Cheerleading: A Front Row Seat to the Action.

Grab your pom-poms, blue and white ribbon, and your school spirit. You guessed it, the cheerleaders are getting ready. As the 2014-15 basketball season is approaching, the basketball players are not the only ones getting ready, so are the cheerleaders. The cheerleaders play a big role in the basketball season. They get the team and crowd pumped up. No matter what score, they always have an encouraging cheer.

The cheerleading team has a 13-woman roster, consisting of seniors co-captain Lindsey Tollefson, co-captain Hopi Horvat, Makaila Butuso, Bailey Fletcher, juniors Sara Hipsman, Sarah Moutray, Mackenzie Fletcher, Savanna Flowers, sophomores Autumn Bolte, Taryn Shankle, Kylie Eike, and Freshmen Maggie Komes and Bailey O’Toole.

This will be coach Miranda Linco’s second year coaching at Newark High School, and when she was asked what her favorite part of coaching cheer is, she said, “The opportunity to watch the girls improve upon themselves with pride.”

By Caleb Dierzen

Shooting for the Stars

Basketball is up and running once again. Both the girl’s and boy’s basketball teams have a lot of potential coming into season. The girls will be starting their season off in the Somonauk breakout tournament November 17- 23. The boys will kick off their season at the Sycamore Thanksgiving Tournament November 24- 28.

The girls will be coached by Meghan Petges (JV) and Dale Skelton (Varsity.) The girls will be participating in the Lisle Christmas Tournament.

The boys will be coached by Rob Scott (JV) and Rick Tollefson (Varsity.) The boys will be participating in the Plano Christmas Classic in late December, as well.

Come out and support your Norsemen this year! Good luck to both teams this season! GO NORSEMEN!

By Rachael Lape and Missy Friestad

Lady Norsemen Advance to Sectional Championship

Congratulations to the Newark Lady Norsemen Volleyball Team for your IHSA Class 1A Sectional Semifinal victory Tuesday night against Winnetka (North Shore Country Day). The Lady Norsemen have now advanced to the Sectional Championship game vs. Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy) to be held at at Elgin (Westminster Christian) on Thursday at 6PM. Come Cheer Your Lady Norsemen Team!!!