Awards Night

Sports Awards Night will be held this Wednesday 3/24, immediately following the Parent/Teacher Conferences at 7:15 p.m. Awards will be given out for Boys and Girls Basketball and Cheerleading.

Newark's Anderson Named to All-State First Team

Congratulations to Kyle Anderson for being named to the AP All-State First Team. Kyle Received the second most votes and is the only Junior on the Class 1A team. Congratulations to Kyle and his teammates for this accomplishment!

Congratulations

Congratulations to our Newark Norsemen for giving all of us such a great season - for the second season in a row! We are very proud of your accomplishments and the commitment you showed to your sport and your school. A special congratulations to Coach Tollefson for leading the boys to back-to-back sectional titles. Thanks to the Newark athletes and fans for all the great memories this season!

Newark Norsemen – Did it Again! Back-to-back Sectional Champions

The 2010 Newark Norsemen became just the second boys’ basketball team in Newark history to win a Sectional Championship. It just happened to be the second year in a row in which they accomplished this feat.

The Norsemen ended their season at the super-sectional. They were defeated by Lanark-Eastland with a score of 70-57. Kyle Anderson led the Norsemen with 19 points. John Avery added 13 points and 8 rebounds. Brett Anderson chipped in 11 points.

Newark accomplished many great things throughout this basketball season. This accomplishments include: Serena Thanksgiving Tournament Champions, 5th place in the Plano Christmas Classic, Regular season Little 10 Conference Champions, Little 10 Conference Tournament Champions, Regional Champions, Sectional Champions, advancing to the class 1A Elite Eight, and a 26-5 overall record.

Some individual accomplishments this season include: Jeremy Anderson and John Avery advancing to Sectionals in the 3-point shootout, Kyle Anderson and John Avery being voted onto the Little 10 All-Conference Team, Kyle Anderson and John Avery being voted onto the Serena Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team, and Kyle Anderson being voted onto the Plano Christmas Classic All-Tournament Team. The team will greatly miss our seniors: Russell McGrath, Walter Warpinski, Zac Thanepohn, and Ondrej Sulc.

The season might be over, but the Norsmen should be proud of what they accomplished this season. Keep your heads up Norsemen, and good luck in the years to come!

Submitted by: John Avery

Congratulations to the Newark Norsemen basketball team for your 60-51 Sectional Championship Victory against Dwight! The Norsemen will now advance to the Super-Sectional game to be held on Tuesday, March 9th, 6:00 p.m. at DeKalb (NIU) vs. Lanark (Eastland). Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Ticket Information
Pre-Sale Tickets for Tuesday's Super-Sectional game will go on sale for JV Players, Team Parents/Family, and Staff on Monday, March 8th from 8:00-10:00 a.m., Students from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., and General Public from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Tickets are $8.00.

Read "Newark 'there doing it again' in 1A" from the Ottawa Times

Read "JOHNNY BE GOOD -- Avery picks right night to pick up the slack for Norsemen" from the Ottawa Times

Download Full Size Team Photo

Norsemen Advance to Sectional Championship

Congratulations to the Newark Norsemen basketball team for your 75-39 Sectional Semifinal Victory against Chicago Deerfield! The Norsemen have now advanced to the Sectional Championship to be held on Friday, March 5th, 7:30 p.m. at Somonauk against Dwight.

Ticket Information
Pre-Sale Tickets for Friday's Sectional Championship game will go on sale for JV Players, Team Parents/Family, and Staff on Wednesday, March 3rd and Thursday March 4th, from 8:00-10:00 a.m., Students from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., and General Public from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00.

Congratulations and Good Luck

Congratulations and good luck to Jeremy Anderson and John Avery in the 3-point shootout which will also take place on Tuesday night!!!

Norsemen Defeat Marquette for Regional Title

Date: March 1, 2010
Opponent: Ottawa-Marquette
Result: Newark 58 Ottawa-Marquette 43
Submitted by: John Avery

The Norsemen played for the Serena Regional Championship on Friday night. They were shooting for their second regional championship in two years. Both teams started out well with the game being tied 19-19 about halfway through the second quarter. The Norsemen then began to take the game and led at halftime with a score of 34-23. Newark kept control of the game throughout the second half, keeping the lead in double-digits for most of the half. Newark came away with the win with the score showing 58-43. Kyle Anderson led all scorers with 24 points and Brett Anderson added 10 points. The Norsemen will play on Tuesday night at the Somonauk sectional at 7:30. They will take on Chicagoland Jewish High School. Come support the Norsemen Tuesday night!