Category: Sports
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Boston Strong, America Strong
By Cory Tell ’14, Sports Editor Often times, in the face of unjust tragedy, the national spotlight shines upon the perpetrator that is condemned with the doleful event. Following the Aurora shooting in Colorado, the gunman, James Holmes, was constantly shown on TV, and his face appeared all over the Internet. In the aftermath of…
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Maxing with Max
By Kristen Nachtman ’14 and Gabby Giachin ’14, Staff Writers After saying goodbye to Steve Puryear, the beloved strength and conditioning coach affectionately known as Coach P, Newark Academy welcomes a new and enthusiastic weight room trainer, Max Fletcher. In addition to his new job at Newark Academy, Max also works alongside Coach P at…
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Tradition: The Most Underappreciated Aspect of Sports
By Tyler Park ’14, Sports Editor Every year, on a magical Sunday in April, a new man dons a green jacket. This may sound unremarkable, but it is the representation of decades of history and tradition. It is the ultimate mark of a champion, the garment of the man who has conquered the renowned Augusta…
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March Madness: It’s Mad!
By Cory Tell, Staff Writer, ’14 While college football may present the most pressurized and condensed regular season in all of sports, college basketball gives fans a full month of elimination games, where excitement and thrill are met with trepidation and anxiety. The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament, commonly known as March Madness, is…
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Go Team? The Argument Over Cheerleading at Newark Academy
By Soven Bery ’15, Staff Writer Newark Academy is blessed with the resources to boast a broad and varied athletic program of 23 different sports teams. However, one program remains noticeably missing: cheerleading. Whether this is for the better or worse is up for debate in the school community. “I think it would be great…
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When Our Heroes Aren’t Really Heroes
By Zachary Gross, Sports Editor, ’14 Over the past couple years, the sports universe has been rocked by scandal after scandal. No sport has been left unscathed as fans from college football to track have been left questioning the integrity of their respective sport’s brightest stars. Fans are slowly realizing that their heroes and role…
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With a New Attitude, the Swimming Team Turns Heads
By Matt Cowen, Staff Writer Newark Academy swimming had a banner year, literally and figuratively. It all started, as men’s team captain Harry McCarthy ’13 put it, “when the winter sports captains got together for a meeting.” It was at that meeting that each set of captains would plan out how to best lead their…
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The World Baseball Classic: Valuable International Event or Waste of Time?
By Tyler Park, Staff Writer, ’14 Baseball is not only America’s national pastime, but also a worldwide sport that is gaining an increasing following across the globe. The World Baseball Classic reflects this growing international influence. It pits baseball teams from sixteen nations against each other in a one-of-a-kind tournament. The 2013 installment of the…
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Coach P: A Coach, Motivator, and Friend
By Kristen Nachtman, Staff Writer, ’14, and Gabriella Giachin, Staff Writer, ’14 Recently the Newark Academy community said goodbye to Steve Puryear, known to most as “Coach P”. During the five years that Coach P worked at Newark Academy, he was the weight room manager and Varsity football defensive coordinator. As a result of his…
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A Reign of Dominance in Women’s Basketball
By Matthew Press ’14, Staff Writer, and Alex Tarowsky ’14, Staff Writer Despite being consistently dogged by depleted roster numbers, Newark Academy’s Women’s Basketball team has turned into one of the most successful programs in the school. The Lady Minutemen followed up last year’s 21-5 season, with a 16-1 start, and continue to boast a balanced lineup of…