Rigger makes All-State team

Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
May 23, 2012
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

Junior Ben Rigger has bravely stood in the cage for seven years. He led the Laxdawgs to the semifinals of the state championship. He allows an average of 5.2 goals per game, half of what the Laxdawgs score per game - 10.21 goals per game according to Lax Power. Rigger has 5 games in which he let in 2... Read more »

An alternative to the average Spring Break

Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
May 18, 2012
Filed under Features, Top Stories

Every spring break, high school and college students take an exodus to the beach. A beach trip isn’t the only thing to do on spring break, though. Another way to spend a week off is through the Alternative Spring Break program. The program is integrated at colleges and universities around the country.... Read more »

Laxdawgs sport new helmets to lower head injuries

Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
March 8, 2012
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... Read more »

A mat-what?

Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
December 28, 2011
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... Read more »

Not a Fine ending

Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
November 30, 2011
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

Berine Fine, the assistant basketball coach at Syracuse University, was fired on Sunday in the wake of sexual abuse allegations.Fine was in his 36th year with Syracuse when a former ball boy accused him of sexual abuse on Nov. 17. Soon after the first accusation, another ball boy came forth saying that... Read more »

Weekend in college football: beat downs, breakups and new relations

Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
September 20, 2011
Filed under Sports

Most Saturdays host at least two games with ranked opponents, but the only ranked game was number one Oklahoma at number five Florida State. LSU, ranked third in the nation, did take a visit to number 25, Mississippi State, on Thursday night, yet Thursday does not feel the same as Saturday. All the... Read more »

Basketball tips off in new ways

Jake Rodgers, Scribbler Staff
November 19, 2010
Filed under Sports

For students, next Monday means no school. The six week grind has finished, and it’s time to relax. Yet some students will still show up to school, not in the classroom, but on the basketball court. November 22  kicks off the Tipoff Classic. The Tipoff Classic is the first-ever basketball tournament... Read more »

Booster and band programs fall victim to theft

Jake Rodgers, Scribbler Staff
September 27, 2010
Filed under News, Uncategorized

The stadium’s concession stands have yet again been broken into. The most recent occurrence happened over fall break, the second time this year. The first time the concessions were broken into happened during Labor Day weekend. Unfortunately, these two break-ins are not the first to occur. In total,... Read more »