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Thanksgiving Football Predictions

Thanksgiving Football Predictions

Lucy Waldridge, Sports Writer November 21, 2023

Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without the National Football League. The stage is set, so let’s see how Assumption students predict the outcomes for these six teams on this special holiday! 12:30...

Goal, Swish and Homerun: Life of an Assumption Tri-Sport Athlete

Goal, Swish and Homerun: Life of an Assumption Tri-Sport Athlete

Lucy Waldridge November 17, 2023

Life for any high school athlete is difficult, but what about a tri-sport athlete! Well, Assumption High School as their very own super athlete, Junior Lauren Campisano. In her third year of athletics...

A Look into Assumption Field Hockey, Soccer and Cross-Country 2023 Seasons

Ava Adams, Sports Writer October 31, 2023

Our field hockey, soccer and cross-country teams have been training hard this fall season. The fall sports are slowly coming to an end with a strong finish. We talked to seniors from each of the three...

Bonding with the AHS Golf and Volleyball Teams

Bonding with the AHS Golf and Volleyball Teams

Lucy Waldridge, Sydney Doyle, and Lydia Hubbs October 4, 2023

This month, we highlighted Assumption’s golf and volleyball teams on WAHS: The Rocket Launch. We reviewed their success and how it’s directly related to their relationships away from competition. After...

Fall Athletes Committed to Their Future

Fall Athletes Committed to Their Future

Lucy Waldridge, Sports Writer September 28, 2023
The college application for most seniors is a stressful time. This process may come easier for some students at Assumption, primarily those who are choosing to continue their sport at the collegiate level. While they still must apply, similarly to their peers who don’t participate in athletics, the number of colleges to focus on is only one. Check out some of our fall committed athletes who have taken the next step in their athletic journey.
2022 Assumption Vs. Sacred Heart Rivalry Volleyball Games

2022 Assumption Vs. Sacred Heart Rivalry Volleyball Games

Erin Hynes October 3, 2022

Rival schools Assumption High School and Sacred Heart Academy competed against each other 2 times this volleyball season, once at Sacred Heart's gym, and once at Assumption's gym. For both games students...

Shamrocks, Tigers, and Colts, Oh My! What it is Like Being an Assumption Student Cheering at Louisvilles All-Boys Schools

Shamrocks, Tigers, and Colts, Oh My! What it is Like Being an Assumption Student Cheering at Louisville’s All-Boys Schools

Abigail Wissing September 21, 2022

With the famous Trinity versus Saint Xavier rivalry football game coming up on September 23rd, let's talk about our rockets who are on the field alongside the players, the cheerleaders.   While it...

Swim Teams Road to Success

Swim Team’s Road to Success

February 24, 2022

The swim team’s season started off strong and rocket swimmers had already made huge accomplishments. With countless meets and practices in their season, their hard work and effort has not gone unnoticed....

Assumption buckles down going into the tournament

November 16, 2015

    Starting off in the fight for state, Assumption came ready for a win in the first game of regionals. On October 26, Assumption began the tournament playing Eastern High School....

Rockets See Red

November 6, 2015

The AHS field hockey team was defeated by DuPont Manual in the state semi-final game. The Assumption field hockey Rockets lost to the DuPont Manual Crimson Rams on October 26th during the state...

Amshoff’s goal puts Valkyries past Rockets in Soccer Region Championship

November 6, 2015

Rocket Soccer fell to Sacred Heart 1-0 in the Region Championship on October 23 at home, despite senior goalkeeper Ellie Coke’s 5 saves. Being one of the biggest rivalries in the state, Assumption...

Opinion: Fall Sports Pep Rally Excites Community

October 21, 2015

A pep rally, by definition, is a meeting aimed at inspiring enthusiasm, but at Assumption High School, pep rallies are taken to a whole new level. As a community, we come together to not only celebrate...

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