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 Service and was recognized, along with the unified track team, when Algonquin was named a National...
Meschisen, Cerro finish third at States as swim team ends season strong
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 in the breaststroke. The girls’ team placed 22nd out of 35 teams, and the boys’ team placed...
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 Tomahawks history that the team advanced to the CMass Finals two years in a row. “You always wa...
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 school records and placing third in the state. Meschisen discovered her love for diving aft...
Ricciuti tackles Spartan races, mud runs
Bradi Mullen, Staff Writer
March 13, 2019
Scaling walls, dragging heavy weights and scrambling under barbed wire may not sound fun to many, but for senior Teresa Ricciuti it’s a fun way to work out. Since the summer of her sophomore year, Ricciuti has competed in seven Spartan races. Spartan races are run on a variety of courses and involve long e...
‘Unscripted’ talk show puts spin on sports
Larissa Andrade, Staff Writer
March 13, 2019
“Gonk Unscripted,” a TV talk show run by seniors Nick Hatton, Josh Harmon and Jonny Symons, aims to inform and entertain the student body on today's sports in and out of school. “Gonk Unscripted” airs through the Northborough Cable Access Television (NCAT) on Fridays at 2 p.m, using NCAT’s set...
Goddard makes wrestling history
Riley Garand and Jenny Lambert
March 12, 2019
Senior Wrestling co-captain Andrew Goddard made school history, becoming State champion in the 2019 MIAA Division II State Tournament on Friday, Feb. 15. The homeschooled Northborough resident’s quick 2-0 win in the finals against Richard Conova of Danvers High School makes him the first Tomahawk to ...
Hom celebrates successful figure skating career
Elena Grinblatas, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
After successfully competing as a figure skater at the national level and sacrificing a more traditional school experience to do so, sophomore Jade Hom has recently walked away from the sport she loves due to ankle injuries and life complications. Hom loves figure skating for myriad reasons. “You get to b...
Gymnastics qualifies for States for first time since 2012, clinches sixth place
Liza Armstrong, Sports Editor
March 10, 2019
Despite multiple injuries that affected gymnasts, the gymnastics team clinched sixth place at the States meet with a final score of 143.05 on Saturday, March 2. This was the first time the team has qualified for the States meet since they were State Champions in 2012. Even without reaching their...
Boys’ basketball clinch win at district semi-finals against Wachusett, move on to district finals
Jonny Ratner, Staff Writer
March 9, 2019
Boys' basketball defeated Wachusett 62-47 in the district semi-finals at WPI on Sunday, March 3.
Madamba sprints toward one last hurrah at New Balance Nationals
Annie Nguyen, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
Senior Matt Madamba had a spectacular indoor track season, breaking three school records, placing third at States, taking seventh place at New Englands and qualifying for Nationals. Madamba is set to compete in the 200 meter at the New Balance National meet on March 8 at the New York Armory Track. ...
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