Hilliker’s Highlights… A very important off-season
Austin Hilliker, Sports Editor
Losing a game is never easy, but losing a game that more than 114 million people watched can be life-altering.
For some Seattle Seahawks players, the next step...
Sam Says: Sports bring countries and cities alike together
Humankind has seemingly been fascinated by competition for centuries. On the grandest of scales, sports act as a universal language.
Participants who have no cultural relation to one another can...
Sam Says: It’s time to step down
With each passing minute, I have relished my position as sports editor of The Mooring Mast. The opportunities to write an array of articles and gain experience in doing...
Sam Says: The NBA is like a popularity contest
LeBron James tumbles to the floor Feb. 20. His nose begins to bleed. Doctors say the apex predator of the NBA is out for at least two weeks, if...
Sam Says: Boston reminds us never to give up
Nearly one year ago, one city in America was in disarray.
One city suffered major injuries and three casualties. Now, one city is rebuilding, even if the emotional toll is...
Sam Says: Fans are being robbed by the NFL
Professional sports teams have asked too much of taxpayers in the past 90 years.
Since 1923, 186 professional sports stadiums have been built in America. This process has cost about...
The MVP race…who will it be?
Austin Hilliker, Sports Editor
This year’s basketball season has been a wild one.
Lebron James came home to Cleveland, James Harden has yet to shave his beard and Steph Curry still...
Sam Says: Football doesn’t negatively affect the brain like people think it does
Many think participating in football is a death sentence. Think about it: players run full speed on a field trying to knock each other’s brains out of orbit.
While it...
Sam Says: Bullying doesn’t benefit anyone
Our lives should not be ruled by fear. We should be smart in choosing our friends and not have to worry about being physically or emotionally harmed. We only...