Kenzie's Sports Chronicles

NFL Dream Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit turned many heads earlier this year when he announced that he will be leaving the sport that made his name in exchange to be a National Football League player. The 23 year-old has been one of rugby's most promising names, as he has made 32 international appearances for Wales and has scored about 14 times in these matches. In 2021, he become the youngest player ever to get drafted by the British and Irish Lions squad since 1959. A superstar future form Rees-Zammit almost seemed guaranteed, until he decided to leave his original sport for the NFL. "I fancy a new challenge and what a better challenge than to be in the NFL. I've been training really hard for 7 or 8 weeks now and I think I'm in a good position. I feel smooth, I feel comfortable and I'm ready to show everyone what I can do," Louis Rees-Zammit said to press. The Process Rees-Zammit has been living his training process at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida a...

 The Story of Jack Gohlke He's not your typical man to make a standout, but Jack Gohlke, the shooting guard for the university of Oakland, single-handedly upset the number 3 Kentucky Wildcats. This was Jack's first year at this university, as he played 5 years at Hillsdale university. He has always worked as an uber driver, as after his stupendous game against Kentucky, fans on social media would explain how they remember him being their uber driver from late night parties or bar runs. Gohlke has always been committed to the game, but also himself. He had said after the game against Kentucky that he never had a doubt that they would win, as even though he won't play in the NBA, he knew he could still compete with those guys. This is where he explains that him and his team are, "Not a Cinderella." The Game Itself Jack Gohlke and his team obviously came in as the underdogs against the powerhouse of the Kentucky Wildcats. The game seemed to start of slow for the Wild...

The Instigation In the midst of the SEC Championship game, an unwanted brawl between the number 1 South Carolina Gamecocks and the number 2 LSU Tigers broke out. South Carolina's Milaysia Fulwiley had stolen the ball from LSU point guard, Hailey Van Lith. LSU then decided to foul Fulwiley to prevent her from getting an easy bucket. After this foul, Fulwiley and her teammate celebrated, accidentally running into one of LSU's players, Flaujee Johnson. Johnson was angry at this bump, so she pushed one of South Carolina's players as she was heading back to the bench. This in fumed Kamilla Cardoso, the post for the Gamecocks, as she then pushed Flaujee straight to the ground, as all chaos broke loose. Both of the team's benches rose towards the fight, either trying to stop it or to instigate more. The referees and head coaches both had to bring the team's back to their benches, as they then took a long time reviewing the fight, ultimately ejected 4 of the Gamecock's ...

 Change in Momentum The North Carolina Tarheels took advantage and celebrated the program's first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in seven years on the homecourt of their brutal rival, the Duke Blue Devils. After the prestigious win, the Tarheels gathered midcourt near the "Cameron Crazies" section and waved goodbye in a taunting fashion. They were only just answered by several people throwing water bottles and empty bottles at them in anger. The Tarheels figured that this didn't matter as after their 84-79 win, they secured the top seed in the ACC tournament and a season sweep of their rivals. The 9th ranked Blue Devils took the loss in fashion, both within seconds of each game.  "I definitely think it was uncalled for, but I mean, it's a rivalry game so I kind of expected it. We're still going to enjoy it at the end of the day," Star player RJ Davis said with a smile. Catching Fire UNC player Cormac Ryan scored a career high of 31 po...

 Her Show The Caitlin Clark show is in full swing and then some. Known for sharpshooting ability from deep, the 22 year old has become one of the biggest names ever in college sports as she has just recently became the All Time Leading Scorer in NCAA Women's Basketball. Meanwhile, her popularity away from the court stands strong. Clark's jerseys and shirts are Fanatics' top selling college athlete addition since it began selling collegiate apparel in 2022. Clark has also obtained brand deals from Gatorade, Nike, and State Farm, while still receiving more opportunities day by day. With there only being two games left in the regular season, Clark has the opportunity to go one step further as she sits towards being the All Time Leading Scorer in Men's or Women's Basketball in NCAA history. Her dominate success in college basketball has earned her the title "Ponytail Pete," a reference to one of the basketball greats, Pete Maravich. Since she has exploded her ...

 Record-Breaking Stats Victor Wembanyama, rookie star player for the San-Antonio Spurs, made history of Friday afternoon, joining a private club by posting a 5x5 stat line. The young French player took over the box score during his defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, as he finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks, just in 31 minutes. He now just recently became the 15th player to log a 5x5 stat line, which is when players record at least 5 points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks in a single game. Wembanyama was the youngest ever to achieve this milestone. Additionally, according to the NBA, the star French rookie at 20 years old, broke the previous record of 22 years set by Andrei Kirilenko since the league first began tracking stats.  The Future Victor Wembanyama is seen as the future of the NBA, declared on Friday night. He faced off against one of the NBA's greatest, Lebron James. Although James came out with the final victory, well becaus...

 The Investigation One is dead, and 21 others were injured by gunfire at the end of the Chiefs' Superbowl Parade. During a press conference later that evening, it is now known that three people have been detained and are under investigation. Of the 21 people who were wounded, 8 of them were in severe life-threatening conditions.  Stacy Graves, one of the police chiefs on this case states, "I'm angry at what happened today. The people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment." The Kansas City Radio station later announced that one of its DJs, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, died in the shooting. Lopez-Galvan was an extrovert, always wanting to make others happy, and a mother of two. She was reported to arrive at the parade with her husband and son, of whom also were shot. In the athletes' perspective, all Chiefs' players, coaches, and staff were safe and accounted for. How can such one optimistic day turn into a brutal nightmare? Grief Stephanie Meyer, ...