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Four downs with Cooper

The seed has been planted. After getting a taste of a potential state championship last season, Cooper has their sights set on a return trip to the 5A state championship game and this time bringing the hardware home. Pretty much all the pieces are there. They have a next-level quarterback surrounded by explosive skill players […]

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Four downs with Newport Central Catholic

Five straight postseason quarterfinal appearances is an impressive feat for any program in the state, but for a program like Newport Central Catholic, they yearn for more. It’s a program with five state championships, but the last one came in 2012. Since that timeframe, they’ve reached the state championship game three times, semifinals four times […]

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Baioni steps down at Highlands

With as much success on the football field and basketball court, baseball was often an afterthought at Highlands High School. Jeremy Baioni helped change that narrative. Not that the Bluebirds weren’t successful prior to Baioni’s tenure that started in 2009 with six region championships (including two when Baioni played in 1996 and ’97) from 1959-97, […]

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Lloyd’s Sebastian the jack of all trades, but in the end just wants to win

His nickname is Petey. But you can call Lloyd Memorial’s Isaiah Sebastian the Swiss-army knife, jack of all trades, lockdown corner, a safety net, multi-positional, multi-sport athlete. The most important label of them all? A leader. “He’s the most humble, decorated player I’ve ever coached,” Juggernauts coach Kyle Niederman said. “When he says all he […]

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