Bubbling to the top: Carlisle swimming splits meet with Boiling Spring
Cayla Abbey, Sports Writer
January 31, 2018
On Thursday, January 25, The Carlisle Thundering Herd traveled to Boiling Springs to take on the South Middleton Bubblers in a swim meet. The Carlisle boy’s swim team (5-5) placed first in all but three events. Freshman Nolan Chenot won the 100-yard breaststroke. The dual event stars, meaning...
January Athlete of the Month: Andrew Booths
Meg Tate, Sports Editor
January 31, 2018
This month's Athlete of the Month is freshman Andrew Booths. Booths is a dual-sport athlete that participates in both indoor track and field along with freshmen basketball. Participating in two sports is no small feat, so we sat down to catch up with Booths to learn more about how he balances the...
Lady Herd fall short against Shippensburg Greyhounds
Claire Whalen, Staff Writer
January 22, 2018
On January 20, 2018, the Carlisle girls basketball team went up against the Shippensburg Greyhounds. With a record this season of 3-10, they went into the game determined and ready to make it a great game. Many fans filled the gymnasium to watch the lady Herd play. The Herd started off th...
Wrestling sees positive impact of new additions to the team
Claire Whalen, Sports Writer
January 18, 2018
The Carlisle High School boys wrestling team is working extremely hard to have a good season, even though they felt as though they didn’t have as many players as they should. This made it hard for them last season. Working hard they finished up last season with 6 wins and 6 losses. One of t...
Winter Sports Scores
Meg Tate, Sports Editor
January 16, 2018
Boys Basketball: 12/08/17 Carlisle- 78 vs. Southwestern- 74 (W) 12/09/17 Carlisle- 46 vs. Hempfield- 62 (L) 12/12/17 Carlisle- 56 vs. Central Dauphin- 27 (W) 12/14/17 Carlisle- 63 vs. Mifflin County- 40 (W) 12/18/17 Carlisle- 41 vs. Chambersburg- 40 (W) 12/20/17 Carlisle- 55 vs. Harrisburg-...
December Athlete of the Month: Josie Carlton
Meg Tate, Sports Editor
December 21, 2017
Senior Josie Carlton has been competing on the CHS cheer teams for the past three years. This year she captained the winter cheer team to a third straight state competition appearance. They competed at the district competition on December 9 and they placed fourth. We recently had the chance to...
Rising stars: CHS underclassmen participate on varsity sports teams
Heidi Heinlein, Sports Writer
December 14, 2017
A freshman playing on a varsity sports team is not a common event, but Carlisle High School has those very talented, young athletes who do participate in varsity sports. Although, making varsity is not an easy task to accomplish. With each level, the game gets harder and more competitive. Julian...
Boys basketball prepares in preseason
Claire Whalen, Sports Writer
December 7, 2017
Even though there are designated seasons for all the sports at the school for when they compete, that doesn’t mean that the work ends there. Sports teams at Carlisle High School, like boys basketball, have off-season training. This fall, the boys have been using this time to prepare for the up...
Jump and shout: CHS cheer switches seasons
Heidi Heinlein, Sports Writer
November 28, 2017
"Jump up, sky high! Tip it to the Herd guy!" If you've heard this before, then you've seen the Carlisle High School fall and winter cheer program. These athletes are there to help cheer on our sports teams and hype up the Herd fans. Fall season includes football games. The cheerleaders attend...
New coach on the court: Scott Mitchell (Q&A)
Cayla Abbey, Sports Writer
November 16, 2017
This year, there will be a new face on the girls basketball bench: new varsity coach, Scott Mitchell. Mitchell is also a Probability and Statistics teacher at the high school. A former high school player himself, Mitchell has high hopes for a successful season. Q: Have you coached girls basketball...
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