Topher Wagner, Sentry Staff Reporter
• February 15, 2017
After 266 games, thousands of points scored and countless memorable moments, the 2016-2017 National Football League (NFL) season is coming to a close, culminating in Super Bowl LI. At the start of every new season, all 32 teams have different reasons...
Michael Lowen, Sentry Staff Reporter
• February 14, 2017
Before the New England Patriots played the Atlanta Falcons, Team Fluff took on Team Ruff in Animal Planet’s annual event, the Puppy Bowl. Puppy Bowl XIII featured 78 dogs from 22 states, all of which came from rescue shelters and are available for adoption....
Jack Cline, Sentry Staff Reporter
• February 14, 2017
February’s athlete of the month is junior wrestling star, Ethan McKelvain. He has been the backbone of the team throughout his time at Yorktown and has inspired many other young wrestlers at the school. McKelvain is regarded as one of the pioneers...
This year’s varsity basketball team has a hidden gem for all the parents and fans watching: sibling rivalry. Senior Connor Van Kirk, and his sophomore brother Ryan Van Kirk are generally in at the same times during games, dominating the Patriots backcourt....
Maggie Keane, Sentry Staff Reporter
• January 23, 2017
Students here take basketball pretty seriously. The teams require talent and dedication, commitment and responsibility. House basketball, however, is an outlet for students of all skill sets to play on the court and have some fun. Below is a list of five...
Nick Warnement, Sentry Staff Reporter
• January 19, 2017
Athletes come in all sizes, and sophomore Julia Hays is a perfect example of this. At five feet tall, the dual sport athlete excels at everything she does. She is an integral member of both gymnastics and dance team. Hays has been participating in gymnastics...
Topher Wagner, Sentry Staff Reporter
• January 19, 2017
Flashback to week two of the 2016 National Football League (NFL) season. After a back-breaking interception to lose to their arch rival Dallas Cowboys and 0-2 on the season, many could already hear the murmurs in the Washington Redskins’ locker room....
Jessie Moyer, Sentry Staff Reporter
• January 19, 2017
Football and basketball games are some of the most exciting events this school has to offer, bringing dozens of students together to cheer on their peers. These games also bring many traditions, such as the Hype Squad dressing out in different themes...
Jack Cline, Sentry Staff Reporter
• January 19, 2017
At 3 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4, a fire broke out at the Tucker Road Ice Rink in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The flames were caused by an electrical failure in the ceiling and led to damages to the ice surface and the surrounding devices. Fortunately,...
College sports are full of unexpected upsets, electrifying playmakers and powerhouse programs. In College Football, it used to be just the top two teams playing for the championship, no playoff at all, but now it is the teams who finish in the top four...
Topher Wagner, Sentry Staff Reporter
• November 17, 2016
Picture this: It is the year 1948, America is still celebrating its victories in World War II and most modern Americans do not have televisions yet. This was the United States the last time the Cleveland Indians won the World Series. Now go back even...
A curse on a sports team is a “belief among the community that the team has just been so unsuccessful for such a long time that they have been unable to [win], that there is some sort of ‘magical’ presence that is keeping them from doing well,”...
