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Batavia girls track team places 3rd at sectional


Batavia girls track team places 3rd at sectional

By Sasha Semanision Last Friday, May 10th, the Batavia girls track team competed in the Roselle (Lake Park) sectional track meet. Batavia got 3rd place, with 70 total points, which were scored in several events. This was a very competitive meet and included multiple highly ranked teams, including York, Oak Park and Metea Valley. York […]

Jansey Jr. elected to the Under Armour All America game


Jansey Jr. elected to the Under Armour All America game

By Luke Zahner and Emma Kielion Every year, 100 of the best high school football players in the nation are selected to go to the Under Armour All America Game. This year, one of Batavia’s own, Northwestern commit Michael Jansey was one of those select athletes. The town got behind his bid to secure him […]

Leave it all on the mat


Leave it all on the mat

By Grace Summers The wrestling season started Nov. 5 with a group of new wrestlers, now including girls. Coach Scott Bayer and Coach Ryan Farwell have been coaching the team throughout the summer and through preseason training. All eyes are on the team as BHS has just now created a girls’ wrestling team. “I work […]

Q&A with Brooke Nazos: freshman finishes her first season of high school cross country


Q&A with Brooke Nazos: freshman finishes her first season of high school cross country

By Caroline Hager Brooke Nazos is a freshman at Batavia High School. She is one of the top freshman runners on the Batavia High School cross country team. This year was her first year as an official high school athlete. This year the Batavia frosh/soph team took third at the conference meet, with Brooke as […]

The pros, cons of being a high school tennis player


The pros, cons of being a high school tennis player

By Anna Sandri Pros                                                                            Cons Tennis players here at BHS get the opportunity to go to the Hilton […]

OPINION: Color guard is a sport


OPINION: Color guard is a sport

By Abby Hill With chins lifted high, the color guard performs across the field; flags and rifles spinning in time behind and around the band. “Oh, they’re just spinning flags. That’s not even a sport.” Color guard performs with the band in the fall and competes on their own in the winter. Sports used to […]

Fall Sports Preview: Girls Cross Country looks to build off previous success


Fall Sports Preview: Girls Cross Country looks to build off previous success

By Xander Lundblad Head coach: Coach Chad Hillman Years coaching at BHS: 14th year in IHSA Asst. coach: Coach Samantha Miller       Last season’s highlights: The cross country team took third in the state, and that was the second girls’ athletic trophy in school history. The team won the Upstate Eight conference title and IHSA […]