the NFL specifically, the fans hate the officials with all their hearts and souls.

But the NFL is unreachable. To fans, all they can do is watch as the refs make bad call after bad call over and over again, never seeing any change. So let's talk about something that's a little closer to home, high school sports. 

On September 11, 2023, Aaron Rodgers suffered a season            ending injury against the Buffalo Bills. Following the injury athletes started to refuse to play on turf and prefer to play on grass to prevent injuries. Which sparks the concerns of playing on turf and its safety.

Athletes play on all sorts of surfaces throughout their lives. The two of the most popular are grass and artificial turf. There are differences to each that a player should be aware of before using them.

The day is May 21, 2023, at the Mestalla stadium, the home ground of Valencia CF. What seemingly is just another regular Sunday La Liga match quickly turns for the worst. A crowd of Valencia fans start shouting racist remarks toward a player on the pitch. “Mono! Mono!”, which means monkey in Spanish, they yell towards none other than global superstar Vinicius J.

Nearly half the students are depressed and can’t barely get out of bed but recent data shows that there is hope for them as they get through the school year. One of the most effective ways that can help with their depression and unhappiness with school is sports. 

In the face of opponents, how do team leaders affect teams to play better in the clutch? Do they give a speech, do they get the ball to players that have not got a touch in a while, or do they just take over themselves?

In Carver we have a high number of elite people in the classrooms but we also have a good number of elite athletes . With the average gpa of recruited for college student athletes being 2.84 , .20 below just students according to College reality check,  Carver Athletes weigh in on what they do to be successful as athletes and in the classroom . 

With new mitigation on COVID-19 restrictions , the city has seen a new hope at returning to normal.But many high school student-athletes as well as their families are still in the dark about when sports seasons will begin.

This past weekend was the NFL’s first ever Super Wild Card Sunday, and it did not disappoint. On Saturday and Sunday we had non-stop football from around 1 pm to 11 pm, a total of twelve incredible, fascinating and drama filled story lines. This past summer, the NFL changed the playoff standings so now seven teams from each conference (AFC, NFC) make it in, with only the number one seed getting a bye. These new rules allowed for us to get our very first Super NFL Wild Card Weekend, and from it we got huge upsets like the Browns-Steelers game on Sunday Night Football to, a possibly out of nowhere emerging star in ex-XFL quarterback, Taylor Heinicke for the Washington Football Team. There was even the NFL’s first ever game on Nickelodeon, which was the buzz of social media this past weekend. 

Going to school remotely amidst a global pandemic has been a significant change for countless students. This abrupt change has brought on stress and anxiety. And, with in person sports postponed this year by the district due to COVID-19, It has been particularly difficult on student athletes who strongly rely on working with large groups of people. These athletes can no longer play with their teams. They can only contact their coaches via video chat, and are sent workout videos as "practice". The growth needed by student athletes to even be considered for an athletic scholarship has now been stunted.

On Thursday, March 4th, two seasoned T&F participants were on their way to practice at Carver E&S High School to start the sports season off. The only thing is; they were the only 2 people to show up.

Though the numbers have steadily increased,  the number of runners this year were at a standstill for up to 3 weeks, while previous years saw consistent numbers. That leaves one question; why are not as many runners participating?