Emily Wood
Associate Sports Editor
As most seniors are starting to slack off, boys’ Varsity lacrosse captain, Bobby Distler, is in his final lacrosse season at NCHS before he heads to Lynchberg college to play for the Division 3 Hornets.
Category: Sports
Keep up with all the Rams sports teams as well with game recaps and in-depth features.
Ready… Set… Recruitment: Steph Benko
Emily Wood
Associate Sports Editor
As most seniors are just finding out which school they will be attending in the fall of 2012, senior Steph Benko has already committed the Lafayette College, where she will be running on the Division 1 Lafayette Leopards varsity track and field team.
NCAA March Madness part III
John Berger
Reporter
The second weekend of the NCAA tournament gave us a great slate of games. Every single one of the 12 games was entertaining in its own way. There are now just four teams that are left: Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, and Kansas. There are no more mid majors left in the field. Just the big boys. The four teams have combined for 49 final four appearances. That’s a ridiculous number.
Before we look ahead to this weekend, let’s look back at this past weekend and what we learned:
NCAA March Madness Part II
John Berger
Reporter
By now, you are probably in the same position as I am. In other words, your bracket probably has been busted.
I had a very good opening session on Thursday. I only missed one game. But then, I started missing left and right. South Dakota State lost to Baylor. VCU beat Wichita State. UNLV lost to Colorado. And so on and so forth.
I don’t want my bracketing mishaps to take away from a very good first weekend of games. Friday was particularly crazy, with two 15 or 2 seed upsets.
Flipping her way to fame
Emily Wood
Reporter
If you were to ask any NCHS student who the best hockey player in the school is, they would immediately tell you Olivia Hompe. But if you were to ask them who in our school is a four time State Champion gymnast, most people would be stumped.