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Kristian Smith, Staff Writer | June 16, 2025

Girls flag football is growing rapidly all around the nation. Professional football teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, are partnering with high schools and colleges nationally, giving them grants to cover the expenses and gifting equipment to schools. It is also confirmed that girls flag football will be in the 2028 Olympics. As interest for girls’ flag football grows, it is making its way...

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Wilde Lake’s Top Cats: Committed Athletes Edition

Michelle Boukanov, Staff Editor | February 25, 2025

Wilde Lake senior athletes have spent four years sprinting down the field and weaving through the court in high school. Now, three of these students are being recognized for their skill at the collegiate level. These seniors have committed to various colleges along the East Coast to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level beginning in the fall of 2025. Each athlete...

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Hopeful girls basketball shoots for future success

Kristian Smith and Morgan Williams | February 25, 2025

With two new starting freshmen and experienced returning players, the girls basketball team has managed to earn a 7-10 record this season. Last year, girls basketball didn’t have enough players for a junior varsity (JV) team, according to head coach Rhonda Corkeron. However, this year, the team recruited 11 players on Varsity and 10 on JV. “We have enough for two complete teams, so we are able...

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Girls’ soccer secures Regional Champs title

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief | November 19, 2024

With six minutes left in the 2A Regional Championship game on October 29, freshman Sophia Renzulli scored the game winning goal for the lady Wildecats, ensuring the Girls’ soccer team snagged the Regional Champs title. The Girls’ soccer team dominated Regional Quarterfinals with an 8-0 win over Damascus. After a close 1-0 win against Southern in the Semifinals, where Sophia also scored the game...

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Boys’ soccer crowned County Champs

Amy Manzanares, Editor-in-Chief | November 19, 2024

The Boys’ Varsity soccer team secured the County Championship win after a close game against the Glenelg Gladiators on October 21. Previously this season, the boys’ soccer team lost to Glenelg 0-3. Wilde Lake and Glenelg Boys’ soccer had the best records in Howard County, so when the County Championship game arrived, it was time for a rematch. Wilde Lake was down 0-1, but Caiden Richard...

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Coach Tee hopes to increase involvement in girls’ sports

Molly Eagan, Editor | November 19, 2024

Kristina Dronenburg, better known as Coach Tee, has known where she belongs from a young age. Coach Tee found her home on a softball field at the age of eight. Now, Coach Tee calls Wilde Lake her home. As the new Athletics and Activities Manager, she encourages young girls to find their home on the field just like she did. Coach Tee is currently one of two female Athletic Directors in Howard County....

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Wilde Lake Sparks Confidence in First-Time Athletes

Joseph Ortiz-Rivera, Talik Butler, and Amy Manzanares | June 6, 2024

Wilde Lake sports allow first-time athletes to explore new sports at a high level, building confidence and creating new opportunities. Before coming to Wilde Lake, freshman Natalie Morrissey had never held a lacrosse stick before. Now, she plays on the Varsity Girls’ lacrosse team. Some Wilde Lake sports, including field hockey and lacrosse, do not cut athletes during tryouts. This lets incoming...

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More Than a Coach: Saquan Maxwell Inspires Teens with PUSH Program

Talik Butler, Writer | May 16, 2024

When he was a Wilde Lake student, Saquan Maxwell used a four-letter word to help him persevere through high school and beyond: PUSH.  Now, as a Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Coach and a part of Wilde Lake admin support staff, Coach Maxwell uses the motto “Persevere Until Success Happens (PUSH)” to inspire current teens in the same way the motto inspired him.  Coach Maxwell is the executive director...

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Class of 2025 senior, Terry Larose, eliminating opponent: Bethia Thattil. Eliminations can happen on school grounds as long as the school day has ended and the target isn’t wearing goggles or floaties.
Senior Assassin: Harmless Fun or Dangerous Competition?
Cortez Butler, Feature Editor • June 16, 2025

Each year, Wilde Lake seniors organize a game of Senior Assassin. Seniors join an app called Splashin. Each senior involved gets assigned a target...

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