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Hayden Vines '15

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March Madness 2015 will be a Year Like No Other

And we are back! Welcome to Hayden’s Bracketology Article Volume 3. Last year was a pretty exciting year: a 7-seed and an 8-seed played for the title, Dayton made the Elite 8 after beating 2-seed Kansas, and 14-seed Mercer beat Duke in the first round. This year, experts and...

2014-2015 Jesuit Basketball Preview

It's that time of year again: basketball season. The season of buzzer beaters, gold outs, cold winter nights, chants, upsets, and victories. The 2014-2015 Jesuit team looks ready to put forth an exciting season, and to put an early playoff loss behind them. Every year a team loses key starters,...

Champions League Update and Further Preview

The Champions League: a tournament widely regarded as the best tournament behind the World Cup; a tournament where the best club teams play against each other in heated action; a tournament that determines the greatness of a player, a team, or a manager. With the increased hype for football ever since...

Jesuit Summer Government Trip with Close-UP

Close-up is a program of integrity; a program with a purpose to inspire and empower young adults to more fully exercise rights and accept the responsibilities of being an American citizen. Not only does this program encourage political participation, it allows students to experience government in action, and learn about...

Jesuit Ends Season Hot, but Loses in 1st Round

As Michael McReynolds '15 dribbles the ball down the court, he looks around for his teammates, then decides to take the layup himself. He provides a clutch bucket to bring The Saddle back to Jesuit. Despite the loss to Berkner, the Jesuit basketball team held strong by winning five straight...

Jesuit’s Winning Streak Comes to a Close against Berkner

After starting off the season cold, Jesuit has turned it up a notch. In district play they have been playing like a team that can do damage in the playoffs. In the middle of district play, Jesuit has been on a hot streak winning five of the last six. After...

Gold Out Game Winner

As Chris Koeijmans ‘14 shoots the free throw, chaos ensues. The Rangers and the Mustang players scrap for control of the ball. Jesuit forward Michael McReynolds ’15 seizes the ball and puts up a crazy fadeaway, which misses; however, with three seconds left, Matthew Bender ‘14 tips the rebound...

Knights of Columbus Tournament cancelled; Sacramento next

Over Thanksgiving Break, in addition to eating turkey and sitting on the couch, the Jesuit Varsity Basketball team played a home game against powerhouse Lakeview Centennial, the team they beat in the playoffs last year with a spectacular buzzer beater. Jesuit also played Madison, the 3A State Champions on...

Jesuit Basketball Preview

With five seconds left, the Jesuit basketball player in-bounds the ball to the point guard, in which full chaos ensues. After a pick by the center, the point guard goes to the upper part of the court. The basketball, in the sweaty hands of Brocke Stepteau '14, goes up...