Athletics

Jonah Talks Hockey

Written by: Jonah Casel ’27 It’s hockey season again, and the Flyers are looking good. I know they will get my hopes up and then strip them away by march, but that doesn’t stop me from getting excited! On September 28 they played the Islanders and lost in overtime 3-2. That doesn’t matter because it was preseason and they were playing the New York Islanders, one of the best teams in the league, placing top 4 in the last two years. Players that I would like to highlight are Maxsim Sushko, and Egor Zamula, two rookies. The Flyers are one of the youngest teams in the league, and having strong rookies would really help them in the future. Last night was the debut for many new Flyers players that they acquired over the offseason, such as Keith Yandle, Ryan Ellis, Derick Brassard, Cam Atkinson, and Rasmus Ristolainen. It was really…

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Winter Olympic Wrap-Up

The Winter Olympics are almost over as it is almost February 25th! This has been a very good Winter Olympics for the top 5 countries: Norway, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, and the U.S.A. Norway has 33 medals total, Germany has 24 medals total, Canada has 21 medals total, Netherlands has 16 medals total, and the U.S.A. has 16 medals total. Some very talented U.S. olympians are: Red Gerard – Won gold in men’s snowboarding slopestyle. Chloe Kim – Won gold in women’s halfpipe in snowboarding. Shaun White – Won gold Men’s Halfpipe in snowboarding. In the Olympic Sport Curling, a member of the Russian team was caught using illegal substances during a drug test. This sparked up controversy, as the Russian team got 3rd place in mixed Doubles curling. Following up on the Russian doping curler, the Russian team had to give back their bronze medals, which is very disappointing. Norway…


MLS & Local Hockey Previews

MLS (Major League Soccer) Predictions Myles will be predicting the two biggest matches of the week. Game Prediction 1: Orlando City vs FC Dallas This will be a close game. Orlando City is 3 points behind FC Dallas and has 16 fewer goals than Dallas. Orlando has had a bad start to the season, with only 35 points and in 10th place. FC Dallas, on the other hand, is in 8th place and with 38 points. After a thumping defeat at the hands of Minnesota United, FC Dallas is looking to come back with a win against Orlando. Orlando has a pretty bad record in the MLS so far, as they’ve only won 9 games out of the 30 they’ve played. There will most likely be a red card somewhere in this match. The game will be close, but FC Dallas will eventually be victorious against Orlando, 3 – 1….


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