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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,”...

ETHS girls volleyball comes up short against New Trier

Nathan Shankar, Online Writer September 26, 2017

The Evanston varsity girls volleyball team, while markedly improved from seasons past, was unable to beat long-standing foe New Trier for a third straight year on Tuesday night. Before the match, as...

Collin Olla-Chatman catches a pass before the Palatine game

Flip the script

Eli Hartman-Seeskin, Sports Editor September 22, 2017

Evanston football has long struggled to dispel negative perceptions of the team, but a win tonight against reigning state champions Maine South in the CSL South opener could prove all the doubters wrong. “We’re...

The amount of young talent on the ETHS Girls Golf team positions them for success in years to come

Young guns

Charlie Gruner, Sports Editor September 22, 2017

While girls golf has struggled to consistently stay in the win column, their record shouldn’t leave anyone doubting their crop of young talent ready to take the reins. “With many returners from...

Flag on the play

Flag on the play

Joey Eovaldi, Sports Columnist September 22, 2017

‘Tweet! Tweet!’ That’s most of what you hear when watching a sports game today, thanks to referees’ inconsistent and excessive calls that force players, coaches and fans to focus on them, rather...

Lasting legacy

Ben Baker-Katz, Sports Editor September 22, 2017

It runs in the family. The Michelin family has been involved in ETHS Track and Cross Country for over 30 years, and their dynasty is not dying down anytime soon. “We are a track family,” said...

Annie Hedges returns a serve

Terminate the Titans

Chris Werner, Sports Editor September 22, 2017

Evanston has never beaten Glenbrook South under head coach Joyce Anderson, but today they have an opportunity to change that. “GBS is usually a really strong team,” Anderson said. “They usually...

Gavin Rosengarten dribbles the ball at a practice back in August.

Power moves

Billy Krupkin, Sports Editor September 22, 2017

Although they have faced some of the best competition in Illinois so far, boys soccer hopes to ride their success across state lines as they travel to Iowa next weekend. “[The Iowa tournament] is...

Junior Trenton Bertrand gets tackled during a recent practice.

Next man up

Billy Krupkin, Sports Editor August 28, 2017

Despite losing key seniors from last year’s squad, the football team does not seem worried about a lack of athleticism and talent on their current roster.      “This year’s team is very young,...

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