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Grapevine’s greatest asset is arguably its experience — several of the upperclassmen who were on the state championship team in 2024 know the value of remaining calm during tough moments.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
With the Tigers graduating four key seniors in 2024 and only two starting upperclassmen returning to the squad (Kara Daly and Crenshaw), there was plenty of room for Walker to take on a bigger role with the team.
—True Deck, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
Dart was a first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and a finalist for the Manning Award (given to the top college football QB) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (given to the nation’s top upperclassman QB).
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
With the Tigers graduating four key seniors in 2024 and only two starting upperclassmen returning to the squad (Kara Daly and Crenshaw), there was plenty of room for Walker to take on a bigger role with the team.
—True Deck, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
Dart was a first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and a finalist for the Manning Award (given to the top college football QB) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (given to the nation’s top upperclassman QB).
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Past deaths of Lakota Local Schools students On March 23, 2024, 14-year-old Laith Masri, a freshman at Lakota West High School, was killed in a crash at the intersection of Verity Parkway and Hughes Street, which also injured four other students that were involved.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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Baccarin also revealed on the pod that Sheriff Country — which was ordered to series more than a year ago but got held for the 2025-26 TV season — has a 20-episode order for its freshman run.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
22 July 2025
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Returning sophomores Zion Kearney and Ivan Carreon will seek to break out in their second seasons of college like Anderson and both Gibsons once did.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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After Caitlin Clark's standout first season in the WNBA ended with Rookie of the Year honors, the Indiana Fever star's sophomore campaign has been derailed by injuries.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
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Zion Robinson, Senior, Mansfield Robinson, a Michigan commit, put up 532 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior within a well-rounded offense.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 July 2025
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As a junior, Kelly helped lead the Eagles to a 14-1 record and was teammates with current Cincinnati running back Jakorion Caffey.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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The 6-3 guard was the only underclassmen to be named to the All-SEC defensive team by the league’s coaches.—
Andy Theobald,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
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Denver was a relatively young team, though underclassmen Zeev Buium, Jared Wright and Aiden Thompson signed NHL contracts and joined outgoing seniors Matty Davis, Jack Devine and Carter King as critical players who need to be replaced.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
2 July 2025
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That's 10 miles up the road from Moscow, Idaho, where all four victims were undergrads at the University of Idaho.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Granted, the Oregon State baseball coach, now in his sixth year leading his alma mater, is familiar with spreadsheets thanks to being a business administration major during his undergrad.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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