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The Student News Site of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

The Lance

The Student News Site of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

The Lance

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Scoring to Sectionals

Scoring to Sectionals

Antonio Campagna, Sports Editor November 3, 2023

On Wednesday, November 1, the boys soccer team advanced to the sectional championship for the first time since 2017. To get here, the team had a series of down to the wire playoff games, including the...

Coach Landeck during her 500th victory game

Serving Up Success

Emily Ha and Annabelle Lee November 3, 2023

As the buzzer went off after the last set of the October 19 game against Northern Highlands, Volleyball coach Melissa Landeck achieved something most high school coaches don’t get to experience: she...

Fantasy Week 9

Fantasy Week 9

Justin Garber and Nico Ottomanelli November 2, 2023

Welcome back to Week 9 of Keeping it Real with Fantasy! The trade deadline has arrived and passed, and teams are generally stuck with the rosters they have going into week 9. With that, standings are really...

Spook 'n' Scores

Spook ‘n’ Scores

Samantha Tate, Sports Editor October 31, 2023

Many people spend Halloween night watching horror movies or classic spooky specials after returning from hanging out with friends or trick or treating. However, these movies become repetitive and after...

The Jets Curse

The Jets Curse

Justin Garber and Nico Ottomanelli October 31, 2023

The Jets have come back from the dead during the spooky season of 2023, beating the Giants in a thriller for the battle of New York on Sunday. Without their Hall-of-Fame quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, playing...

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 8

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 8

Justin Garber and Nico Ottomanelli October 25, 2023

Welcome back to Week 8 of Keeping it Real With Fantasy! A bittersweet victory for Giants fans (check News/Injuries to see why) and a great week for the Jets (who couldn’t lose because they didn’t play)....

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 7

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 7

Justin Garber and Nico Ottomanelli October 19, 2023

Welcome back to week seven of Keeping it Real With Fantasy. To the disappointment of many of you, the Giants fell to 1-5 with a close loss to the Bills, but the Jets improved to 3-3 with the upset of the...

Ramapo Rundown

Ramapo Rundown

Samantha Tate, Sports Editor October 19, 2023

Old Tappan’s football team suffered its first loss 31-24 of the season to their rivals, the Ramapo Raiders, on Friday night.  Old Tappan’s first drive stalled around midfield, which led to Ramapo...

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 6

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 6

Justin Garber, Nico Ottomanelli, and Antonio Campagna October 12, 2023

Welcome back to week six of Keeping it Real With Fantasy. Personally, my team is cooking with a 5-0 start, but others are struggling. As we approach the middle of the season, leagues are starting to take...

Aidan Heaney goes up for a catch in last year's Ramapo-NVOT game.

Revenge on Ramapo

Justin Garber, Sports Editor October 12, 2023

Old Tappan’s 12-1 2022 season concluded with a Group 3 State Championship victory. Their one loss last year? To Ramapo, who will host Old Tappan under the lights this Friday. This sets the stage for...

What type of sports fan is the absolute WORST?

What type of sports fan is the absolute WORST?

Samantha Tate, Sports Editor October 11, 2023

There are various types of sports fans with many different ranges of commitment to the games they love. For some people, sports may be taken lightly but for others, it might be their entire life. Below...

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 5

Still Keeping It Real With Fantasy – Week 5

October 6, 2023

Welcome back to week five of Keeping it Real With Fantasy. The pressure is building as we get deeper into the season. It’s important to start maximizing your bench players because this week too as week...

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