Overtime with Daniel Gallen: Saying goodbye
June 10, 2010 • Daniel Gallen, editor-in-chief
Filed under Sports
Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things in sports. We’ve all seen it. Whether there are 18 boxes of Kleenex on the podium next to a 38-year-old gunslinger who isn’t really being that sincere and will return within two years with his team’s mortal enemy, or it’s just in the form of a text... Read more »
Discipline motivates athletes to achieve their goals
June 9, 2010 • Alex Bahr, Copy editor
Filed under Sports, Sports Editorials
It is minutes before Senior Will Puhl’s varsity wrestling match. In only a few minutes, he would be on the mat with only himself to rely on. As if that isn’t enough, Coach Keith Watson makes his way over to give Puhl a pep talk. “It all comes down to you so you better win,” he tells Puhl. In... Read more »
Bonding boosts team success
June 7, 2010 • Alex Bahr, copy editor
Filed under Sports, Sports Editorials
Looking a little nervous, senior Scott McIntyre stepped up onto the makeshift stage at the class of 2010′s senior retreat. McIntyre surprised everyone as he said, ”I want to tell you a little about the relationship I had with my football team.” He proceeded to tell the seniors about... Read more »
Athletic banquet honors Adolph Pons
June 4, 2010 • Elizabeth Tauber, In-Depth Editor
Filed under Sports, Sports News
The sports banquets at JC usually honor the achievements of the student-athletes, but the Winter-Spring 2009-2010 Sports Banquet also honored a faculty member at our school who has been around for 46 years. Gym and Health teacher Adolph Pons has been at JC since the beginning—June 19, 1964, when the... Read more »
Men’s varsity lacrosse takes championship title
May 23, 2010 • Katie Clarke, Features Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports, Top Stories
The men’s lacrosse team overpowered the Glenelg Country School Dragons in the MIAA B conference finals, with a final score of 11 – 4. Starting off with a shaky first quarter, the Patriots trailed behind the Dragons, but they were able to tie up the game by halftime, with a score of 3 –... Read more »
Men’s lacrosse narrowly defeats Pallotti
May 17, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, Sports Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
Senior offensive captain Sam Chell prepared for an easy win against St. Vincent’s Pallotti on May 11. “We walked all over [Pallotti] the first time we played them, so I thought it would be the same way this time,” Chell said. The game started off as Chell planned; JC scored six goals in the first... Read more »
Senior golfers play through links strongly
May 15, 2010 • Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
Filed under Sports
Every spring for the last four years, seniors Jon Borowy, Trey Profili, and Brad Ross have dusted off their clubs following long winters to prepare for the varsity golf season for the Patriots. While the team has struggled to compete in the MIAA A Conference, Borowy, Profili, and Ross all feel their... Read more »
Patriot of the Month: KJ Hockaday
May 11, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
Junior shortstop KJ Hockaday began his baseball career when he was 3 years old. Besides JC, Hockaday has played for the Oriolelanders of the All-American Amateur Baseball Association and the Mid-Atlantic Red Sox, a high school showcase team. His favorite part of baseball is being in “situations... Read more »
Patriot of the Month: Jenn Etzel
May 10, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, sports editor
Filed under Sports
Midfielder senior Jenn Etzel has played on the varsity level for women’s lacrosse since her freshman year. Etzel started playing as early as she could at the age of six. She enjoys “the game itself.” During her years in middle school and high school, she played for the Sky Walkers Lacrosse... Read more »
Pons overcomes injury, dominates lacrosse field
May 9, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, sports editor
Filed under Sports
With his lacrosse stick in hand, senior Dave Pons prepares to smash his opponent’s stick when an opening arises. He immediately strikes when his opponent’s arm moves farther away from his body. The ball flies out of his opponent’s possession. Pons checks his opponent and throws himself forward... Read more »
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