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…
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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…
Controversy in the World Cup
Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, and its biggest event is currently underway. The World Cup is the ultimate soccer competition, where countries pool…
Anti-Racism in Sports: NBA vs. NHL
In recent years, everyone in the public eye has been under scrutiny for their actions and responses surrounding Black Lives Matter (BLM) and other anti-racist…
Cascadilla Boat Club Varsity Crew: Meet the Captains
The Cascadilla Boat Club (CBC) Varsity rowing team made a *splash* at the Head of the Genesee Regatta in Rochester earlier this fall, earning gold…
Athletes of History and How Numbers Mislead
If you google the fastest man to ever live, chances are you’ll see a hundred photos and articles about Usain Bolt’s awe-inspiring 9.58 second one…
Season Predictions for the 2022 NFL Season
The NFL season is upon us, and with it all the intrigue it brings. Which teams will make the playoffs? Who will fall flat? The…
The 2022 U.S. Open: One for the Record Books
This year’s US Open Tennis Championships is one that willforever be written in history. We saw the end of an era,with legend Serena Williams stepping…
A Lifetime of Loss
From 2000 to 2017 the Buffalo Bills did not make the playoffsonce. In that same span of time, they had just two winningseasons. To put…
The Not So “Super” League
On Sunday, April 18, twelve of the world’s largest soccer teams released a joint statement, looking to change soccer forever. The proposed idea: the Super…
Running: Hills and Waterfalls
Hills My soccer team used to have “hill-days”, which always seemed to coincide with auspicious weather. On these days, our team—all fifteen of us—gathered at…
Athlete Profile: Luke Vandermark
What is an athlete without an athletic season? That is the question COVID-19 posed to many sports and athletic events around the world as it…
Athlete Profile: Ben Ruth
Benjamin Ruth ‘23 has been playing baseball since he was four, starting with the Lansing Baseball Program, and he’s never let his commitment to the…
Understanding Manchester City’s UEFA Ban
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all major European soccer leagues and competitions including the Champions League and Europan League have been suspended and it…
Unified Bowling
Many sports teams in numerous high schools are very homogenous: full of young men and women with similar physical endowments. This restricts their ability to…
Maia and Cookie: Hurdling Towards the Gold
When Maia Kubick ‘21 arrived in Florida on January 9, 2020 for the US Equestrian Awards Banquet, the spectacular, end-of-the-year celebration held two main attractions.…
Liverpool: A Team of Future Legends
The date? April 27, 2014. The setting? Anfield, the home of one of England’s most illustrious clubs, Liverpool. Liverpool are playing Chelsea. Liverpool are first…