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NFL Season Openers

NFL Season Openers

Dylan Ciardiello, Sports Reporter June 11, 2024

To kick off the NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs face the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night football on September 5th. It will be a rematch from last year's AFC championship. Then on Sunday there...

FIFA 2026 World Cup

FIFA 2026 World Cup

Ye Chen,, Sports Reporter May 31, 2024

The World Cup is an international soccer/football event held every four years, and this will be the 23rd time. It will be co-hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 2026. It will also be the...

WNBA New Players

WNBA New Players

Ye Chen,, Sports Reporter May 31, 2024

A total of 36 players were selected for this year’s WNBA draft. The Indiana Fever had the number one pick selecting Caitlin Clark from the University of Iowa.   Clark is a point guard with...

NFL Draft Recap

NFL Draft Recap

By: Vasilios Dzelves,, Sports Reporter May 17, 2024

The 2024 NFL Draft took place in Detroit, Michigan from April 25th through April 27th.   This three day event presents the opportunity for young prospects to enter the league.   The...

New Olympic Sport: Flag Football

New Olympic Sport: Flag Football

By: Ye Chen,, Sports Reporter May 14, 2024

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will introduce flag football as a new event. Flag football is classified as a "lighter version" of American football.   This is a cross-era move. Every time a new...

Who Will Prevail?

Who Will Prevail?

Vasilios Dzelves, Sports Reporter April 15, 2024

The NBA playoffs are set to begin on April 20th, with the play-in-tournament beginning April 16th. The New York Knicks are the second seed in the Eastern Conference. A total of 16 teams will compete,...

Celebrating Greatness

Celebrating Greatness

Ye Chen, Sports Reporter April 12, 2024

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is named after Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. It was created in 1959 to pay tribute to all those...

NHL Postseason

NHL Postseason

Dylan Ciardiello, Sports Reporter April 2, 2024

The NHL playoffs are kicking off on April 18th. 16 teams will be there. The winner of last year's Stanley Cup was the Las Vegas Golden Knights who are a borderline playoff team right now. Now hockey...

The Return of USA Basketball

The Return of USA Basketball

Vasilios Dzelves, Sports Reporter March 27, 2024

With the Olympics returning once more this summer in Paris, France; it also means the return of the USA men's basketball team. Several NBA superstars have expressed their interest in participating...

Brooklyn Basketball

Brooklyn Basketball

Ye Chen, Sports Reporter March 27, 2024

The Brooklyn Nets were originally the New Jersey Nets. After joining the NBA in 1976, the team did not win a championship. In the 2012-13 season, the Nets officially moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn,...

March Madness 2024

March Madness 2024

Dylan Ciardiello, Sports Reporter March 21, 2024

Here comes March as the madness begins on the 23rd. There will be 64 teams entering the tournament and there will only be one winner.  WJPS 11th grader John Mihalios was asked who will win...

Middle School Volleyball

Middle School Volleyball

Andre Gordon, Sports Reporter March 12, 2024

WJPS recently held middle school tryouts for girls volleyball. Tryouts were held before school in the gym. This is the first year WJPS started a volleyball team. Three tryouts were held to decide...

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