Walk into New Trier on a Wednesday evening between December and February and you’re bound to hear basketballs bouncing, music blaring and basketball being played on every court in the school.
No we’re not talking about Scott Fricke or Teri Rodgers’ varsity teams. Or even any of the other school affiliated teams. Continue reading
The Guinness Book of World Records, now known as Guinness World Records, features more than 40,000 records, ranging from topics in sports to human interest to celebrities and food and drink.
Students in the sophomore class at New Trier High School found out on May 18 of last year that they’re the proud record holders of two records: Most Twins and Most Multiples in a Single Academic Year at One School. The sophomore class features 44 sets of twins and one set of triplets, accounting for 91 of the roughly 1,000 kids in the class. That number would make the twin birth rate of about one in every 10, compared to one in every 30, which is the national average. Continue reading
If Wilmette Junior High School was known for one thing, it had always been its chess team. The school’s program has won multiple state titles and was the only state-title winning program in the school’s history.
That changed during the weekend of March 9-10, 2018 at Northern Illinois University during the Boys State Wrestling Meet. Continue reading
Being a high school student, trying to figure out how to balance schoolwork, a social life and extracurricular activities, can be an extremely hard task in itself. Now imagine adding in helping found an app development company that is helping create three separate apps.
That’s exactly what New Trier seniors Galen Quinn and Mihir Kumar and junior Jacob Sussman went through when they started BitByBite Inc in December of 2016. Continue reading
It would have been easy for DePaul rising junior Bina Saipi to walk away from the sport she loves. After suffering a sprained ACL, two stress fractures in her femur and a torn labrum that required surgery, many people probably wouldn’t have blamed her if she did.
But not Saipi, a New Trier graduate. She wasn’t ready to give up the sport she loved so much, that she grew up playing and had a lot of success in. Continue reading
Caroline Segal has been playing basketball for as long as she can remember.
After growing up having played in the Glencoe Park District, the New Trier Feeder Program and the All-In Athletics travel basketball program, the Glencoe resident headed to play at North Shore Country Day School for her four years of high school basketball.
While her senior year isn’t over yet, Segal will leave the school as one of the best players to ever play in the Raiders’ girls basketball program, especially after becoming only the second player in program history to score 1,000 points Dec. 17, 2019, in a 38-12 win over Parker in Winnetka. Mickeeya (Murray) Harrison, North Shore Class of 2002 is the only other girls basketball player to accomplish the feat. Continue reading
After completing what could be considered the best career in Illinois high school girls lacrosse, many thought Brennan Dwyer would have instant success at Northwestern University.
But that wasn’t the case for the Wilmette native, as she played in 16 games but was behind one of the team’s best players, senior Shelby Fredericks. Continue reading
Making one Olympics is an incredible accomplishment. Making two? That’s even harder than making the first.
“It’s an incredible feeling because I mean the first time was a dream come true and an unbelievable experience and I felt like I wanted to accomplish more and perform better than I did in London,” Conor Dwyer said. “I’m ecstatic that all the dedication and hard work paid off and I could make my second Olympics.” Continue reading
When one thinks about Illinois high school girls lacrosse, two schools come to mind: Loyola Academy and New Trier.
The Ramblers have won eight straight titles, including five over the Trevians, and only dropped one game to an Illinois team since 2010 (a 2014 loss to New Trier). In that same time frame, the Trevians have dropped 13 in-state games (including the state playoffs), 11 of which were to Loyola. Continue reading
Being able to play a sport overseas is exciting to anyone. Now imagine being a rising high school senior that’s going to represent your home country in the country of your family’s ancestry, a place you’ve never visited.
That’s exactly what’s happening with Loyola Academy’s Vahe Kalayjian July 21-27. The Ramblers shooting guard will be traveling to Armenia to play in the Pan-Homenetmen Games, representing one of three teams from the United States. Kalayjian will be on the Eastern USA squad that will play in the Junior Men’s Basketball competition. Continue reading
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