The Blue & White

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

by Lauren Schena In December, as the world waited for the start of the Olympic season, the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada began a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, which is taking place from February 4 to February 20. After this declaration, many other countries followed in their footsteps and joined the movement. Other boycotting countries include India,

by Lauren Schena      The Methuen Ranger Cross Country team is Methuen High’s secret family–the secret being that not everyone knows how close this team really is.      Cross country may seem daunting to those on the outside, but it’s an entirely different environment within the group. “Cross country is more than just a team to me, over the past four years

by Jessica Voutour The Boston Bruins brought home a 4-2 win Saturday, Dec. 11th, against the Calgary Flames. With a little more than 2 minutes left in the first period, defenseman Connor Clifton scored the first goal for Boston to take a 1-0 lead. Early in the second period, left wing Brad Marchand tipped in David Pastrňáks’ shot to make

by Allison Kelly Emily Pfeil is a senior and captain of the Varsity Girls Soccer team. She started soccer 15 years ago; going from the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) Thunder Team to 4 years of High School Varsity. This year, Pfeil and the girls varsity team made it to the second round of the state tournament as well as