Sports – Page 2 – The Edition GA

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 […]

5Feb

Rushil Reddy '27No Comments

Maintenance of GA Facilities and Fields

GA has many fields and facilities on its campus. These fields and facilities, from the football stadium to the Jordan Center, are important to GA sports teams. So the question arises: how are GA’s facilities and fields maintained in such good condition throughout the year? Many people are involved in the upkeep of these fields […]

22Jan

Matthew Truong '26

Nick Lohin '27No Comments

Eagles Playoff

In the first-round playoff game, the Philadelphia Eagles were slated to face off against the Buccaneers on Monday, January 15. The Eagles entered the playoffs as the fifth seed in the NFC. The Eagles started the season strong, winning 10 of the first 11 games, only losing to the Jets in week six. They had […]

19Dec

Utsav Mittal '25

Larry ZhanNo Comments

GA School Spirit on the Rise

In recent years, GA’s Athletic Department has increased efforts to create school spirit centered around sports teams. Leading the charge is Mr. Tim Ginter, the head of the department. School spirit is a key part of strengthening the GA community, which brings people together to support the school. Additionally, creating school spirit is vital to […]

15Dec

Nick Lohin '27No Comments

GA/PC Day

After a fun but tough series of competitions between Germantown Academy and Penn Charter, Penn Charter kept the cup following six wins and four losses against GA. Despite the overall tough loss for GA, individual competitions were won by Field Hockey, Boys Water Polo, Girls Cross Country, and Golf. GA Boys Cross Country fell to […]

12Dec

Kiran Bagga '25

Roma Reddy ' 25No Comments

Eagles at Top of League

The Eagles, Philadelphia’s most valuable sports team, in terms of finance and popularity, are thriving in the team’s 90th NFL season. As of Nov. 9, the Eagles have a record of 8-1, making their current overall standing at the top of the NFL, starting off their season strong with an overwhelming lead over their other […]