Davis Bittner '13

With only 3 games left in this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, only a few Jesuit students still have a chance to take home bragging rights and a Chic-fil-A gift card in the Jesuit Bracket Challenge. Entering the Final Four, the top ten brackets belong to John Turner ‘14 Christopher Mazzini ‘14 Alex Leitnick ‘13 Andrew Potts ‘14 Stephen Yaeger ‘14 Nathan Leiter ‘14 Chris Hernandez...

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Jason Meng has been fencing since he was nine years old and according to his coach practices five hours a day. With his rigorous schedule and hard work you may think winning comes easy to the freshman, but even he admits he didn’t expect to finish so high at the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships. Meng said, “I aimed lower....

MVP This year Tom Brady became the first ever unanimous AP selection for the NFL MVP award. I would have to agree with those 50 voters. Brady had an unbelievable year by leading the league in passer rating and touchdowns. He led the Patriots to a league best 14-2 record and earned them the #1 seed in the AFC playoffs. What’s...

So I’m a measly 4-6 for my playoffs picks this year. If you’re starting to think I’m not qualified to make these picks, I understand. Hopefully this week I can change your mind. Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Matchup It all comes down to this. The Packers and Steelers meet at the Death Star (Cowboy Stadium) this Sunday for Super Bowl...

Sorry for the mess up last week. There was a mix-up and my Seahawks–Bears and Jets-Patriots picks weren’t in the article. Unfortunately I picked the Seahawks and Patriots to win, so I went 1-3 on last weekend’s playoff picks and I’m 3-5 for the entire postseason. Packers @ Bears Matchup The Packers and Bears are the oldest rivals in the NFL. They...

On Thursday, January 13,  a group of Juniors, Seniors, and Faculty got together for the 9th annual Jesuit Basketball Association (JBA) draft. The JBA is an intramural basketball league that all Jesuit students can take part in. The league was created nine years ago and has been very successful. Commissioner Ken Howell, entering his fourth year with the league, says, “The league is so successful...

I went 2-2 in my picks last week. Not too impressive but at least I have a better winning percentage than the Seahawks. Here is my divisional round matchups breakdown: Ravens @ Steelers Matchup             When Baltimore and Pittsburgh play, we usually know one thing: it’s going to be a tough-nosed, defensive battle. In the two games they played each other in the...