Page Jones
Reporter
When it comes to kicking a field goal, Senior Neal Koller knows how to get it done in just three easy steps. Learn the positions to kicking a perfect field goal and Neal’s technique to scoring those extra points for the New Canaan Rams.
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Running backs for research
Elliott Cottington
Reporter
With the fall football season getting into full swing, another example of the Rams’ charitable spirit is rapidly approaching. On October 12, the New Canaan Rams will be hosting the Norwalk Bears in their fifth game of the season, but this is no ordinary game. Each team is asking fans to wear orange in support of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), which aims to raise funds and awareness in an attempt to combat Multiple Myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer.
Boys’ hockey hitting their stride as the girls’ team stays hot
Doug Reilly
Senior Editor
After last year’s dream season came to a disappointing end when the boys’ hockey team lost their first and only game of the year in the CIAC Division 1 Semi-Finals to St. Joseph’s, players, coaches and Rams fans entered an offseason full of questions and uncertainty. Losing 18 players to either graduation or high school transfer left a lot of doubt regarding how competitive the 2011-2012 New Canaan Rams hockey team could be.
McDonough, Rams advance to Class L Semis with thrilling 27-26 victory over New London
Doug Reilly
Senior Editor
On a wet, windy night in New London, the Rams came out on top of a seesaw battle that featured four lead changes, holding off the fourth seeded New London Whalers in dramatic fashion, 27-26, to advance to CIAC Class L Semi-finals. After a touchdown with 1:45 remaining in the game by Kyle McKinnon, New London’s star running back, the Whalers decided to go for the two-point conversion that would’ve given them the lead over the Rams and essentially won the game, but came up short when the Rams’ defensive end, senior Dylan Leeming knocked McKinnon out of bounds just short of the end zone, sealing the victory for the New Canaan, sending the Rams’ faithful into euphoria.
Summer training diary of student athlete Rams
Chloe Davis & Gogo Jones
Sports Editors
For many, summer is a time to kick-back, relax, and soak up the rays. Ram athletes, however, realize that working hard over the summer and success on the field go hand in hand. While catching up with leaders from each season, the Courant asked these NCHS athletes what summer athletics mean to them, and how it will pay off in the 2011/2012 season. And while each athlete is unique with their own strengths, weaknesses, and routines; they all share one common goal–bringing home the next State championship. Ladies and gentlemen, NCHS Courant presents to you the Rams Summer Diary.