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Brady Plays on With the Bucs

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Newspaper Staff

By Shailey Klein It’s time for Tom Brady to hang up the New England Patriots jersey and trade it in for new Tampa Bay Buccaneers gear. After a 20 year career in New England with Robert Kraft’s franchise and the Bill Belichick coaching dynasty, Brady feels it’s time to move on to the next chapter of his life. Brady has

Editorial: The Quarantined Athlete

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Newspaper Staff

By Shailey Klein I’m not here to write another article about the Coronavirus. You’ve probably read enough of those and heard enough on the news. Yes, it is a tragedy and nobody saw this coming. I’m here to write about how it’s impacted my life and many other athletes all over the world. Sports have taught me so many valuable

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MS Soccer Players Leave Mark on Varsity Teams

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Newspaper Staff

By Mac Fogler For the 2019-20 soccer season, Oak Hall was not able to field Middle School soccer teams, forcing the middle school players to play on the varsity level. This can be very difficult since the Upper School players can be bigger, faster, and stronger. Oak Hall, however, has some very talented youngsters who were very successful on the

A Patriot-less Super Bowl

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Newspaper Staff

Much to the dismay of New Englanders, it might be time for Brady to hang up his cleats By Aiden Wacksman The New England Patriots are one of the greatest NFL dynasties to ever exist. In the last two decades, the Patriots have been to nine Super Bowls, winning six of them. Ever since 2000, New England has been led

Remembering Kobe

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Newspaper Staff

By Cristina AlvarezOak Hall Journalism Teacher I try to not write stories for The Talon, as I feel my students are incredible at journalism. But writing is what I do, and I couldn’t think of another outlet I could use to process this tragic event. Since Sunday, I’ve been trying to put into words what the world lost when Kobe

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College Football: The Rise of the Golden Gophers

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Newspaper Staff

Note: On occasion, we like to publish stories that expand past the halls of “The Hall”. This is one of those stories! By Aiden Wacksman Whether it was Minnesota’s rise into the Top 10, Louisiana State University’s incredible championship run, or Auburn’s thrilling Iron Bowl victory, the 2019-20 college football season was filled with shocking upsets and close calls. Here’s