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A Global Game: The Rise in Overseas Stardom in the NBA

Henry Haskell '23 August 29, 2022

Since the creation of the Most Valuable Player award in 1956, American basketball players have always seemed to win it. However, this season, not only did Serbian player Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets...

AOTI: Amelia Lee ’22 and Jared Gura ’22

Husayn Ladha '24 June 5, 2022

For Amelia Lee ’22 and Jared Gura ’22, the journey to securing twin ISL championships for the Boys and Girls Varsity Tennis Teams was made possible by unwavering camaraderie. After a canceled 2020...

Teamwork and Integrity: How Groton Tennis Rose to the Top

Anjanette Lin '25 and Chloe Han '25 June 5, 2022

Perhaps the most distinguished teams on campus, Groton School’s girls and boys tennis teams were strong competitors in the Independent School League (ISL) and the New England Preparatory School Athletic...

The NFL’s New Hiring Policies Hope to Improve Diversity

The NFL’s New Hiring Policies Hope to Improve Diversity

Julie Xie '23 May 28, 2022

On Mar. 28, 2022, the NFL Diversity Advisory Committee was created to enforce new hiring policies for increasing diversity within the coaching staff. The league is mandated to hire women or people of minority...

Lower School Athletes to Watch

Charlie Weisberg '23 May 28, 2022

Christopher Hovet ’25: Chris started running in second form so that he could keep himself in good shape, but it only took Chris Hovet ’25 a year to “fall in love with the team and the sport.”...

Athlete of the Issue: Aine Ley

Athlete of the Issue: Aine Ley

Evan Khym '24 May 28, 2022

A paddle strikes the water, a wave emerging from under the dark red shell reading “Groton”. A chain of ripples crashes onto the nearby dock as the voices of coxswains loom over the placid river. It...

Perfect Madness: What Made the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Great

Perfect Madness: What Made the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Great

Alec Konigsberg '23 May 28, 2022

This year’s installment of March Madness had it all: a deserving champion, crazy upsets, a historic semifinal matchup, and a record-breaking Cinderella story that became America’s team in just a week....

Lower School Athletes to Watch

Joon Whang, Sports Editor February 9, 2022

Angus Frew: Angus Frew '25 grew up loving the game on ice. With an outdoor rink and a strong local Hockey program, Angus managed to "play nearly everyday." Beyond his background in the sport, his...

Athlete of the Issue: Griffin Johnson ’22

Charlie Weisberg ’23, Assistant Sports Editor February 9, 2022

Griffin Johnson was a chief contributor to the Groton Boys Squash win at the Division III nationals in 2020, and now two years later, Johnson leads the team as captain as they look to claim another...

Novaxx: Who’s to Blame for Djokovic’s Australian Open Conundrum?

Novaxx: Who’s to Blame for Djokovic’s Australian Open Conundrum?

Husayn Ladha '24, Staff Writer February 9, 2022

  From attempting to unionize professional tennis to hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, Novak Djokovic is not a stranger to controversy. Yet, just as Djokovic could make on-court...

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