Sports – The Edition GA

18Jun

Promising GA girls lacrosse future

This season marks the last for the 11 graduating seniors of the GA girls lacrosse program. Looking back on a season, GA athletics waves goodbye to the players who set the tone on and off the field. Of those 11, six competitive players will head to the world of D1 college lacrosse. Hours of hard […]

12Jun

Rushil Reddy '27

Nayan Shah '27No Comments

Summer Training At GA

With the end of this school year quickly approaching, many are looking forward to next fall. In preparation for the next fall sports season, students and sports teams alike are utilizing their time to train over the summer. With a large variety of different sports in the fall season, summer training regimens vary from person […]

12Jun

Clara Shafer '26No Comments

Spring Sports Recap

It is often said there is always calm before a storm. This statement can be accurately said when describing GA’s 2024 Spring Sports Season. The preparation brought by each team: baseball, softball, track and field, rowing and lacrosse, since mid-January calmly cycled players, or our own Upper School students into a monsoon of a season […]

4Jun

Nick Lohin '27No Comments

Advice for College Recruiting Process

Any student athlete who wants to continue their sport at the college level has probably heard of the NCAA. The National Collegiate Athletic Association “supports student athletes and their families.” They award over $3.5 million in athletic scholarships a year. There are three NCAA divisions, and the NCAA oversees recruiting, championships, rules and policies for […]

Superfan Tradition Lives On Through Four New Leaders

3Jun

Ava Dalton '26

Bryce Presley '26No Comments

Superfan Tradition Lives On Through Four New Leaders

The tradition of GA Superfans continues into the 2024-2025 school year! This year’s superfans were Madison Destefano ‘24 and Izzy Casey ‘24. Next year, the leadership positions will be taken over by Eddie McGettigan ‘25, Liv Reynolds ‘25, Flinn Brooks ‘25, and Gabby Bowes ‘25. This upcoming school year, GA has made the huge decision […]

GA Girls Basketball Emerges Triumphant in the 2023-2024 season

25Mar

Jiaming Hu '26No Comments

GA Girls Basketball Emerges Triumphant in the 2023-2024 season

After a season filled with perseverance, determination, and dedication, the GA Girls’ basketball team emerged victorious as the Inter-Ac champions. Winning was not easy, but setting the right mindset propelled the team to success. “It took a lot of practice. We came into the season with winning the Inter-Ac as our number one goal,” senior […]

18Mar

Bryce Presley '26No Comments

Super Bowl Recap

Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, on Sunday, February 11th, 2024, saw the Kansas City Chiefs overcome a 10-point deficit to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to become the first team to win back-to-back titles in the Super Bowl in 20 years. After a back-and-forth game, regulation ended with a tie between […]

22Feb

Taryn DiFranco '25

Utsav Mittal '25No Comments

Student-Athlete-Athlete?

Athletics are a large part of the Germantown Academy culture. Accordingly, many students are involved on various athletic teams. In fact, many of these student-athletes compete at a very high level in multiple sports across GA’s numerous varsity teams. Being varsity contributors in multiple sports can often create unique athletic experiences promoting physical and mental […]

19Feb

Rushil Reddy '27No Comments

Patriots wrestling their war to success

The wrestling team is having a very successful season. Throughout the year, many wrestlers have grown to become great wrestlers. Some have even placed in and won various tournaments. Justin Farnsworth ‘27 has been in the round of 12, meaning he progressed very far in the tournament, in two of the country’s top tournaments. Robert […]

A New Era In Germantown Academy Girls Basketball

15Feb

Bryce Presley '26No Comments

A New Era In Germantown Academy Girls Basketball

After the retirement of legendary girl’s basketball head Coach Retiff, the team didn’t know what the next season would hold, but fast forward a year later, with new head coach Lauren Power, they sit tied for first place with Notre Dame, looking to accomplish their goal of winning the Inter- Ac. Coach Power grew up […]