Tennis team loses tough match

Wednesday, April 12, 2010 our Paris Tigers boys’ tennis team traveled to St. Anthony to face the Bulldog’s. One of the toughest tennis teams in the state. The boys all played as hard as they could but couldn’t get the victory. St. Anthony overall won 18-1.

Aaron Garver, otherwise known by the seniors as Miranda, lost his match 3-8. He faced the St. Anthony player that placed 12th in the state last year. When asked what he thought overall of the team’s performance, Mike Wells said, “We did really good, but the other team was just better…”

Aaron Garver said, “We all played our little hearts out, but we couldn’t get that victory. According to Mrs. McFatridge that was some of the best tennis she’d seen us play in a while.”

Boy's Tennis Heads Back to the Courts

by Meredith Penczek

Once again the Paris tennis courts are ringing with the sounds of feet running back and forth. PCHS Boys’ Tennis has started again. Almost every day after school, the boys meet at the tennis courts for practice. The familiar couch is Mrs. McFatridge. If you go past the courts, you’ll usually hear one of the team members shouting their phrase of “that’s what she said!”

Just like on any team, there is some tension between players, but Coach McFatridge does her best to keep it under control. She does allow however, the seniors to play their little jokes on the underclassmen. The seniors played their role of teasing the freshmen by giving each one their own little pet name. Mike Wells is Lizzie. Shawn Thomas is Carol. Aaron Garver is Miranda. Shawn ‘Carol’ Thomas said when asked if the seniors give any pointers during practice. “[The seniors] do, but some don’t really take much from them though”

Spring Sluggers Start Season

by Madison Gates

Paris Cooperative High School’s students are involved in many different extracurricular activities, such as scholastic bowl, drama and sports. From basketball to football Paris high school students do well in all of these things.

Girls’ spring season of softball is just around the corner. The varsity and junior varsity teams will be coached by Ralph Haase. The softball tryouts for this year’s spring season were held on a Monday, February 28.

Girls from all grades tried out for the team. They have been having open gyms since around the beginning of November.

“We had open gyms every Sunday,” stated Sarah Powers, a freshman here at Paris High School. The girls have been practicing hard for this year’s upcoming season! They are hoping for a lot of wins.

“I think that we will do swell,” Sarah Powers also said.

The girls’ first game will be on Wednesday, March 16th. The lady tigers will be facing Okaw Valley. The junior varsity game will be starting at 6:00 p.m. @ Okaw.

Their next game will be on Thursday the 17th. The Lady Tigers will be playing a home game against Tolono. The junior varsity game will also start at 6:00 p.m. All of the girls would greatly appreciate your support! For more game dates visit the Paris Cooperative High School website!

Lady Tigers lose to T-Town in Sectional Competition

by Valerie Lau

Thursday, February 14, our Lady Tigers Varsity basketball team traveled to Robinson to compete in the first round of Sectionals.

Previously, the Ladies proved dominant, winning all the Regional games including the Championship. Unfortunately for them though, they couldn’t get Sectionals.

The game started off rough for the ladies and once lead scorer Allison Englum got her knee injury things started going downhill.

“I think the game was bad. We did well at the beginning but things just started to slip away…” By the fourth quarter things started slipping even worse for the ladies.

“We knew it was going to be our last game in the fourth quarter. It was a sad loss but the seniors tried and we were happy we made it that far,” says varsity player Nique Tyler. “Maybe we’ll do better next year if we have more than 20 fans.” The final score was 57-40.

Student support can help a lot; it can change the outcome of a game. The Lady Tigers have ended their season for this year but for next year: make sure you attend as many games as you can to show your support!

Boy's Basketball challenges Chrisman Cardinals

by Valerie Lau

Hearts pulsing, sweat dripping, nerves racing, that’s the way most players and fans felt while watching the boy’s varsity basketball team take on the Chrisman Cardinals Friday, January 21st, at Ernie Eveland gym.

Previously, the Tigers lost to Chrisman during the Topper Classic in late November and then lost to them again at an away game. The boys had practiced very hard all week to prepare for this game and their hard work paid off.

The game started off with the lead going back and forth between the two teams and the score going into the half was 27-27.

Right into the third quarter, Chrisman player Cody Owen, the game's lead scorer, lost his footing and fell down to the floor near his team’s sideline. He was only out for a couple of minutes, but it was enough for the Tigers to pull back and take a commanding lead. Chrisman was able to pull back a lot, but it wasn’t enough. The Tigers ended up winning by 11.

“I really thought it was good. It was intense,” says Lauren Ricketts of the game. “Yes, the game was filled with intense action. The players played very well, ” said Aaron Garver.

The end of the season is coming up for the boys, so make sure you attend as many games as you can to support them! The next game is Tuesday, February 15, at Mt. Zion high school.

Cheerleader reflects on final season

by Serena Wells

Every high school athlete has a last season to do their sport. Just like any senior athlete, this is Jerica Fore’s last season as a High School Cheerleader. Jerica has been cheering ever since the seventh grade at Mayo Middle School . I sat down and talked to Jerica about her last season at Paris Cooperative and how she felt about the squad this year and how everything to do with the team is going this year.

The Interview:

Serena Wells: “What got you to start cheering?”

Jerica Fore: “I think the main reason I got into cheering was because of tumbling. I tumbled throughout my child years, and once I got old enough to cheer, I figured that would up my skills.”

SW: “How do you feel your last year on the squad is going?”

JF: “I honestly think we are pulling together as a team more than we have in the past. Of course, there is still drama but that is normal.”

SW: “Do you plan on continuing cheer after you graduate?”

JF: “I got recommended as well as three other cheerleaders on the team to try-out to be a UCA staff member, and I plan to do this. If I make it, I will travel different places to teach camps.”

SW: “You broke your foot this season, how did doing this affect your season this year?”

JF: “First, finding out that my foot was broke I was extremely upset. All I could think about was how it was my last year, and I may not be able to compete. It was extremely hard to sit at practice and watch someone take my place. My foot has somehow healed, and I am back on the competition squad.”

Good luck to Jerica with trying out to be on the UCA staff.