February 9, 2024
Professional and Local Sports to Watch
We are covering professional sports to show what is happening with the game scores and who won which game. We get to see how far some of these teams got. They all worked so hard to get to where they are this year and will continue to work hard in the off season.
Professional Football
- Here’s the latest on the NFL playoffs,:
- The Baltimore Ravens beat the Houston Texans 24-10.
- The San Francisco 49ers beat the Packers 24 – 21 are 4-9 overall this year and are 1-3 in.
- The Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 – 23.
- The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 27-24 and are 0-12 in.
- The Chiefs then beat the Ravens, 17-10.
- And the 49ers beat the Lions, 34-31.
- Next is the Superbowl: the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the San Francisco 49ers.
Local Girls Basketball
We are covering local girls’ basketball to show what is happening around us at this time of year. These girls have been working hard and are worth your notice. It is good to see how these girls are doing, what their performance is like, and what their records is.
- The Marinette girls basketball team are 14-5 overall and are in first place in the conference with a 10-2 record.
- The Menominee girls basketball team are 4-9 overall and in 3rd in their conference.
- The Peshtigo girls are 1-18 overall and are 9th in their conference with a 0-12 record.
—Mackenzie Hebert, Sports Editor
Influential Athlete: Patrick Mahomes
This edition’s influential athlete is 28-year-old, Patrick Mahomes, who is the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. Mahomes created a foundation called 15 and the Mahomies Foundation, which is very dedicated to improving the lives of children and supports initiatives that focus on health, wellness, communities in need of resources, and other charitable causes. There are various programs within this foundation that have the youth’s best interest at heart. For instance, there is a program called Volunteer for 15, which works with the foundation’s youth volunteer corps to encourage kids ages 11-18 to volunteer 15 hours in their local communities. This program aims to teach the youth about all the benefits and upsides to volunteering. The foundation also supports over 40 charities, like Make-A-Wish and Special Olympics. There are ways that just about anyone can volunteer or donate within this foundation. Read and find out more at https://www.15andthemahomies.org.