Friday at Flag
Liam Holland, Sports Editor
October 4, 2018
Filed under Club Spotlight, Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
When class of 2017 alumni James Bardo was a freshman in 2013 he had an idea to start a club. This club would be an alternative to traditional tackle football, hoping to attract a wider audience of students who could play a safer version of football. The club consists of a diverse group of members who ...
Winter Guard
Hannah Rosman, Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2018
After a successful season, the school’s winter guard deserves to be recognized for the tight knit and supportive group it is. Their fierce but familial attitude differs from the feeling of many other sports, making it something special that the school should be more aware of. Winter guard is a ...
Curse broken? Caps make Stanley Cup Finals
Gus Nathanson, Online Editor
June 6, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
The final buzzer sounded, and the city of Washington, D.C. went into an uproar. This happened on May 23, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals by the score of 4-0 to advance to the National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Finals for th...
Senior night traditions continue
Kate Ford, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
As spring sports season comes to an end, each team is taking the time to appreciate and thank their seniors. In a long-held tradition known as Senior Night, each sport team has their own way of demonstrating how much they will miss their oldest members. Smaller teams, like lacrosse or tennis, take t...
Eastern Conference First Round Recap
Gus Nathanson, Staff Reporter
May 15, 2018
When the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs began last month, the eight teams from the Eastern Conference who made it in had high hopes of being crowned conference champion, and earning the privilege of playing the champion of the Western Conference in the NBA Finals. Naturally, differen...
NHL playoffs skate into round two
May 4, 2018
The 2018 National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs have been full of one goal games that kept fans on ice while watching their teams succeed or fall in the first round. Hockey is a one of a kind sport,” sophomore Edie Lamantia. “It has more fights than any other sport which makes it fun to watch.” The...
Western conference teams hope to enter NBA finals
April 24, 2018
The National Basketball Association (NBA) began its playoffs on Saturday, April 14. The NBA playoffs feature the league’s top 16 teams, all with one goal: to win the NBA championship. The last three NBA finals have featured the Golden State Warriors representing the Western Conference, which h...
Wrestling with the truth
Holland Forsythe, Opinion Editor
April 3, 2018
Filed under Sports
Wrestling often requires athletes to meet certain weight goals to ensure optimal success when competing, and it is not uncommon for wrestlers to attempt to drop pounds before a meet. With the proper diet and training, losing weight can be done healthily over a long period of time. However, some wrestler...
Corruption allegations have NCAA under FBI investigation
Gus Nathanson, Staff Writer
March 15, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Top Stories
With the nationally televised March Madness tournament beginning today, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will be drawing a lot of attention over the next few weeks. However, the NCAA has also been drawing attention off the court, for the organization is in the midst of an investiga...
Not your ordinary crew
Atashi Barua, Staff Reporter
March 8, 2018
Many students continue to join one of the most well known and oldest sports at the school. The crew team, which rows out of Potomac Boat Club in Georgetown every day, is looking forward to the new season and members are ready to get back in the water. For the past few months, crew members have be...
The return of spring sports
Tatiana Rivera, Staff Reporter
March 1, 2018
The end of February marks the beginning for the season for spring sports. Each year after President’s Day, returning as well as new players try-out for the sport they find most interesting in hopes to make a positive impact on the team. “We are looking forward to working hard, having fun and putting a ...
Generals hit the ice
Abigail Presson and Gwen Taplin
February 8, 2018
It was a night where the inside of the rink, even only half-filled with fans, was warmer than the frigid air outside. On January 5, the school’s club hockey team was facing its opponents from T. C. Williams High School. They were just two of the high school teams playing at a busy Kettler Capitals...
Abdellah Mouslik, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2019 • No Comments
The school has already had more snow days and delays this school year than the entirety of last year, and it is only half way through the winter. These cancellations and delays...
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