The boys’ swim team is back in season, and Xavier senior Rory Bostwick is preparing to compete again with the Washington Warriors. Although this is Bostwick’s final year, he has not lost any of his energy or vigor for the sport. “There will not be any days off this year, especially if I want to qualify for districts and state,” Bostwick said. The boys have an exhausting schedule. “We practice six days a week. Twice on Tuesday and Thursday in the morning...

The sport of basketball can bring siblings closer together. This is true for the three sets of siblings on the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams this season. All sets of siblings contain older brothers and younger sisters, as well as three captains and three freshmen. The sibling duos are senior Bryson Bastian and freshman Brielle Bastian,  junior Jake Beckmann and freshman Aree Beckmann, and senior Kyle Moeder and freshman Mary Kate Moeder. “I alwa...

As a new season approaches, the anticipation of new beginnings appear. For the boys of Xavier’s wrestling team, the new season means another chance at a state victory. With several qualifiers last year, the team knows state is not a far-fetched dream. Even though they lost sophomore, and previous state qualifier, Ivan Thomas for most, if not all, of the season due to injury, they gained freshman Christian Stanek, who knows the taste of victory. Stanek won state for club...

Many kids have heard “If you dream it, you can do it”. This applied to junior Caitlynn Daniels when her dreams came true as she verbally committed to the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) on October 1 to continue her academic and basketball careers. The UAB Blazers, part of Conference USA, went 27-7 last season. “Coach Norton and the staff really made me feel like I belonged there,” Daniels said. “I really liked the facilities, people and the fact it never...