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Fencing team cuts through competition
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Fencing team cuts through competition
Bailey Baker, co-sports editor • February 14, 2025

A South student in 2015 had a dream, and that dream created a path for students across District 225 to explore a new passion: the precise and strategic game of fencing. The centuries-old dance of swords...

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JV Poms stunned both judges and onlookers with a Jazz routine for the 50 team championship on Jan. 26. Their excellent routine, seen performed here by sophomores Keira Stender, Lucy Anderson, and Sara Rosenthal (left to right), allowed them to take home fourth place.
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JV Poms dances to victory
Anna Ivanov, co-sports editor • February 14, 2025

With a constant emphasis on synchronization, musicality, artistry, and team unity, the Junior Varsity (JV) Poms have a nearly undefeated season, placing in the top three at every competition, Katelyn Dundovich,...

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Davorija dominates the court
Danielle Joseph, co-news editor • December 20, 2024

Fearless and an absolute bulldog of a player, that is how Scott Nemecek, Girls’ Varsity Basketball Head Coach, described the team’s four-year varsity starter and DePaul University basketball commit,...

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DYING TO DEADLIFT: Senior Rylie Kalinsky deadlifts in the weights room after school. As a participant of the Powerlifting Club, Kalinsky and others meet on Mondays and Wednesdays.
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Lifting up community
Mae Kuchimanchi, asst. editor • December 20, 2024

As the barbell rises off the rack, senior Rylie Kalinsky takes a steadying breath. The clang of weights echoes through the room, but her focus is singular—on herself and the lift ahead. The Powerlifting...

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photo by Henry Norwood
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Basketball: new faces, same goal
Kate Rogula, asst. editor • December 20, 2024

With the roar of the crowd still echoing from last year's triumphs, the boys’ varsity basketball team steps onto this year's court with renewed energy.  With only three returning players this season,...

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Photo by Anthony Polonski
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Szafraniec shines as South’s only female wrestler
Hana Ciric, Olivia Martini, Alysa Popa, staff writers • December 20, 2024

Listening to music, hyping herself up, and taking alone time while stretching are some of the pre-match rituals of South's only female wrestler: sophomore Nicole Szafraniec. Everyday, Szafraniec heads...

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From brace to race
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From brace to race
Bailey Baker, co-sports editor • December 20, 2024

Since he was 10-years-old, glistening gold dangling from a royal blue ribbon was the number one goal of junior Lucas Fernandez-Geddes, Boys’ Varsity swimmer. From Big Blue guppy to state champion,...

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Hearty Huddle: As the North game nears its end, the team huddles a final time to prepare for the end of the game. Uplifting words are shared and chants are laced with blue and gold
pride.
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Tearing up the turf
Connor Burke, staff writer • November 25, 2024

Every move made in the 2024 boys’ varsity soccer season was filled with passion. The team glided through 18 games of victory, broke two school records, and incredible bonds were formed in the process. Ranked...

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