Adversity – at least one dictionary defines this as “distress, affliction, hardship.”  This past Friday night, Eastbrook Panther Football faced some adversity.  This was the first game of the season that the weather was a participant in a contest.  It was the first game where time was stopped to tend to a wounded Panther.  It

When a football team starts the year 3-0 with a 161-20 scoring difference, it seems like it could be pretty easy to lie back and just let what’s working continue to work.  However, with this Eastbrook Panther team, the work is just beginning. Sure, there are reasons to celebrate the start of this year.  By

We’ve heard it said you can shake off the dust. But rust? You can’t just wipe that away. You have to WORK to get rid of that stuff.  After weeks…months…of not playing together on the field, and after practicing for less than a month, trying to discover that new chemistry that comes with every new

On a day when a power outage forced an early dismissal from school, Andrew Barajas made the Norwell Knights look like they were tackling in the dark Friday night as the Panthers rolled to a 72-13 season opening win. The elusive Barajas scored 6 touchdowns while rushing for 159 yards on only 9 carries. In addition

The funny thing about being around a school, especially for teachers and coaches, is how quickly time flies, how fast the years rush by. A HUGE factor to this is, as much as things stay the same (same paint on the walls, same course topics, same weight room, etc…), they are always changing (recent freshmen are

Nathan James will represent Eastbrook one more time in his football career.  Nathan has been named to the North/South All-Star game.  Nathan adds his name to a distinguished list of past players for Coach Adamson.  Nathan joins 21 players and 3 coaches to represent Eastbrook in this game. Nathan has also recently committed to play

Okay, okay, so we’re a bit behind with this final, “Celebrate the Season” video.  But to pare down the highlights of a season: – where the total yardage was the north side of 5,000 yards, – where the total score was roughly 600 to roughly 100 (I believe Ethan Cramer’s leg is STILL on ice

If you were within earshot of Coach Adamson as he addressed the Eastbrook Panther football team after the season-ending game last Friday, you may have heard these words: “It only hurts because it matters.” He went on to commend his players on the passion and heart they have displayed over and over again throughout this season…it mattered.

You may read this title and think the answer is easy, kind of like 1+1=… However, as we reach this point in the season, the point where EVERY team still playing has… – proven to have added some “extra” to its “ordinary” – capitalized on its “ordinary” of practices every day for weeks and months

I can only imagine the feelings that go through a family when a son, a young man, begins a journey that will undoubtedly test the depth of his strength and character; a journey that has the potential for battle, pain, victory, and danger.  I picture back to the time when families, or sometimes entire towns,