Reviews, Previews, and Reports about Concord Academy Sports
One of the lesser known benefits of attending Concord Academy is the pleasure of being able to traverse the serene, historic, and beautiful walking paths of Concord.
The start of a new school year always comes with an influx of feelings ranging from eagerness and excitement to anticipation and nervousness.
As a new runner, it can seem incredibly hard to join the world of running. Though the sport is loved by so many, it is also misunderstood by so many more.
So far, Concord Academy has competed in the Chandler Bowl for fall sports and the Battle for winter sports, but what does CA have in store for spring sports? The answer is Bancroft Day, the competitive spring sports event tha...
As of early May, the spring sports season at Concord Academy is well underway. Teams have had varying levels of success; the boys tennis team is 8-1 while the girls team is 8-0, and both are in position to finish at the top o...
Giovanni Reyna is an American professional soccer player currently representing the Bundesliga...
Editors’ Note: This article was written before February 15. Tory Adams ’23 placed first in the Slalom discipline at the NEPSAC Championship.
Over the years, the Al...
A series of games dubbed the “Battle” was played between long-s...
On February 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs...
Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, controversial star Novak Djokovic lifted the Norma...
Even though the winter season at Concord Academy is the most extended in terms of days, it's t...
The NFL playoffs started on Saturday, January 14. Here is your guide to every team and their chances of bringing home the Lombardi Trophy.
There are multiple teams in...
At Concord Academy, the changing of the seasons is tied to the athletic calendar. The 2023 spring athletic season will begin in a little over a month. From March 1 to March 9, students will try out for eleven teams across sof...
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, died on December 29, 2022 at age 82, after battling colon cancer for two years.
Pelé was a Brazilian soccer star, a...
One major upcoming event at Concord Academy is the start of the winter season, with tryouts for sports and auditions for the play happening from November 16 through 18, and seasons starting just after Thanksgiving Break on No...
Winter sports teams are kicking off their seasons, and Concord Academy’s all-gender varsity wrestling team is excited. The team is coming off of a strong season in 2021–2022, having finished first in their league by a large m...
An unprecedented three consecutive losses marked the start of boys varsity soccer’s 2022 season. Their first win came in the fourth game of the season as they played at Berwick Academy on a bright fall afternoon. They won a c...
August 26, 2022. Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah. Brigham Young University's Women’s Volleyball team is facing off against Duke, and it’s tight. A record 5,500 fans are cheering in the stands. But one voice rings louder than th...
After two years of a covid-affected US Open, this year’s tournament had a dramatic, exciting draw and full crowds. With over 776,000 fans walking through the gates of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, this year’s U...
Girls Varsity Volleyball is the heart of fall athletics at Concord Academy. Competitive, tight-knit, and driven, the team is as motivated as ever to improve. Under the leadership of coaches Darren Emery and Peter Boskey and C...
The 2022 Major League Baseball playoffs are well underway, with a third of the field already eliminated as of October 13. The new playoff format solidified under the new collective bargaining agreement expands the playoff fie...
The Champions League and Copa Libertadores are undoubtedly some of the biggest football competitions in the world. But they all live in the shadow of the king- the FIFA World Cup. Every footballer’s biggest dream is making it...
Girls Varsity Soccer kicked their season off with a triumphant win over Bancroft at Moriarty on September 14. It was a clear and sunny day – perfect conditions for playing soccer. CA dominated their competition from the start...
The course was originally called "World Soccer," but the name was changed due to issues that may arise with the transcript during the college application process. So, it was renamed to World History & Culture: Contest, wi...
Football season is in full swing after officially kicking off on Thursday, September 8. For eighteen thrilling weeks consisting of 272 games spread across the fall and winter, the action never stops. From now until January 8,...
While there is always something exciting going on in the world of soccer, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Women’s Euro (stylized as “EURO”) competition this summer was a highlight of the season. The EUROs o...
Concord Academy has always been led by students as well as faculty members. A robust and diverse student government upholds the school culture, a wide array of clubs keep students engaged in their passions, and student commit...
With the beginning of a new school year comes the kickoff of the school year’s athletics; and while sports are present year round at Concord Academy, there is no time for them like the fall. This time of year boasts a wide ar...
This spring, Concord Academy welcomed a pleasantly normal sports season for the first time in three years. Despite a two-week-long return to indoor masking, sporting events remained the same with all CA spring sport offerings...
Sailing has been a sport at Concord Academy since 1984, yet it rarely gets the attention it deserves. The team currently consists of fourteen sailors who train and compete five days a week. Unfortunately, as sailing meets tak...
On April 29, Concord Academy hosted the first annual CA/Bancroft Cup. The event included six games across CA's sports teams, in which each CA team played each team from Bancroft. The winner of four or more games would earn th...
The 2022 boys tennis team is shaping up to be one of the best in years. 33 players tried out for the team this spring, including nearly a dozen freshmen, leading to one of the deepest talent pools in a long time. With only th...
As the days get longer and warmer, Concord Academy prepares to begin the Spring athletic season. After the conclusion of a very successful winter season, athletics for the 2022 spring season are underway. A wide variety of pr...
Super Bowl LVI took place on Sunday, February 13, 2022. The Los Angeles Rams met the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium, the home of the Rams, although they were designated as the away team for the Superbowl. Many Concord Aca...
Hiking Concord is a P.E. offering open to all Concord Academy students, regardless of their hiking experience. This group meets two days a week for an hour to go on a hike in the Concord area. Some may think it is merely a si...
Over the second weekend of February, winter New England Preparatory Schools Athletic Council competitions were held for Girls and Boys Varsity Squash. The top eight players in the two teams left early on Saturday morning to c...
With the launch of the 2022 winter athletics season, Boys Alpine Skiing has been racing down the mountain and up the ranks of the Central Massachusetts Ski League (CMSL). Thanks to a month of dryland conditioning and a rejuve...
Concord Academy has been waiting for the drums for several years, with the last one going to Lexington Christian Academy. This year, all of the teams were fiercely competitive to reclaim the drums for CA. Despite the hard wor...
For some members of our community, the Concord Academy fitness center serves as a safe space. However, many feel intimidated by the culture in the fitness center, preventing them from using the space. This raises questions ab...
The winter basketball season is already underway, with daily practices, and a few games every week. Despite some initial close losses, the Girls Junior Varsity Basketball team is off to a great start. The team has already pla...
The beloved Boys Varsity Basketball program is back this winter, with a strong roster and a wonderful record. The team has been working hard to maintain a good position on their way to the playoffs this year, and every home g...
After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, this past December, Boys Varsity Squash (BVS) returned to a regular season and has since been fiercely competing for the honor of Concord Academy. The return has not been easy, as the ...
In the past years, the Girls Alpine Skiing has been one of the most successful athletic programs at Concord Academy, winning the Central Massachusetts Ski League (CMSL) in the 2019-20 season. The team practices and races at W...
Having lost about half of their players from the 2020-21 season, Girls Varsity Squash has many on the team who have barely played before, some joining straight from Beginners Squash in the fall. These new players not only bri...
After a year-long break, Concord Academy wrapped up a great fall athletics season. This year, 3 teams earned New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) spots: Boys Varsity Soccer competed in the Division III tou...
Yes, you read that right: Turkey Bowl. Thanksgiving seems to be the only thought that springs to mind when you hear the term “turkey” in November. The event was inspired by the class of 2022’s flag football tournament two yea...
With the fall athletics season drawing to a close, the final performance for the Dance Project is approaching. Through unwavering dedication and commitment, dancers work with the tech crew to combine various elements into the...
The fall season wrapped up in the past weeks. With winter tryouts coming to an end, teams are about to kick off their season. The teams competing in the upcoming winter season will be alpine skiing, basketball, squash, and wr...
The Chandler Bowl for Changing Lives (CBCL) is an annual, charitable sporting event between Concord Academy and our rival, Pingree School. After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, the CBCL made a return! The Chandler Bowl wa...
After a season during the pandemic that forced volleyball players out onto the tennis courts for practice, the Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball team at Concord Academy finally made their return to the Student Health and Athlet...
At Concord Academy, you fill out the paperwork associated with the tiny Approved External Athletic Credit passage in the Course Catalog because you want to pursue your passion. When most of your friends go off to their team s...
Concord Academy’s sports teams are in the midst of their seasons. Students remind the community of their upcoming games at announcements, and on Fridays, it is not uncommon to see a huge crowd on the bleachers in the Student ...
After a one-year hiatus, Concord Academy’s Girls Junior Varsity Soccer team came back stronger than ever! This year’s team consists of 14 players, with 12 ninth-graders and two tenth-graders. Not even halfway through the seas...
Girls Varsity Field Hockey has begun the fall athletic season with a strong start! Under the leadership of Head Coach Alexa Holmes and captains Hannah Wixom ’22 and Finn Gormley ’22, the 18-player team has proven to be a powe...
After a year of socially distanced, non-contact soccer practices in the fall of 2020, Concord Academy Girls Soccer has developed into a strong program. Both Junior Varsity and Varsity level teams remain undefeated as they app...
This is my third year on the Concord Academy Boys Varsity Soccer Team.
From day one, my teammates have been like a family to me. During my first year on the team as a...
After almost two years since the end of the last official season, Concord Academy’s fall sports programs are back.
The 2019 season was extremely successful for CA spo...
Girls Varsity Volleyball started the season with their premiere game stopped in the middle of the second set, as the referee experienced a health issue. The athletics and volleyball staff called emergency medical services and...
Although it was a long year of social distancing, switching between in-person and virtual learning, and various other COVID-19 mitigations, CA athletics concluded the last few weeks of the spring season with a much more norma...
On April 30th, Concord Academy kicked off its spring sports season. The athletics department is excited to announce that all sports teams will practice more frequently. Furthermore, the department is hopeful that all teams wi...
The coronavirus pandemic has altered Concord Academy students’ lives in myriad ways. For many student-athletes, one of the most prominent changes has come from the absence of competitive sports. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
This weekend, Novak Djokovic victoriously raised the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup over his head for a record-breaking ninth time. Just a day before, promising champion Naomi Osaka added her fourth straight Grand S...
At the beginning of STAC 4, the Concord Academy administration announced to the borders that on February 6th, the CA gym would be opening. At first glance, this may not seem like an impactful decision. However, interviews wit...
The COVID-19 pandemic has left most of our days indoors has replaced fun outdoor activities such as playing sports with teammates. Nevertheless, the various obstacles caused by the pandemic did not sap Concord Academy athlete...
Tom Brady just went to his Super Bowl, but to the ire of many New England sports fans, this time it was not with the Patriots. For those of us who have grown up in New England, Super Bowl LV was an exciting watch.
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There are seven competitive winter sport teams at CA, including Boys and Girls Varsity Squash, Varsity Basketball and Varsity Alpine Skiing, along with wrestling. Each of these teams have been holding in-person pr...
It’s hard to imagine how wrestling would work during a pandemic. It’s a sport with skin-to-skin contact, and where wrestlers share sweat (and perhaps a bit of blood) with their opponents. Across the nation, many institutions ...
Staying active is always challenging in the winter, and with people avoiding gyms due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year will be even more difficult. As tempting as it sounds, however, this season should not be spent vegging...
The NBA was one of the first major sports to resume play after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sporting world. Professional basketball was successful in its return; the season finished with everyone safe and healthy. The ...
With the start of the 2021 athletic season, many athletes involved in team sports have questions about how the season will play out. Whether they have questions about how we will move forward, or how Concord Academy athletes ...
As the days get colder and shorter, Concord Academy continues to improve the student athletic experience with on-campus sports. Though this season will be very different from previous years, the athletic department is still p...
Winter sports at Concord Academy provide some of the most memorable experiences for many students, acting as places to release stress and energy after a long day at school. The Battle of LCA, competitive games, daily practice...
The leaves are falling, the days are becoming shorter, and Concord Academy’s fall athletics season has come to a close. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CA sports looked very different than they have in past years. Whether parti...
Many athletes have a bittersweet feeling as the Concord Academy fall athletics season comes to a close. For seniors in particular, who have had to end their fall athletics career with a modified season due to the pandemic, fe...
In order to keep members of the Concord Academy community active and healthy in the wake of COVID-19, Concord Academy has been offering both virtual and on-campus athletic options. Whether it be Varsity Soccer on the Moriarty...
On October 11, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Six in six games to secure the coveted NBA championship. It marked the 17th win for the Lakers and 4th for LeBron James. The NBA season, which began on October 22nd 2019 an...
The Concord Academy Cross Country (XC) team has stayed connected this season through the activity the Journey Across the Journey. Initiated by their coach, Jonathan Waldron, the Journey across the Journey includes adding up t...
When a team finishes first in the Eastern Conference and is three games away from the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals, there usually isn’t very much roster turnover. Which is why the Boston Celtics’ offseason has...
The fall sports season at Concord Academy starts on September 2nd with preseason tryouts and ends in mid-November with league finals. There are 10 competitive sports teams this year which are: Girls and Boys Varsity Soccer, G...
Athletics play an important role at Concord Academy for athletes and fans alike. With recent restrictions due to COVID-19, it’s almost impossible to facilitate organized sports. However, in-person sports are still takin...
COVID-19 brought sports to a screeching halt worldwide and forced leagues to cancel or postpone in order to keep their players safe. In fact, this year marks the most significant disruption ever seen in the sporting calendar....
On Sunday, September 27th, the three-seeded Boston Celtics were upset in six games by the six-seeded Miami Heat. This upsetting loss saw the favored Celtics crack under pressure, playing some of the most inconsistent basketba...
Dance is an art form that incorporates physical interaction, movement, and collaborating with others. In these unprecedented times, some of these factors are not an option anymore. However, even with the distance, the dance d...
After a nearly five-month hiatus from play, regular seeded NBA games returned on July 30th, 2020. Many players were eager to return to the NBA, but others were hesitant about its return. Perennial All-Star point guard, Kyrie ...
During these unprecedented and trying times, Concord Academy has been faced with the issue of structuring athletics for the fall season. Through collaborative efforts, CA has decided to provide students with both on campus an...
My plan for this summer was to take a class or get a job, and then attend a few weeks of tennis and volleyball camp to prepare for the fall season. Instead, I found myself lying on the sofa, having a Grey’s Anatomy m...
Hung Trieu, the coach of the Girls’ Varsity Tennis Team, stood smiling in a parking lot. He hit the tennis ball so high that it touched the sky. The tennis ball entered freefall at lightning speed but landed delicately on Tr...
Quarantine is not only impacting our ability to attend in-person classes and school events, but also the spring athletics season. Games and practices after school are such a critical component of a typical school day and wil...
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, people around the globe are isolated in their homes. The shut down of all non-essential businesses subsequently closed all the gyms in Massachusetts. However, in these trying times, many ...
Although the Concord Academy winter sports ended well over a month ago, it was a very exciting season. All of the teams represented CA well throughout the season and enjoyed varying levels of success.
Both Concord Academy’s Boys and Girls Varsity Squash teams had very successful seasons in terms of actual wins but they also formed strong bonds among teammates. The boys had a 9-4 season and took third place at the Class D N...
Looking back at a successful Winter season and forward with tryouts finished for the spring, this is the time I would normally elaborate on the plethora of sports starting this April. However, much has changed over only a few...
Earlier this month, Isaac Bediako ’20 and I had the opportunity to attend a press conference for the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, an elite professional track meet that takes place in Boston every winter. Among the list of h...
With the arrival of the winter season, students and faculty alike bustle with the excitement of the upcoming sports season.
Two years ago, there hadn’t been enough in...
The Concord Academy Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball teams both had an excellent fall season. Varsity had a winning season, with a final record of 11-6 and JV posted the best JV Volleyball record ever at CA, with 1...
Only a few weeks ago, the Boys Varsity Soccer team traveled to Windsor, Connecticut to finish what they had started at the beginning of the season: a long journey to the NEPSAC Championships.
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The Concord Academy Fall Teams had an excellent season. After claiming the Chandler Bowl for the fourth year in a row, the teams enjoyed strong finishes to the regular season, and with three teams having postseason successes,...