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Sports

Senior Leah Robinson sets up a shot

Experienced girls basketball team starts their journey in Schaumburg

Charlie Gruner, Sports Editor November 22, 2016

State or bust. Under newly hired head coach Brittany Johnson, the senior lead girls basketball team is eager to make their impact on the program felt, starting with a Thanksgiving tournament in Schaumburg...

Students question the true effectiveness of homework

Students question the true effectiveness of homework

Mac Stone, Feature Editor November 22, 2016

Homework. Students have been doing homework since the time they were in elementary school, and some now question its effectiveness. The questioning stems from what many students say is their teachers...

8 Questions for Leighah Wool

8 Questions for Leighah Wool

Adrian Wilburn, Feature Editor November 22, 2016

Leighah Wool is a member of the girls basketball team where she has performed on a very high level for four years on the varsity team. She has broken the record for the most points scored as a female basketball...

Turner Dobbs signs his commitment papers

Diver Turner Dobbs commits to University of Denver

Nathan Shankar, Online Writer November 14, 2016

Mile-high swimming. Next year, senior Turner Dobbs will be diving for the University of Denver team. Last Thursday, surrounded by ETHS swimming coaches and a few close family members, he signed his...

Junior up for Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month

Junior up for Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month

November 3, 2016

Calling all Wildkits! Junior Anastasia Goncharova, who recently took 2nd place at the IHSA tennis state finals, is one of 3 finalists for the Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month for the North Shore,...

Private v. Public

Harrison Witt, Sports Columnist October 28, 2016

The playoffs are here. Loyola will likely win back to back state championships this year because of the unfair advantages they have being a private school.  However, the competition is not as uneven...

Sophomore Hana Weber swims backstroke in preparation for the competition

State competition builds pressure for Girls Swimming

Eli Hartmann-Stein, Sports Editor October 28, 2016

Hosting state on Nov. 18 and 19 creates extra excitement and motivation for members of Girls Swimming, but the familiar environment also invites additional distractions. “There would definitely be...

Goncharova excels at Girls Tennis

Goncharova excels at Girls Tennis

Charlie Gruner, Sports Editor October 28, 2016

Finally here. After the highly anticipated arrival of girls tennis player Anastasia Goncharova to the team, she has made it all worth on and off the court. “As a player, she is an absolute beast...

Boys Hockey squares off against Highland Park at the Bob

Malcolm Townsel, Sports Reporter October 5, 2016

Kits on ice. Tonight the Boys Hockey team will square off against Highland Park, a familiar foe. “Last years game against Highland Park was very physical, evenly matched and I expect it to be the...

Trey, Byron, and Drew Dawkins have created a legacy at ETHS

Dawkins brothers use family connection on the field

Chris Werner, Sports Editor October 5, 2016

While many teams aim to treat their teammates like family, the Dawkins brothers have taken this idea quite literally. “That's my own flesh and blood, I trust him,” junior quarterback Drew Dawkins...

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