By: Alexandra Luna During my childhood years I grew up with three brothers and my dad, so I became “one of the boys” in my family. They were all older than me, so I became experienced with their culture in movies, music and videogames. I would prefer playing videogames or jumping on the trampoline rather than playing Barbie or with my American Girl dolls. Since … Continue reading Why I love football
By: Will Hopkins The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV, giving the city of Tampa Bay its second professional sports championship in just the last half-year. It was a dominant performance by the Tampa defense, keeping the high-powered Chiefs offense out of the endzone for 60 minutes, an incredibly impeccable feat. The defensive line had Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes running like a chicken with … Continue reading Champa Bay Buccaneers
The 2016 football season was full of excitement for the North Springs Spartans, with a huge turnaround led by first year coach Dan Devine, who last coached at Alpharetta. The season featured a 6-4 record (in the regular season), as well as numerous milestones for players, such as running back Justin Ruiz surpassing 1,000 rushing yards in the season. This season also won the Spartans … Continue reading Spartans Find Themselves Back in Playoffs After a Long Draught
The Spartans football team has not received a trophy in a long time. About 35 years to be exact. On Thursday, October 6, the Spartans were honored as Fox 5’s High 5 Sports Team of the Week. The team received the actual trophy during a pep rally hosted by Fox 5 News, thanks to a lot of votes from students, teachers, parents, and many others … Continue reading Spartans get a High 5 from Fox 5
Homecoming Week is always a special time at North Springs. So many special things happen, including Spirit Week, the Homecoming dance, the pep rally, and of course, the Homecoming game. This year was special because a legend came home. That legend’s name is Verron Haynes. At the beginning of halftime during the Homecoming game against North Atlanta, Dr. Eddie Ruiz, former principal of North Springs, … Continue reading A Super Bowl Ring and a Hobnail Boot: Verron Haynes Comes Back Home
On October 10th, 2014, a miraculous occurrence happened for the North Springs Spartans football team. They beat the highly rated Riverwood Raiders for the first time in a while. The Spartans defeated the Raiders 24-17, with a lot of help from the electric wave of pink for the Breast Cancer game in the student section. That game is coming up again and North Springs is … Continue reading North Springs goes for repeat win against Riverwood
A new school year at North Springs means a new football season for the Spartans. This year, a new season also means a new starting varsity quarterback. The Spartans’ new starting quarterback, Junior Rees Viersen, has already broken records and is leading this new looking Spartan football team. On Friday, September 11th, the North Springs Spartans (Varsity team) took on the River Ridge Knights at … Continue reading New Season, New Quarterback, New Records
Sunday Night Football turned into Super Bowl Sunday as the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks faced off for the 49th Super Bowl. Both teams met at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. While Russell Wilson and the Seahawks were considered the underdogs, that did not stop them from giving Tom Brady and the Patriots a run for their money. At the end of the first … Continue reading Instant Reaction: Patriots take the Super Bowl XLIX
Bad weather is not enough to stop the Spartans as they win another game against the North Atlanta Warriors. Rain is falling from the sky, and the wind is blowing stronger than it ever has during a Friday night football game. The North Springs Spartans and North Atlanta Warriors take the field after the sporadic rain comes to a stop. The Spartans start the game … Continue reading A Halloween Victory for North Springs
The North Springs Spartans won an exciting game tonight, October 10th 2014, over their biggest rival, the Riverwood Raiders with a final score of 24-17. This was North Springs’ first win in a while, so fans and players were ready for a win. The Spartan defense held the Raiders to 17 points, and held the team long enough in the game for the offense to … Continue reading Spartans triumph over Raiders
