The student news site of Bernards High School

The Crimson

The student news site of Bernards High School

The Crimson

The student news site of Bernards High School

The Crimson

Bernards Hockey continues to impress, advance to Charlotte Cup final

Bernards Hockey continues to impress, advance to Charlotte Cup final

Mei Salemi, Features Editor
February 16, 2022

The Bernards hockey team has continued to impress this season. With a record of 13-3-3, meaning twelve wins, three ties, and three losses, the team has picked up right where they left off last season. Baylyn...

Ashley Hartnett, Sami Bender, and Meghan Robinson

Bernards Swim Team named Skyland Conference Champions

Summer Schnabolk, Features Editor
February 15, 2022

Bernards is the Skyland Conference Division Champs again for the 2022 season. The girls have been divisional champs for the past four years, and the boys have been champs for the past seven years now!...

Austin Tondo

Austin Tondo wins first two Ski team races

Summer Schnabolk, Features Editor
February 1, 2022

The team started ski races on January 14th, and they are halfway through their season. Austin Tondo in particular has had an impressive season so far. Tondo has won the first two mens races, and was the...

Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger retires after 18 seasons

Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger retires after 18 seasons

Matt Mariani, Editor-In-Chief
February 1, 2022

Long time Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback “Big” Ben Roethlisberger retired on January 27th following a legendary 18 year career. Roethlisberger was selected 11th overall in the 2004 NFL draft by the...

Bengals defeat the Chiefs to go to the Super Bowl

Conference Championship weekend sets up Super Bowl Match-up

Spencer Saltz, sports editor/staff writer
February 1, 2022

With high expectations, both the AFC and NFC Conference championship games have met the high bar they were given. In the AFC, the Cincinnati Bengals shocked the highly touted Kansas City Chiefs in overtime,...

The first Baseball Hall of Fame Class

David Ortiz elected to Baseball Hall of fame, Bonds and Clemens left out

Matt Lesnik, Editor-In-Chief
February 1, 2022

The Baseball Writers Association of America has voted David Ortiz into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ortiz was a 3x World Series Champion, 10x All-Star, and the 2013 World Series MVP, and received 77.9% of...

2021-22 Wrestling mid-season review

2021-22 Wrestling mid-season review

Summer Schnabolk, Features Editor
January 19, 2022

Bernards wrestling has had a strong beginning to the season, with a record of 5-2, and placing in first place at the Blue Knight Invitational tournament. Most recently, on January 12th, they had a match...

Boys and Girls Fencing mid-season review

Boys and Girls Fencing mid-season review

Madison Ferruggia, News and In-Depth Editor
January 19, 2022

Bernards High’s fencing team has been crushing their competition so far. They’ve had matches against Homedell on December 16th, Watchung Hills on January 7, and Somerville on January 6. The girls fencing...

Legendary Coach John Madden passes away at age 85

Legendary Coach John Madden passes away at age 85

Matt Mariani, Editor-In-Chief
January 19, 2022

On December 28, 2021, the NFL lost a legend in John Madden. Madden was 85 years old and unexpectedly passed away at his home in California, the cause of death is unidentified. Madden was an NFL coach and...

Aaron Rodgers leads Packers to #1 seed

NFL’s elite head to Divisional Round

Spencer Saltz, sports editor/staff writer
January 19, 2022

It took eighteen weeks, but the NFL regular season has finally come to an end. Some teams ended up in the gutter, while others soared into the playoffs, looking for glory at the finish line. With 272 games...

Coach of Georgia Kirby Smart wins first championship

College football Championship ends with crazy finish

Matt Lesnik, Editor-In-Chief
January 12, 2022

On January 10th, 2022, the Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship. The title marks head coach Kirby Smart’s first as head coach...

Wrestling team starts strong season in tournament

Wrestling team starts strong season in tournament

Olivia Guyet, Entertainment Editor
December 23, 2021

On Saturday, December 18th, the boys wrestling team here at Bernards met for their match of the 2021-22 season. Just like many other sports this year of the Bernard’s High School community, the wrestling...

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