Stories by Ava Flores
Boys Wrestling State Title Day
Eddie Woody (Southeast Polk) 41-1, Fr. over Cruz Gannon (Dowling Catholic) 27-4, Fr. (Pin 1:19), “the game plan was kill, just go at it, just go for it.” Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk) 38-0, So. over Alexander Pierce (Iowa City, West) 47-3, Jr. (Decision 4-1), “I feel great… just visualizing every…
Ava Flores Photographer Of The Year
Triple Triumph Tenth Street Times Photo story State Wrestling Jacob Hegelson yells to the crowd after winning his third state title, losing the his opponent earlier that season at the ed winger tournament, on February 22. Nikon Z6II, 70-200mm, 4.5-6, 1/5000, ISO 6400 Rival’s Rush Tenth Street Times Instagram…
Photo Story: Boys Baseball 2024
1) Senior Chase Jones fields a ground ball against Ankeny Centennial. Jones stated, “Everything was a lot more team-oriented, it was a lot more trust, a little bit more pressure, when you play varsity for the first time, a lot more pressure.” 2) Chris Peterson, a graduate, holds…
Six Deaths in Nashville School Shooting
On Monday, March 26, 2023, at 10:10 am, a Christian Private school in Tennesee was attacked by a live shooter. Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9, Hallie Scruggs, 9, William Kinney, 9, Katherine Koonce, 60, Cynthia Peak, 61, and Mike Hill, 61, all went to Nashville’s Covenant School that day expecting to come…
State Basketball- A Photo Story
Junior Andrew Cose was a part of this year, and last year’s teams and has experienced both wins and losses with the team. “I think we were all just thinking the first game finished and felt good to get the first win in wells under our belt” Henry Manning…
Senator Chuck Grassley Wins Again
Senator Chuck Grassley has been serving as the Iowa State Senator since his election win in 1980. Senator Grassley was elected as the Iowa Senator in 1980, defeating Dem. John Culver, who was running for reelection. Since his time in office, he has sponsored and/or cosponsored 8,825 bills, amendments and…
Trump 2024 New Campaign Announcement
On the night of November 15th, 2022 in a special announcement, former President Donald Trump announced his 2024 presidential candidacy. Former President Donald Trump has officially announced his candidacy in the presidential election. “I was excited when Trump announced his presidency because of the opportunity Americans will have to vote…
Arming Iowa Teachers
Controversy has surrounded Iowa Code 724.4B, a law passed in 2011, that allows authorized individuals to carry a firearm onto school grounds; some schools have started to adapt this new law since then. Spirit Lake Schools in Iowa has allowed guns in their building. Spirit Lake now has 10 on-campus…