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Triumphant gymnasts: Leaping through the air to the left and flipping to the right, junior Elena Pauker, competes on beam at the CSL girls’ gymnastics varsity meet. After the conference meet ended, the varsity gymnasts celebrated their victory on the podium, as featured in the center. Photos by Nicole Surcel (left and right) and courtesy of  Bob Szafranski (middle)

Girls’ gymnastics defies gravity at conference

Danielle Aravanitis, staff writer
February 14, 2020

Every point counts as the girls gymnastics team goes face-to-face with their biggest rival, New Trier. The spectators clutch their seats as girls flip and twist through the air, gasping with every misstep...

On air action: Bruce Klosa, Jonas Evans and Bryce Gaubert, junior radio commentators, announced the boys’ basketball game on Dec. 13. As the game continued, they described the game play-by-play and gave analysis. Photo by Nicole Surcel

Reporting live from South, radio students cover sports games in action

Dani Carr and Liz Clary
December 20, 2019

News and sports radio work year-round to live broadcast school sports games and talk about different sporting events on the college and professional level. This program allows students to share their ideas...

Swim cap? More like no cap.

Emily Pavlik and Caroline Lo
December 20, 2019

The crowd roared with excitement as South’s boys’ varsity swim team sent water flying with every stroke; banging on the clear panels of the stands, their teammates watched on with a renewed excitement....

Sporting careers on the horizon

Jonas Evans, staff writer
December 20, 2019

For some high school student-athletes, the next step up is the recruiting process of playing their sport in college. Every year, classmates from every grade look on as Souths’ athletes commit to play...

Bringing in Baskets: Jumping to the basket, senior Dominic Martinelli goes for the shot following senior Joe Shapiro’s injury on Dec. 13. South won 66 - 35 against Niles West. Photo by Nicole Surcel

And I hoop: boys basketball jumps into season

Eva Zitlow and Danielle Aravanitis
December 20, 2019

The boys’ basketball team started with strong wins against Uplift, Zion-Benton and Grayslake Central in their Buffalo Grove tournament in late November, head coach Phil Ralston said. The team has been...

Competition from down under

Annie Rogula, Sports Editor
December 20, 2019

Uncertain expectations overwhelmed South’s varsity boys’ basketball team as they blindly faced off against St. Joseph’s College from Sydney, Australia. With limited knowledge of the opposing team’s...

Aspiring Athlete: Making a daring pass across the field, junior Grace Diehl shoots for gold as she plays for the soccer team Eclipse North, featured in both pictures above. Diehl explained that it has been a major aspiration of hers since a young age to play soccer at the collegiate level.

Diehl looks forward to a soccer career at Cornell

Lily Christopherson and Caroline Ohlandt
November 15, 2019

In the biggest game of her life, junior Grace Diehl remembered sprinting back onto the soccer field with a concussion and broken nose after a rough collision with an opposing player in front of Cornell...

Showing Spirit: Putting up posters throughout the Glenbrook South building, Titan Nation rallied students together and came out to watch the varsity girls volleyball team face off against Glenbrook North on Oct. 31. As the student body cheered the team on, South was able to pull off a win with a final score of 2-0.

Titan Nation encourages student support

Danielle Aravanitis, staff writer
November 15, 2019

This year, the leaders of Titan Nation, Sunny Choi, Emmy Galante, Dina Graves, Nick Kladis, Lina Pedrelli, Ela Redlinska, Annelise Robinson, MK Russell, Will Solis, Caroline Sultz, and Anthony Travlos,...

Concerning Kick off: Losing 15-41 against Barrington High School, the Titans initial record became 0-3. However, after a delayed game due to rain, South had their first win against New Trier with a score of 16-7 on September 28 after scoring twice during the last 8 minutes in the fourth quarter.

Football tries to rebound after rocky start to season

Tommy Marquardt, asst. sports editor
October 4, 2019

Losing four straight games is not an ideal start to a season for a team testing out a new offense, but, according to Head Coach David Schoenwetter, this year’s varsity football team still has their eyes...

Swimming To Success: Flying to the finish line, junior Mia Kriltchev, girls varsity swimmer aims for victory at the South swim meet against Fremd. South beat Fremd with a final score of 95-93 on the varsity level.

Girls’ Swim aims to achieve individual goals

Dani Car, asst. sports editor
October 4, 2019

The thunderous roar of splashing water echoes throughout the South pool, deafening the ears of eager onlookers. Cheering crowds stand up and shout with triumph as senior Caroline DiCesare pulls ahead,...

Girls volleyball uses strong start to boost state tournament hopes

Twelve girls on the court, facing their opponents with a shared look of determination on their faces, all with one goal in mind: victory. With a shot at state constantly at stake throughout the season,...

Deadly Defense: Jumping on the opportunity to get control over the ball, senior Jhovany Guadarrama faces off against a New Trier player. On September 17, South tied with New Trier 1-1, and maintained their record of 8-4.

Boys’ soccer focuses on individual strengths to improve team dynamic

Eva Zitlow, staff writer
October 4, 2019

Constant improvement is the name of the game according to Reggie Lara, the varsity boys’ soccer team head coach. As the season continues, the team works to improve on their athletic edge and team bond...

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