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

The Evanstonian

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

The Evanstonian

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

The Evanstonian

Sports

Senior Lance Jones calls a play at the State championship.

Kits end heroic season in championship defeat

Eli Cohen and Chris Werner March 22, 2019

With under 20 seconds to go in the 4A State championship game down 12 points, coach Mike Ellis subbed Ryan Bost, Jaheim Holden and Lance Jones out of the contest. With their exit went the most successful...

Seed shoots in a tournament last season.

New generation of polo players looks to push Kits over the hump

Michael Barthelemy, Sports Captain March 22, 2019

The ETHS girls water polo team aims to use their unique speed and youth to their advantage as they head into their highly anticipated season. This year’s team features two freshmen on the varsity...

From the left, senior Ryan Bost, senior Jaheim Holden and sophomore Blake Peters discuss strategy during the fourth quarter.

Jones, Peters lead Kits to championship game

Eli Cohen and Chris Werner March 16, 2019

The Kits are shooting to make ETHS history tonight, facing off with Belleville West at 7:15 p.m at the Peoria Civic Center for the class 4A State championship after their semifinal game against the Rockford...

ETHS varsity basketball team.

Kits punch ticket to elite eight with 56-42 victory over Loyola

Chris Werner and Eli Cohen March 9, 2019

Two years ago, ETHS stars Ryan Bost, Jaheim Holden and Lance Jones were only sophomores, showing flashes of future stardom while playing in the shadow of current Purdue guard Nojel Eastern. Now, as seniors,...

ETHS wins sixth straight regional, faces GBS Tuesday

Eli Cohen, Sports Captain March 4, 2019

Evanston came out on top against Notre Dame Friday night, defeating the Dons 80-68 at Beardsley Gym, taking home the regional championship for the sixth year in a row. ETHS’ starters, Ryan Bost, Jaylin...

Girls basketball season ends in Sectional final overtime defeat

Chris Werner, Sports Editor March 2, 2019

Three Wildkits posted double digit performances and Evanston held state No. 1 Maine West to 55 points, their fifth lowest output in a game this season. But it wasn’t enough to topple the Warriors in...

Balanced scoring, defensive adjustments aid Kits in Sectional semifinal victory

Chris Werner, Sports Editor February 20, 2019

The last time Evanston and Loyola met on the Beardsley gym floor, the contest went down to the final seconds and the Ramblers came away with a 48-45 win. That’s not what happened on Monday night in...

Girls cross country running in the field house.

New year, new race

Eli Cohen, Benji Fervoy and Chris Werner February 18, 2019

ETHS’ most decorated girls track athlete in recent memory, Envaeva Michelin, graduated last year and now runs both track and cross country for the University of North Carolina, and the Kits are striving...

Historic boys bowling season comes to an end

Sam Beebe and Chris Werner February 18, 2019

There’s a first time for everything and Saturday Jan. 19 marked the first time the boys bowling team had ever competed at IHSA Sectionals as a team. Although nobody from the Evanston team made the...

Small team, a double-edged sword

Everneesa Beech and Sophia Weglarz February 18, 2019

Due to the small size of their team, the ETHS fencing team puts in the time and effort of a larger team, which has subsequently helped them build community and communication. “The team is able to...

Turchin at home game against GBS on Dec. 4,.

Turchin’s big night helps Kits to Regional championship

Chris Werner, Sports Editor February 17, 2019

As Evanston trailed 19-13 at the end of the first quarter Friday night, it looked as though the underdog Hawks might upset the third-seeded Kits in the championship of the IHSA Regional tournament that...

Senior Lance Jones dribbles down the home court of Beardsley Gym.

Jones leads Kits to 61-49 win against New Trier

Eli Cohen, Sports Captain February 17, 2019

It doesn’t have to be pretty if it gets the job done. Offense was a luxury in the first half of Friday night’s game, as the teams went into the locker room with the score at 22-21 in New Trier’s...

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