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Flynn Prather fist-bumps East senior Brooks Billingsley during cross country practice on Sept. 3, 2025. The warm weather and clear skies offered good running conditions.

New Beginnings

Former East runner Flynn Prather makes his homecoming after being named as an assistant coach on the cross country team
Ethan Keller, Sports Editor October 15, 2025

This off season for the East cross country team was headlined by a major movement and addition to the coaching staff . Previous co-head coach and East alumnus Benjamin Reimer was named the sole head coach...

Head coach Jon Kitna wraps up practice. Kitna closes out a practice for the Thunderhawks before playoff season begins.

From Field to Sideline

A look into the four East football coaches’ National Football League backgrounds and how they use their skills to help the Thunderhawks succeed.
Macie Manzardo, Sports Editor March 4, 2025

When the 2024-25 East football season ended, the Thunderhawks closed the season with a record of 8-4, losing in the second round of playoffs to Archbishop Moeller High School. To prepare for the season,...

Senior Haylie Yeazell
(right) runs towards the ball
at the end of the first half.
Yeazell finishes off the first
half of the East Girls Soccer
team’s opening game against
Mount Notre Dame that
ended in a tie 0-0 game.

Fresh Foundations on the Field

East Girls Varsity Soccer enters the season with new head coach and familiar face Emily Miller and her exciting agenda for greatness in the 2024-25 season.
Gwen Gilbert, Sports Editor October 7, 2024

Dumbbells slam against the ground as athletes of the East Girls Soccer team train in the weight room at 4 p.m. after school. Arm curls, deadlifts, push-ups, and box jumps are all precisely executed in...

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