The 2018 Heisman Candidates
Megan Roth, Managing Editor
December 9, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Showcase, Sports
Coming up on December 8th the 84th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy will be awarded. The Heisman Trophy recognizes the most outstanding college football player in the U.S. and is given based on many factors such as performance, hard work, and the showing of integrity. This year the ten athl...
Volleyball Team Attacks Another Season
Kylie Tarver, Sports Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase, Sports
Another volleyball season is now over, and the team and coaching staff is already looking at how to prepare for next year. Even though the Blackman High School volleyball team didn’t make it to the district tournament, they plan to work harder, “set” the next season into motion, and come out with...
Blackman Blaze Football vs. Stewarts Creek
Shamani Salahuddin, Photo Editor
October 23, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
An NFL Star Among Us
Kylie Tarver and Katelyn Morrow
October 23, 2018
Filed under Alumni, Showcase, Sports, Spotlights
Former Blackman football player I’tavius Mathers is sharing his skills with our freshman football team. After six years of being away from Blackman, he returned to where it all started. Mathers went to Blackman high school and won the Mr. Football award in 2011. Winning this was a great achievement...
A Week in The Blaze: September 10- September 14
Shamani Salahuddin, Photo Editor
September 12, 2018
Filed under @BlackmanNews, Fall Sports, Showcase
Season Recap: Track Running and Jumping Their Way to STATE
Ashlee Jarrett, reporter
May 24, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Spring Sports
So much happened during the 2018 track season. For starters, records were broken all season. That might explain why the BHS track team had athletes participating in so many state events today. Senior Luke Bailey crushed the first BHS track team record of the season in the discus with a throw of 118-1 at ...
Baseball Scores All District Status
Ashlee Jarrett, Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Sports, Spotlights
In the 2018 Blackman Blaze Baseball season, the Blaze had a record of 17-15 and finished third in the regular season. "The record does not reflect the improvements that this team made this year," stated head coach Barry Vetter. Vetter also said that the season was good because they were so ...
Clarinda Thompson: Beyond the Child’s Pose
March 22, 2018
Filed under @BlackmanNews, Spring Sports
This past January, Pamela Recasner, the head coach of Blackman's track team, hired a professional yoga instructor to help her track athletes prevent injuries. "We hired a yoga instructor because it would be beneficial to the team and it would give them a proper warm up and cool down," stated...
Lady Blaze vs Lady Redhawks 2/1
Ashlee Jarrett, Reporter
March 22, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Bowling for State
Megan Roth, Reporter
March 22, 2018
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized, Winter Sports
February 3, 2018, is a day the Blaze bowlers will never forget. It's not every day you play for the state title. Going into the state tournament, the Lady Blaze found their fiercest competition with Harden. The Blaze battled Smyrna and Harden for the state title. "Bowling is really intense...
Blackman Blaze vs East Memphis
Ashlee Jarrett & Molly Lemoine, Reporters
March 21, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
