Jake Maddox sports stories
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1. Free throw
2. On the line
3. Board rebel
4. Go-kart rush
5. Paintball blast
6. Snowboard duel
7. Speedway switch
8. Backup goalie
9. Motocross double-cross
10. Slam dunk shoes
11. Soccer shootout
12. Diving off the edge
13. Free climb
14. Karate countdown
15. Kart crash
16. BMX challenge
17. Cowboy up
18. Mountain bike hero
19. Skateboard struggle
20. Behind the plate
21. Cycling champion
22. Gold medal swim
23. Hockey meltdown
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Although Dylan's wrist is healing from the pre-season injury, can he be part of the team if he is stuck on the bench?
25. Point guard prank
26. Relay race breakdown
27. Striker assist
28. Track and field takedown
29. Beach bully
30. Board battle
31. Kart competition
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Sixth-grader Max Stinson is tired of being bullied by Harold Weime and looking forward to a summer in the local paintball league to work off some of his frustration, but he soon learns that anger is not a winning attitude, especially when you take it out on the people around you.
33. Caught stealing
34. Hoop hustle
35. Soccer shake-up
36. Touchdown triumph
37. Doubles trouble
38. Lacrosse laser
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Now that he has new glasses, fourteen-year-old Jaylin is anxious to put his speed and accurate shot to use on offense, but his lacrosse team has always relied on his stellar defense, and without it too many goals are ending up in their net--so the team needs to come up with a strategy to balance both halves of his game.
39. Punter's pride
40. Second shot
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Eleven-year-old Jack Wickman is tired of skating in his big sister's shadow, after all she is five years older and a goalie (on the boys' team!) and he skates center so they really should not be compared to each other--he is convinced that he has the hockey talent, so all he needs is the chance to make a breakaway of his own.
42. Pick and roll
43. Rodeo challenge
44. Secondhand slice
45. Diamond double play
46. Backfield blow
47. Baseball blowup
48. Curling crunch
49. Hip-hop hustle
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Chery Etienne has her own hip-hop dance crew, but now some of them are moving away and she will have to try out for her middle school's hip-hop dance team, although since she has never had any formal training she is not sure her unique style will be welcome.
50. Karate clash
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Twelve-year-old Levi is at home in the dojo where he practices karate, although the contentious relationship with his new stepsister, Sofia, is disturbing his concentration--but when she suddenly decides to join his dojo he realizes that Sofia's prickly attitude is a cover for her unhappiness.
51. Wheelchair rugby rush
52. Puck panic
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Twelve-year-old Calvin is the small but speedy left wing for his hockey team, but when he takes a really hard bodycheck during first game of a tournament he starts to freeze up on the ice and worry he will be benched.
53. Roster rebound
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Since Nina's middle school in her new home in tiny Janesville, Illinois, does not have a girls basketball team, she tries out for the boys team and makes the roster--but the hostility of one the players threatens to disrupt the whole team.
54. Skate park plans
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Avani Patel loves to skateboard, but there is no skate park in her town so she does not get to practice tricks often--but now that the idea is under consideration in the city council Avani and her friends set out to convince the skeptical politicians the town really needs one.
55. Soccer goals
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Jacob dreams of playing real soccer and scoring goals, but his team only has four players, so when they are challenged by a bullying street team, they have to use teamwork and strategy to win and convince the street players to join their team.
56. Soccer snub
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Quincy has worked hard in order to move up to the A-level soccer team where he can play with his friend Will, but when he becomes a starter and Will is benched it seems like their friendship is suddenly on the rocks.
57. Softball hothead
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Maya has trouble controlling her temper on the softball field, but when she posts some nasty comments on their last opponent, she gets the whole team in trouble--and has to find a way to make up for her mistake, and convince her teammates to help her.
59. Lacrosse clash
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Eighth-grader Jared Shotpouch loves lacrosse, but at his new school he is being teased with taunts of "get back to the reservation", and some of the worst bullies are his own teammates.
60. Track troubles
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"Belle is no longer the fastest runner on her team, and she's having trouble coping emotionally, especially since the extra practice she's doing is putting a strain on her body, her friendship, and her team"--
61. Wrestling rivals
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"For the good wrestling squad, James must learn to overcome his jealousy of Tristan, his former rival and new teammate"--