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The Red Ledger
The online student news source of Lovejoy High School

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Nick Perez

Nick Perez, Photo Editor

Senior Nicholas Perez is entering his third year on The Red Ledger as a Photo Editor. Perez enjoys taking photos every chance he gets and is excited to bring that energy to staff. He is involved in many extracurricular activities, spending most of his time playing football and track. When he’s not playing sports, Perez loves to watch Formula One and is a big Red Bull fan. He also loves to spend time with his family and friends. Perez is looking forward to a great year on TRL. PEACE LOVE PHOTOS OMG YAYYYYYY

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Junior no. 3 Sidney Carr backs down a defender. Last year Carr shot 42% from the three point line.

Photo Gallery: Basketball Goes Against McKinney North

Nick Perez, Secton Editor
January 10, 2024
Junior no. 3 Sidney Carr stand at the inbound line. The Leopards are 3-2 in district play.

Sophomore no. 41 Tatum Novicke takes a shot at the 3 point line.The Leopards are 18-10 in overall play.

Junior no. 3 Sidney Carr hits the ball out of bounds. The Leopards are 4-2 at home.

Junior no. 14 Lexi Galloway passes the ball away. Last year Galloway averaged 1.2 rebounds per game.

Junior no. 3 Sidney Carr drives to the basket for a layup. Last year Carr had 177 points on varsity.

Sophomore no. 42 Peyton Novicke passes the ball to Junior no. 3 Sidney Carr. The team is currently 6th in district.

Sophomore no. 42 Peyton Novicke takes the ball down the court. Last year Novicke scored 46 points.

Junior no. 3 Sidney Carr gos for a contested lay up. In Carr's freshmen year she scored 186 points.

Senior no.5 Brinley Ludlow passes the ball to a teammate. Last year Ludlow had 122 points.

Senior no. 55 Samantha Daniels passes the ball. The leopards lost last night.

The Rangers will play Diamondbacks Tuesday in Arizona and potentially on Wednesday.

[Photo] 12 years in the making

October 31, 2023
Senior Nick Perez reviews the new Portillo's located on Stacy and 75. Overall, he was not impressed with his experience.

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Nick Perez, Photo Editor
October 26, 2023
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Junior Avery Shooner throws the ball. The juniors won their first game against the sophomores.

Photo Gallery: Powder Puff Football

Caroline Dolberry, Nick Perez, and Anna Frost
September 22, 2023
Senior Dawlton Burner comes out of the blocks in the open 100. Bruner PR'd with a time of 11:82.

Photo Gallery: Track Competes at McKinney Boyd Meet.

Caroline Dolberry and Nick Perez
February 21, 2023
John Baker stands in front of a map of Kauai, Hawaii. Baker teaches AP Psychology at the high school.

[Photo] Psyched

November 17, 2022
FCA sings worship at fields of faith. Over 200 people came to the event.

[Photo] FCA's Field's of Faith hits home for participants

October 18, 2022
Junior no.9 Kalin Carlson serves the ball. The Leopards won in straight sets 3-0.

[Photo] Volleyball improves to undefeated in district play

September 22, 2022
Senior no.14 Charlotte Wilson jumps up for a spike. The Leopards won in straight sets 3-0.

[Photo] Volleyball improves to 5-1 in district

September 28, 2022
Junior Kyle Branch stands and talks to use about his baseball career. Branch recently committed to play baseball at OU.

[Photo] Featured Athlete: Kyle Branch

August 22, 2022
"I could've been upset; I could've been selfish, but that would not have been fair. "

[Photo] Senior Goodbye: Discovering yourself

May 10, 2022
"Through a time of doubt and struggle, five red lights turned on. These lights would change my perspective of myself and the world."

Column: Lights out, away they go

Nicholas Perez, Photographer
May 4, 2022
Sophmore Colston Adamson leaps over the pole in high jump. Adamson broke the school record with a hight of 6'6.

Photo Gallery: Track hosts district meet

Caroline Dolberry, Olivia Lauter, and Nicholas Perez
April 19, 2022
Juniors Kyle Parker and Mason Wallace mirror each others strides in the open 100 meter dash. Parker had a personal record dash with a time of 11.13.

Sophomore Kailey Littlefield and junior Amy Morefield go stride for stride in the opening lap of the 800. Littlefield won the race with a time of 2:19.00.

Sophomore Parker Livingstone and athletic director Chris Ross celebrate a 4x100 relay win. Livingstone recently picked up a football offer from the University of Wisconsin.

Junior Kyle Parker runs in the 4x100 relay. The relay won the event.

Junior Chloe Schaeffer is in the blocks of the 4x100 relay. The 4x100 team qualified for area.

Sophomore Joe Bluestein and freshman Caden Gary battle for the lead in the final lap of the 1600 meter race. Bluestein won the event with a time of 4:28.00.

Senior Jayden Lawton jumps in the triple jump. Lawton jumped a distance of 40-11.50.

Photo Gallery: Track competes in home invitational

Olivia Lauter and Nicholas Perez
April 5, 2022
Junior Malia Bowling jumps a hurdle. Bowling finished the 100 meter hurdles in 18.52 seconds.

Freshman Maria Faoro runs in the 100 meter dash. Faoro ran the race in 13.51 seconds.

Sophomore Avery Fuller runs in the 100 meter dash. Fuller ran the race in 11.98 seconds.

Senior first baseman no. 19 Will Branum swings the bat at the bottom of the sixth. The Leopards will play at home on Friday.

[Photo] No-hitter key to Leopard victory

April 7, 2022
The Leopards starters meet at the mound. The Leopards lost 1-6 in Friday’s game.

[Photo] Softball loses to Denison in extra innings

Mia Reaugh, Staff Writer
March 29, 2022
Junior Roddy Mapps runs in the junior varsity 4x400 meter race. The team ran it in 3:48.43.

Photo Gallery: Celina Relays

Olivia Lauter and Nicholas Perez
March 22, 2022
Freshman Mia Reaugh runs the second leg of the 4x200 meter race. The team ran the race with a time of 1:52.54.

Sophomore Avery Fuller starts the open 200. Track will be at both the Texas Relays and the Jesuit Invitational this week.

Junior Kyle Sheehan comes out of the blocks in the open 200. Sheehan ran the race in 25.00.

Junior second baseman no. 8 Aaron Marshall gets ready to field the ball. Marshall is a dual sport athlete, playing football.

Photo Gallery: Baseball plays in home opener

Nicholas Perez, Staff Photographer
March 21, 2022
English teacher Tamara Sakuda went vegan four years ago. She fuels her appetite with her and her husband's garden.

[Photo] Dinosaur kale

March 18, 2022
Sophomore no. 23 Matthew Mainord goes up to bat. The Leopards will have their home opener tomorrow night against the Wylie East Raiders.

[Photo] Baseball wins first district game of the year

March 17, 2022
Senior Evan Dailey is joining the Navy after graduation. Dailey will be working on nuclear submarines.

[Photo] Recruit pursuit

March 3, 2022
Senior jumper Trey Pugh competes in the high jump. Pugh jumped a height of 5-10.

Photo Gallery: Track and field competes in the McKinney Boyd Relays

Olivia Lauter and Nicholas Perez
February 22, 2022
Junior runner Amy Morefield runs in the distance medley. The girls set a school record running the medley in 12:21.14 winning the race.

Junior sprinter Mason Wallace runs in the sprint medley relay. The team set a school record running in it 3:44.43.

Sophomore sprinter Avery Fuller runs in the 4x200 meter race. The group ran in in 1:39.09.

Sophomore sprinter Wes Hightower runs in the 4x100 meter relay. The team ran the race in 46.44 seconds.

Sophomore hurdler Colston Adamson jumps over a hurdle. Adamson did the race in 17.22 seconds.

Freshman RJ McIntosh runs in the 4x200 meter race. McIntosh also placed eighth in the JV boys long jump.

Junior sprinter Leila Ngapout gets set for the sprint medley relay. Ngapout placed third in the 100 meter dash, running the race in 12.58 seconds.

Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin dunks. Templin scored 20 points.

Photo Gallery: Boys basketball finishes district play in first

Nicholas Perez, Staff Photographer
February 17, 2022
Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin dunks. The Leopards finished their season first in district.

Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin shoots a free-throw. The Leopards scored 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Junior power forward no. 23 Will McLaughlin attempts to shoot a three-pointer. The Leopards scored 10 points in the third quarter.

Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin dunks the ball. The Leopards were up by seven at the end of the first half.

Senior small forward no. 5 Kidus Getenet looks for a play. The Leopards scored 13 points in the second quarter.

Junior point guard no. 14 Jackson Wood celebrates at half court after a teammate makes a three-point. Wood scored two points in the game.

Senior point guard no. 0 Taiden Conner shoots a layup. Conner scored six points.

Senior shooting guard no. 20 Pete Peabody dives for a rebound. Peabody scored 13 points.

Junior forward no. 10 Parker Patel shoots a three-pointer. The score at the end of the first quarter was 16-10.

Senior small forward no. 5 Kidus Getenet brings the ball up the court to start a play. Getenet scored six points.

Junior power forward no. 23 Will McLaughlin looks for a pass. McLaughlin scored six points.

Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin jumps to block a shot. Templine had four dunks in the game.

Sophomore sprinter Lauren Dolberry prepares herself for the 100-meter dash. Dolberry ran a time of 13.95 seconds.

Photo Gallery: Track hosts early bird invitational

Olivia Lauter and Nicholas Perez
February 13, 2022
Senior Jayden Lawton runs in the 400 meter race. Lawton ran the race in 55.84 seconds.

Junior sprinter Blake Redding runs in the 400 meter. Redding ran a 1.05.15 time.

Junior sprinter Michael Modine ties his shoe. The boys team won the meet.

Sophomore sprinter Parker Livingstone runs in the 400-meter race. Livingstone ran a time of 54.65 seconds.

Senior runner Riley McGowan runs in the 400 meter race. McGowan won the race with a time of 50.92 seconds.

Head basketball coach Kyle Herrema celebrates the team with the net. Each team member got to cut a piece of the net after winning the game to celebrate their district title.

Photo Gallery: Basketball wins district title

Nicholas Perez, Staff Photographer
February 10, 2022
Senior point guard no. 0 Taiden Conner dribbles the ball. The Leopards scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin dunks the ball. The win made the Leopards the district champion.

Head basketball coach Kyle Herrema calls a play. The Leopards current season record is 29-3.

Senior safeguard no. 2 Jax Thompson signals a three-pointer was scored. Thompson scored 12 points in the game.

Senior small forward no. 5 Kidus Getenet dribbles the ball. Getenet scored six points in the game.

Senior point guard no. 0 Taiden Conner attempts to shoot a basket. The team scores an average of 63.8 points per game.

Senior shooting guard no. 20 Pete Peabody dribbles the ball to the other side of the court. The Leopards scored ten points in the third quarter.

Senior point guard no. 0 Taiden Conner shoots a basket. Conner started the game.

Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin dribbles. The Leopards scored 16 points in the first quarter.

Junior power forward no. 22 Karson Templin dribbles around a Rock Hill player. Templin scored 18 points in the game.

Senior point guard no. 0 Taiden Conner drribles around a Blue Hawk player. Conner scored seven points in the game.

Senior shooting guard no. 20 Pete Peabody attempts to shoot a three-pointer. Peobody scored one basket in the game.

Senior safeguard no. 2 Jax Thompson shoots a basket. The Leopards scored 11 points in the second quarter.

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