List of 20 news stories.

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  Annual Sports Swap Shines on the Hill

  Maggie Russell ‘25 Assistant Sports Editor
  Both the Boys Volleyball and the Female Football games arrived on the Hill on Friday, November 18, continuing a tradition where juniors and seniors compete against one another in sports they don’t typically play.
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  Delightful Diver: Margaux Selfors

  Karun Srihari ’25 Campus Correspondent
  Margaux Selfors ’23, captain of  the Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving team this year alongside Arielle Rieder ’23, began diving for the Hopkins team in her junior year, and had no experience prior to that.
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  Wonderful Wrestler: Jonathan Leite

  Amir McFerren’24 Assistant Sports Editor
  Although he had some experience in combat sports before, it wasn’t until he came to Hopkins that Johnny Leite ‘23 began wrestling.
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  World Cup Scores with Hopkins Students

  Tanner Lee ’23 Lead Sports Editor
  Every four years, the world’s greatest soccer players compete in the World Cup. This winter, the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off with a game between the host country, Qatar, and Ecuador.
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  Fantastic Field Hockey Captain: Sydney Matthews

  Maggie Russell ’25 Assistant Sports Editor
  Sydney Matthews ’23 serves this year as co-captain of the Varsity Field Hockey team alongside Ava Littman ’23. While she’s unable to play this season due to a torn ACL, Matthews nonetheless manages to encourage and motivate her teammates from the sidelines. 

   
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  Wonderful Water Polo Captain: Matthew Delaurentis

  Arielle Rieder ’23 Assistant Sports Editor
  Matt Delaurentis ’23, co-captain of Boys Varsity Water Polo along with Kaelin Wu and Sam Cherry, started playing the sport in freshman year at Hopkins. While having experience in swimming, he had never tried the sport before.  
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  Formula 1 Racing Rolls to New Popularity on The Hill

  Arielle Rieder ’23 Assistant Sports Editor
  Formula 1 (F1), originally created in 1950, has recently started gaining popularity in the United States, and many Hopkins students are paying close attention to the outcomes of this season.
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  Evan Migdole: Terrific Track Runner

  Amir McFerren '24
  Evan Migdole ’22, co-captain of Boys Track and Field, had years of experience with competitive running even before Hopkins.
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  Mykaila Meunier: Courageous Crew Captain

  Maggie Russell ’25
  Mykaila Meunier ’22 is an essential member of the Girls Varsity Crew team, serving as co-captain this season with Nana Donderful-Amos ’22.
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  NBA Teams Look to Finals, Draft, And Next Year

  Connor Tomasulo ’24
  Connecticut is a state without an NBA team (although there is a WNBA team, the Connecticut Sun).
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  Spring Captains Give Advice to Teammates

  Arielle Reider ’23, Assistant Sports Editor
  Interviews with spring captains conducted by Assistant Sports Editor Arielle Reider ’23.
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  Hopkins Shows Support on Opening Day

  The MLB season had its Opening Day on April 10 and Hopkins students showed support for their teams. Many Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees fans showed up in their best baseball gear to celebrate their teams. Hopkins hopes for an exciting season to come!
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  Leela DeSilva: Winning Water Polo Captain

  Maggie Russell ‘25 Assistant Sports Editor
  Leela DeSilva ’22 is a prominent member of the Girls Varsity Water Polo team, serving as co-captain this season alongside Lara Jasaitis ’22.
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  The War in Ukraine Impacts Sports

  Arielle Rieder ’23 Assistant Sports Editor
  The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, has raised several contentious issues within sports.
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  Zach Bleil: Legendary Lacrosse Player

  Amir McFerren ‘24 Sports Editor
  Zach Bleil ‘22 began playing on the Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team in the eighth grade. He recalled, “It was honestly very daunting, and I have a lot of respect for the junior schoolers playing with us this year.”
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  New Faculty Coaches- Angelina Massoia

  Hanna Jennings ’24 Assistant Sports Editor
  Only a year after graduating college in 2016, Varsity Softball coach, Head Adviser to the Class of 2025, and science teacher Angelina Massoia joined the Hopkins community.
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  New Faculty Coaches- Becca Marcus

  Hanna Jennings ’24 Assistant Sports Editor Eli Ratner ’24 Assistant Sports Editor
  Becca Marcus came to Hopkins in 2020 to teach English and coach crew. Marcus “began rowing as a freshman in high school, the age that many kids at Hopkins begin as well.”
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  Team Bonding Creates Hopkins Sports “Families”

  Eli Ratner '24 Assistant Sports Editor
  At Hopkins, sports teams create a vibrant family-like environment for student-athletes. The sense of community, gained through team bonding, surrounding these athletes can affect the individual players and the team’s performance.
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  New Faculty Coaches - Brittany Soto

  Hanna Jennings ’24 Assistant Sports Editor Eli Ratner ’24 Assistant Sports Editor
  Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Brittany Soto, a new addition to the Hopkins faculty this school year, has been playing soccer her whole life.
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  New Faculty Coaches- Dante Brito

  Hanna Jennings ’24 Assistant Sports Editor Eli Ratner ’24 Assistant Sports Editor
  Varsity Football Coach Dante Brito has been an athlete his whole life. Attending Hamden Hall, he was a four-year Varsity athlete in both Basketball and Football.