Celeste Jones - Staff Reporter
Hello, my name is Celeste Jones and I'm a Senior here at Oswego High School. This is my first year of the 42Fifty staff , and I am proud to serve the role as the staff reporter for 42Fifty this year. I do a sport here at Oswego High school additionally out of the 42Fifty staff team. You can contact me by emailing 42Fifty@sd308.org and putting my
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On Sep. 16, the OH Varsity Girls Flag Football team beat Yorkville 19-6.
This was the newest chapter with their rivalry with YHS, which started 0-41 in their regional game, and their victory exemplified the training and collaboration that the team has been working on since the start of the season.
“We play really well, it's a lot of communication while playing with other teammates,” OH senior and player Amiah Roberts said.
During the game, the team got to show the skills and improvement that they’ve made since playing Yorkville last year.
“I’m very excited," said senior Captain Thalia Aburto. "Knowing that this is my senior season makes every game and every moment with my teammates feel even more meaningful.” Aburto, a 2026 Chicago Bears High School All-Star, has two total points and one safety this season according to MaxPreps.
Wednesday night, during OH’s annual Powder Puff game, it was not only the players who were working hard. Behind the scenes, various individually-selected OH football players served as head coaches for this one unique game a year.
“I was selected for this position by my coach, as he picks people from the team that he sees leadership qualities in," said OH senior and senior team coach Danny Claycombe. " [[My football coach]] also [[wanted Power Puff coaches who would]] demonstrate good character to represent an entire team."
The eight senior and eight junior football players were selected before the game to represent their class team as head coaches. These coaches ran various practices and learned numerous skills during their transition from player to coach.