Sports – Page 7 – The Edition GA

31Mar

Sean McHugh '21No Comments

March Madness Predictions

Finally, after a year long hiatus, the highly touted March Madness is back! What a year this has been, and it is no different in the college basketball world. Basketball power houses who have dominated the past decade such as Duke and Kentucky aren’t in the Big Dance and other strong teams like Michigan State […]

26Mar

Aayush KevadiaNo Comments

Sixers Update

As the 2020-2021 NBA season approaches the halfway point, the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers are leading the Eastern Conference sitting at 24 wins and 12 losses. Sixers are taking over the league by storm with Joel Embiid as the MVP frontrunner, Ben Simmons’s rise of defensive prowess, and Doc Rivers’s impressive coaching that transformed the franchise into […]

18Mar

Kayla D' Eletto '23No Comments

Opinion on Flyer’s Prospects in 2021

The Philadelphia Flyers undoubtedly have faced challenges during the 2020-2021 season, but, amidst all the chaos, they pulled through with Grit. Local sport networks have openly said that the Flyer’s have a 52% chance of going to the playoffs. This is the third highest percentage in our East coast division. The Flyers currently have 16/1 […]

15Feb

Taylor Weiss '23No Comments

Griffin Henze: Athlete of the Edition

It is no secret that committing to a collegiate sports program is a big landmark in an athlete’s life. Griffin Henze, senior at Germantown Academy, recently announced his decision to swim at New York University. A stand-out performer in and out of the pool, Griffin has become a leader in the GA community. In a […]

10Feb

Aayush KevadiaNo Comments

New Winter Sports Update

For decades, it has been a tradition for Germantown Academy students to play sports competitively and collaboratively. Covid-19 has plunged the world in a period of uncertainty; as restrictions and Covid cases rise by the day, the likelihood that sports can continue diminishes. Nevertheless, GA sports have persevered in the face of adversity. The Inter-Academic […]

7Feb

Maddie Gamburg '21No Comments

Elise Smigiel: Athlete of the Edition

Student-athlete and star lacrosse player Elise Smigiel ‘21 verbally committed to Marquette University on Dec. 14, 2019 of her junior year. Transferring to GA for her Sophomore year, Elise was ecstatic about competing in the Inter-Academic League. When joining GA’s Girls Lacrosse team, Elise looked forward to playing in a competitive league with girls committed […]

Imagine the Potential: Possibilities for a New 76ers Lineup

13Jan

Joseph Richards '23No Comments

Imagine the Potential: Possibilities for a New 76ers Lineup

James Harden, yes, The James Harden, has now added the Philadelphia 76ers to the list of possible teams he might join. With all the changes due to COVID-19, the 76ers are focusing on the advantages of change and positioning themselves for the best possibility to be championship contenders. Let’s imagine, there is no pandemic, and […]

1Jan

Alaina Steck '22No Comments

First Female Referee

The year 2020 has been on the forefront of social change in politics, science, and even sports. Soccer referee Stéphanie Frappart is evidence of this inclusivity and social progress on the sports field. Frappart played soccer as a teenager, but she decided to quit the sport in 2009, when she was 18, to pursue a […]

29Dec

Kayla D' Eletto '23No Comments

Sarah Fuller: Play Like a Girl

21 year old Sarah Fuller, known around the Vanderbilt Commodores campus as a star soccer goalkeeper is now famous nationwide because of one single kick for a completely different sport. On November 28th, 2020 Fuller became the first female student-athlete to play in a major conference college football game,opening for Vanderbilt in the second half […]

23Dec

Alaina Steck '22No Comments

Make-A-Wish Plans

In times of unexpected circumstances and fickle regulations, it is the contributions of service-oriented people, like Jessica Moore, that make each coming day worthwhile. Due to the COVID-19 guidelines, the annual CSO Make-A-Wish fundraiser was originally cancelled, but 12th-grade basketball player Jessica Moore, with the help of Coach Retif, designed a proposal to adapt the […]