by Jackson K. Specialization, especially in sports, is one of the most inconspicuous ways that a youth or adolescent can do to harm themselves. Narrow your possibilities in sports can cause more injuries and excluding other interests can prevent someone from having multiple career choices. Though an excellent basketball player or engineer may want to…
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Where’s Lebron? 2019 Edition
by: Jackson K. Kabir C. Wyatt B. With the 2018 season coming to an end, arguably the greatest basketball player ever will have the option to leave his hometown in Cleveland to try and find light somewhere else. Three diehard basketball fans of Blach Journalism state their opinions. Jackson K: The obvious option would be…
ShoTime, all the time
Jackson K. and Wyatt B. (Article written on 4/17, all statistics are not up to date) The count is 2-2 with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, runners on second and third. “Japan’s Babe Ruth” readies for the pitch. Cleveland’s pitcher, Josh Tomlin, throws the deuce at 74 miles…
NFL First Round Mock Draft
By Saarang B. (With help from Kabir C and Wyatt B) The NFL draft is around the corner and many teams are waiting for it. Many teams are looking to improve their squad for next year, and the draft is one of the best ways to do that. Teams take turns picking top college football…
Craziest Soccer Trades in the 2018 Winter Transfer Window
Ex-Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho moved to Barcelona for nearly $200 million, making him the most expensive midfielder ever. By Eric M. It has already been two months since the closing of the winter 2018 transfer window, but some of the deals done during that 31 day period were groundbreaking in the soccer world. Let me…
Villanova Claws their way to Victory against Michigan
By Kabir C. & Wyatt B. Four seconds left staring at the clock, Donte DiVincenzo of Villanova dribbles the ball wasting time embracing the victory of a lifetime. Lead by the amazing scoring of student— |— athlete, Donte DiVincenzo, the MVP of the tournament, Villanova beat Michigan 79-62. Villanova has moved on from the…
Blach sports teams make school history
by Jackson K. The 2017-18 season 3 Blach sports teams made school history this year when all four teams, the Boy’s 7th and 8th grade volleyball & the Girl’s 7th and 8th grade soccer teams, all made the league finale. This is the first time in school history that we have achieved this feat. For…
Why aren’t the Houston Astros the favorite to win the 2018 World Series?
Aaron Judge wins the 2017 Home Run Derby in Miami. The rookie wowed the crowd when he hit a total of 47 home runs in the exciting event. By: Wyatt B. In the MLB, there are always new teams who come out of nowhere every single season. For example, the Houston Astros were one…
NBA Playoff predictions
By Kabir C The 2018 NBA trade deadline just passed last month and now is the time to start predicting who will make the playoffs this year. All Star forward Blake Griffin was traded from sunny Los Angeles to the cold city of Detroit. Detroit was hoping to be a free agency destination and a…
World Cup Prediction
By: Eric M. The Fifa World Cup 2018 in Russia will begin on June 14th. The Fifa World Cup 2018 in Russia is coming this summer, and there has already been lots of drama in the qualifiers. Lionel Messi scored a hat trick against Ecuador to send them to the tournament in the last qualifier,…
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