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Student Athlete Feature: Mamadou Bah
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Knicks Season Preview 2018
After seven tumultuous seasons as a member of the New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony and the team finally parted ways on September 23, when Anthony…
The 2017 US Open
The 2017 US Open took place from August 22 to September 10 in Flushing Meadows, New York City. On the Men’s side, the tennis tournament…
Rock Climbing Ascends to New Heights
Rock climbing is not all it’s cracked up to be. In the last few years, the sport has experienced massive growth, particularly in its indoor…
Student Athlete Feature: Asha Duhan
After a very successful campaign last season, the girls’ tennis team looks to replicate and build upon their performance. From August until late October, they…
Bernstein’s Venture into History and Ithaca XC’s Promising Future
In over three decades of experience coaching high school cross country, and many years with track and field as well, IHS graduation coach Rich Bernstein…
Best NBA Players at Each Position
In about two months, basketball season will again be upon us. During the offseason, several major deals went down, including Jimmy Butler being dealt to…
The New Look of the Oklahoma City Thunder
Last year, the Oklahoma City Thunder ended their season with a quick four-to-one loss to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.…
The Best and Worst Baseball Teams, Based Entirely on Their Name and Logo
I don’t know a thing about baseball. I never have, and I don’t care to. However, I definitely know a lot about snap judgments. Those…
NBA Awards
On June 26, the NBA will be hosting an awards show to announce the winners of all regular season awards. This NBA season has been…
NBA 2017 Mock Draft
With the NBA season near its end, the draft is fast approaching. This year, there are plenty of colorful prospects to pick from: Lonzo Ball,…
Baseball relies heavily on scouting to determine which prospects to draft in the MLB’s annual 40-round draft, and which player to sign as free agents.…
eSports: The Sports of the Future
With summer approaching, many find themselves at home playing video games for leisure. While their parents may be frustrated, framing games as a waste of…
Why Russell Westbrook Deserves the MVP Award
As basketball season nears its end, the debate has inevitably begun over who should win the most coveted awards, especially the Most Valuable Player (MVP)…
Why AP Students Should Play Sports
Many AP students do not have time for sports. With homework for hours on end and excess extracurriculars to put on their college applications, playing…
How to Fix the Knicks 2.0
Note: Tanking is the process of losing games intentionally to achieve higher draft picks. For the last few years, the New York Knicks have…
The Greatest Athlete(s) of All Time
For as long as sport has existed, there has been argument over who the greatest athlete is. Usually, this argument stays within a specific sport,…
The Biggest Crybaby in Sports
When we play sports, we don’t mess up. There’s always the wind, or there was a foul, or the sun got in your eye. Even…
The Roaring Thirties at the Australian Open
This year’s Australian Open in Melbourne took place from January 16 through January 29, and was full of early upsets, twists, and turns. The tournament…
How to Fix the Knicks
The New York Knicks are approaching a point where they cannot continue a push to reenter the Eastern Conference’s playoff race. They sit stagnantly as…