Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse ITP Tournament Champs
March 9, 2012 • Bill Ainslie, Booster Club Contributor
Filed under Sports
The boy’s lacrosse team opened the 2012 season over the past weekend by hosting the 4th annual Inside the Perimeter tournament. The ITP opened on Friday with Riverwood taking a 15-10 victory over Holy Innocents’. Riverwood, the defending champion, eliminated Decatur last year in the first round.... Read more »
March Madness – the winners, the losers and the underdogs
March 8, 2012 • Sam Levy, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
As selection Sunday approaches, college basketball teams all across the country are preparing for the annual national tournament. Spots in the tournament are limited, which drives coaches and players to play their best basketball in early March to secure their berth in the big dance. But which teams... Read more »
Laxdawgs sport new helmets to lower head injuries
March 8, 2012 • Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports
Concussions remain a serious concern in the world of sports, with star players like Sydney Crosby, Kyle Irving and DeSean Jackson riding the sideline because of a concussion. Crosby’s concussion, which he sustained last season, is still keeping him off the ice. Head injuries are now in the focus of... Read more »
#7 Boys Soccer Beats AAAAA Berkmar to Remain Undefeated
March 7, 2012 • Eric Tumperi, Booster Club contributer
Filed under Sports
Friday night’s home match against another excellent non-region opponent certainly would prepare and test the Decatur side in advance of facing the heart of its challenging region schedule. Before all of the home team fans were settled into their seats, a combination of crisp passes from Mac Speed in... Read more »
New JV coach hopes to lead girls to victory
March 6, 2012 • Mawal Sidi, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
During practice the JV soccer girls scramble to stay where ever the sun hits to keep warm, but new coach Kurt Collins gives one advice “stay on your toes ladies”. For JV girls a new season begins with a new coach. Collins replaces old coach Beau Domiguez but has the same intentions- to win as many... Read more »
Lady bulldogs sully South Atlanta squad, then whack wildcat women of Westminster
January 27, 2012 • Bill Ainslie, Booster Club
Filed under Sports
The Lady Bulldog basketball team continued their march toward the Region Tournament in mid-February and the state basketball tournament in late February and March with two more regular season wins this past Friday and Saturday. Both wins came against rivals from the B-side of the Region, and both wins... Read more »
The “Ultimate” player
January 20, 2012 • Audrey Baxter, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Catching flying objects may be be difficult for some people, but not for sophomore Sam Diffin. Diffin recently started a team for a sport that will be a first for Decatur: Ultimate Frisbee. Diffin first found his love for the sport when he was in seventh grade. He has tried baseball, basketball and other... Read more »
A mat-what?
December 28, 2011 • Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports
Matdawgs, noun, a person or group of people who wrestle for Decatur.Decatur has dawgs, ladydawgs, laxdawgs and, once again, matdawgs. The wrestling team is back and in full swing. Before the four-year hiatus, the matdawgs were a prominent team in the world of wrestling. During the 2000-2001 school year,... Read more »
The little giant takes the mat
December 26, 2011 • Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
For sophomore Max Waterhouse, wrestling came as an acquired taste. His father wrestled in high school, so he followed in his footsteps when he came to Decatur. At first, he thought it would be too much work, but the benefits quickly outweighed the required effort. “Once I did it, I fell in love with... Read more »
Face off: How should the college football postseason change?
December 19, 2011 • Sam Levy and Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
Filed under Opinions, Sports
Its bowling season, not literal bowling, but the College Football Bowl season has begun. The biggest issue with the current system is how the national championship game is decided. How do schools who don’t play in the major conferences get a shot at the bigger bowl games? Around the nation, people... Read more »