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Matthew Hansen sets U-16 10km ERG world record

Michael Flaherty April 10, 2019

Sweat dripping from his forehead on to the blue gym floor, heart racing Matthew Hansen (’21) looks at the ERG and sees that he only has 500m left and he is on pace to break the U-16 10km world record....

Swimming toward success

Swimming toward success

Lily Whitman, Sports Editor: Print February 5, 2019

Anna Podurgiel (’20) has been swimming since before she moved from Boston, Massachusetts to London.   She started when she was six or seven years old, and ever since then, she has been an avid swimmer....

Hatzmann talks ice hockey and breaking out of the ASL bubble

December 5, 2018

The pursuit of a sport lacking in popularity and influence throughout England might seem unsustainable and even tedious to some, but Tanner Hatzmann (’20) has developed his passion for ice hockey in...

Fall Sports Preview

Michael Flaherty October 8, 2018

Each athletics season brings the possibility of new athletes, fresh competition and excitement. As the half-way point for the fall athletics season approaches, coaches and athletes reflect on their goals...

Ally Larson (’19) commits to Northwestern University swim team

Michael Flaherty, Sports Editor: Online October 4, 2018

Waking up at 5 a.m. three times a week and training nine times a week isn’t easy for the average high school student. But for Ally Larson (’19), it’s her weekly routine. This hard work paid...

Odell Beckham Jr.’s tweet sends positive message

Jonathan Novak, News Editor: Online September 25, 2018

Odell Beckham Jr., a wide receiver for the New York Giants known for his extraordinary one-handed catches and off-field antics, was in the midst negotiating for a new contract this summer when my dad sent...

A look inside an official ISST directors meeting

A look inside an official ISST directors’ meeting

May 23, 2018

Every varsity team works tirelessly to prepare for the International School Sports Tournament (ISST) that concludes the season. Like the athletes, the athletic directors of ISST schools undergo a similar...

Freshman baseball phenom Drew Erdei (21) to attend IMG Sports Academy

Freshman baseball phenom Drew Erdei (’21) to attend IMG Sports Academy

Michael Flaherty, Sports Editor: Online May 21, 2018

Pitching in an ISST game surrounded by high school players, Drew Erdei (’21) made his first varsity baseball appearance last year while in Grade 8. He pitched three shutout innings against Frankfurt...

Tearing the season apart

Jonathan Novak, Sports Editor May 3, 2018

Three athletes with torn Anterior Cruciate Ligaments (ACL) discuss their injuries and how it’s affected life inside and outside of sports. Running down the center of the rugby  pitch Russell Cornelius...

Varsity Boys Lacrosse vs Reading at TASIS Festival • 26 April 2014

Lacrosse program continues to lack participants

May 3, 2018

Following their last appearance in the 2016 spring season, interest in the lacrosse program continues to dwindle, forcing its suspension for a further year. Enthusiasm for lacrosse among students has...

Life through the ‘coaching paradigm’

Life through the ‘coaching paradigm’

John Towfighi, Features Editor May 3, 2018

Teaching and coaching go hand-in-hand for Randy Richardson, both the Varsity Softball and Varsity Field Hockey Coach. Taking on a variety of roles as an educator, in both academic and athletics fields,...

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