Carter Ledford

Carter Ledford is a 16, soon-to-be 17-year-old writer and athlete from Cincinnati, Ohio. He’s a multiple sport athlete who grew up playing soccer and basketball. In high school he played football for a year. He currently wrestles and trains muay Thai kickboxing. It’s also his first year in journalism. Carter grew up in a one-parent household, constantly going from his mother’s house to his grandmother’s during his childhood. During this period of adolescence, he watched his mother and grandmother struggle to raise him. This would later prove to be a negative experience, however, a positive outcome. It would instill a value of hard work in him, later influencing his writing. Carter likes to write about social issues, music, and clothes. In his free time, he loves music, especially artists such as Frank Ocean, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and many more. Fashion, art, and music have all broadened Carter’s dimension as a writer, often trying to incorporate creativity and deep, thought-provoking, deliveries into every sentence.

The Origins of Prom Dances

Carter Ledford • April 11, 2024

As Lakota West juniors and seniors gear up and ready themselves for this month's upcoming prom many students ask themselves why prom is prevalent. Why can only juniors and seniors attend? Prom plays an important role in a school showing its appreciation...

What’s in Store for the Jungle in 2024?

Carter Ledford • March 14, 2024

With the loss of a Super Bowl to a weak Offensive line (2021), a season cut short due to a loss of strong players (2022), and proceeding a season riddled with injuries it leaves most to wonder what’s next for Cincinnati’s jungle in the upcoming 2024...

UFC 298: An Explosive Card’s Recap

Carter Ledford • March 4, 2024

This past weekend UFC fans witnessed the falling of a featherweight king, and arguably the featherweight GOAT (greatest of all time). In a time frame of 8:32 minutes into the fight (3:32 of the second round) fans would watch the first fall of Alexander...

The Super Bowl America Really Wants to See

Carter Ledford • February 2, 2024

This past NFL season has been a hectic one. Cincinnati Bengals fans in particular had a season riddled with injuries, surgeries, and glimpses of hope that sliver away. Or take the complete shutdown the San Francisco 49er’s had in their revenge match...

Wrestling Expectations this Year: Coach Meyer Shares his Thoughts

Jakk Morgan, Juniper Brueneman, Sayra Avalos, and Carter Ledford • October 12, 2023

From hundreds of wins to the first GMC victory since 2009, the 2022-2023 Lakota West wrestling season was phenomenal. The victories didn’t come with ease, for there was a lot of dedication, inspiration, and hard work. With a prominent wrestling coaching...

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The Origins of Prom Dances

What’s in Store for the Jungle in 2024?

UFC 298: An Explosive Card’s Recap

The Super Bowl America Really Wants to See

Wrestling Expectations this Year: Coach Meyer Shares his Thoughts