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Get the Scoop! Reporter Enjoys Fun Day at Phoenix Open
by Reporter Lauren Van Engelen, Tarwater Elementary
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On Wednesday, Feb. 8, my family went to the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale because our family likes to watch golf. It was a Pro Am day so we got to see the players up close. We drove to the parking place and after we were walking a little bit we saw a shuttle bus. The driver said, “Do you need a ride?” and of course we said, “Yes, please!” He took us right to the golf tournament gate and we went right inside, no lines.
When you first go in you see a big shop. My mom, brother, and I went inside the shop and I bought a hat with flowers and my brother bought a golf flag so we could get autographs from the players. The next thing we did was go to the driving range. We found a kid’s area and we got a bunch of autographs when we were in there. A famous golfer named Scottie Scheffler came up and talked to us and gave us a golf ball. He gave one to my brother and my brother said, “Oh, I already got a ball,” and cheffler said, ou’re an honest boy. t was funny. We stayed for about 20 more minutes and watched Scheffler practice hitting from the sand trap.
We were hungry so we went up to where we could sit to eat. We had front row seats a saw a bunch of the golfers on the first tee. Pro golfer Max Homa walked over and autographed the golf flag for us. I thought that was really cool because ’ e ne er been that close to a player before. We went back down to the putting green and collected more players’ autographs. ne of the players ga e me his signed golf glo e and we e en got golf tees from one of the caddies.
Local BKB Player Joins West Texas A&M
by Reporter Ezekiel Perez, Homeschool
Last Christmas, I had the opportunity to interview West Texas A&M University basketball player Ahamed Mohammed. He is from Glendale, AZ where he attended Apollo High School.
As a high school basketball player, Ahamed was named 5A Northwest Region Player of the Year, Conference Player of the Year, and he became one of 10 players in Arizona high school history to score at least 60 points in a single game. These are just some of his
