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SPORTS BUZZ: Newark Charter celebrates one state title, hopes for another
On Monday night, I was on the sideline for Newark Charter’s final Unified flag football game of the regular season. It was senior night, so five players and a manager were celebrated before the game. At halftime, the 2016 state championship team was recognized. And when the final horn sounded, the Patriots had clinched a spot in the state tournament with a 48-24 victory. It was a great all-around night for everyone involved, past and present. “It was a meaningful thing for my sister Hannah and I to be on the same team because that was the first experience we had being part of the same team and making history,” Jon Tressler, a player on the 2016 title team, reminisced about what was the school’s first state title in any sport. “Special Olympics events in general impacted my personal life, of course, but then professionally, I found a career that was meaningful for me,” said Tressler, who now works as a special education speech pathologist. “It means a lot to my family to be back here at Newark Charter. And it’s nice knowing that winning the state title will always hold a place in our heart and that we’re all
