In times of great difficulty, challenges can spark the creativity needed for effective solutions. For five of this year’s Broadcom MASTERS International delegates, the COVID-19 pandemic inspired many of them to pursue research that would help combat some of the problems brought on by the public health crisis. Find out more about their projects and […]
The Mid-Prairie boys and girls soccer teams traveled to West Branch to finish the River Valley Conference season. The girls scored a win on the road, while the boys dropped their match. The Golden Hawk girls win came by a 5-1 score. The Hawks built a 3-0 lead going into half and outscored the Bears 2-1 after the break to finish the win. Mid-Prairie posted 15 shots on goal to just one for the Bears. Goals for Mid-Prairie came from Paytin Swartzentruber, Sophia Baker, Evelyn Gerber, Kartina Curtiss and Paityn Jennings. Baker and Esther Hughes each had an assist. In goal, Emily Swartzentruber had three saves. Mid-Prairie is now 9-5 and travels to rival Washington on Thursday.
The Mid-Prairie boys and girls soccer teams are back on the pitch for River Valley Conference action Friday when they make the trip to West Branch. The Mid-Prairie boys enter today’s match with a 8-3 record. They fell to No. 4 West Liberty 5-0 in Wellman on Tuesday. The Hawks come into the match ranked No. 10 in class 1A in the latest poll from the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association. On the year, Mid-Prairie is led by Jack Pennington and Owen Trimpe with 13 goals each. Ethan Trimpe is best for the Hawks with eight assists. In goal, Justice Jones has 11 saves and a 68.8% save percentage.
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Can Columbus Suburban Schools Become More Inclusive?
Central Ohio suburban districts some diverse, some not so much are having some uncomfortable discussions about racial inequities.
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When Sophia Baker was in middle school, she was stopped by a police officer while riding her bike on the Bexley street where she lives. She was headed to an after-school sports practice. The officer, she recalls, said her bike “fit the description” of a stolen bicycle. Or maybe
she “fit the description.” Baker was young and flustered by the stop, and doesn’t quite remember what the officer told her. He eventually let her go on her way, and even after confirming with her white teammates that police didn’t pull over any of them on their bikes that day, she put the incident out of her mind. So much so that she didn’t tell her parents, although her father, Jonathan Baker, was a founder of the Bexley Minorit