“Practice makes perfect” is what every aspiring athlete is told from a young age. This saying applies to the Xavier girls’ soccer team, who, after  several losses to start the season, have started to improve and make progress on the quality of t...

For many, a new head coach may cause lots of changes in the fundamental principles of a program, but for the Xavier Saints baseball team, this transition has gone fairly smooth. With a head baseball coach position needing to be filled, Xavier offered the job to former assistant coach Dan Halter, who accepted. “I am very honored to be the head baseball coach at Xavier,” Halter said. “We have a rich tradition built with great coaches and players. It is a tremendous opp...

Typically, March and April are the transitional months from winter to spring, but this year the seasons have taken their time fully converting. The mixture of snow, rain, wind, and cold temperatures oftentimes put a damper on the beginning of a sport’s season, but the Xavier Saints girls’ track team is staying optimistic. “The season has been pretty good so far,” senior Grace Miller said. “Although a couple of our meets have gotten cancelled, we still practice...

The 2018 boys’ track season and is in full force. The members of the team are looking to have an exciting year and to finish well at the state meet. Returners from last year’s state qualifiers are seniors George Durin, Jax Junge, and Joe Scieszinski, juniors Aaron Larson and Braden Stovie, and sophomore Josh Volk. Their end goal this season is to finish better than they did last year. “The team goal this year is to do the best we can and get as many people as...