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Jake Maddox
Last season Mercy Anderson was one of the best dancers on her school’s dance team when they almost made it to the state championship, but a sudden growth spurt has…
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Figure skater Eva Chen is looking forward to sharing her latest routine. But when a fall results in concussion, Eva is forced to take time off the ice. To make…
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When Julien joins the school swim team, he’s determined to win a medal. Sam, the best swimmer on the team, offers to help him practice. But when Sam and Julien…
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Austin is determined to win a local Tour de France-style cycle race.
Mia must learn how to tame Diamond, a new horse with lots of problems.
Alex has a hard time adjusting to her new school and her new soccer team.
Hannah has to decide what’s more important: keeping her spot on her school’s dance team or keeping her best friend.
Can Sarit learn to love playing basketball without her dad on the sidelines?
Olivia has to overcome her fear and stop running scared if she wants to stay on the track team.
With a big figure skating competition coming up, Grace has to remember why she loved skating in the first place.
Someone keeps playing pranks on Ryan and it is starting to affect how he plays basketball.
Can a new friend’s help get Alex a spot on the soccer team, or will his second chance also be his last?
Brandon has to convince his teammates he’s not bringing the bad luck to the basketball team before it’s too late.
When Simon Wahlberg lands a spot on an elite hockey team, he faces competition tougher than he ever has before.
Can Kaleb rein in his emotion and dominate the slopes in honor of his snowboard hero?
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Jenny joins the swim team and cruises through the pool during practice. But when she sees the crowd of spectators at her first meet, she freezes up. Can she lead…
Andrea is excited for another volleyball season. But the new coach is bringing the team back to basics, and now Andrea is unhappy and feeling frustrated in her new position.
When new-kid Jose moves into the neighborhood, BMX scaredy-cat Cam Dexter makes a new friend. But will Jose’s daring ways put this dynamic duo in the kind of danger that…
Jaylin has always been a star defender on his lacrosse team, but his catching ability holds him back from his dream position–midfielder.
Hotshot forward Melina Stern is ready to start her last season of middle school soccer. But there’s a problem–there won’t be a middle school team this year! And the girls…
Ben learns to believe in himself and hard work as he trains to beat the bully from the rival studio at the national championship.
Milak must learn about personal responsibility when a new soccer coach challenges his worldview and his work ethic.
Quinton learns the real meaning of leadership when his tactics mean not only a loss for his team, but also the alienation of a teammate and a best friend.
Ellie is amazing in the back row. But when she rotates to the front row… disaster. Can she find a way to be a more well-rounded player and not just…
Magnolia has her own ideas about style, music, and figure skating, but her twin sister and her mother are stuck in a more conservative mode. Can Maggie justify the changes…
If Jake doesn’t find a way to solve his free throw woes, his coach will have no choice but to put him on the pine. Will Jake nail it, or…
Justin wants to try out for the football team, but since he’s in the band nerd clique, music and football and stereotypes will surely collide. Will Justin find a way…
Sydney Todachine is stuck at her grandfather’s ranch for the summer, and she’s feeling out of place. So when Sydney bonds with a beautiful horse, she decides to ride in…
Pilar Ramirez loves ice-skating, and she’s never let the fact she was born without part of her right foot hold her back. So she’s decided to join the hockey team…
Nolan is student council president elect hopeful, but in his spare time, he’s on the football team. When the first two QBs go down with injury, Nolan is suddenly thrust…
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Fourteen-year-old Caleb Parker has not been having much fun playing baseball recently, but when his mother volunteers to host Ricky Alvarez, a nineteen-year-old Dominican player on a local independent team…
Eighth-grader Simon Sanford and his friends Jacob and Mohammed are all excited for soccer tryouts, because this year they will probably be starters, but a newcomer, Trevor, is stealing the…
While practicing for the Tower Hills Half-Pipe Challenge, Payton Park suffers an embarrassing wipeout, which his friend and competitor Matt posts to the Internet where it becomes an instant sensation…
Nelson Greenwood loves drawing superheroes, particularly the hero of his own comic book, Major Speed, modeled on Nelson’s twin brother Nick, a skilled BMX rider–but when a crash knocks Nick…
Recently resettled in America, Adnan Zakaria is a Syrian refugee whose skateboarding ability is the only thing that allows him to make a connection with the other kids in his…
Eleven-year-old Jack Wickman is tired of skating in his big sister’s shadow, after all she is five years older and a goalie (on the boys’ team!) and he skates center…
Eighth-grader and starting point guard Roman is initially thrilled when big man Sebastian transfers schools and joins the team, but Sebastian’s skills seem to have disappeared and the other kids…
When wide receiver Ethan drops a touchdown pass and his team loses the game, he starts to doubt his own abilities, but as the next game approaches he realizes that…
When Alvin’s sister lands the lead in the school play his parents tell him he’ll need to find an after-school activity to keep him busy until they can pick up…
Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)–but she is not…
Long-time gymnast Brielle decides to join a competitive cheerleading team while keeping her spot on the gymnastics team. She figures the practice schedules don’t conflict so she shouldn’t have any…
Asiyah Najjar enjoys playing volleyball with her friend, Lucy, and the rest of the players in their recreational league, but this year Lucy has talked her into joining the travel…
Years before he became the star quarterback of the Bobcats, thirteen-year-old Alex Summers enjoyed throwing backyard passes to his best friend Oscar Matthews. But Oscar’s an afterthought on the team…
Eighth-grader Somali American Nimo Mohamed is the youngest runner on the varsity cross-country team, but she’s determined to keep up with the older girls. She’s set herself a grueling training…
Twelve-year-old Tanisha Carter’s favorite extreme obstacle course challenge is coming to town; her classmate Derek agrees to be her partner, and his cousin Janet agrees to train them at her…
