Nate on the Drive

Nate Mack drives against the Comets of Kendallville.

Frazier Scores!

Justin Frazier lays the ball up against a tough Kendallville Middle School defense.

Zeejay the Deejay

Seventh-grader Julie Zehr plays tunes at last night's seventh-grade basketball game.

Blazer Fans

Eastside Jr. High students stick together! Seventh and eighth graders cheer on the seventh grade boys' team in their TCAC tournament game against Kendallville.

Blazer Beauties

Lexie Haywood, Chelsea Thorp, Michelle Embree, and Kylie Moughler smile for the camera as Erica Ballentine looks on.

Down But Not Out

Paul Lay looks up after hitting the deck during the Angola game. The Hornets defeated the Blazers in a hard-fought contest.

Frisby in Traffic

Matt Frisby fights for rebounding position during Monday's game with Angola.

Kaleb Stephens is fouled by a trio of Angola defenders while shooting Monday night.

Diehl Dishes

Chris Diehl passes the ball during Monday night's contest with Angola.

Anna Banana

Anna Crow shares a smile following the Edgerton game on Monday night.

Lovely Ladies

Becca, Meghan and Ashley are all smiles following their Senior-night victory over Edgerton.

Claire Breaks Through

French exchange student Claire Marquilly runs through her banner on Senior Night.

CARES and Kent Benson

Eastside's CARES group was recognized by the Butler Chamber of Commerce for their outstanding community service earlier today. Here are several students from that organization along with Kent Benson, Indiana University's center from their 1976 undefeated national championship basketball team.

Kent spoke on The ABC's of Success and Excellence. It is fitting that they're all in a photo together, for Kent is standing among a group of champions as far as I'm concerned.

To see a synopsis of Kent's talk, click here.

Blazer Buds

Claire, Valerie, Abby, Morgan, and Martha cheese for the camera following the winter homecoming game. (The rabbit ears are courtesy of Abby's little brother, Jonah.)

Brittany Gets Squished

Seventh grader Brittany Newcomer finds herself at the wrong end of the pile during her teams loss to the Edgerton Bulldogs. The ladies returned to their winning ways on Saturday by winning their own four-team tournament.

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A Blow to the Blazers

The Lady Blazers suffered a tough blow in their bid to defeat Central Noble when sophomore guard Danielle Cory went down with a knee injury. We're all pulling for you, Danielle and hope you're back on the court soon!

Blazer Bench

Coach Freeman and the Varsity Lady Blazers watch time run out during a hard-fought contest with Central Noble.

Blazer Generation

Former Blazer Todd Moughler and his son, future Blazer, Cade, watch Todd's niece play ball against Edgerton.

Blazer Rumbler

Ariel Berry leads the crowd in cheering for the eighth grade Lady Blazers.

Clearly Clarinet

Eighth Grader Michelle Embree plays with the Jr. High Band at the Christmas concert.

Hamming it Up

Members of the Butler Church of Christ Jr. High Youth Group laugh with their friends as the Eastside Winter Semi-Formal.

"The Shot"

Lexie Haywood shoots a free throw. Her free throw in the final seconds sealed the Blazer's 26-25 victory over cross-county rival Lakewood Park Christian School.

Coach Gerber

Coach Bobbi Gerber gives last-minute instructions to her team during the Lakewood Park game. The Blazers jumped to an early lead, but Lakewood pressured them throughout the second half.

Butt in the Gut

Abby Weller lays a huge box-out on her opponent during the 8th graders Lakewood Park Game.

Intensity

Eastside 8th grader Chelsea Thorp listens intently during a time-out at the Lakewood Park Game.

Defense!

Blazer 7th grader Leah Moughler applies defensive pressure to Lakewood Park's Chelsea Powers. The Blazers defeated LPCS in a romp.

Dielman Dishes

Blazer guard Derek Dielman looks to pass the ball to Derek Young during the 7th grade contest at Kendallville.

Rodkey Rolls

Blazer forward Ben Rodkey drives on a Kendallville player as Matt Harris looks on.

Lexie's Look

Lexie Haywood's anxious glance looks beautiful as she is surrounded by sparkling lights at the Eastside Jr. High Winter Semi-Formal.

All Smiles

Kayle and Mariah are all smiles at the Eastside Jr. Hi Winter Semi-Formal.

Tah-daaah!

The Blazer's Jr. High Show Choir struts their stuff at the Midpoint Invitational Show Choir concert!