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Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

The student news site of Yorktown High School

Yorktown Sentry

Sports

Student athletes are being recruited by colleges at a very young age these days

Student-Athletes or Athletes?

Stevie Picot, Sentry Staff Reporter March 18, 2016

Imagine being in middle school and already knowing that your academic future was set. It sounds crazy, but in the modern age of college recruiting, coaches are offering scholarships to freakishly talented athletes earlier and earlier in their careers....

The seniors of the Yorktown hockey team stand victorious after their 5-3 win over Washington-Lee

Hockey Rivalry Recap: We #BeatWL!

Maddie Dettling, Sentry Staff Reporter March 18, 2016

In what has been dubbed the Yorktown Hockey rivalry game of the year, the Patriots took on the Washington-Lee Generals on March 4 at Kettler Capitals IcePlex. As is typical for any competitions with our cross-town rivals, the intensity was at an all time...

The Magic of March Madness

Topher Wagner, Sentry Staff Reporter March 18, 2016

The beginning of spring is a magical time in sports: professional hockey and basketball are in full swing, and baseball is just around the corner. However, there is one event that captivates millions of fans every year, beginning at the end of March....

Coach Mark Stripe (top left), and juniors DJ Isaac (bottom left) and Dante Walker (bottom right) at an indoor track meet

On the Track to Success

Maddie Dettling, Sentry Staff Reporter February 22, 2016

The scene at an indoor track meet is like no other: nervous athletes congregating in teams, coaches and officials throwing out terms like “PR” and “8 by 500” and runners trying to catch their breath at the finish line. Even without a “hype squad”,...

 The Puppy Bowl aired its twelfth annual game earlier this month

A Tail of the Underdogs

Claire Kuwana, Sentry Staff Reporter February 22, 2016

The Super Bowl is one of the most watched events of every year. However, what a lot of people do not know is that there is another just as, if not more, important sporting event occurring right before the big game. This is the Puppy Bowl, an annual football...

The now infamous photo of former NFL running back OJ Simpson trying on the gloves found at the scene of his ex-wifes murder during his trial

OJ Simpson: Cultural Phenomenon

Maggie Keane, Sentry Staff Reporter February 22, 2016

On June 13, 1994 at 12:10 a.m., Nicole Brown Simpson and her boyfriend, Ronald Goldman were brutally stabbed to death. The two bodies were found in the front courtyard of Brown’s Condominium in Brentwood, California. The primary suspect for this horrendous...

Yorktown gymnastics members, junior Olivia Zavrel (left) and junior Juliette Mitrovich

Gymnastics Lands a Spot at States

Maddie McNamee, Sentry Staff Reporter February 22, 2016

If a student shows up to a Friday night football or basketball game, he or she will see the highly spirited Hype Squad cheering on the popular school sports. If that same student shows up to a Thursday night home gymnastics meet, the stands only contain...

An emotional Peyton Manning holds the Lombardi Trophy after his second, and most likely final, Super Bowl win

Peyton’s Final Rodeo

Topher Wagner, Sentry Staff Reporter February 22, 2016

With the first pick in the 1998 National Football League (NFL) Draft, the Indianapolis Colts selected Peyton Manning, a quarterback from the University of Tennessee. At the time of the draft, who the Colts would select was a hotly debated topic: Manning,...

Senior Emily Hay competing at a diving event

Dual Threat

Stevie Picot, Sentry Staff Reporter February 22, 2016

There is certainly something special about a person’s work ethic if he or she is willing to sacrifice the time it takes to play sports in addition to school. Senior Emily Hay embodies this strength of character, as she eagerly takes part in not one...

Quarterback Kirk Cousins led the Redskins to a 9-7 record and a playoff appearance

We Like That: The Future of The Skins

Topher Wagner, Sentry Staff Reporter February 3, 2016

Nearing the end of last summer, Washington Redskins’ head coach Jay Gruden called a press conference that would change the trajectory of the upcoming season. After an uninspiring 4-12 record during the prior season, compounded with even further regressions...

Yorktown Crew rowing on the Potomac River

Boat is Life

Andrea Henriquez, Sentry Staff Reporter February 3, 2016

As I walk through the crowded hallways of Yorktown, there are always the pleading cries from students who are dreading going to practice. Whether it is the fall season and boys yell towards one another about the suicides they are going to run for football,...

Yorktown Basketball and the Yorktown Hype Squad

Football or Basketball?

Gigi Richardson, Sentry Staff Reporter February 3, 2016

Yorktown is known for its school spirit. Our true blue colors bleed from our athletes to our fans. We come together not only as a school but a family to demolish our opponents. But what happens when two of our favorite sports are put against each other...

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