Tackling Freshman Year

BY: Angel West

Daniel Mccabe has done an awesome job in the season. So far, he has gotten a fumble recovery from the other team and he has gotten a lot of tackles. He has gotten an honor roll,  plays on the freshman football team and plans on playing baseball.

When I asked him for a quote he said, “The harder you practice, the better you get!”. Other than football, what makes him stand out is that he is a funny, energetic person who makes everyone around him laugh and smile which is what he likes to do best.

His high school plans are to get straight A’s and help assist his team to a victory in football. His most memorable moment in high school so far is Homecoming because he got to hangout with his friends and dance to awesome music. His future plans after high school are to go to college and hopefully get a scholarship for football. He wants to become a mechanic when he gets out of college.

Daniels favorite movie to watch is the titanic, his favorite class is global history. His favorite teacher here at MHS is Mrs. Gilligan and he loves to eat mac n’ cheese. Daniel is an outgoing person and is really nice. He is really excited to play with an amazing team.

The Comeback of Cori Queen

BY: Kelsey Burkholder

It was a tough game for the Madison JV girls. The game was for a great cause.  We raised a lot of money. The highlight of the game was when Cori Queen got to come in to serve for a few points.  It was a surprise her getting to go in. The coaches didn’t tell her until a few points ahead of time.

It was really hard all of us trying to talk her into warming up because she didn’t want to take the balls away from the other girls.  This caused her to miss her first serve. However, she made it up with her serving a few more times and making them great serves. This was such a special moment for her and the whole team because she had surgery on her ACL and it was her first time in all season.  

They fought very hard but were just short of getting a victory.  The JV and freshman joined together for the game since Perry didn’t have a freshman.  In total there were nineteen girls that played for Madison. It was a big defeat the first game, however, the second game was very close.

There were two liberos and they were Angel West and Savanna West. They were both very scrappy and worked hard in the back row. The gym was very loud with the varsity team and other fans cheering them on.  It was a very good game and they worked very hard.

Overall it was a very good game and they fought really hard.  Hopefully next year they can take back the jug.

Dancing in the Spotlight

BY:Dominique Palker

   Ashlee Jones is a Junior at Madison High School. She is also a member of Madison High Schools dance team and one of the two captions. The girls on the dance team would all agree that it would fall apart without her.
I asked Ashlee to tell me something about her and dance, she replied with: “I've been dancing for how long, and I still can’t count past 8.” This made me laugh. Ashlee enjoys dancing more than anything else. She also enjoys watching baseball, eating pizza and hanging out with her best friends, Hailey, Rylie, Dom, and Savanna.
Right now Ashlee is a junior in high school and goes to auburn in the morning for cosmetology. She said auburn is her favorite class, I then asked her who her favorite teacher at MHS is she told me it is Mr. Harold, who teaches English and act/sat prep.
Ashlee stands out to me, she can balance school, work, dance and family and still find time to hang out with friends. She has perfect attendance and has won an academic award the past two years. I asked her what her favorite high school memory is and she told me, 2018 Project Unify, I then asked her why and she then told me with a smile on her face, “I loved dancing during half time and seeing all the smiles and hearing the cheers from the whole school.” She then said, “I love seeing how the hole school came together as one”. This made me very happy to hear.
I asked Ashlee what she wants to do after high school, she said “ I would like to attend West Virginia University and study general business.” Ashlee is a spotlight player and deserves to be recognized.  

The Drumline Band Bash

BY: Gavin Dooley

The Madison band participated in the Drumline Band Bash and competed with other schools to have the best performance. Only the percussionists participate in all 6 schools. Each school plays their fight songs and try to get votes from the audience to win. One dollar from the audience means one vote.

At the end of the competition, Madison did their best but Riverside came and stole the win. Some students say that Madison should have been the winner, for example Brooke Howley said: “Madison should have won 😄“

But overall every band had put on an amazing performance and had definitely done their job at entertaining the audience. The students that went to attend all have positive things to say about the event. Student are describing the event as epic, fun, and entertaining. Even the judges were shocked at how great Madison did. One audience member even paid 30 dollars at once for Madison!

Bands who played also did more than just playing in their performance. For example Madison put their band members in different formations like an omega. A performer was even turned upside down while playing! Other schools did popular dances which were pretty fun to watch.

Our band also had an amazing time while playing for the crowd. One member from the band says this: “It was a great way to help the community through something fun and exciting,” said Kyle Wood. I and the other spectators wish that Madison performs again.

Kickin' It Into 2018

BY: Toni Burr

The Madison boys varsity soccer team is back and better than ever for another great season! They’ve been practicing all summer for this season! Last night, Thursday August 30th, the team traveled all the way to Edgewood and won their game, Madison 4 - Edgewood 2. The boys have been practicing very hard, and all of their hard work paid off in this game!

During the first half on the match we had our first goal from our Senior, Colton Skoch. Then we also had a goal from Coleton Phipps, and our last goal in the first half of the game was from Gage Vannoy. During the second half we only had one goal, which was made from Fabi Ruiz. Edgewood had one goal in each half.

          The boys have been doing great this season, they have won 3 games so far and they have only lost 1 game to Geneva. They have had practice almost every morning during the summer and you can see how much it has paid off so far in the season! The team is together almost everyday and bonds over everything. They all treat each other like a second family.

       The boys’  next game is Tuesday, September 4th at Madison High School at the varsity field against Brush. Hope to see everyone there cheering our soccer boys on! Good luck boys on the next game boys!

Streaks in Full Force

BY: Taylor Stevens

The streaks dominated the field last Friday night. Taking their second win of the season against Lakeside, 29-0. From the start the Blue Streaks controlled the field, the entire game they did. The players kept their heads high when Lakeside players started playing dirty. Madison is in Perry week mode.

As the week started, the football players are practicing hard and preparing for the Perry game. Every player is prepared to play as hard as they can to beat Perry and bring the Brown Jug home. Coach Head’s prediction for this game is “17-10, Madison with the win. By the end of the first quarter it will be tied up 3-3. 2nd quarter Madison will make a big play and make the score 10-3. 3rd quarter will come around and Perry will make their big play of the night making the score 10-10. 4th quarter will wind down and Madison will score, Perry will have 1:30 to score, Madison’s defense will prevent that from happening. Then, Madison will take a knee and bring home the Brown Jug.” Players are ready to beat Perry and show them how much they improved and not to look down on them anymore. They’re ready to play hard and show them 212 effort.

Everyone is ready for the game. With the pep assembly Friday and it just being Perry week the high energy is in the air. Perry week is one of the favorite parts of the year for a majority of the student body. Get ready for a great intense game this Friday night. Be there.