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Fresman tennis star hopes to live up to high expectations
BY RACHEL BIRKENMEIR
Freshman Mimi Fotopoulos had tennis running through her veins before she was born. Coming from a long line of tennis players, Fotopoulos was practically made for the game. Her grandfather was a Greek national team member, her father was once nationally ranked and her brother, senior Chris Fotopoulos, is now nationally ranked.
By the time Fotopoulos was two-years-old, she was already tagging along with Chris to his practices, sparking her interest in the game.


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Jim Ricker replaces Gary Howard as Athletic Director
BY CAM SMITH
Nine years of premier soccer. That’s how long junior Marcus Webb had dedicated himself to playing the sport. But coming into high school his freshman year, he decided to take a chance at a something else: football.

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Football team looks to redeem themselves from past years
BY JORDAN PFEIFFER

Similar to the 2008 U.S Olympic basketball team, the football team is looking for redemption this season. Lebron James isn’t on the roster and they are not all six foot eight inches tall and weighing in at 280 lbs, but as the football team practices for the start of the new season, they hope to find themselves with a winning record after a disappointing season at 2-7 last year.
Returning 14 players out of the senior class, and 24 juniors active on the JV/Varsity, the juniors and seniors have started playing like a team.

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