Thrilled After Solving a Vexing Problem, a friend proclaimed, “I sure Sherlocked that mystery…!”
At Least They Didn’t Start a Wildfire. Tim Flores and Nicole Westerfelt were excited to stage gender reveal ceremonies for family groups, so they purchased special party cannons that surprise onlookers with either blue or pink confetti and smoke. The first canon blast at Nicole’s mother’s place and a second ceremony at Tim’s mother’s home were greeted with cheers and applause. The couple then traveled to Tim’s father’s house NevCity. Tim asked gathered family members where they’d like to witness the canon shot. Outside, it was decided. “That’s a good idea,” Nicole announced to everyone, “because we did it inside at my mom’s house and there’s blue everywhere…!”
By Walter Ford | Sports Editor
Longtime rivals Bear River and Colfax will face off on the gridiron twice this season, once at Bear River High School April 9, and again at Colfax High School April 17.
Photo: Elias Funez
Area bragging rights will be earned on the gridiron this season.
With COVID-19 wiping out the fall and winter sports seasons, prep football in California has found a place in the spring to play out a shortened regular season.
There won’t be playoffs and the season must end by April 17 in order to allow enough time for players to recover for football’s possible return to its normal fall slot next school year. Schools are also only allowed to play other schools in the same county or the counties that directly neighbor it. Despite all the restrictions in place, there are still plenty of intriguing match ups slated for the upcoming prep football season.
By Walter Ford | Sports Editor
Nevada Union cross-country runners, Jake Slade and Travis Selby, compete at a meet held at Nevada Union High School Feb. 17. Cross-country, along with sports such as tennis, golf, swimming, snowboarding, track and field and skiing, were the first permitted by the California Department of Public Health’s Youth Sports Guidelines.
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The seasons will be truncated, there are strict scheduling restrictions, there won’t be playoffs of any kind and having spectators in the stands will likely be limited. It’s not high school sports as usual but, for many, simply getting to compete at all is a victory in itself.
Amid the ongoing tension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election, the traveling cyclists were moved again and again by the compassion received over the course of their trip.
By Victoria Penate | Staff Writer
Nevada Union High School junior Jackson Witt, left, and senior Evelyn Grandfield are the fourth-ever team from their school to qualify for the Tournament of Champions, a prestigious national debate tournament held in April.
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Nevada Union High School debate partners Evelyn Grandfield and Jackson Witt, a senior and junior respectively, are the fourth-ever team from their school to qualify to compete in the Tournament of Champions.
Qualifying for this tournament requires securing two bids each earned by completing multiple preliminary rounds and succeeding in elimination rounds in qualifying tournaments.
Grandfield and Witt earned their second bid earlier this month at a tournament hosted virtually by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, an achievement Witt said he was “super excited” about.