Author: creiddodick13
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Studying March’s Madness
By Cody Reid-Dodick ’13, Sports Editor This is not a preview. With March’s madness already descending upon us, it seems only logical for the sports section to preview the 2011 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments – to give you the must-watch teams, or the surprise players, or the possible upsets. But doing that would…
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Both Lacrosse Teams Ready to Succeed in 2011
By Teddy Simpson ’13 and Caroline Willian ’13, Staff Writers For two teams whose seasons went in completely opposite directions last spring, the men’s and women’s lacrosse squads are preparing for a much more unified performance in 2011. If the positivity that both Minutemen forces are radiating this preseason is any indication, success should become…
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Another New Year, Another Well-Run Wrestling Invitational
By Ned Harwood ’13, Staff Writer There is no Newark Academy sporting event quite like the annual Wrestling Invitational. It’s a day full of fierce competition, fantastic food (provided by the incredibly zesty Senior Grill), and of course, school spirit. It’s an event that every N.A. community member should experience at least a couple of…
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Playing Against the Odds
By Ethan Andrzejewski ’13, Staff Writer It is simple mathematics: an athletic team’s size almost always correlates with its school’s size. So that’s why, for a massive, 1,300-plus student public school like Millburn, filling out a team is never a problem. But at a small, academically focused private school like Newark Academy, finding an abundance…
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Evolution of N.A. Athletics: A Look Back with Mr. Kacur
By Jess Waggoner ’12, Staff Writer Although we are a generally appreciative bunch here at Newark Academy, we also tend to take some of our privileges for granted. I know that I have done it, and I am sure that others have as well. It becomes important then to step back every once in a…
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Men’s and Women’s Swimming: Polar Opposites
By Greg Ruda ’13, Staff Writer Normally, you can expect a little correlation between the ups and downs of teams from sports that clump boys and girls together. In competition the genders are separated, but for the most part, the two squads are part of the same general ethos. They have the same coach, practice…
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Hitting the Mats
By Chewy Baumel ’13, Staff Writer As the Winter Sports seasons approach, it is time to take a look at Newark Academy’s hardest-hitting, toughest, and most brutally tactical team: the wrestling team. The squad consists of some of the strongest, most athletic student athletes that play sports in this school. Why? Wrestling is an intense,…
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Sorting Out the Madness (In a Good Way)
By Caroline Willian ’13, Staff Writer and Cody Reid-Dodick ’13, Sports Editor Usually Tourney Time is reserved for March, but at Newark Academy, we are getting a little bit of a head start on the postseason madness. Seven Minuteman fall sports teams competed in a series of tournaments this season, making it one of the…
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Minuteman Football Is Alive and Kicking
By Ethan Andrzejewski ’13, Staff Writer In recent years, Newark Academy football has been the athletic department’s Achilles heel. The team has been plagued by low numbers and tough losses, always showing exemplary effort, but rarely succeeding in the postseason. A new coaching staff and a number of youthful additions has changed all that and…
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The 2010 World Series: David Versus David
By Michael Kaplan ’13, Staff Writer If anyone had picked the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers to go head-to-head in the 2010 MLB World Series, people would have called them crazy. Even after the two teams clinched playoff spots with division titles, a Rangers-Giants World Series still seemed like a long shot. Both teams…