By Matthew Press ’14, Staff Writer The United States Soccer Federation recently announced a new rule that prevents soccer players that play on Academy teams from being able to play with their high school soccer teams. This is due to Academy soccer moving to a 10-month season. The controversial new rule was first…

By Alex Liao ’13, Sports Editor I’ve been a Yankees’ fan ever since I can remember.  And over the years, as my lunch beverage choice has shifted from juice boxes to Arnold Palmers, I’ve seen nearly everything change for my beloved Bronx Bombers.  I’ve seen Tino Martinez replaced by Jason Giambi, and Jason Giambi replaced…

By Zachary Gross ’14, Sports Editor I am a Junior Varsity athlete in the truest sense of the word. I played two sports this year – soccer and baseball, both on JV. I am not the strongest, nor the fastest, but I still trot out there for practices and games day after day, week in…

By Ned Harwood ’13, Staff Writer  Instead of highlighting individual athletes as readers have come accustom to, this month’s edition of Faces in the Crowd will feature some of the best high school sport siblings at the Academy and recognize their excellent athletic achievements. If you are into reading about dynamic family duos and Newark…

By Tyler Park ’14, Staff Writer The Newark Academy Boys Basketball Team has had a thrilling season.  Led by new head coach James Wallace, the team played numerous exciting games, recording big wins against Oratory Prep, Weequahic, Technology, and most recently, cross town rivals MKA.  The season, however, was far from perfect, as the Minutemen lost five…

By Matt Cowen ’13, Staff Writer The New York Giants recent win in the Super Bowl was a testament to their resiliency and fortitude, which is something that we can all learn from. The Giants, at one point 7-7 after a disappointing home loss to the Washington Redskins in mid-December, reeled off six straight victories…

By Chewy Baumel ’13, Sports Editor It was another depressing night for Knicks fans as the team was outplayed, out-hustled and, perhaps most importantly, outscored by a lowly New Jersey Nets team on February 4th. The Knicks were reeling having lost 11 of their last 13 game. New York fans, like always, were ready to…

By Soven Bery ’15, Staff Writer There has been a lot of excitement and anxiety leading up the winter sports season, from both the community and the players themselves. The teams’ captains are confident in their respective teams and their abilities to compete. Without further ado, here is the 2011 Newark Academy Winter Sports Preview:…

By Daniel Cohen ’15, Staff Writer Soccer is considered to be the most popular sport around the world. Whether it’s the World Cup or just a pickup game, soccer has a unique power to bring people together. This past summer, a group of NA students traveled to a village in Costa Rica called La Esmeralda…

By Chewy Baumel ’13, Sports Editor The scandals at Penn State and the University of Syracuse have brought shame and embarrassment to the sports world. Without getting into the gory, inappropriate details which most of the nation has heard about in the news, what has occurred in the football and basketball programs respectively is unlawful…