Caroline Simpson ‘22 Sarah Firestone is the newest addition to the Athletic Department at Mercersburg Academy. She is the coordinator for fitness and performance at Mercersburg, the Elevate Fitness Program for athletes…
Category: Sports
Newman shatters school diving record
Madi Norris ’21 On April 9, Isaac Newman ’21 broke the Mercersburg Academy school record for a six-dive meet with 329 points. Newman ’21 joined the Mercersburg community as one of the…
Return of interscholastic competition
Roy Kang ’22 The COVID-19 has worn on for more than a year now, and during that year Blue Storm athletes suffered the lack of interscholastic athletic competitions. The pandemic has disrupted…
Gearheads ascend
Stanley Fang ‘21 Students participating in the climbing PGA at Mercersburg Academy traveled over a weekend to White Rocks, a climbing area near the Appalachian trail. Since the onset of the global…
Blue-White scrimmages redux
Julia Mills ’22 For many Mercersburg students and teachers, sports and athletics are critical aspects of life. Needless to say, Covid-19 restrictions have put a damper sense in athletic competitiveness. To counteract…
Mercersburg goes mad
Ben Rihn ‘22 One year after completing his academic and athletic career at Mercersburg, AJ Gray ‘20 is set to play against No. 1 Baylor. Gray and his basketball team at the…
Student-athlete spotlight: Madi Norris ’21
By Ellie Jorlin ’22, News Reporter The life of a student-athlete can prove to be extremely challenging. Having to balance school with practice, games, and workouts is never easy. Madi Norris ‘21…
A new PLT4M for winter sports
Julia Mills ’22 NEWS Reporter Since the winter term has resumed virtually, Mercersburg Academy has been working hard to continue its programming in new and innovative ways. One of the programs that…
April showers bring… winter PGA’s
Ben Rihn ’22 Sports Editor The culmination of a successful fall term on campus on every front—namely with regard to athletics—has been largely undone by a return to square one. The Mercersburg…
Livestreams: the next best thing
Avo Reid ‘22 News Reporter During the last few weekends, Mercersburg Academy students gathered to watch soccer games. The spectators wore masks, and the competition was intrasquad, but there were uniforms, coaches,…