athletics

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athletics

Skateboard breakdown

Ty Taggert's anger over his brother's death in combat has affected his usually great skateboarding. With help from his best friend Edwin, Ty pulls himself together for the state skating tournament, where a wipeout threatens to derail his chances at winning after all.
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Power at the plate

Luke Thorson is a good baseball player and a good student, but he is not as popular as his older step-brother Jake, the team's captain and power hitter. But, when Jake's lucky bat breaks, the brothers must put aside their rivalry and work together to win the state championship.
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Point-blank paintball

Identical twins Noah and Peter Eccleston make a great team, especially when playing paintball, but when a coach offers a chance for only one to join his elite team, they must compete against one another for the spot.
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Full court flash

Dash the Flash grew nearly a foot last year, and now, taller than everyone else, he is out-jumping defenders and sinking big shots, but his teammates are getting frustrated with Dash putting on a one man show. Dash has some work to do to prove he's not all Flash and no substance.
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End zone thunder

Hank "Thunder" Wilde and Jonas "Lightning" Fine may be total opposites, but the tight ends both want to be team captain and their competition is putting their football team's chance at the state championship at risk.
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Avalanche freestyle

Tony Jay knows he will win the Silver Falls snowboarding tournament, but when he discovers that his chief competition, Jack Hewitt, cannot even afford to enter, Tony agrees to a one-on-one freestyle contest in the Silver Falls Mountains. But just when the competition begins to get good, an avalanche turns the friendly challenge into a dangerous situation.
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Cross game

Ko and the misfit Portables take on the varsity players, and, if they lose, they will be kicked off the baseball team.
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Cross game

Ko and the Seishu baseball team are up against Ryuou Gakuin and their batter Keitaro Mishima, and there is doubt if Seishu will be able to move to the next round. Then, a soba noodle shop opens up next to Kitamura Sports and the owners have a daughter who strongly resembles Wakaba, Ko's deceased sister.
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Cross game

As Ko enters his second year of high school and Aoba her first, the regionals for Summer Koshien are heating up. In the third round, Seishu faces the favored team, Ryuou Gakuin, which has them wondering if they will advance any further. Meanwhile, Aoba's cousin shows up and shakes things up on a different front.
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BMX breakthrough

Since his accident, Billy Cruz has lost some of his confidence and has been holding back when doing his BMX tricks. Now, it is time for the BMX Breakthrough competition again and Billy must overcome his fears and sort out his feelings for the super-competitive Penny Allen if he wants to win.
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