Category: Balls

Ben Stryker
Cartoonist

Welcome to another edition of Balls! For the rest of March, and a little bit into April, we’ll be focusing Balls on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Gogo Jones and I will be bringing you highlights from each day, as well as students’ and teachers’ perspectives on this exciting time of the year.

Dan Popper
Editorial Director

Five games since the blockbuster Carmelo Anthony trade, the New York Knicks are 3-2, including a huge win over the Miami Heat on Sunday. However, consistency on the defensive end is what looms as the Knicks’ main issue.

All season the Knicks have been have been absolute dynamite on offense, averaging 106.2 points per game, good for second in the league.

Scott O’Brien
Sports Editor

It’s what every athlete strives for. To be the best player in any given situation at any given time. When you’re 8 you want to be the kid who can touch the net on your elementary school’s 7 foot hoop. Then middle school comes and all of a sudden your legacy as the grade’s legend vanishes because, let’s face it, middle school basketball brings out the worst in every player. The kids who hit puberty first are stuck playing Center and Forward, positions that most of them will likely abandon if they continue on to play high school basketball.

Ben Stryker
Cartoon Editor

Over the years, hockey has experimented with its formula to keep up with the times. For instance, there is the new trend in alternate jerseys. Some are good, some bad, and some should be burned. The NHL has also toyed around with overtime. Shootouts were first implemented in the ’05-’06 season, and though there have been some gems, I have to say that it is a failed experiment. But out of all the poking and prodding of the NHL blueprint, something truly amazing emerged.