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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

By Merrill Short
Kits 2 Commits | Sienna Mason, Stonehill College

Kits 2 Commits | Sienna Mason, Stonehill College

Merrill Short, Staff Writer May 13, 2025

For Sienna Mason, swimming has been a part of life since before she can remember, and it wasn’t something she wanted to give up just yet. Mason will be taking her talents to Stonehill College in Easton,...

Kits 2 Commits | Stella Davis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Kits 2 Commits | Stella Davis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Merrill Short, Staff Writer May 13, 2025

State medalist Stella Davis, a dual cross-country and track commit, is more than excited to be competing at the Division I level at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “I can’t imagine going...

Kits 2 Commits | Finn Lennon, Carleton College

Kits 2 Commits | Finn Lennon, Carleton College

Merrill Short, Staff Writer May 13, 2025

Finn Lennon, a 2-year varsity soccer player and starting left back, is taking his talents to compete at the Division III level at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, joining a long list of ETHS...

Broken bones, unbroken spirits

Merrill Short, Staff Writer April 17, 2025

When a student-athlete gets injured, people around them see the cast, brace or crutches of their injury. What they don’t see are the mental challenges, long hours of rehab and the feelings of watching...

Kits down Glenbard West to punch their ticket to State

Kits down Glenbard West to punch their ticket to State

Will Klearman, Merrill Short and Ashlyn Rogowski March 12, 2025

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL—In a game that came down to the final seconds, Theo Rocca found himself at the free-throw line on two separate occasions with a chance to seal the Kits’ super-sectional victory...

Evanston fights a physical battle, securing the sectional title win over Loyola

Evanston fights a physical battle, securing the sectional title win over Loyola

Jonah Wright, Merrill Short and Liam Race March 10, 2025

At the beginning of the season, it was clear this team had something special, but the dominance displayed by the Wildkits throughout the postseason has been incredible. As this talented squad cuts down...

Boys Swimming takes care of business at Sectionals

Boys Swimming takes care of business at Sectionals

Merrill Short, Staff Writer February 25, 2025

After a long season of hard training and competition, the Evanston Boys Swim and Dive team secured 2nd place in their sectional meet, qualifying for 8 events in the upcoming state meet and achieving many...

Evanston wins their second rival game against New Trier

The stands were packed, with the iconic sea of black outfits ready for the notorious ETHS v New Trier game. The rivals meet for another riveting game, however this time on the Kits’ home turf.  Going...

The Balancing Act: High School Dual Sport Athletes

Merrill Short, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Playing multiple sports at the high school varsity level is no easy feat. Multi-sport student-athletes take on the unique challenges of balancing practices, games, schoolwork, and many mental demands....

The Rocca brothers combined for 18 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists last night.

Kits basketball gets vengeance against Deerfield

When Evanston first played at Deerfield back in December, it was not the outcome the Wildkits had hoped for. The Kits struggled offensively and received their first and only conference loss at the hands...

Evanston basketball welcomes new transfers

Evanston basketball welcomes new transfers

Casey McDermott and Merrill Short January 24, 2025

With a record of 14-3 (3-1 CSL), the 2024-25 men's basketball season is moving in full blast. They have managed to seamlessly integrate two new key players— Kaidan Chatham, a senior from Niles North,...

Boys basketball beat GBN in ugly home opener

Boys basketball beat GBN in ugly home opener

The energy inside Beardsley Gym was electric on Friday night as boys basketball tipped off their home opener against the Glenbrook North Spartans (5-2, 0-1 CSL). Fresh off a decisive win the previous Saturday,...

‘Don’t Worry Darling’ entertains, but acting and plot fall short

Mae Luning and Merrill Short October 14, 2022

Harry Styles, Florence Pugh and Olivia Wilde star in one of the year's most anticipated films—Don’t Worry Darling. The movie is set in the fictional desert town of Victory, California where everything...

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