The Don of a New Era
The beginning of Coach Gloeckner’s inaugural season as Talwanda’s new head varsity coach has come and gone. With the season behind us, Gloeckner shares what being a Braves varsity coach really means. As a first year coach for the varsity team, Gloeckner describes himself as “energetic, enthusiastic and I just like to bring […]
Opinion: Ian Weller Examines the Heisman Trophy Race
Everyone has their own opinion about who should win the heisman trophy race, and with the award winner being announced on Saturday night, the debate is getting more heated. As every year, there is a battle of both statistics and morals for who should win the Heisman trophy. With players like Jameis Winston being accused […]
Swim Team Looking Forward To Good Season
The start to another swim season is underway, and head coach Stephen Pasquale said he expects great things. “I am looking forward to another good season for the girls and boys swim team,” he said. Pasquale said he has a few strong seniors on his swim team this year. One of which is Kyra Reisenfeld […]
Talawanda Baseball Fields Not Yet Finished
Talawanda baseball and softball field dugouts are not yet built, but treasurer Mike Davis said once a builder is contracted, dugouts can be built in about four weeks. “The architect tells me that dugouts are not complex structures,” Davis said in an email. “There is still some reasonably good weather days ahead before we hit […]
Talawanda Ice Hockey Getting Ready For Season
On November 2, the first Talawanda ice hockey tryouts will take place at Goggin Ice Center. To prepare the players for the season, the team has been conditioning several times a week. Assistant coach Marc Tincher said he has been very pleased with the number of players participating in the workouts. During the workouts the […]
Talawanda Women’s Soccer Senior Night
On Tuesday, October 8th, the Talawanda High School Women’s Soccer Team will host their annual senior night game. The senior night festivities will begin with the announcing of the seniors, their plans for the future and memorable past experiences. They will each walk across the field to accept their traditional rose, from a fellow soccer […]
Time to Break the Curse: THS Mens Soccer Team Competes in State Tournament
With only one more game to go in the regular season for the Talawanda men’s soccer team, head coach Heath Kelly said he is looking forward to next week’s Ohio State Tournament. The first game for THS in the tournament will be against Ross High School. “Ross was a good draw for THS, since our last […]
New Coach, High Hopes for Volleyball Team
While the entire athletic department has experienced some cause for excitement this school year, one program in particular stands out: girls’ volleyball. Early this summer, then-coach Ernie Gilbert was forced to resign his position due to undisclosed reasons, sophomore volleyball player Kate Stephenson told me in an interview. Just a few weeks before try-outs for […]
Lady Braves Softball Plays Their Last Game
Coming off of last Thursday’s win against Northwest, Talawanda’s varsity softball team was hoping to come out of the first tournament game with a win. The game was close for the first two innings with Indian Hill only scoring one run. In the third and fourth innings Indian Hill kept a tight defense against the […]