The Vanguard

League legends

Sydney Xu, Staff Writer • December 2, 2025

Varsity Volleyball (VVB) capped off its undefeated Independent School League run with a 3-0 Nov. 8 win over Lawrence Academy, securing a 12-0 record and a fifth straight league title. Riding that momentum,...

Fired up

Alex Berk, Contributing Writer • December 2, 2025

Upper School (US) sports teams don’t run on talent alone — they’re also fueled by energy. Every squad has that one player who shouts the loudest, lifts others’ spirits and pulls everyone back into...

Knight Knocks

Valor McGrath and Noura Farahat • November 4, 2025

Varsity Field Hockey Staying optimistic through challenges “Team-wise and culture-wise, every game and every practice is always super fun,” Varsity Field Hockey (VFH) Co-Captain Skylar Hartshorn...

Stepping up early

Robbie Lally and Syrah Gill • November 4, 2025

Under the lights of the football field, shoulder pads clash and coaches call out plays, but not every athlete in a Varsity Football (VFB) jersey is from the Upper School (US). This fall, four eighth-grade...

Broken bones, not broken spirits

Christian Chow, Contributing Writer • November 4, 2025

Athletes fill bags of ice, wrap up swollen ankles and roll out before sports practices. Almost every day, the trainer’s room is crowded with injured athletes seeking to be evaluated or prepared for team...

Game on: Fall sports take the field

October 8, 2025

It’s a BVS ‘tug of war’

Leah Cooper, Staff Writer • October 8, 2025

This fall, three Upper School (US) students are choosing to skip the US athletic team season to train with club teams. Some students aspiring to compete in college feel the need to choose between the...

Built for the boat

Cata Longstreet-Lipson, Contributing Writer • September 5, 2025

After nearly seven minutes of continuous rowing, Emma Kirk '26 said she felt a mixture of exhaustion and pride as she crossed the finish line of the World Rowing Under 19 Championships. The races took...

Breaking the ice

Alice Chung, Contributing Writer • September 5, 2025

Once skating across the ice at the Nicholas Athletic Center wearing blue and gold, Jori Balsam ’19 has returned to the Upper School (US) as the Girls’ Varsity Hockey (GVH) coach. Former GVH Coach Ed...

Knight Knocks (Spring 2025)

Ethan Moran, Sports Editor • June 2, 2025

Girls’ Varsity Track and Field Aiming for records “Zoe Li-Khan: New pole vault school record! Avery Hart: longest triple jump in school history!” You might have heard some of these phrases being...

Winter coaches cup awards

May 6, 2025

Each season, coaches choose one athlete per varsity team who exemplifies a combination of talentand sportsmanship. Here are the winners from the winter season. Boys' Basketball: Niyam Badani '25 ...

Recruiting the right knights

Ethan Moran, Sports Editor • May 6, 2025

How did every varsity fall sport team this past year advance to playoffs? What was the driving factor behind their improvements? Major Gifts Officer and former Athletic Director Chuck Richard largely...