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," statedÂ...
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
Noah Boyd: A Closer Look
March 20, 2018
Filed under Sports, Spotlights, Student
Sophomore Noah Boyd has once again qualified for his second consecutive trip to state. Boyd beat his personal best and ranking not once but twice in two different events.  He qualified for three different events but only competed in two because of swimming guidelines. Boyd chose the 100 ...
Blackman’s Tournament Basketball Game Against Oakland!
Ashlee Jarrett & Sienna Phillips, Reporter
March 20, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Lady Blaze vs Bradley Central, 3/3
Ashlee Jarrett, Reporter
March 16, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Photos courtesy of Chris Price
Blackman Cheer: Building a Legacy
Morgan Tincher, Reporter
March 15, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports, Spotlights
Blackman’s domination in cheer has created a culture that is bringing in students from all over. Blackman High School’s Coed Cheer Team recently brought home their sixth national title from the Universal Cheerleaders Association National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida,...
Blackman Wrestling at State
Emonee Collins Carter, Reporter
March 9, 2018
The Blackman wrestling team is known as one of the premiere wrestling programs. They participated in the state wrestling tournament in February. One of the region champions who participated in state, junior Jalen Brown had his best match of the season, achieving a final score of 37 to 10. "I wasn’t...
