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Statesman’s 2020-21 March Madness Bracket

March 21, 2021

Note: All picks were finalized on 3/15. Compiled and designed by Raghav Khosla and Dwija Ramesh.

Low-Risk Plays

Griffin Brown and Madeline Schmitke | March 11, 2021

Coach Grant Johnson wraps up his day, checks his email and heads to the Field House to begin his girls varsity badminton practices. He carefully pulls out the nets and sets them up, making sure that his...

IHSA Meeting Gets the Ball Rolling

Bayarmaa Bat-erdene and Helen Oriatti-Burns | February 24, 2021

On January 27, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) released an updated sports schedule for the 2020-21 school year. The schedule, created in accordance with Illinois Department of Public Health...

Stevenson Sports Waiting Game

Serena Mehta and Advay Voleti | February 22, 2021

Q: With new guidelines in place how do you plan to navigate both sports seasons? A: With the guidelines currently in place I would probably prefer lacrosse because of the fact that with wrestling you...

Stevenson Sports, Now Streamed!

Dwija Ramesh and Sabrina Xue | February 19, 2021

Prior to COVID-19, seas of students filled the stands of football games, roaring with excitement, cheering their school on while cheerleaders paraded on the sidelines, and the marching band blared their...

Empty Stands, Full Effort

Humza Qazi and Lila Maiolo | February 19, 2021

Under normal circumstances, Ava Bardic ’22 would be playing varsity basketball surrounded by a gymnasium filled to the brim with spectators, ranging from close friends and family to the average Stevenson...

Changing of the (Offensive) Guard

Bradley Locker, Managing Editors of Production | February 18, 2021

On January 17, Drew Brees and Tom Brady embraced at the midfield black fleur-de-lis Saints logo, Brady’s Buccaneers having avenged two regular season losses to Brees’ Saints during the regular season...

Summer Sport Seniority

Matthew Mcgowan, Sports Editor | February 15, 2021

It all seemed like a minor setback on March 12. While it was disappointing that the spring season was suspended for two weeks due to the emergence of COVID-19, Stevenson spring sports athletes had already...

Ragged Raptors and Scintillating Suns: The Two Surprises of the NBA Season

Raghav Khosla, Multimedia Editor | February 10, 2021

The 2020-2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) season is underway, with teams having played around ⅕ of their season. Some teams have surprised analysts and fans with their record at this stage...

Ragged Raptors and Scintillating Suns: The Two Surprises of the NBA Season

Raghav Khosla, Multimedia Editor | February 8, 2021

The 2020-2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) season is underway, with teams having played around ⅕ of their season. Some teams have surprised analysts and fans with their record at this stage...

P(P.E.) Class

Gaurish Lakhanpal and Lance Locker | February 8, 2021

With the start of Stevenson’s Hybrid Learning Model on January 19, students are able to attend gym and dance classes on campus rather than on Zoom. The classes occur during the same periods that students...

A Hiatus on Hoops

Jasmine Sun and Malini Pillai | December 6, 2020

Instead of heated games on the court with her teammates by her side and the roars of cheering crowds, Varsity basketball player Sophie Lichtenstein ’21 dribbles a basketball on her driveway. With nothing...