Jock Talk: For the NFL Money is Everything
October 25, 2010
Commissioner Roger Goodell is laying down the law against hard hits in the NFL yet is heavily considering extending the NFL season to 18 games. | Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Jesse Heussner ’11 Sports Editor The National Football League needs to get off of its high horse. In what was called “an... Read more »
Staples Football Rolls to 42-20 Victory Over Harding
October 24, 2010
DJ Sixsmith ’11 Web Sports Editor Running back Tyler Jacobs '11 had three touchdowns on Saturday and was a major reason why the Staples Wreckers put up 42 points in the first half. | Photo by Eric Essagof '12 With Trumbull, Central and New Canaan all losing this weekend, the Wreckers... Read more »
Football's Future: Massie '14 looks to become next great in Staples Football program
October 22, 2010
Ryder Chasin ’14 Staff Writer With Jack Massie ’14 being the first freshman QB to make the Varsity team since 1999, his main responsibilities include preparing the team and carrying the ball bag. | Photo by Ryder Chasin ’14 Coming out of the locker room three Fridays ago, the Staples... Read more »
Protect this House: The Challenge of being the Last Defense
October 22, 2010
Mike Nussbaum ’11 Web Managing Editor Goalie Jenn Hoets '11 contests a shot as the ball comes toward the goal. | Photo by Meghan Prior '11 It’s a goalie’s worst nightmare: a penalty shot to decide a crucial second round state championship game. Jenn Hoets ’11 sets up in goal, taps... Read more »
Broken Bones Lead to Broken Dreams
October 22, 2010
Ryan Burke ‘11 sticks out from the rest of his team as they walk back to the locker room after a game. Burke sustained a torn ACL in the spring football game. | Photo by Lee Halpern The field hockey season was looking bright for Misha Strage ’12. She was talking to college coaches about playing for... Read more »
Staples Soccer Expands Horizons – Two foreign phenoms join team, add diversity
October 22, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Rebecca Bobrow ’11 Features Editor Soccer is an international game. It is the most popular sport on the planet. It is played in over 200 countries. This season, Staples soccer, can claim to be international. Its worldliness has been increased with the addition of two... Read more »
Safety Trumps Cleanliness in Staples Locker Rooms
October 22, 2010
DJ Sixsmith ’11 Web Sports Editor With storage at a premium, the lockerrooms have been transformed into the home of stacks of chairs. |Photo by DJ Sixsmith '11 After an extended period of playing speed ball in the overheated Staples field house, the last thing Craig Wheat ’13 wanted to do... Read more »
Student Athletes Work Hard On, Off Field
October 22, 2010
JB Breig '11, a member of the Varsity Lacrosse team, studies his Middle Eastern Studies coursework. Photo by Petey Menz '11 As the bell rings at 2:15 each day, many Staples students are not heading to their buses to go home, but rather in the opposite direction to the locker rooms to get ready... Read more »
Jock Talk: Existence of Women’s Professional Sports is Sexist
October 22, 2010
Danica Patrick, an example of a woman in a coed professional sport. | Image by david_shankbone via Flickr Julia Friedman ’11 Staff Writer I’m not a complete sexist, even though most people assume me to be. I support women’s rights. I’m a fan of equality. However what I am not... Read more »
Sports FANatics – Jets vs. Giants The Fan Rivalry
October 1, 2010
Cole Tessler ’11 Sports Editor As a Jet fan, if the Jets lose on Sunday, Mondays are usually filled with taunts and jokes. These comments range anywhere from “the Jets are horrible” to “Mark Sanchez might be the worst QB ever.” These comments, for the most part , are coming from Giants... Read more »
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