FHC varsity loss against Zumwalt South
Patrick Sheehan, Beat Editor
December 13, 2018
Filed under Winter
This Tuesday the FHC varsity boys basketball team played against Fort Zumwalt South and suffered a loss with a score of 61-51. The varsity team started strong against Zumwalt South keeping up with them through the first half of the game. Senior Jordan Hayden started to see the cracks in the team’s composur...
Chemistry on the court
Isaiah Salin and Natalie Walsh, Staff reporter
December 13, 2018
Filed under Winter Sports
As the basketball is dribbling up and down the court, the Girls Basketball Team has more than just a connection, they have a bond. The FHC Girls Basketball team has had great team performance so far this season, starting out at 3-1. The team has clearly grown closer and found chemistry on and off ...
A fresh start
December 13, 2018
Filed under Girls Swimming, Showcase, Uncategorized, Winter Sports
Holding a pass to leave early from her 7th-hour gym class, freshman Keaton Frye awaits her first meet on the varsity swim team. Frye began to swim when she was only six years old, and it has quickly become her favorite sport in high school, thanks to the welcoming attitude from her teammates. “Th...
Hockey dominates Howell High
Kana Chung, Move editor
December 12, 2018
Filed under Ice Hockey, Move, Winter
As the Spartan hockey team has progressed through their season, they’ve accumulated an astounding record of 8-4-0, and still counting. Due to the team’s recent success, junior and goalie, Ethan Taplin, is confident in the team’s current standing. “It feels amazing. Last year we didn't win...
Wrestling takes a tough loss on home opener
Olivia Fong, Staff Photographer
December 12, 2018
Filed under Galleries, Wrestling
In their first home match of the season, the boy’s varsity wrestling team started off strong over Fort Zumwalt South. As the match went on, the boys did not have enough people to wrestle the other school's athletes, making the match end with a loss for Francis Howell Central, 42-40. The next wr...
Waiting for Winter
Ruthann Kimbrel, Staff reporter
December 11, 2018
Filed under Winter Sports
Eight students, three coaches and one goal for each individual. Each goal is special and specific to each student; some want better technique, some want to learn more rifle exercises and choreography on their left side, since they already know some on their right and others want to actually catch a flag p...
Hockey Handles Howell North
Marcus Falcomata, Staff Reporter At-Large
December 11, 2018
Filed under Ice hockey, Ice Hockey, Move, Publications, Winter, Winter Sports
On Friday, November 30, the Spartans took to the ice in their 10th game of the season, facing local rival Howell North. Expectations were high for the Spartans heading into the game, and the standards were well defined. After all, Howell North has not defeated the Spartans on any occasion for th...
Girl power
Maddie Fuller, Staff reporter
December 11, 2018
Filed under Move, Winter, Wrestling
A night of firsts. On Dec.5th, Francis Howell Central’s JV wrestling team had its first tournament of the season with a twist; their first ever female wrestler, junior Sophia Tran, won her first ever match and had her first pin. The JV/Varsity home tournament against FZ South has left a significant i...
Seasons Coming and Going
Kierigan McEvoy, Staff reporter
December 7, 2018
Filed under Cheerleading, Sensations, Winter Sports
An exciting beginning and a bittersweet ending for FHC’s Varsity Cheer and Varsity Sensations teams took place on December 2nd. Both teams participated in competitions last Saturday; the Sensations their first of the season and the Cheer team their last. The Sensations Varsity team participated in ...
Beginner’s luck
Megan Percy, Discover editor
December 6, 2018
Filed under Winter Sports, Wrestling
The Francis Howell Central High School’s wrestling team started the season off on Dec. 1 with varsity taking on Fox high school for their first tournament as freshman and JV had a tournament at Fort Zumwalt West. In anticipation of these first matches, and their upcoming matches coming soon, wrestling ...
The first tip-off
Natalie Walsh and Isaiah Salin
December 6, 2018
Filed under Girls Basketball, Move, Showcase, Winter
The Francis Howell Central girls basketball season started off Dec. 3 against Fort Zumwalt South. The start to this highly anticipated season began long before the first game. Through pre-season practices and team bonding, the team has waited for this very moment. For Yani Curry, senior, the anticipation of ...
Pressure on the ice
Samantha Gnuse, Staff Photographer
November 27, 2018
Filed under Galleries, Ice hockey, Showcase, Winter Sports
Central's hockey team defeated Holt High 11-5 on Monday, Nov. 19. Holt put up more of a fight this time as Central had defeated them earlier this season 9-0 on Nov. 2. Jack Ortinau, a starting player, said the strategy of the game was to apply pressure on the other team to gain control of the puck....
Teaching a new course can be difficult. Mr. Scott Dauve, the past anatomy teacher, was a well-liked person. Mr. Patrick Reed has big shoes to fill as he...
