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The Circle Voice

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The Circle Voice

Why AFCON Deserve

Henry Haskell '23, Staff Writer February 9, 2022

It's been almost three years since it last took place but Africa's biggest international football tournament - the Africa Cup of Nations - is back. Will Algeria sit atop the throne once more? Is Mohamed...

Credit to Amy Ma '23

Compensate or Don’t Operate: Resolving the MLB Lockout

Evan Khym '24, Sports Editor December 22, 2021

Effective December 2nd at 12:01 am, all 30 team owners unanimously agreed to a work stoppage,  marking the start of Major League Baseball’s first work lockout since 1995. Major League Baseball operates...

Credit to Calie Messina

Athlete of the Issue: Calie Messina

Joon Whang '23, Sports Editor December 21, 2021

The crowd goes silent in anticipation. A cavernous gym echoes the rhythmic dribbles of the ball. The glistening acrylic hardwood floor thuds with every step. Then, the shot—then-freshman Calie Messina...

The Fight for the Games

Jack Lionette ’23, Staff Writer October 30, 2021

Under the shadow of the newly elected Olympic stadium, Mariah de Penha stands solemnly, fist raised towards the sky in protest. A group of 50 crowd around her, arms interlocked in mutual objection to the...

Tyler Weisberg '22 for The Circle Voice

Athlete of the Issue: Stanislas Robert

Evan Khym ’24, Sports Editor October 30, 2021

As the first pack of runners closes in on the finish, the towering form of Stanislas Robert ’22 charges through the final stretch of the race. A dedicated runner and captain, Stanislas has served as...

Lower School Athletes to Watch

Charlie Dubois ’24, Staff Writer October 30, 2021

Jack Christensen ’25 Info: Third Form, Varsity Soccer, Position: Goalkeeper  Jack Christensen ‘25 is the guy we want to protect our goal. Although his athletic instinct and goalkeeper IQ are...

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Why You Should Start Watching F1

Lucas Gordon '23 and Henry Burnham '23 October 30, 2021

F1 is on the rise. The current viewership rate is 50% higher than 2020, with new viewership records being broken seemingly every race. With this all coming on the eve of sweeping regulation changes and...

Simone Biles: American Hero without Bringing Home Gold

Simone Biles: American Hero without Bringing Home Gold

Calen Cagney ’23, Staff Writer September 25, 2021

  Exiting the floor before her official withdrawal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles told her coach, "I just don't trust myself." When it came time for Biles to show out on the vault–typically...

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The 12-Team Playoff: College Football’s Newest Bad Idea

Alec Konigsberg '23, Staff Writer September 25, 2021

This June, the College Football Playoff (CFP) Board of Managers approved a summer study period devoted to assessing the practicality of a 12-team playoff bracket.  While many fans of teams who...

Chloe Zheng '23

Tokyo Olympics: Unity Amidst Isolation

Julie Xie ’23, Staff Writer September 25, 2021

339 events, 11,000 athletes spanning more than 200 countries, and 42 venues awaited the quadrennial event of the century. Yet not a single person was sitting on those bleachers.  The Tokyo Olympics...

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