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The news site of Evanston Township High School's student newspaper

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Sports

Junior players Lance Jones and Rasheed Bakare celebrate the victory on Tuesday night.

Onto the Final Four!

Charlie Gruner, Sports Editor March 14, 2018

For the first time since 2008, the boys basketball team is headed to Peoria for a chance to be crowned as a state champion after last night’s three point shooting tour de force and a 78-51 super sectional...

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mill faces racist chants during the Feb.25 match.

Racial Taunts in Sports

Billy Krupkin and Joey Eovaldi, Sports Columnists March 12, 2018

Rarely does one attend a sporting event, at any level, without hearing some sort of jeer, heckle, or other taunt directed towards a team or player. Some fans take these jeers to the next level with racist...

Senior Will Peterson successfully deadlifts 455 pounds during a baseball workout.

Worth the weight

Jonah Charlton, Sports Editor February 22, 2018

While the spring sport season has yet to begin, senior leaders in the boys baseball, girls soccer and boys lacrosse programs have taken initiative during the winter months to prepare their teams for in-season...

Junior Zach Andalman does the backstroke at practice.

Boys swimming relies on experience for state meet

Billy Krupkin and Billy Krupkin February 22, 2018

While the boys swimming and diving State Meet is a unique challenge, the Wildkits are expecting to perform like it’s nothing new. “At the state level, our biggest strengths are definitely diving and...

Wealth advantages in sports parallel politics

Wealth advantages in sports parallel politics

Eli Hartman-Seeskin, Sports Columnist February 22, 2018

Coaches, athletes and analysts say natural talent and a strong work ethic are all it takes to have success in athletics, but this limited and idealized view is simply false. Just as is true in American...

Rubin brings Bowling into the spotlight

Joey Eovaldi, Sports Editor February 22, 2018

In the wake of his role model’s death, newly decorated bowler, senior Jake Rubin, was faced with his most difficult challenge. And he delivered with his best performance.      “My great grandfather...

Junior Lance Jones drives through New Trier defenders to score.

March Madness

Ben Baker-Katz, Sports Editor February 22, 2018

The varsity basketball team has played some of the best competition in the state so far this season, such as Niles North, New Trier, and Loyola.     “They [Wildkits] don’t have a huge weakness,”...

Members of the ETHS track team sprint during practice.

Boys track ups their game with tough competition

Chris Werner, Sports Editor February 22, 2018

   Teams typically prefer to compete against the strongest competition just before the postseason, but the track team is beginning the year against some of the state’s premier teams.      On Saturday,...

ETHS Athlete Commitments

February 22, 2018

Norma May speaking at the  ceremonial dedication of the Fieldhouse to Willie May.

ETHS dedicates fieldhouse to Olympian, Willie May

Joey Eovaldi, Sports Editor February 13, 2018

On a day when no other events occurred at Evanston Township High School, a snowstorm didn’t stop Willie May from getting his dedication. On Friday Feb. 9, the fieldhouse at ETHS was officially dedicated...

“The shot” propels Kits over Hawks in emotional game

Chris Werner, Sports Editor February 1, 2018

On Friday night in a packed Beardsley Gym,  Maine South seemed to have secured a two-point win. But ETHS freshman Blake Peters decided a historic, viral ending could be a bit more exciting. In the...

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