The 2024-2025 year for The Buzz has been remarkable, and a wide variety of inspiring stories were covered by all the staff. Most notably, this year for sports has been one like no other. Articles were written about baseball, pro wrestling, softball, lacrosse, field hockey, and many more! In this report we go through the highlights of this year.
February: The Damascus Hornets Swim and Dive team had an extremely successful 2024-2025 season. The primarily underclassmen team broke multiple records and had an extraordinary state run. The girls swim team had a secret weapon, Viona Sunjaya, who broke the 100 meter breaststroke record as a freshman with a time of 1:04. Many swimmers qualified for the Metros meet and absolutely excelled in the water. With the Hornet’s wonderful showing at the Metro meet, many qualified for the state championship meet.
March: The start of the MLB season wasn’t kind to the Baltimore Orioles. A team that has been top of the league for the past two years, started off pretty rough. Their main downfall was unfortunate injuries. Gunnar Henderson, MLB’s top shortstop prospect, missed the first seven games due to a muscle strain. Starting pitcher, Grayson Rodriguez, has been out for months with elbow discomfort. This is just a few of many injuries that the Orioles have been plagued with.
April: In the month of April, two stories of MLB players shocked fans. On April 8, Netflix released a documentary that followed the Boston Red Sox for a full year. This documentary featured exclusive interviews and insight into how baseball isn’t just a sport, but also a business. Within this documentary, Jarren Duran, Boston’s star outfielder, opened up about his past suicide attempts and how mentally draining being a professional athlete is. The rawness of Duran’s announcement caused increased awareness in the professional sports community about mental health. A few weeks after the documentary was released, a beloved name finally returned to the game after 681 days. Liam Hendriks was unfortunately met with a UCL injury in the middle of the 2023 season. Finally, on April 19, 681 days after his last appearance, Hendriks returned to the game of baseball for the Red Sox.
April: The annual WrestleMania this year was a huge success, with many big names clashing and many titles changing hands, WrestleMania 41 was something to remember. At the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, blood feuds were brought to an end and others had begun. Most notably the main event of night two, Cody’s heartbreaking loss at the event was suffered against John Cena, after a great deal of interference, Cena cracked Cody over the head with his own championship, costing him the world title. In the event overall many of the matches delivered and gave the fans something to appreciate in the aftermath.
May: The Damascus varsity baseball and softball teams had exceptional starts to their 2025 seasons. Both teams had high expectations for the 2025 season. By the middle of the spring season, both teams had winning records and were on track to win state championships for their respective sports. Unfortunately, boys baseball lost in their regional semi-final game to Wotton, and the girls in their state semi-final game to Decatur. Although they fell short this year, their promise for upcoming years is positive
November: In the 2024 year New Japan Pro Wrestling had a greatly successful year, in this article we go over the history of NJPW, their partnerships, and homegrown talent who have made a name for themselves. Since 1972 New Japan has been a breeding ground for some of the best wrestlers in the world today and will be for years to come alongside other companies such as AEW and Stardom.
