Doug Reilly
Senior Editor
The Rams were very busy with action over last week’s Holiday Break. Here’s what you missed…
Category: Sports
Keep up with all the Rams sports teams as well with game recaps and in-depth features.
Wrestling Season Kicks Off
Jack Ludtke
Reporter
In this, the last Armchair Athlete of the 2011 calendar year, our subject is the new wrestling season. The wrestling team’s 2010-2011 year was full of ups and downs to say the least. Projected in the preseason to continue their dominance from a 22-3 2009-2010 campaign, last year’s squad went 7-14 with fewer FCIAC State award recipients. However, there were some signs of hope last year, as a strong underclass combined with a surprise FCIAC bid has set them up for some high expectations for the upcoming year.
Turkey Bowl, Tetris, and other Twisted Traditions
Emilie Kushner
Reporter
As colorful leaves are replaced with bare trees and runny noses, there is a seemingly more significant change occurring in the halls of New Canaan High School. It is the end of fall sports and the beginning of the winter season, a time when students will trade in footballs for hockey sticks and much more. With the successes of the fall season, and the desired ones of winter so close, we wonder: what part do superstitions and traditions play in sports?
Rams fall to Daniel Hand in Class L Championship, 34-10
Doug Reilly
Senior Editor
Hopes of a fifth State Championship in six years came to an end on Saturday, December 10th, as the Rams came out on the wrong side of a 34-10 affair, being dominated on both sides of the ball by second-seeded Daniel Hand. Two unbelievable comeback victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals set up a championship game battle with the Tigers, a rematch of last year’s semifinal game, in which the Rams eliminated Hand 39-21. On this night, however, the Rams couldn’t muster up any more magic, and their season came to an unfortunate end with the loss.
How much do we really Idolize Athletes?
Chloe Davis Sports Editor Pennsylvania State University is home to Beaver Stadium, the fourth largest stadium in the world. Just in front of the opening