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Jesuit Swimming and Diving recently completed a perfect 10-0 regular season, their first undefeated season since 2020-21. The Rangers are now gearing up for the post-season, starting with the District 7-6A JV Championships. The event took place on Tuesday, January 23 at the Gull. At the meet, the Rangers faced off against the JV lineups of other schools in...
The European soccer season is back in action. And the second half of the season is crucial to title ambitions and team rebuilds. I'm here to provide some information about what the top teams need this window, and their financial ability to fulfill those needs. The top team's needs heading into this window Many teams look to the January transfer window...
Characteristics of the Quokka The quokka (Setonix brachyurus) belongs to the macropod family, which includes kangaroos and wallabies. Adult quokkas are typically 40 to 54 cm long and weigh between 2.5 to 5 kg. They have a stocky build, rounded ears, and a short, broad head. Their fur is coarse and brown, with lighter underparts. One distinctive feature is their...
Jesuit Wrestling started the 2023 year ready to roll, with a record of 4-2 in duels, +21 dual point differential before thanksgiving, and top-fifteen finishes in two tournaments. McKinney Boyd Tri-Duel Starting off with the tri-duel at McKinney Boyd, the Ranger Wrestling team finished 1-1, with a dominant win over Frisco Wakeland. 126-pound Alex Shomin '26 led the Rangers off to...
Why is it popular?  The sport of Soccer, or Football as most of the world calls it, reigns high above all other athletics with an estimated fanbase of 3.5 billion, beating the runner-up, Cricket, by 1 billion fans. The simplicity and inexpensive nature of the sport allows it to be played in every corner of the globe, including the richest...
When learning about industrialization in World History class, I was most disappointed to see that one of the greatest engineering minds, and one of the most important people of the 20th century, had been rather casually glossed over, and not even mentioned once in any slides, or material. This person, was Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a British engineer who lived...
What is the best pitch in baseball? Baseball has three categories of pitches: fastball, breaking ball, and offspeed. A fastball is meant to use speed as an advantage and generally does not use deceptive movement. However, there are three types of fastballs: four-seam, two-seam, and cutter. The four-seam is intended to stay straight, and since four seams provide drag, it is...
During the fall semester, Jesuit Dallas' museum added a collection of pieces created by alum Don Schol '59 and donated by John Mullen '63. Artist, Don Schol, has a very unique perspective on his Vietnam Remembrance pieces that are now displayed outside of the Social Studies Commons in the upstairs A hallway. Don Schol '59 Don Schol is a Jesuit graduate...

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