Athletic participation increases health risks by Colleen Marshall
Sports Editor
It was a Saturday morning in the beginning of his junior year. Eric Westman was at a normal football practice with the Jefferson team. On the first play of the full contact part of practice, he caught a pass and began to run upfield when a defender came from the side. All of a sudden, he felt his left knee bend outwards. That tackle ended Westman’s football career.
“Visits to three orthopedic surgeons and an MRI confirmed the diagnosis: a torn ACL, two meniscus tears, and a severely damaged MCL,” ... full article
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Cheerleaders suffer numerous injuries by Lauren Kim
Sports Editor
Senior Amanda Gilbert remembers the incident all too clearly. During Districts last year, a South Lakes base cheerleader was hit in the face and started to bleed out of her eye.
This is the reality of cheer. Such an injury is one of the many types that cheerleaders get during the course of their season. Other common injuries include muscle tears, knee injuries and concussions.
“I have no problem admitting that football is pretty hardcore and dangerous,” senior Christy Moore said. “But I wish other people could as easily admit ... full article
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