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Rivalry takes to social media
It’s 15 minutes after Draymond Green’s last second jumper rimmed out and Michigan defeated MSU in their first of two match ups on the hardwood this season. Junior Dylan Rom, still stung with the taste of defeat, trudges over to the computer to take in the internet’s reaction to the
Girls basketball team loses districts
Haslett High School girls basketball team loses the spot of districts to Williamston. Keeping up pace the whole game, Haslett fell just short of their second playoff win this year. It all came down to the fourth quarter when Williamston kept making shots and we could not answer. Free throws really
A season of ups and downs, the basketball team finishes giving its all
Coming into the 2012 season, the boys varsity basketball team did not know what to expect. The team was returning one lone starter from the league winning 2011 team. Coach Rob Porritt tried to keep the team confident. “All summer long Porritt told us we didn’t have much experience on
Grenawalt Wrestling Feud
Wrestling at the state meet was what motivated junior Taylor Grenawalt to never give up training and pushed him to work as hard as he could throughout his wrestling season. Putting in 30 hours of hard work per week, dropping weight to get into the correct weight class and the approximate 35 matches would all be worth it when
The Underestimated Sport:Water Polo
It’s the beginning of spring sports and girls from Haslett, Williamston and Lansing-Christian join together in Haslett’s swimming pool. The girls aren’t just there to swim, but to train and practice for water polo. Last year the girls seemed to know each other from the year before, but some new faces
Senior point guard Jess Tyrer
Last season for the only senior
Senior Jess Tyrer never stopped playing basketball. Even when all of her friends dropped and the coach resigned, Tyrer stayed tough. “I’ve always played since I was a little kid,” Tyrer said. “Basketball has always been fun to me.” Being the only senior makes her the definite leader on the
Phil Kozein steps up as new wrestling coach
Wrestlers walked into the wrestling room and saw a new face, Phil Kozein, their new assistant coach. Most the wrestlers are pleased with their new coach so far. “He’s a really good coach, he can communicate well with us and have fun while pushing us to our limits to better