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Spring Sports Previews | Boys gymnastics looking to do damage again coming off of historic year

Noah Polansky, Staff Writer • March 14, 2025

Last spring marked a historic season for Evanston boys gymnastics, but now the question is: can they do it again? The 2023-24 boys gymnastics team achieved its best IHSA state championships finish since...

Ella Eovaldi makes history at State with a 4th place finish

Charles Edwards, Staff Writer • March 14, 2025

Ella Eovaldi has done it again. Already the only Wildkit to have qualified for State three times in girls gymnastics history, the senior gymnast continued to add to her legacy with a 4th-place finish at...

Too Hot to Handle: Evanston Winter Athletics Heat Up

Ryan Wambo, Managing Editor • February 11, 2025

The Kits are melting the winter ice. It’s a great day to be a Wildkit, as Evanston’s sports teams continue performing at a high level and climbing the ranks. Boys Basketball This...

Spring sports showcase

Jilian Denlow, Owen Chiss, Alexis Rogers, Eva Sondgeroth, Will Klearman, Ryan Wambo, Fiona Vosper, Bridget Durkin, Katelyn Brownlee and Riley Romisher • March 14, 2024

Winter Wildkits: Winter sports forecast

November 17, 2023

Gymnastics sticks landing during unique COVID-19 season

Lena Papa, Staff Writer • March 22, 2021

COVID-19 brought a complete stop to sports for many months. For some sports, like baseball or basketball, you could just go to a local park to stay fresh. However, other sports, like gymnastics, had more...

Axelrood and Otwell headline gymnastics season once again

Sophia McCandlish, Assistant Sports Editor • February 28, 2020

As the girls gymnastics season came to a wrap, two notable stars end on a positive note. Sophomore Ava Axelrood and senior Jamie Otwell both advanced to Sectionals this season. Although they didn’t...

Momentous finish to jumpstart postseason for girls gymnastics

Chloe Haack, Staff Writer • January 31, 2020

After placing first against Niles West and North Shore Country Day, the gymnastics team will use this momentous finish to aim high in the postseason. Senior captain Jamie Otwell led the pack with...

Girls gymnastics hope youthful team can prove stay competitive

Chloe Haack, Staff Writer • December 13, 2019

The girls gymnastics team is rostering mostly underclassmen this year, but that won’t stop them from competing in the conference rankings. Only six of the 35 gymnasts are upperclassmen, giving the...

OOD to UIUC

Eli Cohen, Sports Captain • May 23, 2019

After years of tireless hard work and dedication, senior Olivia O’Donnell has committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on a gymnastics scholarship. “I chose U of I because I felt...

Gymnastics head to sectionals on Wednesday

Chris Werner, Sports Editor • April 26, 2019

In Frank Erwin’s four years as Evanston’s head gymnastics coach, only Jesse Bernstien in 2017, has gotten past the IHSA sectional round as an at-large qualifier. But freshman sensation Aryeh Lesch,...

Gymnastics flipping their way into the record books

Michael Barthelemy and Chloe Haack • December 26, 2018

Girls gymnastics hopes to continue an already memorable season, despite welcoming many new members to the team. The Kits improved greatly last year and are excited to build off their early momentum...

Gymnastics

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