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The Bois League: 11th Graders Find Community in Fantasy Football

Peter Ryan, Co-Editor in Chief October 22, 2020

Despite the social disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, nine boys in the class of 2022 are staying in touch through a classic form of entertainment: an active and competitive fantasy football league. Their...

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Friends Select Baseball Coach Drafted to MLB

Aidan Dougherty October 19, 2020

Former Friends Select baseball coach and Yale University pitcher, Brook Hart, was signed by the Colorado Rockies in the 2011 MLB draft. While Hart was playing pickup basketball at University Park’s...

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Friends Select Sports Continue Despite COVID-19

Mia Cohen October 19, 2020

All Friends League competitions will be postponed until at least January 1, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As opposed to normal schedules, each sports season will have just three weeks of practice...

Opinion: Sixers' Doc Rivers the Wrong Man for the Job

Opinion: Sixers’ Doc Rivers the Wrong Man for the Job

Peter Ryan October 12, 2020

After early playoff exits for three consecutive years, the Philadelphia 76ers replaced longtime head coach Brett Brown with Doc Rivers, who parted ways with the Los Angeles Clippers after a second round...

Fall Sports Update

Fall Sports Update

Izzy Ebede September 18, 2020

Fall sports teams were supposed to begin preseason practices on August 24, and then start official practices on September 8, the first day of school for all divisions. Due to the pandemic, the Friends...

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The State of Professional Sports During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Margot Schneider September 14, 2020

Like almost all industries, professional sports have been significantly altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Bubbles,” empty stadiums, and other safety measures have created a distinctly different atmosphere...

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New FSL Transgender Student Athlete Policy

Margot Schneider September 8, 2020

The Friends School League (FSL), the athletic league in which Friends Select teams compete, recently implemented its Transgender Student Athlete Policy, which aims to create an environment that is inclusive...

Bill Klose Shares Fall Sports Information

Bill Klose Shares Fall Sports Information

Peter Ryan August 1, 2020

Although Friends Select has shared detailed safety and scheduling plans for the 2020-21 school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has not explicitly stated how sports teams will return to play...

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Review: Revisionist History- ESPN’s The Last Dance

Peter Ryan May 27, 2020

The Last Dance, ESPN’s ten-part documentary series detailing the life of NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, has dominated public conversation in recent weeks. On Monday, May 20th, the network announced...

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The German Bundesliga Returns to Action on Saturday, May 16th.

Peter Ryan May 15, 2020

One of the more noticeable (yet relatively trivial) casualties of the Coronavirus pandemic has been the cancelation of all professional sports across the world. No major  live sporting events...

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COVID-19’s Impact on the Sports World

Peter Ryan March 30, 2020

The Coronavirus has forced the cancellation of almost all public events in the United States this spring, including a number of athletic competitions, both at Friends Select and at the national level. The...