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Blake Easton has never played organized sports, so when he makes the local traveling baseball team as a bench player he is thrilled; and when the team's star second baseman (and all around annoyance) Kyle, breaks his foot in the very first game the coach calls on Blake to fill in--but Blake is not sure he can perform as well as Kyle, and even less sure that he can trust Kyle's helpful advice.
22) Board battle
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Conner and Hannah are friends who love to go to the skateboard park on Saturdays, so when a bully named Hank shows up and starts pushing them out of the way, they need to find a creative way to practice for the upcoming tournament.
23) Kart competition
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Twelve-year-old friends Ted and Ashley are finally old enough to go to Kart Kamp in the summer, where they meet Gil Stevens, son of a famous driver, but soon Ted's competitive instincts start to get the better of him, and camp becomes less about learning than winning.
26) Slap-shot slump
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At his old school fourteen-year-old Simon Wahlberg was the best player on his hockey team, but when he tries out for the Edgewater High School's varsity team he discovers that the competition is pretty fierce--and not just on the ice.
27) Jump Serve
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Ella and Laura can't believe it when two of the meanest girls from a rival volleyball team switch to their team. Before long, it's clear that the new girls don't plan to be good teammates. Is there any hope for a championship, or was the season ruined before it began?
28) Beach bully
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Isaac and his parents have just moved into a house by the ocean, and he is willing to try surfboarding, but there is a bully among the local boys on the beach who seems determined to drive him away.
29) Tennis triumph
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Mira Ravi is the first-seed singles star on Hilltop Middle School's tennis team, but her life off the court is a much harder match to win as she juggles tough responsibilities at home, in school, and with her team.
30) Baseball blowup
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Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with--until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the knuckleball.
31) On the line
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After breaking his arm during the first day of try-outs last season, Robby is determined to make the football team this year, but to do so he must face his own fears and the bully who tackled him the year before.
32) Paintball boss
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Seventh grade is over, and Quentin, commander of his paintball team, is looking forward to the summer tournament, but he has a problem on his hands--he would like to replace Adam, the younger brother of Logan, but he does not want to upset his player, so he needs to come up with a better way to use Adam's particular skill set.
34) Aerials and envy
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Eighth-grader Tamaya Jackson is captain on her gymnastics team, but she sometimes feels like her coach spends a lot more time with the other gymnasts, and that she is expected to do more with less help--and an interview with the local TV station only makes matters worse when it focuses on her and makes her teammates jealous, so somehow Tamaya and the others must pull it all together because a regional competition is coming up fast.
35) Hockey meltdown
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Although Dylan's wrist is healing from the pre-season injury, can he be part of the team if he is stuck on the bench?
36) Cheer fears
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Soon-to-be eighth graders and close friends Robert, Maryam, and Kylie are excited to be at sleepaway cheer camp this summer, even after they find out that their cabin is supposed to be haunted; ghost stories are fine, but than the pranks start, and the accusations start flying--Robert is the only one in the whole cabin who has not been pranked, so he figures that he better figure out who is responsible before he gets the blame.
37) Cheer choice
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Colleen is devastated when her best friend changes schools--but when she learns that Meredith is teaching her new cheerleading squad the routine they created together for an upcoming competition their friendship is tested.
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Brandon's junior high school basketball team is struggling to make the playoffs, and Brandon is starting to feel that his bad luck is dragging them down--and when their bus breaks down on the way to the big game, Brandon has to turn luck into opportunity.
40) Nothing but net
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Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.