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The Gleaner

The student news site of Wahlert Catholic High School

The Gleaner

The student news site of Wahlert Catholic High School

The Gleaner

The need for speed

Ava Graham, Reporter January 25, 2022

Ski racing can capture the imagination of anyone who catches a glimpse. Racers hurl themselves downhill at highway-speeds on narrow fiberglass sticks, spraying snow and cutting around gates at full speed.  However,...

Skiers eager to race through the snow

Ava Graham, Reporter December 22, 2021

Ski racing can capture the imagination of anyone who catches a glimpse. Racers hurl themselves downhill at highway-speeds on narrow fiberglass sticks, spraying snow and cutting around gates at full speed.  However,...

Skiing and snowboarding during COVID-19

Sophia Wagner, Reporter January 11, 2021

Many activities because of COVID-19 have been restricted or shut down in the years 2020-2021. One activity that is accepted is skiing and snowboarding. Many people have taken this opportunity to get out...

A day in the life of a ski racer

Claire Walker, Reporter February 28, 2020

Ski racing is a sport that not many people do or know about. Most of the time when people hear about it they ask, “Don’t you just have to go down the hill fast?” Although that is part of it,...

Starting the year with a bang

Tess Breslin, Reporter January 30, 2020

While watching NFL games, there are a lot of head injuries that take players out of the game.  I have always wondered why these athletes didn’t just suck it up and finish the game in order to win. ...

Marley McSwain, '23, races her way to first.

Shredding into snowy successful season

Claire Walker, Reporter December 12, 2019

One might think that skiing is simply a fun winter activity anyone can participate in. But there is a whole different world to skiing: alpine ski racing. This sport consists of going around gates at high...

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