You See I See Success in D.C
Will Siegal, Sports Editor
May 1, 2015
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
April 21 proved to be a busy day for three big sports teams in the area. The Wizards took a two games to none lead over the Raptors with a 30 point win. A few hours later, Nicklas Backstrom fired a wrister top shelf against Jaroslav Halak to secure a 2-1 overtime victory to tie up the series with the...
Boston Strong
Noah Winslow, Business Manager
April 29, 2015
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On April 15, 2013 at 2:49 p.m., a bomb exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Just 12 seconds later, a second bomb went off. After the three day manhunt to find Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the city went into recovery mode. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother, was killed by Dzhokhar the day...
DC United Recap
Henry Weiss, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2015
Filed under Sports
D.C. United drew for the second straight time last Saturday, tying the Houston Dynamo 1-1 after an entertaining, end to end game at RFK Stadium. United struck first after earning a free kick thirty yards from goal which was converted by midfielder Chris Rolfe, whose bending crack beat Houston keeper...
A Field Facelift
Will Siegal, Sports Editor
April 27, 2015
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Every good thing must come to an end, and every new thing must build on the old. Ten years ago, the school adopted an artificial turf field, which has been used during the rebuilding of the facilities around it, numerous fall and spring sports events as well as community contests alike. Now the field...
Islanders Land Game One
Sara Grimm, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2015
Filed under Sports
7:00pm April 15 The Verizon Center was ready for the puck to drop and start off the Washington Capitals opening round game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Eager Capitals fans colored the sports arena red, with exceptions of occasional blue spots every here and there from the fans of the visiting New...
Drug Busters; Performance Enhancing Drugs in Baseball
Noah Winslow, Business Manager
April 21, 2015
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The use of drugs to boost the human growth hormone in baseball has slowly decreased since 2013, when random, in-season tests were agreed upon. However, big name players are still caught using these drugs and the penalties are getting larger. In baseball, the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs)...
Formula 1 Season Preview
Alice Bell, News Editor
April 14, 2015
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
When Formula One began again on March 15, many fans of the sport are anticipated a season as action-packed and eventful as 2014. Last year’s season saw several rule changes, including an extensive reevaluation of the engine and its components. In addition, there were some unexpected victors—fan favorite...
The Black and Red strike again
Henry Weiss, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2015
Filed under Sports
DC United, after beginning their 2015 season on a low note by being eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League, have picked up three wins in league play and look to be in prime position to find success again in MLS this season. The United side, which underwent few offseason changes after an excellent...
The Roark Report
Noah Winslow, Business Manager
April 13, 2015
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On Monday, April 6 at 4:07 p.m., Max Scherzer, a pitcher picked up by the Nationals over the offseason, threw a fastball over the plate for strike one, starting up the Nationals 2015 season. The team is looking to defend their National League (NL) East championship and to take it a few steps further...
STUDENT ATHLETES
December 15, 2014
Filed under Sports
Wake up at 4 a.m., go to swim from 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. come back from 4 -6 p.m. in the afternoon. This is the training schedule of freshman Jaya Kambhampaty. Kambhampaty has numerous records with the elite summer swim team Chesterbrook, with his most important being a the Northern Virginia Swimm...
Wizardry
Noah Winslow, Business Manager
December 15, 2014
Filed under Sports
The final buzzer went off in the Verizon Center and the Indiana Pacers ran off the court, celebrating their victory. The season was officially over for the Washington Wizards. After one of their most successful seasons in recent memory, the Wizards had their sights on the offseason and the year to come...
Nothing But Natitude
October 23, 2014
Filed under Sports
After the National League (NL) East champions Washington Nationals’ successful 96-win season in 2012, the team only won 84 games, missing the playoffs the following season. This year, however, Washington has comeback to win the National League East by 17 games over the New York Mets and Atl...
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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