By Miles Park ’16, Sports Editor Brazil 4 USA 1. Mexico 3 USA 2. Costa Rica 1 USA 0. The last 3 results for the United States Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) and coach Jürgen Klinsmann have not been pretty. After being embarrassed on home soil by Brazil and its star forward Neymar, the USMNT missed…

By Sam Keller ’19, Staff Writer It’s Friday night. The lights are bright on Coursen Field, as music from the Jazz Band fills the air. A sea of red and black swarms the stands. These are obvious signs of the Newark Academy community’s support for their football team. School spirit surrounding football is a hallmark…

By Jordan Zucker ’16, Staff Writer Fantasy football has exploded in popularity since the dawn of the internet, when CBS created the first version of a free fantasy football website in 1997.  Fantasy football is a “competition in which participants build their own imaginary teams by drafting players from a pool, and score points according…

By Miles Park ’16, Sports Editor Football players are modern-day gladiators. It’s a common comparison as both please thousands of spectators while inflicting harm on opponents and their own bodies. I wonder if anyone ever told that to Evan Murray. On Friday September 25th, Murray, a 17-year-old student at Warren Hills Regional High School in…

By Anthony Giachin ’17, Staff Writer As April 2015 rolled around, New York baseball fans seemed to have little to look forward to. The New York Yankees, a team with more championships than any other professional sports team, seemed to be entering a rebuilding year after the retirement of legendary captain Derek Jeter and missing…

By Sam Keller ’19, Staff Writer When is the last time that you saw a women’s team featured in a video game? Likely never. Perhaps that is because traditionally women’s sports have not been valued at the same level as those played by their male counterparts. For decades, women in the athletic industry have been…

By Kiran Damodaran ’17, Sports Editor Serena Williams is the best female tennis player today, and likely ever. Her dominance is unquestionable; the top rated singles player in the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) rankings, Serena has 21 Grand Slam singles titles (second most all-time and the same amount as all other active players combined), 69…

By Nathaniel Charendoff ’17, Staff Writer Josh Karp ’16 is not your average Newark Academy senior. Aside from completing his grueling, trademark Newark Academy homework, which is more than enough for most of us, Josh is often busy on the practice field honing his lacrosse skills. Early in his junior year, Josh committed to Colgate…