Tag: sports
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How Can We Improve School Spirit at NA?
By Kayla Cohen ‘21, Sports Editor I think we can all agree that the sports teams at NA are full of dedicated, hard-working players, making our athletics such a rival to much larger teams. Our teams work hard and play hard, but how much do we as fans “come out and support”? I think we…
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NFL Offseason Brings Power Moves
By Stephen Levitt ’22, Sports Writer Jets Make a Big Splash in the 2019 Offseason The New York Jets started their significant offseason by entering in the Le’Veon Bell sweepstakes. After sitting out of the 2018 NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Le’Veon Bell was the headliner of free agency. Bell seemed to flirt with…
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Talking Trash
By Samantha Keller ‘19, Sports Editor Size, strength, speed, agility, and talent are not an athlete’s only weapons on the field or court. In almost every team sport that exists, communication between players is a key component of a team success. But what often goes unacknowledged are the effects of communication between opposing players. Offensive…
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Duke Basketball’s Fab Five
By Andrew Rovit ‘22, Sports Writer Zion Williamson. Many people have heard this name because he is the dunking phenom who had over 1.4 million followers on Instagram before he even committed to play college basketball. The Spartanburg, South Carolina native is 6’7” and 285 pounds. Just to put that in perspective, if he were…
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Newark Academy Winter Sports Preview
By Stephen Levitt ‘22, Sports Writer Fall sports have officially ended and as temperatures drop around the country, it is time to look ahead towards Newark Academy winter sports. The Men’s Varsity Basketball team is coming off an 11-16 season last year, including 6 league wins. This year, the team will be led by senior…
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Which Teams are Best Positioned for the College Football Playoff?
By Sam Lawler ‘19, Sports Editor Note: Rankings and results are accurate as of November 24. The College Football Playoff selection is approaching, and the puzzle pieces are starting to fall into place. Rivalry Week, which had a slate of games such as Michigan vs. Ohio State, Alabama vs. Auburn, Oklahoma vs. West Virginia, and…
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New Blood in NA Athletics
By Sam Lawler ’19 and Sam Keller ’19, Sports Editors A brand new Middle School, 12 new teachers joining the community, a new head of Equity and Inclusion (Mr. Gardy Guitea) and new state-of-the-art science laboratories. Change is everywhere at Newark Academy this year and athletics is no exception. With new head coaches for Newark…
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Raising Funds For A Cause – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Cory Tell ’14, Sports Editor In one of the most iconic coach’s speech in recent history, Jim Valvano, the legendary North Carolina State college basketball coach, declared, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. Try and support cancer awareness events so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of…
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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…