The Blue & White

by Kai Patterson, Eleanor Kreisz, Kaylie Lam, and Chloe Cochrane The Methuen High School Ranger Marching Band had their first performance of the 2023 season at the Methuen High School football game on September 15, 2023. They performed their first song and half of the second. All was well until, during the performance, a loud squealing sound began to cover

by Yanelis Serrano Wrestling is classified as mock combat and ‘display behavior’. Historically, males were more likely to participate in wrestling than females, while women were expected to participate in less aggressive activities. Although wrestling as a sport has been around for centuries, it has yet to be restructured and modernized into a gender fluid sport. “I started wrestling as

by Lisandra Mejia Serena Williams, born in Saginaw, Michigan, started playing tennis at the ripe age of 4. Trained by her father on public courts, constant practice led Williams the opportunity to attend Rick Macci Academy in West palm beach. This ultimately led to both of the sisters turning professional within their own respective careers. Throughout her career, Serena Williams

by Brianna Trachtenberg       After 22 years, Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday, February 1. Until he didn’t.       Not long after, Brady reversed his decisions and decided that he no longer wanted to focus on “other things.” On March 13th, he decided that 40 days was enough time to do what he needed to do

by Allison Kelly The Girl’s Lacrosse season starts off with tryouts on March 21. Tryouts take up to 2 days, and then players will find out what team they made. Krystal DePaolo is the head coach of the varsity team. She coached the girls back in 2013 and 2014; both years in which they won MVC titles. After 2014, she

by Allison Kelly Varsity scrimmages for the MHS baseball team start on March 30th at Greater Lawrence. Games officially start on April 11th against Leominster. The team is coached by Cam Roper, who is in his 2nd year of coaching at Methuen High. “Coach Roper has developed our program into what it is today,” said senior captain Alex Borrelli. “He’s implemented

by Allison Kelly Sports come naturally to senior Will McKinnon. He was a starting wide receiver for the Varsity football team and is a starting attacker for the Varsity lacrosse team. He had sports in both the fall and spring but not in the winter. This year, he chose to take on wrestling; “I wanted to challenge myself mentally and