Some people like running and some people don’t but I believe the majority of people who dislike it haven’t taken the time to learn the logic behind it and that could be the reason it may be hard or more difficult for the people who dislike it. If running came easy to you and you were instantly fast and you never got tired do you think you would enjoy it more or maybe even do it as a sport, well that’s how it was for me, no i’m not saying I was the best or the fastest girl on the team of course I wasn’t, not at first at least. I started running in the fourth grade and what started it all was P.E. testing. In the fourth grade the class was required to run a mile in under 13 minutes for the women and under 10 for the men. You would have a partner to count your laps and then the next day you would count theirs. We had been running around a field so you needed to run about 11 and a half laps to make a mile. The first time I ran it I had gotten about 8 minutes and 45 seconds which was the fastest girls time in the class, the next day the class all told the teacher I did not run all of the laps, I was asked about it and I was positive that I had but because the class kept teasing me about it and complaining I asked the teacher if I could run it again and he kindly agreed this time three people were counting my laps along with the teacher, and so I ran all 11 and a half laps like the day before and this time I had gotten a better time than before this time I had gotten 7 minutes and 40 seconds and the kids in class couldn’t say I didn’t do it. Because i had gotten the best time in the class it inspired me to keep running so I did. In the sixth grade before my school had a cross country team a lady created a running club and depending how many miles you did you would get prizes and I had won every one. So i joined the team and kept placing and getting metals i started going to state and training really hard not  just to prove my classmates that I could do it and that I could do it well, but also because I ended up loving it. It took a lot of hard work to get where I am today it took a lot of practice too. No it wasn’t easy none of it but with the right mind set and training you would probably love it the way I do. I ended up moving and being in the top 5 runners at my new school I’m still trying to work to the top but until then i’m just doing my best and having fun with it.

By: Jaydin Lenz

 

This Coming spring for Madison High school The baseball team will start It’s regular season. This past year the team got a new head coach. The team only had three seniors so the team was pretty young. They didn’t have the best record but started to find their groove with the new coach and how things were ran. This year should be a good year with the upcoming seniors and juniors. The team will start open gyms in the winter to prepare for the upcoming season. The team this year is most likely to be junior loaded but still should have a very strong team. They will have the same coach returning so they can get busy on working and know how things are ran. The seasons schedule should be about the same as last year with the addition of the new high school thunder ridge that will give the bobcats another game. The high has started working on the new field. They do not know when it is going to be done hopefully by 2019. Baseball is hard For Madison Because of weather issues. The bobcats usually have to practice inside until Almost the first game This puts back the time that they have spent outside on an actual field. In the past Bonneville and Hillcrest have been Madison’s biggest competition in the past. Now that these schools have split We are anxious to see how they will turn out this year. Even though Bonneville and Hillcrest dropped to 4A they will still Play in the 5A division. Madison hopes for a good 2019 season and will start working for it as soon as possible.

By: Mason Flanory

In week 3 of the season starting with Thursday’s game with the Jets now 1-2 beaten by the Browns 17-21  with a record of 1-1-1. Moving to Sunday with the Bills now 1-2 beat the Vikings 27-6 with a record of 1-1-1. The Giants with a record of 1-2 beat the Texans 27-22 with a record of 0-3. The Packers with a record of 1-1-1 were beaten by the Redskins 17-31 with a record of 2-1. The 49ers with a record of 1-2 were beaten by the Chiefs 27-38 with a record of 3-0. The Raiders with a record of   0-3 were beaten by the Dolphins 20-28 with a record of 3-0. The Colts with a record of 1-2 were beaten by the Eagles 16-20 with a record of 2-1. The Titans with a record of 2-1 beat the Jaguars 9-6 with a record of 2-1. The Bengals with a record of 2-1 lost to the Panthers 21-31 with a record of 2-1. The Broncos with a record of 2-1 were beaten by the Ravens 14-27 with a record of 2-1. The Saints with a record of 2-1 beat the Falcons in OT 43-37 with a record of 1-2. The Chargers with a record of 1-2 were beaten by the Rams 23-35 with a record of 3-0. The Bears with a record of 2-1 beat the Cardinals 16-14 with a record of 3-0. The Cowboys with a record of 1-2 lost to the Seahawks 13-24 with a record of 1-2. The Patriots with a record of 1-2 lost to the Lions 10-26 with a record of 1-2. Moving to Monday’s game with the Buccaneers with a record of 1-2 was beaten by The Steelers 27-30 with a record of 1-1-1. Currently, the best Looking teams right now are the Dolphins, Chiefs, and Rams all with a perfect record of 3-0. And the worst looking teams right now are the Raiders, Texans, and Cardinals right now with a Terrible record of 0-3. Of course, these stats don’t mean much this early in the season with 14 weeks left. But those could show some predictions of how well teams will do in the season and the playoffs.

By: Justin Garn

Last week was homecoming and there was a lot going on for the football team. Come homecoming weekend there’s a lot of added pressure because you’re on your home field and everybody has all the school spirit and energy flowing through them. You don’t want to let your school down, or your team down by giving up an easy win.

All week the football team had to prepare and pay careful attention to what the opponents were going to do. The opponents that we had gone up against were the Blackfoot Broncos. In order to get the win, we had to practice and stay focused during practice. Every week we say it’s not going to be an easy game so we have to practice and go 100 percent every day.

Monday practice is always hard to get back into the rhythm of things, after the weekend and having the last game the previous Friday. Everyone is a little slow because of injuries or they slept for the entire weekend. We had to cover basics and go back to fundamentals starting last week so there were no mental mistakes.

Tuesday and Wednesday practice, we had to cover the schemes and formations that Blackfoot was going to run. We had to practice running their defense and offense which is hard to do when you’re not used to running anything of what they do. Thursday practice was just a basic run through of who’s doing what at what position at anytime on the field.

Friday is game day and you’re people are thinking about the game and hope that perform you play well and what you practiced translates out onto the field. From the first kickoff, Madison received went down the field and scored. The defense for Madison struggled to hold Blackfoot for two drives. At one point in the game, Madison trailed the Broncos 14-7. At the end of the game Madisons defense was able to get some stops, and also get a fumble recovery and an interception. Madison came out victorious 31-20.

By: Trey Williams

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