JULIEN DUJARRIC & WILL GREENE — As you may or may not know, the Collegiate Junior Varsity soccer season in the fall was nothing but a failure. After a 2-0 victory against Riverdale on opening day, everyone saw a bright future for the team. Much to everyone’s dismay, these dreams were soon crushed as theContinue reading “Junior Varsity Basketball Season”
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A Soccer Fan’s Look at the Ballon D’Or
JOSEPH KENNEDY — As soccer fans prospectively look to November 20th in anticipation of the beginning of the World Cup, we must look back at the 2021-22 season and reflect on all that happened leading to Karim Benzema’s historic Ballon D’Or victory. Benzema won the award with the second largest gap in points in theContinue reading “A Soccer Fan’s Look at the Ballon D’Or”
Tennis in Europe: My Summer Experience
JULIEN DUJARRIC — Over the summer, I had the opportunity to travel around Europe to play tennis with the Tennis Europe program. The program consisted of 12 kids from many different states, whose ages ranged from 15 to 17 years old. To begin the trip, we all met up at JFK airport and said goodbyeContinue reading “Tennis in Europe: My Summer Experience”
Turnaround by the Dutchmen
OLIVER GOLDIN — The Collegiate varsity soccer team’s season came to a close this past Friday, ending on a four game winning streak. However, the season as a whole had unfortunately not been as glorious as the final four games. The Dutchmen started the first few games with only one win: a 2-1 away victoryContinue reading “Turnaround by the Dutchmen“
The Rise of Scoot Henderson: Next NBA Star?
BENJAMIN LIEBERMAN — This October, NBA Draft Prospect Victor Wembanyama was the talk of the basketball world, captivating everyone with his 7’5 frame and unique perimeter shooting. However, Wembanyama is not the only generational talent in his draft class. A point guard for the NBA G-League team Ignite, Scoot Henderson is someone many NBA franchisesContinue reading “The Rise of Scoot Henderson: Next NBA Star?”
The Redemption of “Tommy P”
TRAIGH DEMASI — On Wednesday, October 26, the Collegiate varsity soccer team traveled to Horace Mann to play their penultimate game of the season. Coming off of a 2-1 victory over Poly Prep the previous Friday, the team was feeling confident about their chances. Unfortunately for the Dutchmen, starting goalkeeper Jeremy Rosenbluth ‘23 was outContinue reading “The Redemption of “Tommy P””
NBA Tip off 2021
LINCOLN SOLOMON — It is now 18 days into the 2021-2022 NBA season. The projected top three teams in the preseason power rankings are sitting at fourth place (Nets), tenth place (Lakers), and tenth place (Bucks) in their respective conferences. All three have lost games to teams who ended at tenth or lower in theirContinue reading “NBA Tip off 2021”
COVID-19’s Effect on the NFL
THOMAS PHILIP — Since COVID-19 shut down sports for the first time in March of 2020, it continues to invade and affect the sports we know and love to this day. For example, the 2019-2020 NBA Basketball season had to be continued in a “bubble” at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista,Continue reading “COVID-19’s Effect on the NFL”
Dutch Varsity Soccer Recap 2021
Oliver Goldin — This year’s Collegiate Soccer regular season has come to a close. The Dutchmen entered the season hoping to follow through on the goal of making it to the postseason. Although they started the season on a loss, the Dutchmen quickly responded with a stunning 5-0 win against Dalton. Soon after the DaltonContinue reading “Dutch Varsity Soccer Recap 2021”
European Super League or European Super Greed?
KAMRON NORASTEH — On Sunday, April 18, AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and, Tottenham announced a breakaway “Super League.” The European Super League, as the clubs named it, would be an additional mid-week competition alongside domestic leagues and cups. It was to includeContinue reading “European Super League or European Super Greed?”