​Kramar comes east to play elite lacrosse

The reason why Lacrosse goalie Andrew Kramar  decided to go to North Cross was for him to play on the East Coast, and hopefully win a state championship with North Cross. 
Another reason for his transfer is Kramar believes that playing on the east coast will increase his chances of playing Division I lacrosse in college.
Kramar, ‘24, grew up in Livermore, California, where he played at Livermore High. Andrew admits to sitting the first four games of his high school career.  Soon after he ended up taking the starting job of junior goalie. The next year he was elected as one of the three captains , and holds the all time save record at his old high school. 
Kramar started playing lacrosse in seventh grade, He states he started playing because one of his best friends started playing alongside with a coach he respected very much. He sees himself ending up at the Division I level for lacrosse, and he states that in an ideal world he will play professional lacrosse. Andrew is not currently playing any other sports. When he grows up he wants to do freelance mechanical engineering, alongside playing professional lacrosse.
Kramar was recruited for his performance at a lacrosse tournament in Pennsylvania and ended up finding out about North Cross through his current North Cross coach Chris Pollock. Kramar’s  favorite lacrosse player goes by the name of Kyle Bernlohr, who is a goalie who plays professional lacrosse in Maryland Terrapin and is part of the Premier Lacrosse League and is named head coach of Ignatius High School.
A quote he goes by to keep going is “you are not the best.” Andrew states this quote was told to him by his late coach Jack Wojuski. This is one of Andrew’s favorite quotes, because it was something a coach said to him when he was playing well. He claims this is the saying that brings him down to earth, and keeps him pushing towards his goal of  being the best at what he does. Lacrosse is what makes him get up in the morning. Andrew says without it he would have no motivation to do anything.
What does lacrosse mean to Andrew?  Andrew states lacrosse is everything to him.
“[Being goalie] is the one constant that never changes,” he said. “It’s always just you and the field.”

josh miao shows spirit

SHAQ IS BACK: On jersey day, Josh Miao ‘25 wears a Shaqille O’Neal  jersey. The Orlando Magic was Shaq’s first team in the NBA. This jersey was made in 1990. Miao might play basketball, but he ran for the cross country team in the fall. He dropped his 5k time from 27 to 21 minutes. Caption and photo by Jiale Qin

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Rooney rocks mohawk

Photo by Aaron Jones

When Jackson Rooney ‘25 showed up for summer football practice, he wore his hair in a way similar to former NBA great Dennis Rodman. Thus, like Rodman, Rooney’s nickname became “Worm.”
This is his first year at North Cross. He came from Patrick Henry. This is his first year playing football as well. Although he has played many other sports too. Some of these include basketball and swimming.
Rooney said that playing football is a good way to meet people.
He dreams of playing tight end, but for now he is learning to play offensive and defensive line positions. He is listed as 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds.

Julia Corliss adds to v-ball

Photo by Sarah Sledd

This is Julia Corliss’s first year at North Cross School and she likes it a lot. Her favorite subject is science and her favorite teacher is Dr. Andrews. Her favorite sport is volleyball, which she has been playing for seven years now.  
Corliss was born on Sept. 18, 2006 in Carmel, Indiana, but spent little of her life living there. She is now 16 years old and a sophomore. She had been at Hidden Valley High School. She has one older brother who is now in college. 
“Julia is a really good player and she is a great leader,” according to Ava Dalaski. “In games she always stepped up and did whatever the coach needed her to do. She was always good at keeping the team energy up and getting us pumped up before games.” 
Julia’s favorite thing to do on the weekends is hang out with her friends. Her best friends at North Cross are: Ava Dalaski, Cate Cook, Dajah Garrison, Nadia Hosny, Jackson Rooney and Teea Hash. 
She also really enjoys going to the lake where she spends a lot of her free time. Her favorite season is summer because she likes the warm weather, spending time with friends, and going on vacation. Lastly, her favorite holiday is Christmas because she gets to spend time and visit with family that she does not see as often. 
As anyone can see from the statistics below, Julia is a very valuable team member. 
“Julia is an especially hard worker with great leadership and foundational skills,” Coach Emily Gaston said. “She has been a great asset to the volleyball program.”