ATHLETICS ARTS The Making of Champions: How NA Teams Secured Eight State Titles in a Single Year – and What It Means for the Minutemen’s Future By Andrea Dawson very spring at the Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield, NJ, the top golf teams in
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the state face off at the Blue Devil Invitational. Newark Academy is often invited, but for a long stretch, Robin Curtis – entering her 18th season as head coach
of varsity boys’ and girls’ golf – didn’t field a team. “Give our spot to another school,” she wistfully told the tournament director each time. She didn’t think her NA team was up to the stiff competition.
Varsity boys’ golf wins the 2021-22 Tournament of Champions.
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