Cheer, Cheer for Old Newark High!
Boy's basketball has begun and that means that the cheerleaders are getting ready to lead the crowd with great chants! Miranda Linco is the coach of these cheerleaders, and she does a wonderful job with the cheers and choreography for the thirteen girls on the team. Coach Linco graduated from NIU and was on the dance team for two years. Sarah Greg will be the assistant coach this year. She cheered at Yorkville High School for all four years. Seniors Hopi Horvat and Lindsey Tollefson are the captains this year.
The girls are looking forward to this season. Junior Savanna Flowers said, “I’m looking forward to doing jazz dances at half time. It’s something we added this year and we all are looking forward to performing.” This will be Savanna’s second year of cheering here at Newark. When asked what her favorite part of cheerleading is, she responded, “I love having a unified team. We are one big family and I love being with all the girls on the team.”
Newark’s first home basketball game is on December 9, at 5:30 against Dwight High School. They will also be participating in the Plano Christmas Classic on December 22-30. Come out and help these girls cheer on our boy’s basketball team!
By Rachael Lape and Missy Friestad
The girl’s basketball season is off and dribbling. The girls had a great season last year, and they are looking to carry that over into this year. Coach Dale Skelton returns out of retirement to coach the girl’s basketball team after last year’s coach Brian Holman decided to take his teaching and coaching talents elsewhere. Meghan Petges will return as the varsity assistant coach and head coach of the JV squad. The team has Fikri Rachman, the school’s foreign exchange student from Indonesia, as their manager.
Basketball season has finally begun. The Newark Norsemen boy’s basketball team participated in the Leland G. Strombom Thanksgiving Tournament held in Sycamore to start off their season. They played some tough competitors over the weekend. They played Burlington Central on Tuesday, losing that game 76- 42. The Norsemen played Jefferson next, losing to them 58-43 in a game they had a chance at, but Jefferson pulled away at the last couple minutes. The Norsemen then lost another nail biter to Dundee Crown in the closing minutes 52- 41.
As November begins, so do winter sports at NCHS. With tryouts complete, the cheerleaders are ready to begin this season. Senior Hopi Horvat stated, “I am most excited for the changes we’re bringing to halftime, and I’m looking forward to being together as a team again.” After the revival of the NCHS cheerleading squad last season, the cheerleaders are well prepared for their next season. “People can expect improvement. Last season was rough because we sort of established a new program. This year, I think we’re going to hit the ground running,” said Horvat of the upcoming season. 
The Newark High School gym was packed to the walls on Friday, October 10. The Little Ten Conference Tournament was held on the Norseman's home floor. There was a lot of energy leading up to the anticipated match against top seeded Newark and second seeded Indian Creek. 
The 2014 golf season is now over. The golf team had the best season the team has ever had. The team won 9 matches and lost 5. They also came in third in the Norseman scramble, third at the Putnam County scramble, eighth at the Dwight scramble, a seventh at regionals, and a second at the conference tournament. 
With the Norsemen soccer regular season coming to an end, the Norsemen prepared for their conference tournament starting October 6th. Coming in to the tournament off a 10-3 Norsemen win over Plano, Newark had confidence and it showed for their first match against Paw Paw, with Newark picking up a 4-2 victory. The Norsemen would move on to face a very talented Hinckley Big-Rock team. Right out of the gate Newark took a 1-nothing lead but failed to score any more and lost the match 4-1 sending Newark to the 3rd place game.
The golf team at Newark High is eight meets into the season, and the Norsemen are “looking better than expected!” said, Karter Kunkel. “Every time we play, we improve in some way,” sophomore Caleb Dierzen said.
The Newark soccer team has made a great impression with the games played so far. Junior Austin Green says, “We’re the best we’ve ever been. We have great team chemistry and it’s only going to get better.”
The Newark Soccer team is ready to kick off a great season. This year is the second year of the Newark and Seneca co-op. We asked head coach J.R. Veliz what he thought about the co-op.
The Lady Norsemen have been busy getting ready for the season ahead. They participated in summer league games at the Great Lakes center and went to the Lincoln Land tournament. Official practices started August 13.
The Newark High School Golf Team started off its season on Monday, August 18. This team, coached by Mr. James Hissong, looks great so far this year, according senior Karter Kunkel.
The Newark Lady Norsemen have enjoyed a great start in their season! In the beginning of the season they faced many game delays and cancellations due to rain and weather conditions. So far, the Lady Norsemen have won twelve games! They have come out of three conference games a little short against Serena, Somonauk, and Earlville. They are left with three games in regular season play and one round robin tournament at Putnam County. Then, they will be rolling right into the regional games and hopefully onto a road to a strong post season! The regional ran Monday, May19th through Saturday, May 24th. This year, Newark hosted the softball regionals. This year’s team is losing two seniors. They are Kristine Zitt and Megan Malone. Both girls have played four years of softball and will be missed next year. Newark is looking forward to a great post season, and some good teams to come next year!
The Newark Norsemen Baseball team has been on a roll lately, and they are not looking back. They have their eyes on the regional, which began on May 19th at Dwight. The Norsemen have had a good couple of weeks leading up to this point in the season. They have won 11 out of their last 16 games, with two blow out wins against Paw Paw, two wins against LaMoille, and one win against Earlville. The Norsemen are 14- 10 so far this season. If the Norsemen win the first regional game, they move on to play Serena. Way to go Norsemen! Good luck at the regional! 
The 3rd Annual Sports Bash will be held on Friday May 23, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. celebrating the seasons of Golf, Soccer, Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Cheerleading, Baseball, and Softball. Dinner will start at 6pm with awards to follow at 7:15pm. We invite everybody to come down and celebrate with us! 
Softball is one of the most difficult sports to be able to get games in on their scheduled days, because it all depends on the weather. This spring, Mother Nature can’t seem to make up her mind. There was a continuous amount of snow and cold dumped on us, and then once that melted, rain and storms made their way through Illinois, followed by a little more snow. Games keep getting canceled and the softball team has only managed to play a few of their scheduled games so far. Luckily, they’ve won most of the games they have played so far, and hopefully they continue to do so. Good luck with the rest of your season, ladies, and may Mother Nature be ever in your favor!
Opening day is under way for the Newark Norsemen baseball team! For opening day, the Norsemen had to face the crusaders of Marquette. Unfortunately, the Norsemen fell short of the win on the first of April. The Norsemen had three games canceled that week, one against Plano that Friday, and then a double-header the next day in Hiawatha. Finally, the Norsemen got to play at Indian Creek on April 7th; Kendall Endres started at pitcher that game and didn’t let Indian Creek score through five innings. The Norsemen were leading 2-0, and then Indian Creek went on a rally in the 6th and 7th innings. The Norsemen could have had revenge on Indian Creek the next day at home. Indian Creek started off the game with an 8-0 start after the first inning. The Norsemen were starting a comeback, but fell short. The final score was 8-4. On April 10th, they played at Hinckley Big Rock and lost 8-1. But then the Norsemen had their revenge on April 11th, when they won 7-3. The Norsemen had a double header on the 12th. The double header was against Faith Christian Academy and the Norsemen won both games, the first game 21-1 and then second game 13-5. The Norsemen have their confidence up this month! They played Lamoille on April 16, and blew them out of the water 13-0 in five innings. The Norsemen are on a four game winning streak and hope to continue this into next month. 
Are you interested in becoming a part of the Lady Norsemen Cheerleading team? Tryouts are right around the corner! Incoming freshmen, current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are invited to tryout for the 2014-2015 season. Tryouts will be held May 13th-May 15th in the gym from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Bring your best moves, water bottle, hair up, fitness attire, loudest voice, and your best smile! Captains and coaches will be there throughout the tryout process for assistance. If you have any questions, the coaches’ contact information is listed below and flyers are posted around the school. We hope to see you there!
The girls basketball team finished the season with 20 wins and 8 losses. It was a season to be proud of and the girls showed heart and devotion during the games. The girls finished their regular season games strongly with a 63-7 win against IMSA, and 62 to 14 against Gardner South Wilmington (GSW). The last regular season game was against Aurora Central Catholic. They pulled off this close game with a final score of 50 to 46. Regionals began, and after defeating GSW, the varsity squad advanced to the regional championship against Serena. The girls fought a hard battle, but came up short with a respectable ending score of 61-48. No matter what, they always were doing their best on and off the court and have left some great impressions and memories with the Newark basketball program. Congratulations on a great season ladies!
The varsity basketball program is in full swing! The girls worked hard to prepare for the season during preseason. They are continuing to work hard and improve everyday. The team is undefeated in conference and recently placed 5th in the Lisle tournament. Senior Nicole Lawrence was asked how she thought the team has grown this season. She answered, “Throughout the season the team chemistry has progressed as well as communication.” This group of seniors has been playing with each other for four years now. The five seniors had a very successful season their sophomore year. The girls plan to continue to work hard and improve for the games to come. They will compete in their conference tournament January 20th-24th. Good luck the rest of the season, ladies! 
Special thanks to Heartland Bank for donating $1 for every free throw made at all home basketball games. Friday night they gave us $85 and they will add the last few games to that total.