Saturday, May 18, 2024

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Every year crowds flock to the Thames River in England to watch the historic Henley Royal Regatta. Adhering to a strict dress code, men don blazers with flannels and a tie, while women wear dresses or skirts with a hemline below the knee, and customarily hats. The strong emphasis on maintaining tradition and history at the Henley Regatta mandates that the use...
With a rhythmic beat, the oars slice into the water, propelling the boat of exhausted rowers closer to the finish line. After a myriad of successful seasons developing the Jesuit crew program, which produced four appearances in the US National Youth Championship, head Jesuit crew coach, John Fife, will depart from Jesuit after six years. "I am returning back to...
“Water polo is my life. Our relationship is that of predetermination. I’ll never be better at anything than water polo and that is why it is my duty to pursue this sport as long as I can, and to the best of my abilities.” (Tibor Benedek, three-time Olympian from Hungary) Over the course of April, the Jesuit water polo team...
Video by Jacob Tonah '18, Media Editor Whether you have heard of him or not, Reggie Stephens has marked Jesuit history by becoming an inductee into the Jesuit Sports Hall of Fame. The Roundup had a chance to sit down with Reggie and ask about his outstanding athletic career. A Dallas native, Stephens entered Jesuit College Prep in 2001 and later...
After effortlessly faking a drive, dropping Kawhi Leonard, and pump-faking a three, Stephen Curry steps back and knocks down a contested jumper. This play would have made highlight tapes even if a lesser defender had been guarding Curry, but it was the leading candidate of Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard? The Lebron James stopper Kawhi Leonard? The "NBA's Best All Around Defender" Kawhi...
6:30 AM to 8:30 AM, Monday through Thursday, for 6 weeks in the summer, the Jesuit football team conditioned and worked out in the weight room, waiting for the upcoming football season to begin. While the players prepared themselves physically for the ups and downs of their formidable schedule, they also elected captains to function as leaders of the...
Dallas, Texas, December 3rd – Walking into an empty American Airlines center almost 2 hours before tipoff, I looked up at the bold, white letters, shining overhead, spelling out “PRESS ONLY.” My accomplice for the evening was Bill Cox IV ’17, his face flushing bright red as two women at a table asked for our media credentials. Eager to...
Rugby, to the casual observer, is a game not far removed from American football. It is a game marked by violent collisions and explosive breakaways. Teamwork is essential to the carefully timed lifting up of players of a line-out and the head-to-head shoving matches between 8 players from each team, a scrum. However, for Jesuit Rugby’s newly appointed head...

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