Low-revenue sports offer little financial aid
Nikol Safronova, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2015
Filed under Sports
After spending their high school years juggling athletics alongside academics, senior athletes have    started to apply for scholarships in hopes of being given financial aid from their dream schools. Yet while football and basketball have a very large participation amongst teenagers and include...
Integration of technology into athletics allows players to enhance performance
Alexandra Shafran, Graphics Editor
February 28, 2015
Filed under Sports
Roll in the cameras. Set up the iPads and turn on the Live stream. Prep the players and let the games begin. With the integration of technology over the past few years into high schools’ athletic programs, everything from scoring to running practices has modernized. At Stevenson High School,...
Brunson recognized
Sabrina Szos, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2015
Filed under Sports
Jalen Brunson ’15 will be playing in McDonald’s All American Game on April 1. Brunson will join other top-ranked high school students from across the country at Chicago’s United Center. He will be playing on the West Team coached by Robert Smith of Simeon Career Academy in Illinois. The boysâ€...
Wrestling wrap-up
Alice Vagun, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2015
Filed under Sports
At the end of the last season, the Stevenson wrestlers had one goal  in mind: beat Libertyville High School. They have trained hard for the past year, both on and off season. They circled the date that they would see Libertyville again, and on Jan. 16, after a 50-year losing streak, the Patriots met...
Physical education program modified, students will choose different health-promoting activities
Izabela Zaluska, Copy Editor
February 28, 2015
Filed under Sports
The Physical Education (PE) program is undergoing a significant change for the upcoming school year. Instead of choosing a single class and participating in it for a whole semester, students will be given the opportunity next year to change their activity every six weeks in a new class called Choice...
Smith leaves lasting impact on Stevenson
Brenda Reyn, Graphics Editor
February 28, 2015
Filed under Sports
Monday mornings usually entice large groans from the Stevenson population: waking up early is a hassle, not to mention having to leave the warmth and comfort of bed only to sit in mile long traffic. However, for Robert Smith, physical education teacher, Monday mornings mean getting back to his passio...
Basketball Season Preview
Katy Roach, Sports Editor
February 23, 2015
Filed under Sports
Hoping to continue Stevenson’s recent success streak, the basketball team aims to win the state title this year. With the recent state championship for the football team still fresh in their minds, Stevenson fans now look eagerly toward the boys basketball team to see if they can continue this trend....
US National gymnast shares high school successes
Shubhangi Joshi, Business Manager
February 6, 2015
Filed under Sports
Gymnastics is a complex sport involving strength, flexibility and grace. When combined with the manipulation of ropes, clubs, balls, hoops and ribbon, it becomes rhythmic gymnastics––a sport where individuals or teams of up to five perform intricate routines. Lisa Wang ’07 has won numerous titles...
Q&A with Bill McNamara, head coach of the Patriot’s 8A state championship winning team
Sabrina Szos, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2015
Filed under Sports
What has been your favorite part of this season? I think my favorite part of the season is everyday when we walk out onto the practice field and have the opportunity to coach and be around our team. We have a lot of fun and work hard at practice. There’s a lot of growth and development that goes o...
Q&A with state championship team members: Gambino, Green, Joseph
Sabrina Szos, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2015
Filed under Sports
What advice would you give to someone who wants to become a football player (here at Stevenson?) Jack Joseph: I think it’s a great choice. It teaches you important life lessons that will help you later on when you’re an adult. You will form friendships that will last you a lifetime. Everyone who ha...
Hockey participation increases among female students
Kayla Guo, Copy Editor
January 25, 2015
Filed under Sports
Take a moment and list all the professional hockey teams in the United States that you can think of. Now, of the teams you just listed, how many are professional women’s hockey teams? The answer is probably zero. At the very most, you may have listed one women’s team—the Boston Blades, who...
Athletes find success through vegetarianism
Sami Sparber, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2014
Filed under Sports
Like her teammates, she goes to practices, games and works hard to keep her body in good condition. On the outside, she may seem like any other swimmer or badminton player, but what sets Niveda Tennety ’16 apart from most of Stevenson’s student athletes is her diet: she’s a vegetarian. While Tennet...
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