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Play ball: Chicago style

Danielle Joseph, sports editor
April 21, 2023

Now that spring has sprung, the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is in full swing. However, this season will look much different from prior years due to the addition of various new rules, specifically...

Water polo dives into new season

Water polo dives into new season

Danielle Joseph and Ellory Moran
April 21, 2023

With a competitive and enjoyable environment, the varsity girls’ water polo team seeks to end the season strong Micheal Stancik, Varsity Girls’ Water Polo Head Coach, said. Stancik explained that...

Saying goodbye

Charlie Bickel, staff writer
April 21, 2023

I’ve known some of my baseball teammates at South for as long as I can remember. From first grade to my senior year gym class, they have always been a part of my baseball journey. There are others I’m...

Boys volleyball spikes to success

Boys’ volleyball spikes to success

Danielle Joseph and Jack Czerwionka
April 21, 2023

Set, spike, bump, and dominate. The varsity boys’ volleyball team crushed almost all of their competition in a campaign to maintain their 12-1 record as of April 18th, senior outside hitter Alex Rupprecht...

Sports spotlight: Finding my identity through figure skating

Jacy Robbins, guest columnist
April 21, 2023

Since I was four-years-old, I’ve been swapping out my sneakers with figure skates. Gliding across the ice and maneuvering on the edges of thin metal blades had become even easier than walking. I dedicated...

Mizdrak hired as Assistant Athletic Trainer

Mizdrak hired as Assistant Athletic Trainer

Molly Tomczyk and Zoha Suteria
March 23, 2023

Timothy Mizdrak was hired as an Assistant Athletic Trainer last month, bringing his experience and passion to South’s sports program, Tom Mietus, Assistant Principal for Athletics, said. Athletic...

Boys’ coach commemorated in HOF

Kate Shambo, staff writer
March 17, 2023

Bright white lights illuminate the basketball court as the buzzer sounds. Students cheer, and South is headed to sectionals. Phillip Ralston, varsity boys’ basketball Head Coach, has been coaching for...

winning family: Dana Ralston stands alongside her dad, coach Philip Ralston.

Daughter follows legend’s footsteps

Dana Ralston, guest columnist
March 17, 2023

Growing up in a basketball family helped shape the person I am today.  When I was younger, there was never any pressure to continue playing basketball, but I grew to love watching and playing the game....

March Madness

March Madness

Danielle Joseph, co-sports editor
March 17, 2023

As the calendar flips to March, many basketball fans rejoice at the arrival of one of the most famous college tournaments of the year: March Madness. March Madness is a National Collegiate Athletic...

We run this

We run this

Everyday after school, the boys’ and girls’ track and field teams pack nearly 300 athletes into the fieldhouse for practice. In high school track, running events range from the 50-meter dash to the...

Stanton steps up to the plate

Stanton steps up to the plate

Hafsa Rahman, managing editor
March 7, 2023

District 225 Board of Education approved the appointment of P.E.Teacher Joshua Stanton as the new Instructional Supervisor for the Physical Education, Health and Driver’s Education Department, Principal...

Building inclusivity rep by rep

Building inclusivity rep by rep

Ella Vick, staff writer
February 24, 2023

The Washington Post cited a 2-to-1 ratio of men to women registered for powerlifting competitions globally in 2018. Josh Shargo, South’s Powerlifting Club president, is determined to equalize that ratio...

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