For the first time in nearly two years, on August 31, the IHS Boys Varsity Football team won a game. The 51-8 rout came on…
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Top 5 NBA Team Rankings
By TONY YANG on September 2018
After an eventful NBA off-season, the balance of power in the NBA has shifted with the signings and tradings of several key free agents.The 2018-19…
Student Athlete Feature: Ingrid Comella
By ASHA DUHAN on September 2018
With many successful seasons in recent years, the Ithaca Cross Country team hopes to build upon its legacy in the upcoming fall season. Ingrid Comella…
The Best: World Cup Ever?
By NED CARLSON on September 2018
On June 14, the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked of in Russia with a stunning 5-0 win by the host nation over Saudi Arabia. One…
An Anticlimactic Wimbledon
By ASHA DUHAN on September 2018
This year’s Championships at Wimbledon took place between July 2 and July 15 in London, England. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world,…
Sports Team Feature: The Boys’ Tennis Team
By ASHA DUHAN on June 2018
The Ithaca Boys’ Tennis Team is wrapping up a very successful undefeated season, and recently won a seventh straight Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) championship.…
What is Cascadilla Boat Club?
By RILEY HEISE on June 2018
What is the Cascadilla Boat Club (CBC)? The answer to that question may be different depending on who you ask. Nestled on the southwest shore…
On May 3, the inaugural Ithaca Unified Basketball Team played its first game. The Unified team, which connects students of all abilities, is unique in…
Syracuse Basketball: Looking Forward
By VAYNU KADIYALI on May 2018
The perennially underrated Syracuse Orange Men’s Basketball Team once again busted brackets and broke hearts in the 2018 March Madness tournament, finishing in the Sweet…
Isaiah Gutman: WARRIORS 4, RAPTORS 1 The Warriors may be missing Steph Curry for the first few weeks of the playoffs, but make no mistake;…
Redefining Strength on the Paralympic Stage
By CHLOE MOORE on April 2018
Most people who watched the 2018 Olympics saw Ester Ledecka upset Anna Veiss in alpine skiing, cheered on American snowboarders Chloe Kim and Red Gerard,…
The Knicks Need Trae Young
By PATRICK YUAN on April 2018
For New York Knicks fans, it’s that time of year again. It’s the time for depressing losing streaks mired with organizational incompetence and dysfunction, coupled…
The Future For The Knicks
By VAYNU KADIYALI on April 2018
As usual, this season started off well for the New York Knicks, and as always, positive momentum was completely derailed. On February 6, in a…
Lil’ Red Replaces Cleveland Browns in NFL
By THE IHS MASCOT on April 2018
On February 29, in a shocking turn of events, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the IHS Boys Varsity Football team would swap places with…
NFL Season Highlights
By EWAN TODT-TUTCHENER on March 2018
With the hype of the Super Bowl past us and the with the fans of Philadelphia done destroying their city, now is a great time…
The Problem with All-Star Games
By ISAIAH GUTMAN on March 2018
In the US, each major sport has its fair share of unique rules. The number, length, and intensity of games differ greatly between the NFL,…
The Buffalo Bills: Highs and Lows
By EWAN TODT-TUTCHENER on February 2018
Watching the Buffalo Bills this season was like watching a deer get hit by a car. The season was full of lows for the Bills,…
Spencer Dinwiddie: The Best NBA Player You’ve Never Heard Of
By ISAIAH GUTMAN on February 2018
Since D’Angelo Russell’s injury, Spencer Dinwiddie has stepped into his role as starting point guard of the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets haven’t shown any crazy…
Student Athlete Feature: Silas Derfel
By VAYNU KADIYALI on February 2018
Silas Derfel ’18, a member of the Ithaca Boys Cross Country team, recently won the New York State Class A Cross Country State Championship. I…
Laying Down the Law: A Look at One of IHS’ Resident Referees-in-Training
By JUSTIN HEITZMAN on December 2017
In the United States, youth sports are a pretty big deal. Chances are that most people reading this played some kind of organized sport when…
Student Athlete Feature: Mamadou Bah
By ISAIAH GUTMAN on December 2017
Last year, the IHS Boys Varsity basketball team had an incredible year, finishing with a record of 18–1 and finishing as runners-up in the…
The State of Rio Olympic Facilities
By AIDAN FOLEY on November 2017
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were a brilliant spectacle, attracting over 3.7 billion viewers from across the world. While the…
IHS Girls’ Swim Recap
By LUCY WANG on November 2017
Hidden in the heart of Ithaca, you will find IHS, home to the Li’l Red Girls Swim and Dive team. The team, coached by Mike…
Another Disappointing Season for the Nets
By JUSTIN HEITZMAN on November 2017
Shame on me for having hope. The Brooklyn Nets, the NBA team I support, finally seemed set to make a splash this season. The last…
IHS Varsity Volleyball Season Recap
By SVETA REDDY on November 2017
Pass! Set! Hit! Coached by Jill Kautz, this year’s IHS Girls Volleyball team consisted of twelve girls—five seniors, five juniors, and two sophomores. This group…
Why the Celtics Won the Trade of the Decade
By ISAIAH GUTMAN on October 2017
On August 22, speculation began to emerge that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics were engaged in trade talks involving a swap of their star…
Why You Should Go to a Cornell Hockey Game
By JUSTIN HEITZMAN on October 2017
The Ithaca area doesn’t have too much going on in terms of sports outside of IHS. The nearest major league teams are far off in…