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....
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...
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....
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”,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 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...
