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[14 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 2,085 views]
What’s Poppin’: All eyes on South Africa

Daniel Popper
Editorial Director

From today until July 11, soccer will stand on top of the world because the much-anticipated 2010 FIFA World Cup has begun. Tears will be shed, punches will be thrown, outbursts of joy will be heard, but most importantly, the glory of winning will be bestowed upon one lucky country.

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[11 Jun 2010 | One Comment | 888 views]
Awards Assembly honors outstanding students

Kelly Saiz
Reporter

On Friday, June 4, seniors, juniors, and a very few sophomores received awards for their academic, co-curricular, and creative merit during the Senior Awards Assembly. The annual event took place in the auditorium, where teachers, students, and parents watched the hour and a half long show…

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[7 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 691 views]
The New Yankee Stadium

Logan Phillips
Senior Editor

Every time I go to the stadium, I can’t help but question if it was really worth it. As you walk by on one side of the street, you see an absolutely beautiful $1.5 billion mecca of baseball, while on the other side of the street, you see the old stadium looming, empty and silent. How can your heart not wrench when you see one of the greatest baseball stadiums of all time in neglect?

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[6 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 498 views]
Girls tennis wins FCIAC and State Title

Cameron Armstrong
Reporter

On Wednesday, May 26, the girls tennis team clinched their first FCIAC championship since 2006. The girls faced the Greenwich Cardinals, who they previously beat 4-3 earlier in the season. Their regular season victory broke the Cardinals’ three year, 83-match undefeated record. Confidence from that match fueled the Rams to beat Greenwich in the FCIAC final, 5-2. “I was very confident with our team coming into this match,” Head Coach Gail Overbeck said. “With the way our singles players have been playing in addition to our first doubles, I would be surprised if they didn’t win their matches.”

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[3 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 1,455 views]
What’s Poppin’: Umpire Jim Joyce nixes Armando Galarrga’s bid for perfection

Dan Popper
Editorial Director

On Wednesday night, the Detroit Tigers’ Armando Galarraga needed 28 outs for his perfect game. However, his outstanding performance will not go down in the record books as the 21st perfect game in MLB history nor will he join the ranks of Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay as the third pitcher to throw a perfect game this season.