Category: Sports
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Batter Up!
By Nick Cicalese ‘18, Staff Writer As I feel the first true fall breeze and smell the crispness of the recently changed autumn air, I can’t help but think, “Now this is baseball weather.” For some, the start of October signals the changing and falling of millions of leaves, the return of pumpkin-spiced everything, or…
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Wild NBA Offseason Gives Fans Much to Look for
By Sam Lawler ’19, Staff Writer Jimmy Butler to Minnesota. Chris Paul to Houston. Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to Oklahoma City. Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving to Boston. Paul Millsap to Denver. Chris Paul to Houston. Isaiah Thomas and Dwyane Wade to Cleveland. Ramon Sessions to the Knicks. It’s been a busy NBA offseason…
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Stand or Kneel: The conflict that has dominated NFL news coverage
By Young Se Choi ‘18, Sports Editor On September 1st, 2016, San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked a nationwide protest that has since garnered the attention of sports fans and even politicians. 2016 was a year riddled with police brutality incidents and racial tensions, creating a complicated social outlook in the United States…
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Fall Sports Team Preview
By Samantha Keller ‘19, Sports Editor With the 2017-2018 athletic season at Newark Academy in full swing, all seven fall sports athletic teams are prepared for challenging, yet rewarding, seasons. Here is a preview of what to expect in each team’s upcoming season: Newark Academy Field Hockey: Competing in the same league…
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The Transfer Heard Around the World
by Young Se Choi’18, Sports Editor 263 million US dollars. A quarter billion. That can buy you 1004 four-year degrees for students at MIT. One Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Six Greek Islands. Or even educate 1.15 million Indian primary school students for one year. Over the past summer, there is no question that Neymar’s transfer…
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The Life of a Student Athlete: Privilege and Burden
By Sam Keller ’19, Sports Editor With the NCAA March Madness Tournament behind us, and the collegiate spring athletic season in full swing, among the thrilling competition and crushing defeats, previously unknown young stars emerge with almost celebrity status. But delving deeper, the life of a collegiate student-athlete is more than just what we see…
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The Return of the Bronx Bombers
By Young Se Choi ’18, Sports Editor On February 6th, 2017, Bleacher Report released an article projecting the final standings of the Major League Baseball (MLB) 2017 season. In the AL East, the New York Yankees were projected to finish second to last finishing with a mediocre record of 81-81. Bleacher Report even predicted that…
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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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March Mayhem
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,…
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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,…