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The Spearhead

The student news site of Battle High School

The Spearhead

The student news site of Battle High School

The Spearhead

Opinion: Why the MLB Needs a Salary Cap

Opinion: Why the MLB Needs a Salary Cap

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor February 20, 2025

 A salary cap gives all MLB teams a certain amount of money they can spend in a given year. Unlike the NBA and NFL, the MLB has no salary cap. This gives the more wealthy owners of the teams the advantage...

Junior Ellie Buxton competes in 100m freestyle

Just Keep Swimming

Breleigh Moore, Coverage Editor February 6, 2025

While the Battle High School Swim Team is a small collection of mainly beginners, they have seen continuous growth during the 2024-2025 season. The team gained another member from the previous season,...

Ja'Kobi LaBoy (10) taking the ball up the court.

Nothing But Net

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor January 31, 2025

The Battle Men’s basketball team has started their season with an 11-4 record in their first fifteen games. They have also won their first two conference games over Smith-Cotton and Rock Bridge. Battle...

Wyatt Belcher-Key (12) forces opponent onto the ground

Putting the Work In

Zachary Wood, Lead Editor November 22, 2024

 

Battle's Offense gets set for the snap

District Finale

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor November 6, 2024

On November 1 Battle Football played Ft. Zumwalt West in a win-or-go-home game in the first round of district play. Battle went into the game with a record of 1-8 and Ft. Zumwalt West went into the game...

Dec 27, 2021; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA;  Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) calls for the ball against New Orleans Saints during the first half at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Covering Concussions

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor October 10, 2024

A recent topic of discussion all around football has been concussions, player safety, and how to prevent injuries. The NFL is trying many things to prevent concussions such as new helmets that are designed...

Leveling Up

Amin Gozal, Copy Editor October 1, 2024

In 2017, BHS was approached by an organization with the hopes of starting the foundations of an Esports team. In order to compete, BHS would have to assemble a team in a limited amount of time. Unfortunately,...

Kerynna Jarman readies herself after point

Match Point? Girls tennis team coaches leaving

Zachary Wood, Lead Editor September 27, 2024

While the BHS girls tennis team at the time of writing has yet to win a match this season, the team has grown from five members to nine with only three returning players. This allowed the team to meet...

Friday Night Fever

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor September 18, 2024

Battle Football opened up its 2024 season at North Kansas City High School with Coach Matthew Herman’s second year as Head Coach. North Kansas City struck first with a touchdown in the first quarter....

Marchin’ to the title

Corbin Buechter, Marketing Editor March 21, 2024

College Basketball has a yearly tournament in March called March Madness where 68 teams face off in a single elimination tournament that decides the national champion for that season.  Last year in...

Boys District Playoffs

Kaden Montague, Reporter March 21, 2024

The boys basketball team went into districts with a record of 18-8. The team started off very strong, winning eleven of their first thirteen games. The team finished the rest of the regular season with...

Spring Into Action

Angel C, Reporter March 21, 2024

Track and field season began February 26 in hopes of continuously having as good of a season they did last year . Since then, practices have been from 4:15 pm-6:30 pm. During these practices, the athletes...

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