Over the past Week, we have asked people around the campus what type of Lacrosse they liked better, Boys or Girls. After asking about 30+ Students and Faculty the winner was Boys Lacrosse. Watch the video to see what some of them had to say.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Madness in March Madness
Bracket Tournament Results
1st – Woody Nimointyn – 97 pts
2nd – Brooke Baxter -91 pts
3rd –Charlie Jordan -77 pts
Teacher winner- Mr. Novak-75 pts
Worst bracket- Maddie Donatucci-29 pts
The NCAA Basketball Tournament this year was wild, exciting, and full of upsets. As you may know, only two people picked the Final Four teams correctly on ESPN’s Bracket Challenge, which has millions of brackets submitted every year. This year, Mr. Gibbs’ Sports Journalism Class held its own Challenge. Before we get to those results, here is an overview of the tournament:
In the first round, seven lower seeds beat a higher seed. 11 seed Marquette beat 6 Xavier, 9 Illinois beat 8 UNLV, 12 Richmond beat 5 Vanderbilt, 13 Morehead St. beat 4 Louisville, 11 VCU beat 6 Georgetown, 10 Florida St. beat 7 Texas A&M, and 11 Gonzaga beat 6 St. John’s. All 1 and 2 seeds advanced, and three 11 seeds advanced as well.
The second round was full of drama as well. Marquette again advanced by beating Syracuse, a heavy favorite. Although they were the higher seed, Richmond beat Morehead St. to advance to the Sweet 16. In one of the most dramatic games of the year, Butler beat Pittsburgh on 2 last-second free throws by Matt Howard, Butler’s best player, after he was fouled by Denier Robinson. Florida St. pulled off another huge upset by beating Notre Dame, and VCU, a small school in Virginia from the CAA, beat Purdue. Other than Pitt and Notre Dame, the rest of the 1 and 2 seeds advanced.
In the Sweet 16, Arizona beat 1 seed and reigning champ Duke, while VCU and Butler won again. UConn beat San Diego St. The most notable game of the round was 4 Kentucky vs. 1 overall Ohio St., who was picked by many to win. Kentucky advanced in an epic game, pulling off yet another upset for the tournament.
The Final Four was set when 3 UConn beat 5 Arizona, 8 Butler beat 2 Florida, 11 VCU beat 1 Kansas, and 4 Kentucky beat 2 UNC. To advance to the National Championship, UConn beat Kentucky, 56-55, in an exciting game. The other game was a matchup of underdogs. Almost no one picked VCU to get there, but with excellent coaching and tremendous play from Joey Rodriguez, they made it. Butler made the National Championship against Duke the previous year, but lost by 2 points. Butler won the game, 70-62, to advance to a 2nd straight National Championship.
The National Championship game did not follow in the footsteps of the other games in the tournament. There weren’t many exciting threes, flashy dunks, and there certainly wasn’t a high score. Some called it the worst National Championship game they had ever seen. The score at the end of the 1st half was 22-19 with Butler on top. But Uconn roared back in the second, ultimately smashing Butler, 53-41, to take the title. Butler’s shooting percentage , 18.8, was the worst in a title game. They shot 1-25 in the paint with 2 points. The tournament MVP was Kemba Walker. In all, this year’s tournament was one of the most exciting in history.
Stats from our Bracket Challenge
Best Bracket Score-97 (Woody Nimointyn)
Worst-29 (Maddie Donatucci)
INTERVIEW WITH FACULTY WINNER: Mr. Novak-75 pts
Last, but certainly not least...well, I guess it is the least in terms of score. Here is an interview with 6th grader Maddie Donatucci, explaining the method behind her madness:
1st – Woody Nimointyn – 97 pts
2nd – Brooke Baxter -91 pts
3rd –Charlie Jordan -77 pts
Teacher winner- Mr. Novak-75 pts
Worst bracket- Maddie Donatucci-29 pts
The NCAA Basketball Tournament this year was wild, exciting, and full of upsets. As you may know, only two people picked the Final Four teams correctly on ESPN’s Bracket Challenge, which has millions of brackets submitted every year. This year, Mr. Gibbs’ Sports Journalism Class held its own Challenge. Before we get to those results, here is an overview of the tournament:
In the first round, seven lower seeds beat a higher seed. 11 seed Marquette beat 6 Xavier, 9 Illinois beat 8 UNLV, 12 Richmond beat 5 Vanderbilt, 13 Morehead St. beat 4 Louisville, 11 VCU beat 6 Georgetown, 10 Florida St. beat 7 Texas A&M, and 11 Gonzaga beat 6 St. John’s. All 1 and 2 seeds advanced, and three 11 seeds advanced as well.
The second round was full of drama as well. Marquette again advanced by beating Syracuse, a heavy favorite. Although they were the higher seed, Richmond beat Morehead St. to advance to the Sweet 16. In one of the most dramatic games of the year, Butler beat Pittsburgh on 2 last-second free throws by Matt Howard, Butler’s best player, after he was fouled by Denier Robinson. Florida St. pulled off another huge upset by beating Notre Dame, and VCU, a small school in Virginia from the CAA, beat Purdue. Other than Pitt and Notre Dame, the rest of the 1 and 2 seeds advanced.
In the Sweet 16, Arizona beat 1 seed and reigning champ Duke, while VCU and Butler won again. UConn beat San Diego St. The most notable game of the round was 4 Kentucky vs. 1 overall Ohio St., who was picked by many to win. Kentucky advanced in an epic game, pulling off yet another upset for the tournament.
The Final Four was set when 3 UConn beat 5 Arizona, 8 Butler beat 2 Florida, 11 VCU beat 1 Kansas, and 4 Kentucky beat 2 UNC. To advance to the National Championship, UConn beat Kentucky, 56-55, in an exciting game. The other game was a matchup of underdogs. Almost no one picked VCU to get there, but with excellent coaching and tremendous play from Joey Rodriguez, they made it. Butler made the National Championship against Duke the previous year, but lost by 2 points. Butler won the game, 70-62, to advance to a 2nd straight National Championship.
The National Championship game did not follow in the footsteps of the other games in the tournament. There weren’t many exciting threes, flashy dunks, and there certainly wasn’t a high score. Some called it the worst National Championship game they had ever seen. The score at the end of the 1st half was 22-19 with Butler on top. But Uconn roared back in the second, ultimately smashing Butler, 53-41, to take the title. Butler’s shooting percentage , 18.8, was the worst in a title game. They shot 1-25 in the paint with 2 points. The tournament MVP was Kemba Walker. In all, this year’s tournament was one of the most exciting in history.
Stats from our Bracket Challenge
Best Bracket Score-97 (Woody Nimointyn)
Worst-29 (Maddie Donatucci)
INTERVIEW WITH FACULTY WINNER: Mr. Novak-75 pts
Last, but certainly not least...well, I guess it is the least in terms of score. Here is an interview with 6th grader Maddie Donatucci, explaining the method behind her madness:
Chris CusAC the Lax ManiAC
We had the enjoyement of interviewing 8th grade defensemen Chris “Lax Maniac” Cusack about what fuels him in the game of Lacrosse. Chris switched from baseball to start a new career in Lacrosse. This is Chris’s first year of playing and he hopes for it to be a good one. Check out this video to get the inside scoop on the decision of the lacrosse maniac!!
Tennis Trickedy Trick Shots Designed to Trick the Mind, Body, and Spirit
This video shows some of the coolest tennis trick shots. Some of these shots are real and some are made up. We hope you enjoy and use them in your next match. To learn how to execute these shots, come see any of us.
By: Justin Shah, Trevor Roberson, Aaron Kim and Chase Markman
By: Justin Shah, Trevor Roberson, Aaron Kim and Chase Markman
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Trackin’ With The Coaches
This week we had some time to sit down with Coaches MacArdle and Smith and asked them a few questions about the track team’s abilities, and their opponents. We also asked the coaches about their running experience.
Check it Out!!!
Coach MacArdle
Coach Smith
Check it Out!!!
Coach MacArdle
Coach Smith
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
It’s Rowing, Not Crew
By Mike Jolaoso, Aaron Kim, Perry Avgerinos, and Matt DePillis
Just last year, Crew, or Rowing, was introduced to the Middle School, and Mrs. Konopka has become the head coach of the Upper School Varsity Rowing Program at EA. Mrs. Konopka has a history in Rowing. She attended the University of Pennsylvania, and competed there. She was a letterwinner in 1988. Now Mrs. Konopka has a chance to share her passion with Middle Schoolers, and we interviewed her to find out her thoughts about Rowing.
Calloway Cox, an 8th grader, has been rowing for 3 years. We interviewed her on why she likes to row. She said that it is fun, she likes to row and run, it has taught her discipline, and it has given her upper body strength.
Just last year, Crew, or Rowing, was introduced to the Middle School, and Mrs. Konopka has become the head coach of the Upper School Varsity Rowing Program at EA. Mrs. Konopka has a history in Rowing. She attended the University of Pennsylvania, and competed there. She was a letterwinner in 1988. Now Mrs. Konopka has a chance to share her passion with Middle Schoolers, and we interviewed her to find out her thoughts about Rowing.
Calloway Cox, an 8th grader, has been rowing for 3 years. We interviewed her on why she likes to row. She said that it is fun, she likes to row and run, it has taught her discipline, and it has given her upper body strength.
Who likes to lax? We do. We do.
Athen Iannucci was born April 15, 1982 in Canada. Currently he is the coach of the Episcopal Academy a team and is also on the Philadelphia Wings. He is the leading goal scorer in the MLL. This is his first coaching job and I think so far he likes it. He stared playing professional lacrosse in 2007. He plays forward for the team. We have not had a game yet for middle school lacrosse but the team and Athen looks forward to hopefully having a great session.
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