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  • Congratulations Allen Townsend (senior) for playing an All-Star football game at Superdome!
  • Welcome Olympic Heights' New Varsity Baseball Coach Victor Gutierrez!
  • Congratulations to Steven Celestin for being selected as the OH November non-instructional employee of the month!
  • Congratulations to Natalia Gloria for being selected as the OH November instructional employee of the month!
  • Ana Smith is October's Support Staff Member of the Month!
  • Jenner Niedda is October's Teacher of the Month!
The award-winning student news site of Olympic Heights High School

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All content by Nicholas Tramazzo
The New York Yankees' "Nasty" Nestor Cortes looks to be the American League frontrunner for the Cy Young Award.

Way-too-early Major League Baseball predictions

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
May 13, 2022
Less than 45 minutes after walking onto the Academy Awards stage and slapping comedian Chris Rock for a perceived insult of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith accepted his Oscar for Best Actor.

“Slap heard ’round the world” spoils Academy Awards show

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
April 8, 2022
Robert Pattinson is The Batman in the stunning Matt Reeves directed film.

The Batman is the best of the Caped Crusader films

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
April 1, 2022
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL for racial discrimination and has made serious allegations of impropriety against the Dolphins ownership.

Former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores lawsuit and allegations investigation could drag into 2022 season

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
March 2, 2022
Ghostface is back in the 2022 Scream "requel" of the 1996 original.

2022’s Scream “requel” closely mirrors the 1996 original

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
February 4, 2022
In Spiderman: No Way Home, viewers are treated to the three incarnations of Spiderman (from left): Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland.

Spiderman: No Way Home the best Marvel film to date

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
December 31, 2021
Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, and Red Hood are the featured characters in the upcoming 2022 release of the much anticipated Gotham Knights video game.

After a disappointing start to 2021 for video game releases, the end of the year has delivered and 2022 looks promising

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
December 22, 2021
A confusing timeline is just one of the several failings of Marvel's Eternals.

Marvel’s flawed Eternals does not live up to the hype

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
November 23, 2021
Tobey Maguire (left) and Andrew Garfield will be reprising their lead roles in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Spider-Man: No Way Home tops upcoming Marvel releases

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
October 23, 2021
The majority of the Star Wars Visions series episodes are both interesting and entertaining.

Star Wars Visions offers franchise fans a different look

Nicholas Tramazzo, Entertainment Editor
October 4, 2021
NBA superstar LeBron James stars with Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes characters in Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Summer movies offer plenty of action-packed sequels

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
June 18, 2021
The Miami Dolphins got two of their top first round targets in Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (left) and University of Miami defensive end Jaelan Phillips (right).

Dolphins ready to challenge after successful 2021 NFL Draft

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
May 10, 2021
Godzilla vs. Kong offers some great CGI, but not much else

Godzilla vs. Kong offers some great CGI, but not much else

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
May 6, 2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is the latest from Marvel release and has fans very excited.

Marvel theories abound as more shows are announced

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
April 18, 2021
Alone this Valentine's Day? Take these tips from The Torch's loneliness expert on beating the Valentine's Day blues.

Alone this Valentine’s Day? Take these tips from The Torch’s loneliness expert on beating the Valentine’s Day blues.

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
February 11, 2021
Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War received a new update for its Zombies mode on Feb. 4.

2021 promises to be a banner year for gaming enthusiasts

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
February 9, 2021
Demon Slayer Season 1 will be coming to Netflix on January 22, and hopefully the other seasons will follow.

January gets 2021 off to a great start for anime fans

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
January 19, 2021
Rookie Tua Tagovailoa has led the Miami Dolphins to three straight wins since being inserted as the starting quarterback.

Miami Dolphins defense and rookie quarterback Tagovailoa have the team at 6-3 and in playoff contention

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
November 19, 2020
The Regal Shadowood in western unicorporated Boca Raton has been shut down as a result of Covid-19.

The movie theater experience falls victim to the pandemic as local Regal Shadowood closing indicates

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
November 12, 2020
Marvel Avengers leads the pack of fall video games releases

Marvel Avengers leads the pack of fall video games releases

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
October 13, 2020
New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley is carted off the field after suffering a season-ending torn ACL in last Sunday's loss to the Chicago Bears.

Barkley and McCaffery among a host of key NFL players to go down with serious injuries in week 2 of the NFL season

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
September 24, 2020
Battlefront II reaches the finish line with final update

Battlefront II reaches the finish line with final update

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
May 27, 2020
Zoom use and video game sales booming while streaming services' profits remain stagnant

Zoom use and video game sales booming while streaming services’ profits remain stagnant

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
April 24, 2020
The animated Star Wars series The Clone Wars is back on television after a six year hiatus with a new season debuting Feb. 21 on Disney+.

With the revival of The Clone Wars, another new series, and three new films in the works, Star Wars is far from over

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
February 21, 2020
The film version of Sonic the Hedgehog was delayed 10 months due to negative reaction to the original design of the title character (left). A more cartoonish version (right) of Sonic was met with approval and the film has set an opening weekend box office record.

Redesign and delays to Sonic the Hedgehog movie release pay off big at the box office

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
February 16, 2020
Michael B. Jordan (left) plays a civil rights attorney trying to get his wrongly convicted client, played by Jamie Foxx, exonerated of a murder charge in Just Mercy, the best film of January 2020.

Just Mercy the best film of the disappointing January releases

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
February 9, 2020
Which are the best of the holiday movies? We have your top five right here!

Which are the best of the holiday movies?
We have your top five right here!

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
December 21, 2019
Netflix's most ambitious original film project The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorsese (center) and starring Robert DeNiro (left) and Al Pacino (right), is at the center of a showdown between Netflix and major movie theater chains.

The Irishman showdown between Netflix and major theater chains limits the film’s release; streaming begins Nov. 27

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
November 15, 2019
Joaquin Phoenix delivers an Academy Award worthy performance in Joker.

Joaquin Phoenix driven Joker the best of a diverse and entertaining crop of October films

Nicholas Tramazzo, Staff Writer
November 7, 2019
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