By Anthony Giachin ’17, Section Editor Once a year, college sports hits their peak in the form of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament that  consists of 68 Division I basketball teams coming together and going head-to-head with one goal in mind: a national championship. Year after year the tournament provides  monumental upsets, heartbreaking losses,…

By Will Schwartz ’17, Staff Writer Greatest Ever. These two words were left resonating in the minds of every viewer of Super Bowl LI. Were they in reference to the game itself? Legendary Patriots quarterback Tom Brady? New England’s otherworldly coach, Bill Belichick? Or perhaps the ridiculous grabs made by Julian Edelman and Julio Jones…

By Anthony Giachin ’17, Section Editor As we all know, athletics play a huge part in the Newark Academy experience, but we are also aware of how rigorous of an academic school Newark Academy is. Clearly, academics is the number one priority for both the admissions staff and almost all the students in the school. Although…

By William Schwartz ’17, Staff Writer On Monday, January 9, 2017, the Clemson Tigers defeated the heavily favored Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff National Championship, earning their first national title in 35 years, and just the second in program history. The game, a rematch of last year’s thrilling 45-40 ‘Bama triumph, was…

By Anthony Giachin ’17, Section Editor Boats, boats, boats. That seems to be all that Giants fans have heard recently. It appears to be an odd thing to be hearing about after the loss of a playoff game, but Odell Beckham Jr. and the rest of the New York Giants receivers made sure that Giants…

By Samantha Keller, Staff Writer ’19 After the loss of superstar athletes Jocelyn Willoughby and George Haglund, the members of the Newark Academy girls basketball and Newark Academy fencing teams knew that they would face challenges this winter season. What they didn’t know was that their biggest obstacle would be their team size. In both…

By Anthony Giachin, Section Editor ’17 The NHL season is underway and one unlikely team has taken the league by storm: The New York Rangers. Despite being one of the top teams in the league for the past five years, the Rangers were unable to capture the elusive Stanley Cup, a feat they haven’t accomplished…

By Andrew Wyshner, Staff Writer ’18 When Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, first sat for the National Anthem three months ago he sparked a national conversation. As his protests continued, he began to kneel for the anthem, and players across the league joined him in his protest. Over 15 other players have joined his…

By Anthony Giachin ’17, Sports Editor For the first time in 108 years, the Chicago Cubs are World Series champions – and “the Curse” aside, it is not too surprising. It is no secret that the 2016 regular season belonged to the Cubs. After a soul crushing four game sweep loss to the New York Mets in…

By Young Se Choi ’18, Staff Writer A new “villain” has arrived for the upcoming 2016-2017 NBA season and his name is Kevin Durant. Durant shocked the world by deciding to bring his talents to the Golden State Warriors and join forces with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson to create a super team. Fans and players…