Samuel Abbas is a junior at Johnson and staff writer for MyJagNews. He is a fan of the Kentucky Wildcats, Chicago sports teams and Kobe Bryant. He enjoys watching sports and being active.
In a sport that consumes so much physically and mentally, swimmers need to be physically strong and mentally tough in the way they practice and compete for their events.
After both the softball and baseball teams accomplished sweeps in the first round, both varsity teams will be advancing to the second round of the playoffs.
In the midst of another successful season, head softball coach Jennifer Fox hit her 300th win against the Churchill Chargers, a long time district rival.
Although not typically in the nature of female athletes, contact sports such as wrestling give female athletes the chance to be equal with male athletes while wrestling against opponents of equal age and weight.
Following some important rival games against Reagan and Churchill respectively, the Jags push onward on the hardwood and continue their strong season to make a push for a higher playoff seed.
On September 4th, 2015 during a high school football game in Marble Falls, Texas two football players from John Jay high school blindsided a referee and knocked him down to the ground.