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Field hockey’s finest

Janaan Rehman ’26, Sports Staff April 28, 2025

Train, eat, sleep, repeat. Two field hockey players have worked around the clock for years with one goal in mind: to play in college. Ananya Leahy ‘25 and Meera Pandey ‘25 have played field hockey...

Final set

Final set

Charlie Rich ’26, Sports staff April 28, 2025

    The seniors on the Greenhills women’s tennis team are looking to do something legendary.  They want to go four for four on state championships over their high school career.      The...

GRYPHON TO PANTHER Lauren Sheffield ’25 in her discus throw. “I like to lead by example,” said Sheffield “Being a captain means a lot to me.”

Senior sets her sights on college track, 2 seconds at a time

Charlie Rich ’26, Sports Staff April 28, 2025

Two seconds and 108.1 feet are what set Lauren Sheffield ‘25 apart from the rest. 108.1 feet is the record Sheffield broke in her discus throw and two seconds is how long her event takes. Sheffield is...

SWIMMING, BIKING, and RUNNING TO VICTORY Sims’ 11 seen post race at USAT Nationals in 2013 where she qualified for both sprint & olympic distances at only 20 years old with a time of 2:55. The Olympic distance is 1.5 kilometer (1 mile) swim, 40 kilometer (25 mile) bike, and 10 kilometer (6 mile) run. “Coming off the bike you’re trying to do all these calculations of like how much time your run has to take,” said Sims. “I’m doing a half Ironman this summer so I am looking forward to that.” 
Photo courtesy of Katie Sims '11

Ironwoman

Cate Alumkal ’27, Sports Staff April 28, 2025

“Eat. Breathe. Sleep. Train. Repeat.”  That is how committed Katie Sims ‘11 described her preparation for her first full Ironman in 2017. At the time she was in college at Ohio Northern University...

SERVE HIT WIN! Morgan ‘25 returns a forehand “I just love our team and the dynamic on it,” said Morgan ‘25

New paths

Dylan Shear ’26, Sports staff April 28, 2025

  Hundreds of hours on the courts, countless early morning and late night practices, and years of dedication led up to this moment. Maddie Morgan ‘25 has committed to playing women's tennis at Washington...

BUILDING SOMETHING SPECIAL: Rebekah Warren ‘25 fielding a flyball. “Practice makes perfect,” said Warren.

Fielding more players, Softball returns for sophomore season

Charlie Rich ’26, Sports staff April 28, 2025

Last spring, Greenhills dusted off the bases on its own ‘Field of Dreams,’ a softball field where they fielded a team of nine players for the upcoming softball season following their one year hiatus...

GLIDING THROUGH WATER Tommy Stoffel ‘25 rows in a race. “I decompress a lot of the day’s work through rowing and just go and row for an hour, [which] puts my mind at ease,” said Stoffel. “I thought that I’m good at it, [so] I might as well continue to do this and if it could get me into a very good college, then that’s great.”
Photo courtesy of Tommy Stoffel '25

Different waters, still home

Ayaan Ahmed ’25, Lifestyles Staff April 28, 2025

Next year, Tommy Stoffel ‘25 will continue his rowing journey for the Cardinals of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Stoffel is the current captain of the Skyline High School Crew Team....

THE CROWD GOES WILD The Greenhills student section cheers on the girls basketball team as the fourth quarter ends. “They were very athletic and they could score a lot of points, so we had to make sure we were good on defense so we could get stops,” said girls basketball coach Taylor Parker. “Our defense translated to our offense and we were able to score some good points in the fourth and the fifth quarter to win it.”
Photo courtesy of Tom Ward

Spirited spectators support

William Englesbe ’28, Editor-at-Large April 28, 2025

Greenhills has never been known for attracting crowds to sporting events. However, on Jan 31, the last day of spirit week, more fans than ever came to watch girls varsity basketball play against Hamtramck...

Ready to Spring Gregg getting ready to start a race in a practice this winter. “I always just try to set a good example in practice,” said Gregg. I just want to go out there  work my hardest, and make sure everyone knows what's going on.”

Taking his mark

Teddy Staebler ‘25, Sports Editor April 16, 2025

For most of his swimming career, Christopher Gregg ‘26 had competed individually- collecting medals, flying all over the country for tournaments, and setting new personal records- all with his club,...

HITTING HOME Peyton Hudson ’26 swings at a ball while softball coach Caityln O’Neal watches from the sideline. “I’m really glad that more freshmen are joining this year because we have a lot more people to rely on,” said Hudson. “And I'll actually get time to rest. last season it was full go for the whole game, no breaks.”

Softball steps it up

William Englesbe ’28, Editor-at-Large February 25, 2025

Last year, the girls softball team played two games. Kinsley Romero’27 was only able to play in one of those games, due to an injury. In her only game of the season, Kinsley played in front of stands...

FLIPPING INTO FIRST A large component of the routine that can make or break the score are flips and lifts and each person has a different role. Chloe Ramcharan ‘26, far right, is responsible for pushing the flyer’s foot to provide momentum to complete the flip. “We had one time where the coaches decided to change the spot right before a competition and the flip ended up not working because they changed the spots and like the girl fell almost directly on her head,” Ramcharan said. “But that's when our strong team bond shows because the people next to her lifted her up and saved her.”

Skating around the world

Lauren Ye ’26, School Editor February 21, 2025

Sean Kay. Angela Yang. Alexandr Kirsanov. These people were among those killed in the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342. The story was heard around the world, but what some people are unaware of,...

MUSCLE MEMORY Maldonado shoots a free throw after being fouled at the home basketball game against Ypsilanti Community School. “When I take my free throws I don’t think,” said Maldonado. “I just follow my routine and make sure I dribble twice before making my shot.”

Rookie rises to the rim

Janaan Rehman ’26, Sports Staff February 21, 2025

Stepping onto the court as a freshman, Quinn Maldonado ‘28 has quickly made a name for herself as a powerful player. Maldonado is a new member of the women’s basketball team and has already begun to...

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