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 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 Maury High School boys basketball has started their season with a new coach and two convincing victories. New Head Coach Darren Sanderlin’s leadership has resulted in two victories by large margins to start the 2024-2025 season this weekend. On Friday, Maury played Booker T. Washington High School and beat them 86-20, a deficit of 66 points. Then they defeated Petersburg High School … Continue reading Maury boys basketball starts the season with big victories
By Grant Miller Freshman Mackenzie Drinkard and English teacher Grant Miller decided to record a dance routine before dismissal on November 20. Instead of recording TikToks in the hallway during class time (which is against school policy), Miller and Drinkard practiced a dance routine as part of a brain break at the end of the day. While Drinkard originally came to Miller’s room to complete … Continue reading Teachers can move too-a dance break challenge
By Grant Miller After Donald Trump won the election in early November, many of the Maury staff became worried. The Commodore Chronicle conducted a poll asking how Maury staff felt after the election, and over 48 percent of the polled staff said they were “worried.” Around 84 percent of the polled staff also said the election did not turn out the way they had wanted. Continue reading Maury Staff are worried about the presidency
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