Blake Rhoades, star striker for the Neenah junior varsity soccer team and top prospect for next year's varsity squad arrives at the field on a cool September afternoon. The Rockets warm up for a heated...

At the age of 12, middle school starts to kick off and things like sports start to become more serious. Unfortunately, for one particular freshman, the cruel reality of life in sports has already hit.   Defending...

Cal Klesmit is at a regular AAU tournament that he plays in on most weekends over the summer. Cal jumps to grab a rebound, but when he lands there is a loud POP in his knee. He doesn’t know it now but...

Lining the front row of the bleachers, the Rocket Rowdies prepare for the exciting game ahead. The bleachers sing with support as the student section jumps up and down as the Rockets score the first points...

Kas Austin, from the outside, embodies confidence. He almost always accompanies his split dyed hair and numerous piercings with a smug grin and a sarcastic remark. Kas is not a typical classical musician,...

For Selia Shelley soccer isn’t just a sport for her, it is her life. Selia grew up in a soccer-oriented family, being the youngest she watchs as her two older sisters fall in love with the sport that...

To deviate from the norm is to be constantly observed — every aspect picked apart and examined. Questioning how you act, talk, dress. For Kacie Stamm, this aspect is her hair, more acutely her lack...

A trip to the Kohl Center to wrestle at individual state is not something many people achieve as freshmen. Jayden Sheppard has done that. Qualifying for state is a monumental accomplishment, but also the...

The time is 6:30 a.m. on a Thursday. As the world sleeps, one student is hard at work. He’s as busy as a bee setting up meetings, sending emails and trying to improve his club. This student is Tristan...

As seniors grapple with college application season, freshly graduated college-bound NHS alumni are adapting to a new school environment. University students are open books when it comes to sharing the...

At 6 a.m. David Murphy wakes up for his tennis tournament. He wakes up in the hospital 24 hours later. At 9 a.m. Murphy plays his first match of the day against De Pere. He always gives his all and...

Not many people can say they’ve had a near-death experience, but Sophie Nedens can. It’s a perfect spring day in 2021. Sophie is a sophomore at Neenah High School and is a new driver.  Sophie...