September 10, 2014

Volume 1, Issue 1

The Cushman School

Est. 1924

great group of com-

mitted 8th graders who

have been with the

team for some time,

including: Mariel

Schultz, Susan Bar-

dales, Chloe Gulaskey,

Cristina Caralis and

Stacey Caralis.

How are they younger

players adjusting to

the game at this

level?

The younger players are

getting used to the

structure and practice

schedule. They seem

to be improving daily.

What are your

strengths as a

team?

We keep improving. Now

we want to build on

the consistency.

Volleyball Team Ready for the Challenge

By Sebastian Maseri

Cross-Country Team Raising the Bar By Anthony Barrios and Hugo Verea

An Interview with Coach

Cousins:

How do you feel about

the teams this year?

I feel like we are progressing

every day. We have a

nice core group of

returning girls which

helps and the new

players are fitting in

nicely.

How many teams do you

have? How many

players on each

team?

We have two teams, one JV

and one Varsity. Fewer

players came out this

year. Last year there

were 22 JV players

compared to 12 this

year. Varsity had 12

players last year and

this year we are look-

ing at 10-12.

Who are the coaches?

Coach Murphy is working

with the JV girls and

I’m working with the

Varsity team along

with the newest mem-

ber of the coaching

staff, Edwin Jean.

Coach Jean was a high

school volleyball play-

er and played college

soccer at Barry Uni-

versity.

How many players do

you have returning

from last year?

We have a lot of returning

players. It’s nice be-

cause they have an

understanding of the

strategies that we will

be using throughout

the season and are

able to respond in a

quick fashion.

Who are your experi-

enced players?

Leaders?

I would say our key leader

is Shannon Coglianese.

However, we have a

Coach Mullan, the cross-country

coach at Cushman, seemed very

confident about the team and the

runners. He hopes his first season

as a head coach of the cross

country team will be a successful

one. In the interview, Coach

Mullan stated “Our biggest goal

is for each of our runners to per-

sonally improve”.

Cushman has had quite the team

for cross country in the past cou-

ple of years. According to one of

the lead runners for Cushman,

Sebastian Maseri, ”The most

successful year for the cross coun-

try team was in 2012 when earned

2nd place overall in the confer-

ence. ” We concluded the inter-

view asking Coach Mullan what

his goal for the season is.

Coach Mullan said he wanted,

“To set the tone with a suc-

cessful first meet at Palmer

Trinity on September 12th,

2014.” We wish him and the

team the best of luck on a great

season.

Inside this issue:

NFL

Derrick Rose

2

De Andre Yedlin

US Open

3

College Football

Week 1

4

College Football

Weekk 2

5

Soccer 6

The Team 7

Cougar Sports

Central

National Football League (NFL) By Tony and Eddie Milo

Week one was interesting in the NFL. One thing is certa in , the defending champions are

ready to play. The Seattle Seahawks kicked of f their season against the a lways dangerous

Green Bay Packers. Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch began the season with a

vengeance. Lynch ran for 110 rushing yards on 20 carr ies and scored two touchdowns.

Russel l Wilson went 9 -19 for 191 yards and scored two touchdowns. Percy Harvin led

receivers with 59 yards on seven catches. Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, had an up

and down week, throwing a careless interception that was offset by a touchdown to Ran-

dal l Cobb. Ultimately, Seattle came away with the victory, 36 -16.

The Dolphins opened the season in Miami against Tom Brady and the New England Patr i-

ots . The Dolphins pulled of f the upset 33 -20 in a game they hope to bui ld on throughout

the remainder of the season. Miami quarterback, Ryan Tannehi l l , struggled but threw for

178 yards including two touchdowns and one interception. Mike Wal lace caught seven

bal ls for 81 yards and scored a touchdown. In h is f irst game as a Dolphin, Knowshon

Moreno picked up 134 yards and a score. Moreno is the f irst Dolphin s ince Reggie Bush,

two years ago, to pick up 100+ yards. In response to losing, Partr iots quarterback, Tom

Brady, stated, “We couldn’t do anything in the second hal f .” Brady was 29 -56 for 249

yards and one touchdown. Cameron Wake led the defense, causing two fumbles and two

sacks. Next up for the Dolphins is a tr ip to Buffa lo to face the Bi l ls at 1pm on Sunday.

The Return of Derrick

Rose

USA—FIBA By Zaire Wade, Stefano Sbert and Alex Sachs

Derrick Rose returned to basketball after joining the USA basketball team for the Federation International de Basketball Association

(FIBA) tournament. In the years 2012 and 2013, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and a medial collateral ligament

(MCL) injury. With these tragic injuries, the Chicago Bulls had to play almost 3 whole seasons without the super star. These injuries both

happened to Derrick Rose in the United Center in Chicago. The injuries didn’t really look as bad as they turned out to be, but we all

know that Derrick Rose must have felt a lot of pain

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American De Andre Yedlin Signs with Tottenham By Sebastian Maseri

world cup, played for Spurs

from 2012-2013.

DeAndre Yedlin is joining one of

the top soccer leagues in the

world. The young, 21 year-old

American starred for the US na-

tional team in the World Cup in

Brazil. Yedlin was transferred from

the Seattle Sounders to Tottenham

Hotspur of the English Premier

League (EPL). DeAndre will not

make the transfer until the MLS

season ends on October 26th .

The transfer was made during the

Summer transfer window, which

ended on September 1st. Spurs

have placed in the top 10 for the

last 6 years in one of the most

competitive soccer leagues in the

world. Clint Dempsey, another

American who starred in the

US Open By Noah Milon

After battling back two sets and a double match point, Roger Federer came back to beat Gael Monfils in the

quarterfinals of the 2014 US Open. Federer won the match after returning a potential winning backhand by

Monfils, whose performance deteriorated late in the match. Federer felt that his play was not up to par and

felt that Monfils was in line for a victory. Federer felt that he could have played better tennis and that this

match didn't fit his standards. “I served well and stayed in the match and somehow turned it around,” said

Federer. “I felt great in the fifth, though. I started playing better and better as the match went on. It’s a great

feeling.”

In another quarterfinal Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray in a much anticipated matchup at Flushing Mead-

ows. Murray felt good about his play. "I played well," said Murray. "Especially the first couple of sets was

some good tennis.” With the 22,000 spectators in the stadium that day, the match was played hard, but

Murray didn’t think it was enough, "So I fought hard, I played some good tennis, but it wasn't enough." It was

a battle of great opportunity, but Novak took it all. Next up for Djokovic is a semi-final showdown with Kei

Nishikori of Japan. Roger Federer will meet Marin Cilic in the other semi-final.

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College Football - Week 1 Summary By Zach Letson

21Texas A&M 52, 9South Carolina 28 College Football kicked off on Thursday, August 28th with Texas A&M at South Carolina. Both teams came in with their starting quarterbacks leaving

for the NFL. For Texas A&M the replacement for Johnny Manziel was sophomore, Kenny Hill and for the Gamecocks, Connor Shaw’s replacement was

Dylan Thompson. Though South Carolina was favored, Kenny Hill and A&M came out firing. In Kenny Hill’s first career start he threw for 511 yards

and 3 touchdowns, and Texas A&M cruised to a 52-28 victory.

13LSU 28, 14Wisconsin 24 On the first Saturday night of the college football season, Wisconsin and LSU kicked off in Houston and it would turn out to be a great game. For the

first half it was all Wisconsin. For Wisconsin’s Heisman-Canidate running back, Melvin Gordon rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown, and at one

point in the 3rd Quarter it was 24-7 Wisconsin. But LSU came storming back. LSU’s quarterback, Anthony Jennings, finished the game with 239 yards

and 2 touchdowns. LSU outscored Wisconsin 15-0 in the 4th quarter and LSU came out with the 28-24 win.

Louisville 31, Miami 13 Louisville welcomed back coach Bobby Petrino in their first ever game in the ACC when they hosted the Miami Hurricanes. Louisville replaced former

quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater, with freshman Will Gardner and replaced former Head Coach Charlie Strong. Miami replaced veteran quarterback

Stephen Morris with True Freshman Brad Kaaya. But both teams’ running backs led the way. For Miami, Duke Johnson had 20 carries and 90 yards, and

for Louisville, it was Dominique Brown who led the way with 33 carries and 143 yards. Though Brad Kaaya threw for 174 yards and a touchdown, he

threw 2 big interceptions, which were key to Louisville’s 31-13 victory.

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College Football – Week 2 By Zach Letson

7Michigan State 27, 3Oregon 46 After Michigan State started the 3rd quarter with a field goal to go up 27-18, Oregon came storming back by scoring the last 28 points of the game.

Marcus Mariota had 318 yards and 3 touchdown passes, and Royce Freeman rushed for two touchdowns on the ground to finish off a 46-27 victory

for the Ducks.

Miami 41, Florida A&M 7 The Miami Hurricanes beat the Florida A&M Rattlers, 41-7 off Brad Kaaya’s 2 touchdowns. His performance has improved since the opener, though

he still threw 2 interceptions. Wide receiver Philip Dorsett had 44 yards and 2 touchdowns in the victory.

VT 35, 8Ohio State 21 Frank Beamer and Virginia Tech came to Columbus and beat the Buckeyes. Urban Meyer lost his first game at home in his coaching career at Ohio

State. Ohio State’s quarterback JT Barett, was sacked 7 times in the loss.

Real Madrid Starts La Liga By Tony and Eddie Milo

Real Madrid’s first game of the season was a 2-0 win against Cordoba. Karim Benzema scored from a header in the 30th minute. Portuguese international Cris-

tiano Ronaldo added another goal in the 90th minute.

The second game of the season saw Real Madrid playing without Ronaldo against Real Sociedad in their home stadium. They took a 2-0 lead in the first 11

minutes with a header by Sergio Ramos in the 6th minute and another goal by Gareth Bale 5 minutes later. In the 35th minute, Iñigo Martinez scored off a corner-kick. In the 41st minute, he had an amazing header from a cross by Alberto de la Bella to tie the game at halftime. Goals by David Zurutuza and Carlos Vela gave

Real Sociedad a 4-2 victory.

At the transfer window, Madrid signed Javier Hernandez, also known as “Chicharito.”

Germany wins a 4th World Cup title in Brazil By Andres Garcia-Damasco

Mario Götze scored the winning goal in the 118th minute to give Germany its 4th World Cup trophy. The Germans beat Argentina 1-0 in the final. Germany

also won the World Cup in 1954, 1974 and 1990. Germany’s team was led by Joachim low.

Germany’s Miroslav Klose scored his world-record 16th World Cup goal. He is also Germany’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals in 137 games. Germa-

ny’s goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, won the Adidas Golden Glove for being the most outstanding goalkeeper of the tournament.

Mario Götze was given “Man of the Match” for the final with 1 goal and 2 shots on goal. The German team only tied one game to Ghana and won the rest

of its games. The team is ranked number 1 by FIFA.

Page 6 Newsletter Title

The Team

Noah Milon

Sebastian Maseri

Hugo Verea

Anthony Barrios

Zach Letson

Andres Garcia-Damasco

Zaire Wade

Tony Milo

Eddie Milo

Alex Sachs

Mr. Mullan

Coach Pablo

Andrea Brody

Mr. Cosgrove (Editor)

The Cushman School