The Archery Team takes their shot!
March 20, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Over the holidays the archery team had a competition, and many of them broke their own records and won third place overall. Senior Jacqueline Ortiz and Jeffrey Ren practiced and prepared everyday for their competition and their hard work paid off. Upon going to the competition the archers felt prepared as they ...
Mean Tough
March 6, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Luis Gonzalez a senior at PMA is a wrestler who has been wrestling since his freshman year and has grown over the past four years. It’s his last season of his high school career. “I joined wrestling freshman year because I wanted to do many activities and waste time,” said Gonzalez. Gon...
A Champion on the Rise
February 12, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase, Sports, Winter Sports
Wrestling is a very physical sport that takes a lot of energy and drains a person to their limit. In order to meet weight requirements and improve overall one must train their body to exceed its limits and try and become the best. Junior Jaylene Goree has done just that and made school history to win ...
Mean, Tough & Making History
February 23, 2018
Filed under News, Sports, Winter Sports
For the first time in Phoenix’s history four wrestlers were declared state qualifiers. Senior Jason Lua and juniors Kevin Rodriguez, Martin Martinez and Omar Perez were all named State Qualifiers after their victories at sectionals. “In my honest opinion words cannot describe how I fe...
Basketball Star
February 15, 2018
Filed under Meet Me, Sports, Winter Sports
Joeliesty Romero, a sophomore in Phoenix Military Academy who loves playing basketball and enjoys being on the team. She is currently in her second year of high school and has been playing for the team since her freshman year. “Ever since I was little I’ve always wanted to play the game...
Girls Bowling
February 8, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Although unable to make it to the playoffs as a team some of the girls made it to the individual playoffs. The girls that made it to individual playoffs were Juniors April De la Cruz , Jacqueline Ortiz, Veronica Gutierrez , and Yamel Lopez. “I would change the fact on making practice mandatory because ...
“Playoffs Are Our’s This Year”
February 5, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
The two week break before playoffs is going by fast for the boy’s basketball team. This is Phoenix’s second time competing at a city playoff competition. In the past, Phoenix lost their playoff game by two points against Orr Academy High School. “The family bond has become stronger, a...
Winning Conference After a 2 Point Lost To Chicago Tech
January 29, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
“We lost focus of the game plan after the two dunks back to back.” said Junior Eddie Fox. In the 4th quarter with 5 minutes to go, Junior Khalid Herron gets a steal and slams it down on a defender. Next possession down Khalid Herron gets a steal and passes it to Junior VinQuan Randle and also sl...
Bowling Conference Champs
January 23, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Phoenix’s Bowling Team has gone unrecognized for way too long now. It’s time to bring this team into the light and explain one of their great accomplishments in this school which will then lead everyone else to wanting to join bowling in the future. The members of this bowling team are very co...
Breaking Limits and Finding New Ones
January 12, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Junior Francisco Fajardo has begun a new journey of driven motivation. It’s his first year on the wrestling team where he is finding a new but different lifestyle. It all began when he wanted to get out of his comfort zone and push himself to become better. Fajardo was not content with w...