Sports – The Glen Echo

Improvements for boys’ team room upcoming

May 10, 2019

Baseball bags lined up against lockers, bats strewn on the floor, in a corner a group of defensemen’s lacrosse sticks lean on a wall, and athletic wear is thrown next to open lockers. Newspaper clippings, inspirational quotes, and a Christmas card from the New York Giants hang from the walls of the boys...

Tags: Improvements, locker room, sports

Lacrosse captain to play Division 1

by Will Casey, Staff Writer

May 6, 2019

Filed under Features, Showcase, Sports

Owen Corry has been playing lacrosse since fourth grade. His dad played lacrosse in high school and introduced Owen and his brother to the sport at a young age. They are now seniors at Glen Rock High School, still playing lacrosse. Owen will be attending the New Jersey Institute of Technology next year,...

Rowing phenom takes talents to Notre Dame

by Michael Silver, Staff Writer

May 3, 2019

Filed under Features, Sports, Sports - The Panther Den

It is extremely difficult to play a Division 1 sport in college. The amount of practice and commitment that it takes to reach this level is very strenuous. One who picks up a sport at an older age are not as likely to get to the competitiveness that are found in Division 1 sports. For senior Annaliese ...

Hockey team improves over the season as new coach continues success of the program

by Rob Zamparelli and Rob Zamparelli

April 5, 2019

Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Sports, Sports - The Panther Den

The Glen Rock High School hockey team came out of the gate very slow after losing many key seniors from last years great run, coming up short of another state championship. This years team was looked down upon by many. Nobody believed that this year’s team could recreate the success of the legendary te...

Bring It On: The World of Competitive Cheer

by Chloe Siohan, Copy Editor

February 24, 2019

Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Features, Sports

Catfights, callouts, and cutthroat competition; thought that was all cheer is about? Think again. Competitive cheer, different from sports cheer, consists of squads of different towns travelling to competitions to show off their skills and try and take home a trophy. Movies like Bring It On have de...

Winter Track’s recovery day should be followed by all sports

by Andrew Kastelman, Staff Writer

January 2, 2019

Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Opinion, Sports

How important is rest and recovery for an athlete in their second consecutive sports season? What are the necessary steps to not get injured? While there’s no official school or state rule that New Jersey high school sports teams must have a day off once a week during the season, most teams do...

Boy’s basketball captain shooting for a great season

by Kevin Lederer, Staff Writer

December 19, 2018

Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Features, Sports

Returning this year for boys' varsity basketball team as the varsity captain is senior Gabe Weinstock who has high hopes for the upcoming season. He has played basketball four years for Glen Rock and says he can’t wait to go all out his last season. Gabe is a natural leader and he has to be as this year's captain...

Hockey team can’t win this year’s title, regardless of record

by Rob Zamparelli, Sports Editor

December 14, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Sports

This year no matter how well the Glen Rock hockey team performs, it will be not be allowed to win the Big North league title. Glen Rock decided to not bring all of its athletic teams to the Big North conference this year, leading to the punitive measures against the hockey team. Glen Rock will be ab...

After rumor of roster not having enough athletes, wrestling team starts season

by Ryan Hornish, Copy Editor

December 10, 2018

Filed under Sports

With the spread of rumors concerning Panthers Wrestling not being able to fill a roster for the season, the team has been practicing since Nov. 19. Glen Rock has found success in Wrestling after the 2015 split of the combination of both Glen Rock and Saddlebrook after a ten-year contract joining the...

Tags: Glen Rock Panthers, Glen Rock Wrestling, winter sports

Glen Rock football season comes to a close

by Will Casey, Staff Writer

December 7, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Sports

After a tough 4-5 season in 2017, Glen Rock hoped to move past this losing season and go back to the winning of the 2015 season. Glen Rock started off strong with three wins, the first in Waldwick and then two at home against Garfield and Palisades Park. They then drove into Rutherford to play...