By Joanna Yu ‘25, Sports Staff Writer Image of Chiefs fan holding a poster in support of Kelce with a subtle pun on the relationship, Courtesy of NBC 5 Friendship bracelets with the words, “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs,” and “seemingly ranch.” No one could have even imagined the connection between these spontaneous…

By Rishi Bala ‘25, Sports Editor Australian Players Celebrating in Bright Yellow, Courtesy of ABC For much of the past two centuries, cricket has been a forgotten sport in the United States, taking a secondary seat behind baseball. However, in recent years, there has been a rapid expansion and growth of the sport on the…

By Ayanna Varma ‘25, Sports Editor Image of Aaron Rodgers and Leonard Floyd Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal Although the NFL season just began, with the 2023 NFL kickoff on September 7th, football teams across the nation have already demonstrated resilience and teamwork to push through intense competition. The expectations for both New York…

Rishi Bala ‘25, Sports Editor Image of Coco Gauff, Courtesy of People Magazine With the conclusion of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships, it is safe to say that another chapter of tennis history has been written. From 19-year-old American Coco Gauff winning her first Grand Slam title to 36-year-old Novak Djokovic winning his 24th,…

By Arjun Khanna ‘23, Sports Editor The 2023 NA Boys Varsity Tennis Captains  Joshua Mandelbaum’24 (left), Andrew Kotzen’24 (middle), and Ethan Polen’23 (right) It was June 9th, 2022, and the score was tied. Victories over East Brunswick led by the Kotzen brothers – Nick Kotzen at first singles and Andrew Kotzen at third singles –…

By: Rahul Arora ‘23, Sports Writer Dagny Slomack ‘24, Source: NA Athletics It’s that time of year again: basketball season is beginning at NA. After making it to the state finals last year, the Newark Academy Girls Basketball Team, led by Captain Zoe Hermans ‘23, hopes to attain a repeat and eventual victory this year.…

Isaac Stein ‘25, Sports Writer A Newark Academy wrestler winning a match On February 5, 2022, the Newark Academy wrestling team defeated the Newark Collegiate team by a score of 36-18. However, the victory was only their third win, finishing the Minutemen’s season with a 3-6 record. In wrestling, there are individual fights for each…

Duncan Cheng ‘25, Sports Staff Writer Image Courtesy of the New York Times In November 2022, Max Verstappen’s win in Abu Dhabi ended a historic and exciting Formula 1 season. Although this season did not come down to the last lap of the final race like the previous year, it was still a season filled…