By Chris Paradis ’16, Staff Writer   This year, the Newark Academy Fencing Team has started off strong; however, the team has changed in a way that will undoubtedly influence its chemistry. This year, Ms. Ivanka Lucchetti left her role as the Head Coach of the Boys and Girls fencing teams. She had been the…

By Rory Tell ’16, Staff Writer This year is a rarity for football, as the two top seeds, the Patriots in the AFC, and the Seahawks in the NFC, will face off in potentially one of the most highly anticipated Super Bowls of the century. For football fans who love the game, this is a…

By Miles Park ’16, Staff Writer   This year’s college basketball season is well underway, with many exciting games already in the books. While many casual fans only tune in for March Madness (the NCAA tournament), the college regular season is also remarkably entertaining. The average college season is only about 28 games as opposed…

By Ben Goodman ’16, Sports Editor   Picture this: a National Hockey League game is about to begin at the renowned Madison Square Garden in New York City, between the hosting Rangers and the New Jersey Devils, but right before the puck drop initiates the start of the contest, chaos ensues. As if choreographed and…

By Rory Tell ’16, Staff Writer The puck has dropped on another National Hockey League season, but, to this journalist, it seems like no one outside of Canada really cares. The NHL has an identity crisis, as it is traditionally viewed as the fourth wheel in major American pro sports, behind football, baseball, and basketball. During the regular…

By Chris Paradis ’16, Staff Writer   It was the bottom of the 9th inning, in a game tied at 5-5, when Derek Jeter made his last plate appearance at Yankee Stadium. In an iconic moment, Jeter hit a walk-off single to win the game for the New York Yankees. Applauding Jeter with utter enthusiasm, fans…

By Ben Goodman ’16, Sports Editor A Newark Academy student’s daily schedule is a laundry list of individual obligations, namely, clubs, instruments, charity work, sports, and foremost, rigorous academics. All that in mind, the Academy still prides itself on being a school composed of students who are actively supportive of each other’s endeavors, including and…

By Ben Goodman ’16, Sports Editor It was a rough September for the NFL, which reached its nadir in the last two weeks with the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal. Additionally, with poster-boy Adrian Peterson’s child abuse case and perpetual arguments over player safety and player conduct, the league has felt the heat, from football…

By Miles Park ’16, Staff Writer All Newark Academy sports teams encounter unique, and sometimes overwhelming, challenges; however, the 2014 men’s soccer team is facing an entirely new challenge: the top conference in Essex County. Like most Newark Academy sports teams, men’s soccer competes in the Super Essex Conference (SEC), a conference that includes most…