Sports - Berlin
Can high school basketball box out a pandemic?
Next week, and for the first time in over 10 months, the familiar sound of basketballs hitting the hardwood and bouncing off backboards and...
Making her own name: Kylie Dawson adds to family field hockey legacy
When Meghan Dawson joined Eastern High School’s field hockey team in 2003, a two-decades long dynasty was still in its early years. But the tall,...
Eastern’s field hockey dynasty rolls on
Their work began four months ago, on the school’s softball field in mid-July. On that day, given all that was lost in the previous...
Once again, Vikings are victorious
Eastern Regional girls soccer sidestepped the COVID obstacle course, kept its unbeaten record unscathed, and rolled to its third straight sectional championship.
Next Girl Up: Meet Sydney Ritter, Eastern soccer’s latest rising star
Eastern Regional High School’s girls soccer team is in the midst of a remarkable run. The Vikings entered Halloween weekend with a 79-3-3 record since...
Play ball? Fall sports (well, most of them) get the green light for 2020
The penultimate week of August was a pivotal week for the potential of high schools sports returning in 2020.Within the span of four days,...
History denied, but head held high
This was supposed to be perhaps the most memorable month of Anacapri Slack’s life.As the youngest of four daughters, two of whom starred before...
July Madness: Is proposed NJ prep summer baseball tourney feasible?
Three months ago, one of the most exciting events on the sports calendar became the first casualty of the coronavirus pandemic when the NCAA...
Dispatches from Home: Three new books to satisfy your thirst for baseball
Hovering in the air is the aroma of a grill’s early evening production. Hamburgers, hot dogs, Italian sausages? Whatever it is, it feels right...
When the sports world stood still: baseball coaches, players wait with season in limbo
Perhaps the only thing more depressing than no baseball on opening day is the uncertainty of its return in 2020.
On top of the world: Eastern’s Tommy Burns, Boys Bowler of the Year
The phrase “stay in your lane” is used across all kinds of conversations in modern everyday life, whether it’s a divisive political debate, friendly...
Sister act: Ash girls embracing final season together
The main gymnasium at Eastern Regional High School is overcrowded with banners, not just recognizing teams, but individuals, too.There are dozens of retired numbers,...
Eastern girls bowling rolls to the top
After dominating the Olympic Conference and finishing undefeated in 2019-20, the Vikings are hoping to qualify for states for the second consecutive season.
Legendary Legacy: Eastern’s Heilig announces retirement
The never-ending run of state titles that began immediately with her arrival, the national records, the nearly regular distinction of being labeled the No....
