Author: ncharendoff17
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Chessboxing — Where Really Smart People Beat Each Other Up in Multiple Ways
By: Nathaniel Charendoff, Section Editor Newark Academy Athletics offers a wide variety of sports options throughout each semester. You can find yourself smacking forehands down the baseline on the tennis courts, running up and down the gorgeous soccer fields, or even fiercely grappling on the wrestling mats behind a raucous crowd. But, there are indeed…
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The You Can Play Movement in the NA Community
By Suie Choi ’19, Staff Writer “If you can play, you can play!” This is the motto of the You Can Play Movement, an initiative introduced to Newark Academy by the Equity and Inclusion Team, that promotes and ensures equity and respect in sports for all, including athletes, coaches, and fans, regardless of background, gender,…
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From NA to the NCAA
By Andrew Wyshner ’18, Staff Writer With the NFL playoffs now in the rear-view mirror, the next major sports tournament is the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tournament, commonly known as “March Madness.” During this three-week period, the nationally televised tournament garners almost all the attention in college sports, but many other college winter sports…
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Lebron James vs. Charles Barkley
By Lauren Dougherty ’19, Staff Writer LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers “need a playmaker.” Despite being defending NBA champions, leading the Eastern Conference, and having a starting lineup that includes All-Stars Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, LeBron James doesn’t think it’s enough. While the Golden State Warriors have made new additions to their roster since…
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Champions League Guide Edition: End of an Era for Barcelona?
By Nathaniel Charendoff ’17, Section Editor The 14th of February, more commonly known as Valentine’s Day, is a day mostly dedicated to the celebration of love and relationships. However, it is important to note that it was also the first day of UEFA Champions League soccer action this calendar year. The UEFA Champions League is…
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NA Wrestling’s Rumbling Start
By Young Se Choi ’18, Staff Writer Around this time last year, the future of the Newark Academy wrestling team was a bit blurry. The team certainly didn’t have a perfect record, and eventually had to move down to a lower conference by the end of the year. In addition, no one quite knew what…
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The Grayson Allen Suspension and Further Implications of NCAA Sports
By Aman Patil ’17, Staff Writer Three years ago, any true college basketball fan would have told you that Grayson Allen was the highly anticipated freshman point guard of Duke University. Allen was an All-American in high school and was the Blue Devil’s next phenom, recruited to make the team a National Title contender. Today,…
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32 > 48: World Cup Mathematics
By Nathaniel Charendoff ’17, Section Editor 48 teams. 50% increase. 80 games. 25% increase. These numbers represent a drastic change in the structure of soccer’s most distinguished and celebrated tournament: the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is known to soccer fans, players, and enthusiasts around the planet as the most prestigious, enticing, and gratifying…
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Into the Wild: Life After Jocelyn
By Nathaniel Charendoff ’17, Sports Editor Jocelyn Willoughby is undoubtedly one of the greatest basketball players to ever come through Newark Academy. If you didn’t have a chance to watch her dominate the court over the last four years, the wide array of awards and accomplishments Jocelyn has received speak for themselves. One of the most…
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Newark Academy Winter Sports Preview
By Suie Choi ’20, Staff Writer The myriad of colors of fall not only add a festive air to the campus, but also mark the end of fall sports and the beginning of the winter season. The winter season consists of seven sports teams. Women’s Basketball had an outstanding record last year of 20-6. This…