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Tommy Marquardt

Tommy Marquardt, sports editor

Hi everyone! I’m Tommy Marquardt, the sports editor for the Oracle this year. I’m a senior, and the last two years I’ve spent in the web section and in sports. I’m also in radio as a sports director and host a weekly sports show. Thanks for reading the sports section!

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Moments that matter: Recording his sports talk show, Marquardt sits in South’s radio studio hours after school. For Marquardt, South’s radio program has been an outlet for him to enjoy all that the school had to offer for him as a student. Photo courtesy of Tommy Marquardt

A senior’s guide to surviving senior year

Tommy Marquardt, sports editor
May 21, 2021
Stand-out Swimmers: Posing with the state championship trophy in the GBS pool, the boys’ swim team completed the tradition of a celebratory dive with the state trophy on April 9. The team was celebrated for their first state championship in program history earlier in the night during South’s home football game against Maine South.

Boys’ swim wins state title

Tommy Marquardt, sports editor
April 23, 2021

Sophomore sensations

Tommy Marquardt and Emily Pavlik
March 19, 2021
Starring in their respective sports, senior twins Ashley Carr, girls’ volleyball player, and Addie Carr, girls’ hockey player, have both accepted offers to continue their careers at the next level, with Ashley at the University of Miami and Addie at Rochester Institute of Technology. Despite their geographical differences in college, they will remain vital parts of each other’s support systems.

Twincredible: Carr sisters excel in respective sports

Tommy Marquardt, sports editor
February 12, 2021

Basketball bounces back into shape

Tommy Marquardt and Malyka Abbas
February 12, 2021
Illustration by Makayla McNamara

An unseen disease, toxic masculinity plagues south

Chloe Arciero, Dani Carr, and Tommy Marquardt
November 20, 2020
Your guide to Election Day and the days after

Your guide to Election Day and the days after

Tommy Marquardt, sports editor
November 3, 2020
Melancholy Michael: Standing alone on the football field at John Davis Stadium, Varsity Quarterback Michael Bauer contemplates the arrival of his season. Because of IHSA regulations as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the South football season will begin in February of this school year instead of August like normal

Fall athletes cope with season postponements

Tommy Marquardt and Skylar Kreske
October 3, 2020

Play on, but speak out

Tommy Marquardt, Charlie Mihelic , Skylar Kreske, and Emily Pavlik
October 3, 2020

Raelyn Roberson on the collegiate TRACK

Tommy Marquardt, co-sports editor
March 21, 2020

Shapiro’s rehab to end in time for baseball season and collegiate career

Tommy Marquardt and Jonas Evans
February 14, 2020
DOMination

DOMination

Tommy Marquardt, co-sports editor
February 14, 2020
Illustration by Theone Purev

“Okay, Boomer” becomes rallying cry of youth

Tommy Marquardt, asst. sports editor
December 20, 2019

Oracle After Hours: The 2020s will be the decade of graduating from college and starting a family. So live while you’re young.

Tommy Marquardt, asst. sports editor
December 12, 2019

Kanye’s God-centered music disappoints

Tommy Marquardt, asst. sports editor
November 15, 2019
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

Del Rey paints American Dream in latest album

Tommy Marquardt, asst. sports editor
October 4, 2019

Girls volleyball uses strong start to boost state tournament hopes

Dani Carr, Tommy Marquardt, and Danielle Arvanitis
October 4, 2019
Source: Paste Magazine

Bob Dylan’s musical impact still relevant today

Tommy Marquardt, web editor
May 24, 2019
Source: cuindependent.com

Billie Eilish appeals to Gen Z. with new album

Tommy Marquardt, web editor
April 22, 2019
LEGO LEGENDS: Returning to the big screen once again, Emmet and Wyldstyle are faced with their greatest challenge yet. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part debuted on Feb. 8, five years after the original movie release. Source: Rotoscopers

“Everything is awesome” in The Lego Movie 2

Tommy Marquardt, asst. web editor
March 15, 2019
The GBS Connects logo. The event went under a serious of changes this year to increase student engagement.

Changes to GBS Connects look to liven up event

Tommy Marquardt and Augie Mikell
March 11, 2019
Collaborative council: Standing in front of members of South’s student council, (left to right) Kate Gregory, executive board president, and Executive Secretary Stephanie Ornduff lead a meeting in the SAO. This year, a series of six new changes to student council elections were approved and will be enforced this voting election. Photo by Quinn Toomey

Student Council implements new election policies

Tommy Marquardt and Anne Ribordy
February 8, 2019

Classic rock connects the everyman with relatable themes

Tommy Marquardt, asst. web editor
February 8, 2019

Overly political: the pervasion of politics in places where it doesn’t belong

Tommy Marquardt, asst. web editor
December 14, 2018
After finding a shooting threat on a desk GBN administration has instituted new security provisions for the time being.

GBN shooting threat prompts security changes at the school

Tommy Marquardt and Anne Ribordy
October 13, 2018
Scandal Storm : NCAA players have faced trouble regarding eligibility, enrollmet, and the profesional draft. The NCAA’s new rule changes look to smooth out transitions and add flexibility to the decisions of student athletes. Illustration by Margo Kazak

How scandal and corruption haunt the NCAA

Tommy Marquardt, assistant web editor
September 28, 2018

GBS Students and Teachers Predict the Bears vs. Packers Week One Game

Tommy Marquardt, asst. web editor
September 9, 2018
HICKS LENDS A HAND: Opening up his laptop, Daniel Hicks, social studies teacher, pulls up a presentation for junior Eva Papajohn about the singers Little Richard and Chuck Berry as a supplement for his lesson about 1950s pop culture. Hicks’s journey to become a teacher has been unorthodox, but he views his story as a source of hope for others.

Hicks emphasizes perseverance through life story

Tommy Marquardt and Julia Marriott
April 20, 2018
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