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THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER

The official student news site of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA

THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER

The official student news site of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA

THE ALGONQUIN HARBINGER

Senior Mia Barletta falls short in her match against Nashoba on April 24.

Girls’ tennis dominates, boys’ tennis falls short in first game of season

Katrina Liu, Opinion Editor April 26, 2019

The girls’ and boys’ tennis team started off their seasons with a 3-2 win against AMSA and a 1-4 loss against Dover-Sherborn respectively on April 13. Freshman Olivia Almy played a huge part in...

Senior John Bai propels himself over the bar in pole vault. Bai cleared, placing first in the meet with a 12 6 jump.

Track strives to break records, looks to win Leagues

Darby Kim, Sports Editor April 25, 2019

Coming off of a strong indoor track season, the girls’ and boys’ outdoor track season is looking bright, with players hoping both teams will win Leagues this year. “We are definitely in contention...

Photo Editor Jonny Ratner argues that gamers put in the same time and effort as many other professional athletes and should be considered athletes.

Prestige, skills, popularity: Pro gaming is a sport

Jonny Ratner, Photo Editor April 25, 2019

Most people that casually play video games may do it for entertainment, to pass time or even to escape from everyday aspects of life and enter their own virtual reality. These are all good reasons, but...

Sophomore competes in National Junior Olympic precision marksmanship competition

Sophomore competes in National Junior Olympic precision marksmanship competition

Ava Aymie, Assistant A&E Editor April 12, 2019

Sophomore Rio Ferguson is competing in the National Junior Olympic precision marksmanship competition in Colorado Springs from April 7 to April 13. What is the precision marksmanship event? “There...

After running cross country for Algonquin, senior Nate Rhind began training for the Boston Marathon.

Rhind runs Boston Marathon to raise money for Respite Center

Macey Poitras-Cote, Assistant A&E Editor April 12, 2019

Senior Nathan Rhind will be running his first marathon on Monday, April 15 when he is running the Boston Marathon. He is raising money for the Michael Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton. Click here to...

Special education aide trains for Boston Marathon

Special education aide trains for Boston Marathon

Elena Neilson, Staff Writer April 10, 2019

Special education aide Matt Maypother will be running the 2019 Boston Marathon for his second time on Monday, April 15. Maypother’s father, stepdad and grandfather all died while battling with cancer,...

In addition to being a star player for the Patriots, tight end Rob Gronkowski gave back to his community. Gronkowski ran football drills for about 100 military children at a ProCamps event on Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 2, 2015.

Gronkowski retires: a look back on the beloved tight end’s career

Karthik Yalala, Staff Writer April 3, 2019

One of our favorite sports characters, the Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski, sadly retired on March 24, changing the course of the Patriots’ offseason. Whether you like him for the craziness...

Members of the unified basketball and unified track teams celebrate awards recognizing inclusivity.

Unified basketball recognized for inclusivity at the state, national level

Gabriela Paz-Soldan, News Editor March 27, 2019

The unified basketball team received two awards this past season, earning recognition at both the state and national level. The team won the MIAA Educational Athletics Achievement Award for Community...

Sophomore Hikari Torikai swims freestyle on her meet on Jan. 18.

Meschisen, Cerro finish third at States as swim team ends season strong

Darby Kim and Jenny Lambert March 25, 2019

The swim and dive teams finished their undefeated season strong at States on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24, led by third place junior Lizzie Meschisen in diving and third place senior Ray Cerro...

Soon after the tip off in the first quarter, senior captain Sean Cullen gets hit hard on a foul, as he attempts to claim the early lead.

Boys’ basketball loses tough match in district finals

Ben Weber, Staff Writer March 14, 2019

The boys varsity basketball team was defeated 53-41 by the Acton-Boxborough Colonials in the Division 1 Central Final on March 8, marking the end of a historic season. This was the first time in...

Junior Lizzie Meschisen competes in her meet on January 3.

Meschisen dives toward perfection, finishes third in state

Nina Dworakowski, Staff Writer March 14, 2019

Junior Lizzie Meschisen, Algonquin’s only competitive diver, jumps off a diving board five feet above the water’s surface and does somersaults in midair dozens of times a day which has led to breaking...

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