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

The Evanstonian

Sports

Junior Sydney Hollingsworth competes at a meet.

Yin and Yang

Ben Baker-Katz, Sports Editor November 3, 2017

Five years ago, the freshmen girls swimming team beat New Trier for the first time in years by one point. Last weekend, this freshmen class beat the Trevians by over 100 points, breaking a meet record...

Fans need to learn to cheer the right way

Fans need to learn to cheer the right way

Eli Hartman-Seeskin, Sports Columnist November 3, 2017

Louder and smarter. Despite high attendance at home games, fans’ over-excitement and lack of discipline detracted from the effectiveness of the student section. Evanston football generates a crowd...

Girls basketball hungry to silence doubters at Schaumburg tournament

Charlie Gruner, Sports Editor November 3, 2017

While many may think this will be a down year for girls basketball due to the outstanding talent lost to graduation, the team is still chock full of young superstars ready to take control of the program,...

Seniors Van Rutter and Adrian Bytyqi get wrapped up with one another at practice.

Wrestling wants W’s

Joey Eovaldi, Sports Editor November 3, 2017

While last year’s season didn’t have a successful finish, Evanston wrestling is ready to show off their off-season work and start the season with a win in their first meet on Nov. 21. “At this point,...

Nojel Eastern. Photo courtesy of PurdueSport.

Recent grads find unique experiences at D1 level

Billy Krupkin, Sports Editor November 3, 2017

The Division 1 level is the premier tier for college student-athletes, and many of Evanston’s own have found success at this level in recent years. Since 2015, ETHS has sent 38 student-athletes to Division...

Maya Mahoney serves the ball over-hand to Niles North.

Kits travel to Winnetka to even season series

Charlie Gruner, Sports Editor October 17, 2017

While the Evanston vs. New Trier rivalry has seen domination from the Trevians in the past decade, the senior class of the girls volleyball team is determined to change that narrative while they...

Assistant coach Joe Kundsen is making his contribution to the baseball team.

Assistant coaches make meaningful contributions behind the scenes

Billy Krupkin, Sports Editor October 17, 2017

While a team’s success is mostly attributed to the head coach and its players, assistant coaches and their contributions are often overlooked. “Working for Coach Consiglio, he gives me the freedom...

Put a sock in it: Superstitions do not exist

Put a sock in it: Superstitions do not exist

Joey Eovaldi, Sports Columnist October 17, 2017

Superstitions don’t exist in sports, and no, I didn’t just jinx you by saying that. Many athletes believe their performances depend on superstitions they have created, but in actuality, an athlete’s...

Senior quarterback Drew Dawkins throws the ball downfield.

Earn it

Eli Hartman-Seeskin, Sports Editor October 13, 2017

Although Evanston football beat Glenbrook South last year, we shouldn’t ease up our game. After struggling through a difficult middle patch of the season, coach Mike Burzawa knows that the...

Junior Ramin Abraham passes the ball upfield during practice.

Boys soccer prepares for playoffs

Ben Baker-Katz, Sports Editor October 13, 2017

Three’s a streak. Boys soccer is looking to win their third straight Sectional championship as they get ready for playoffs. “I think if we can get through Sectionals, we’re winning State”...

Boys cross country competes for CSL title tomorrow

Chris Werner, Sports Editor October 13, 2017

Most ETHS students were not even alive the last time boys cross country won a Conference championship in 2000, but that could change tomorrow. “This season our team has been completely consistent,”...

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