As Taft’s Boys’ Soccer and Girls’ Soccer take to the pitch for the 2025 season, expectations are riding high, and early signs are promising for both varsity squads.
Boys’ Soccer is coming off...
Every August, New York City hosts the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year: The U.S. Open. Following the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon, it begins in late August and...
Both new and returning students are most likely aware of the exciting development occurring around the football field. While the football team found this advancement cumbersome for many reasons, they have...
As the Major League Baseball season draws to a close, the playoff picture starts to take shape. Twelve teams can qualify for the MLB playoffs: the six division winners and three wild card teams from both...
The seasons at Taft are very distinct. The fall constitutes back-to-school, with new students and crimson leaves. Then comes winter, a long season of pond skating and treacherous Wu Train walks. Finally,...
Ask any Taft Varsity Baseball player or Head Coach Michael Mastrocola ‘08 how the 2025 season is going so far, and you can immediately sense the excitement that has been building at Rockwell Field this...
Let’s be honest: not everyone is destined for varsity greatness. Some of us peaked during the third quarter of eighth grade rec basketball. Others never got the callback after tryouts. And some of us,...
In a moment that will go down in National Hockey League History, Alex Ovechkin finally did what once seemed impossible: he passed Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. The crowd...
Malin Adams, Staff Writer 24-25
• February 14, 2025
When you really break it down, there are few things more unique than high school sports in the United States of America. I’m not sure what they’re doing in other countries, but in the U.S., nearly...
For the first time ever, the College Football Playoffs featured a twelve-team playoff, transitioning away from the four-team bracket that had been in place for the past ten years. This new playoff format...
Dear Tafties,
At first, I was ecstatic about the icy winter approaching: no more fishing, no more Jig Pat litter, and most importantly, no more ducks treating me like their personal bathtub and bathroom....
