Championship Sunday : Preview, Picks and Polls
Michael Vanko, Sports Editor
January 16, 2020
Well, another 2-2 week for my picks in the divisional round, making me 7-4 overall for NFL picks. But, we have two more games to pick, and hopefully I can go 2-0 this week. It's been a really entertaining postseason up to his point. I have watched every game and the final four teams are ready to put on ...
Boys Basketball Battles in Regular-Season Tournament
Zach Brennan, Sports Editor
January 10, 2020
After losing in the first round of the J.P. Flynn Memorial Tournament last year, the boys' team went on and won the entire tournament this year. The boys have flown out of the gate to a 5-0 start and have a win-margin of 20.8 points. Senior big man Ryan Hillier kicked the tournament off with a mon...
2020 NBA MVP Predictions – January
January 8, 2020
Even though the long NBA season has just begun, many have begun to speculate on how this season will conclude. Who will win the championship? Which draft prospect will be selected number 1 overall? And of course, the big question on everyone's mind, who will win the coveted NBA Most Valuable Player Award?...
Divisional Round : Preview & Picks
Michael Vanko, Sports Editor
January 6, 2020
I don’t know about you, but I enjoyed watching all four wild card matchups this weekend. Every single game had a positive energy to it. All games were close games until the end. Unfortunately with my picks I went 2-2. For NFL picks this year so far, I’m 5-2. Here, we’re looking at the four gam...
Wild Card Weekend : Preview & Picks
Michael Vanko, Sports Editor
January 3, 2020
January football is arguably the best football we see all year. The 12 teams have made the playoff picture come into focus, and eight will be in action this weekend. It’s what sports fans call “Wild Card Weekend”. It has a good ring to it, and the name fits, because the wild card teams this year c...
NHL Coaching Carousel
Zach Brennan, Sports Editor
January 2, 2020
This season in the NHL has been filled with scandals and bizarre stories being released about multiple head coaches, something that is unusual for the NHL. Five teams have made the decision to move on from their head coach during the season as of now. Huge stories and scandals have come about either...
College Bowl Mania : Predictions
Michael Vanko, Sports Editor
December 20, 2019
Christmas, Hanukkah, it's all here! But for some college football fans, Santa is delivering early gifts beginning December 20th. I thought it would be fun to see how many games i can predict correctly, so why not share it with the internet? The bowl period lasts from the 20th all the way up to the Nation...
Top 10 Sports Moments of the Decade
Michael Vanko, Sports Editor
December 19, 2019
The decade is coming to a close, and it has left us with unforgettable moments in sports. Here, I do a countdown of what I think were the top moments in the decade. I was unbiased in choosing which events made the list, and where they placed. This basically means I didn’t favor one team over another. ...
New England Patriots : End of an Era?
Michael Vanko, Sports Editor
December 13, 2019
We all knew this day would come, but we didn’t know exactly when it would. The year 2000 marked the beginning of the “Brady/Belichick” era, but the winning began in 2001. Since their Super Bowl title that year, New England has gone on to win 86 regular season games, 16 division titles, 10 conferen...
Thanksgiving Football 2019
Michael Vanko, Sports Editor
November 28, 2019
It's Thanksgiving already? This means that 2019 is almost over. But before the ball drops in Time Square, we have a couple of holidays to get through. This Thursday is a day for family, food and traditions. The day usually begins with the family gathering inside to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Da...
Fall Sports Finale
Zach Brennan, Sports Editor
November 22, 2019
Many of the Fall Sports are coming to an end or have ended, let’s take a look at how each team faired. Boys Soccer Boys Soccer has seen a major improvement in performance from last year. The team has tripled its win total, going from 4 wins in 2018-19 to 12 in 2019-20. The boys were upset in...
The Problem with Zion
Michael Oestreich, Editor In Chief
October 30, 2019
No matter your opinion on Zion Williamson, there is no doubt he’s one of the most hyped athletes of all time. The first round pick of this years draft, some have even heralded him as “the next LeBron James” for his historic season at Duke, even though he has not played a single NBA game as of ...