Lily Cowder first started soccer at the age of six. She grew up watching her older sister play and wanted to play too. To Lily,…
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One Team, One Dream: The Return of IHS Girls’ Hockey
For twenty-five years, Ithaca High School proudly supported both a girls’ and a boys’ varsity hockey team. IHS’s inaugural season of girls’ hockey began in…
World Record At The Chicago Marathon
On Sunday October 8, 2023, a world record was broken. Kelvin Kiptum ran 26.2 miles in two hours and thirty five seconds. He broke Eliud…
Paris’s Ambitious Plan to Clean Seine River In Time For 2024 Olympics
For the 2024 Paris Olympics, organizers aim to utilize the Seine River for multiple swimming events, including the triathlon and mixed relay, as part of…
Ithaca Athletics Photography
Photos from JV Boys Soccer vs Oneonta and Varsity Football vs Cortland
National Women’s Soccer League Regular Season Comes to a Close
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season came to an end recently and teams are well on their way into the playoffs. With the final…
IHS Girls Varsity Wrestling
Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted from the June 2023 issue, where it was cut off due to a printing error. They deserve it.”…
A Beginner’s Guide to Formula 1
The sun beats down, heat radiating off long stretches of asphalt. The aroma of diesel and burning rubber wafts through the air. Hydraulics and power…
Coco Gauff’s Inspiring Win at the US Open
On September 9, 2023, Coco Gauff made headlines as she followed in the footsteps of her idol Serena Williams, and won the US Open Tennis…
Common Chess Tactics #1
Chess strategy is generally categorized into positional and tactical play. Positional play is slow. It involves putting pieces onto good squares, restricting enemy movement, and…
An Interview with New IHS Cross Country Coach Ian Golden
IHS recently hired new cross country coach Ian Golden to continue to build our strong team and support our athletes in their endeavors. Everett Shaw…
The USWNT’s Early Exit from the Women’s World Cup
On July 20, the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup took off, kickstarting a long-awaited tournament for many soccer fans. Particularly fans of the US Women’s…
A Trip Of A Lifetime: The Women’s World Cup
You might have expected my first game to be my favorite. It was a beautiful night in Auckland, where I got to watch the US…
Are Youth Sports Too Competitive?
This new generation of young athletes is facing a difficult choice at four years old. Continue playing soccer and basketball, with such popular sports being…
Cascadilla Varsity Crew with Strong Performances at Section and State Championships
As the year draws to a close, IHS athletes are finishing up their spring seasons, and the Cascadilla Boat Club (CBC) varsity crew is proud…
An Interview with Coach Shane Taylor and Captain David Riccio of the IHS Boys’ Varsity Tennis Team
The IHS Boys’ Varsity Tennis team recently won their STAC championship match, and players from Ithaca won both singles and doubles in sectional championships. I…
Youth is the Future of Women’s Soccer
Most fifteen-year-old athletes travel at most two to three hours for their sports, playing for a high school and a travel team. Only seven percent…
IHS Girls Varsity Wrestling
They deserve it.” That was Coach Parker’s response to the question of why it is so important to him to get a girls’ wrestling team…
Offseason Advice from Clueless Bills Fan
The Buffalo Bills seem to be continuously on the cusp of greatness, but can never get over the hump. Years of close losses and false…
March Madness Predictions
There is nothing predictable about the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The phrase “March Madness” is officially trademarked by the National Collegiate Athletic Association…
Talking to the Boys Hockey Team
This February, IHS hosted its first-ever media day. Sports teams came in full regalia to Bliss Gym and had their photos taken for social media…
The Super Bowl In Poetry
They tossed dimes into the hands of a coin-receiving machine. Out came six points as a prize. Hurts taking off and throwing bullets To men…
Brock Purdy: Boom, Bust, and Luck of the Draw
Brock Purdy’s rise from obscurity this past NFL (National Football League) season has been nothing short of extraordinary. Chosen by the San Francisco 49ers with…
An Ode to Football
We hover around the television,Eyes glued to some small figure running, ducking, swerving.His body is smashed in one hundred different directionsBut he keeps his shoulder…
How Qatar Distracted You: The Problem with Sportswashing
The year was 2010. In a large meeting room, some of theworld’s most important faces in soccer gathered for theannouncement of the 2018 and 2022…
Argentina and the World Cup: A Recap
On December 18, 2022, the world cup concluded onQatar’s National Day. Qatar is a Gulf country on theArabian peninsula. Many people have considered this finalmatch…
Sport or Not: Code Red
As many know, Code Red is a highly popular robotics club at IHS. They compete several times throughout the year at regional competitions. Team members…