State-ranked Firebird hoopsters head to District contest
March 2, 2011 • Jessica Wuensch, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
The Girls’ Varsity Basketball team is continuing to have a hugely successful season that they hope will end with a State Championship. The Firebirds beat West Carrollton (67-15), Belmont (76-19) and Lebanon (48-32) to capture the Sectional Championship for the third consecutive year. The girls, now... Read more »
A cappella group Sonos coming to FHS Sunday
March 3, 2011 • Andrea Rollert, Features Editor
Filed under Fairmont Life
The internationally known a cappella group Sonos will perform at Fairmont High School’s auditorium at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 6. The opening acts will include Fairmont’s a cappella groups Fusion and Eleventh Hour. Tickets are $10 and the proceeds will go to support Fairmont’s Choir Department. For... Read more »
Fairmont bands performing contest concerts
March 3, 2011 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
Filed under Fairmont Life
Fairmont High School’s Band Department will perform two concerts in the next two weeks. Their first Ohio Music Educator’s Association concert will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, in Fairmont’s auditorium, and their second will be on Friday, March 18, in Centerville High School’s auditorium.... Read more »
Five Firebird wrestlers headed to State contest
March 3, 2011 • The Flyer Staff
Filed under Sports
A school record of five Firebird wrestlers will compete for titles at the Ohio State Wrestling Championship on March 4-5 in Columbus, Ohio. They are juniors Justin Kihn (3rd place, 112 pounds) and Tommy Kimbrell (1st place, 160), sophomores Matt Denlinger (1st place, 130) and Garrett Connor (2nd place,... Read more »
Bowlers heading to State hope coach comes home bald
March 3, 2011 • Rob Bowling, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
Fairmont High School Boys’ Bowling Head Coach Rex Wolfe had the best shave of his life on Feb. 28 at the 2011 District Championship at Eastern Lanes in Middletown. That’s because Wolfe agreed to shave his decade-old goatee if his bowlers qualified for the Ohio State University Buckeye Classic tournament.... Read more »
Nicole Manzo takes the cake in design contest
March 4, 2011 • Madison Wray, Staff Writer
Filed under Fairmont Life
Maybe Fairmont High School junior Nicole Manzo doesn’t realize how talented she is. Earlier this year, Manzo responded to a plea from a soccer company official who needed a design for a cake to display at the 2011 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Baltimore. Manzo... Read more »
Two Firebird wrestlers stay in the game at State
March 4, 2011 • Kevin O'Donnell, Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Sports
As of late Friday afternoon, two Fairmont High School wrestlers were still alive in the 74th Annual State Wrestling Championships in Columbus. Junior Tommy Kimbrell (160 pounds) won his quarterfinal match to advance to tonight’s semifinals. Sophomore Matt Denlinger (130 pounds) lost in the quarterfinals,... Read more »
Fairmont grad is ‘amazed at creativity’ in stories
March 7, 2011 • Natalie Wolfe, FHS Class of '10
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I haven’t been on The Flyer website in a little while, but I have to say I am very impressed!! I read through a lot of the stories and was amazed at the creativity you guys have. Also, the graphics and pictures for the stories are incredible. Keep up the good work! Read More →
Firebirds continue to romp in girls’ basketball tournament
March 9, 2011 • Jessica Wuensch, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
The Fairmont Girls’ Varsity Basketball team is headed to the Regional Finals after a 48-35 win against Mason on Tuesday, March 8, at the Nutter Center. Sophomore Chelsea Welch, the Firebirds’ starting point guard, collected 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists to help Fairmont prove victorious.... Read more »
Eleventh Hour will sing at ACDA conference this week
March 9, 2011 • Andrea Rollert, Features Editor
Filed under Fairmont Life
Fairmont’s top a cappella group Eleventh Hour will perform at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference in Chicago this week. The group is one of only 30 choirs in the nation to perform at the event and only one of two to perform at “ACDA Jazz Night.” Read More →
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