By Grant Miller The following is satire. Take it seriously at your own risk. On Wednesday, April 23, the tension in the Maury High School gymnasium was palpable. Two teams stacked with the best athletes in town came out to finally decide who ran Maury High School, the staff or the students. And the staff showed who was boss. In a display of complete athletic … Continue reading Maury’s staff dominates the students on the court
By Grant Miller You can usually tell when you’re walking into a quality boxing gym when it overloads your senses: aroma of blood and sweat, the beeping of the timer, the pop of athletes hitting the heavy bag and mitts. However, the best boxing gyms are filled with voices, especially the grunts of boxers sparring and the non-stop coaching from the edge of the ring. … Continue reading Boxing lessons belong in school too-an op-ed
By Grant Miller Maury boys basketball lost to Green Run Tuesday night. Despite mounting a comeback in the fourth led by their seniors, Maury fell short against Green Run High School 61-54. Maury’s seniors Adrean “Baby A” Newton and Jayvion Green scored 19 points each. Green dropped four 3-pointers, and Newton had three steals. However, Green Run’s starting big man, senior David “Trey” Miller, dominated … Continue reading Maury loses to Green Run in the state quarterfinals
By Grant Miller and Alamar Alyamani Maury boys basketball took a loss Saturday afternoon. After a close first half, Woodside defeated Maury 63-45 for the regional championship in Booker T. Washington’s gym on Saturday. Both teams played stifling defense in the first half, and both teams fought to earn every basket, leading to a 25-20 lead for Woodside at the half. Woodside’s size advantage was … Continue reading Basketball Regionals Round 3-Maury loses to Woodside, still qualifies for states
By Grant Miller There was an upset in Norfolk Thursday night. King’s Fork of Suffolk walked into Norview High School ranked 14th in the state in Sports Illustrated, but they left with a 48-41 loss courtesy of Maury’s stifling defense and strong perimeter play. Initially King’s Fork’s size posed an issue, including 6-foot-8 senior Jeremiah Morris’ rim protection, but Maury’s pesky defense mostly neutralized him … Continue reading Basketball Regionals Round 2 – Commodores crush the Bulldogs
By Grant Miller While the Maury girls basketball lost a close contest, Maury’s boys won Tuesday night. Maury’s girls basketball lost 33-32 to Warwick and Maury’s boys defeated Granby 46-41, meaning the boys team will advance in regionals. Despite a stellar comeback effort in the second half, especially from senior Camori Veal, sophomore Nyla Brown, and freshman Zoe Redel, the Lady Commodores fell short. Veal … Continue reading Basketball Regionals Round 1-Girls lose and boys advance
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