Last Wednesday September 19th, the the school’s quiet halls were interrupted by screams coming from the cafeteria. Underclassmen and administrators looked on as a mob of upperclassmen surrounded a lunch table. They were confused and excited – all they could hear was the roars of the students yelling “EAT!”
Category: Sports
Keep up with all the Rams sports teams as well with game recaps and in-depth features.
Country club vs. high school sports
Emily Wood
Sports Editor
For most of us, summer means a beach and a book. But for many NCHS student athletes, this season presents another opportunity to compete. This time not representing the Rams, but instead their respective country clubs, whether it be the New Canaan Field Club Bandits, the Waveny Gators or the Lake Club Tigers.
Senior athletes train over summer for college debuts
Emily Wood & Isabel Hetherington
Sports Editors
As Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIACs) and states start to wrap up, senior athletes are preparing to leave the turf fields of NCHS as they move on to college athletics. But for these athletes, summer is not just a vacation: it is also a training session to prepare for them for their upcoming chapter as a college athlete.
Bringing swag to sports
Wheatley Raabe
Reporter
As teachers begin to wrap up their classes, the overhead announcements come on and finally second period is over: “Would all teachers please turn to channel 78 for this morning’s announcements”. It’s Friday morning and students begin crowding around TVs in the lounge, classrooms and the library to watch.
Soon enough, the Rams Sports Report comes on screen, along with the much anticipated announcements of Brendon Baker and Taylor Wilson. For these two sportscasters, announcing sports on live camera looks natural. But where did these two boys come from?
Welcome to the club
Gogo Jones
Reporter
With over 20 varsity sport programs, NCHS is home to hundreds of athletes. And while many will go on to play in college, the vast majority will not. For those who love playing the game but don’t find being a member of an official college team an option, club sports provide a fun and competitive alternative.