Girls Basketball wins Championship
Eleanor Quarles, Editor in Chief
March 16, 2018
Filed under March, Showcase, Sports
On Friday night, the Hollis Brookline Girls Basketball team beat John Stark 54-43 to take home the state title for the first time in HB history. Coming off a loss in the championship game last year, the team started this season with four straight wins, and stayed strong through the rest of the yea...
NBA mid-season recap
Mitch Dreyer, Staff Writer
March 15, 2018
Filed under March, Showcase, Sports
The first half of the 2017-2018 NBA season has been one for the books. In the Eastern Conference, the favorites going into the season were the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is because they have the best all around player in the league, LeBron James. The Boston Celtics, coached by Brad Stevens, didn’t waste...
Girls basketball road to the playoffs
Lindsey Wood, Staff Writer
February 21, 2018
Filed under February, Showcase, Sports
The Hollis Brookline Girls Varsity Basketball team has a well-deserved 14-1 record, and they are finishing the rest of the season preparing for the playoffs in hopes of becoming Division II Champions. Last year, the girls lost in the championship game by 8 points. The big loss motivated the girls...
Dynasty vs Dogs: Super Bowl 52 Recap
JP Blasi, Assistant Editor
February 20, 2018
Filed under February, Showcase, Sports
Super Bowl 52 was expected to be a strange one in which a Hall of Fame coach and quarterback tandem appearing in their 8th Super Bowl would take on on a backup quarterback and a second-year coach. While it was dubbed the “Dynasty vs. Dogs” game--referring to the Patriots’ almost-20 year dynasty reign an...
Another HB athlete signs
Mark Labak, Sports Editor
February 16, 2018
Filed under Athlete Spotlight, February, Showcase, Sports
Congratulations to Meghan Hill ‘18, on officially signing to further her field hockey career at St. Joseph’s College of Maine. Hill was excited about the signing: “Not only is [St. Joseph’s] a good school academically, but I love the family dynamic there. I’m super excited to learn more...
Senior night for HB wrestling
Mitch Dreyer, Staff Writer
February 15, 2018
Filed under February, Showcase, Sports
With the 2017-2018 wrestling season coming to an end, four seniors competed on the home mats one last time. Clement Sherwood, Cameron Dreyer, Cameron LaPierre, and Savannah Eliza were the seniors who were be honored on this special night all about them. The meet took place at 6pm on Thursday, February 7....
Cool Runnings 2018
Joey Schunemann, A&E Editor
February 2, 2018
Filed under February, Showcase, Sports
Beyond this year’s political drama and this winter’s erratic weather comes the distraction of a lifetime in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Then at once all eyes from across the globe will be fixed on television screens to see the best of the best compete for glory in the Pyeongchang athletic spectacle ...
HB’s ski team : Fire on ice
JP Blasi, Co-Editor
January 31, 2018
To some, this team may fly under the radar, but the Hollis Brookline High School ski team has been hitting the slopes hard this winter. Going all day, you have to be ready for a day of tough conditions and racing. “It can be a grind,” said Trevor Cardin ‘18 The star skier added, “you have to...
Pats in the Playoffs
Eleanor Quarles, Co-Editor in Chief
January 19, 2018
Filed under January, Showcase, Sports
The Patriots decimated the Titans on Saturday night to advance to the AFC Championship game. They beat Tennessee 35 to 14 at home, with three touchdowns in the second quarter alone. Tom Brady threw for 337 yards and completed two-thirds of his passes, and Danny Amendola had 11 receptions for 112 total yar...
AFC Championship preview
Mark Labak, Assistant Sports Editor
January 19, 2018
Filed under January, Showcase, Sports
Sunday, January 21st AFC Championship 3:05 PM EST, Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots Jacksonville boasts the best defense in the NFL, and they’ll go head to head with the best offense in the NFL, the New England Patriots, on Sunday. Blake Bortles and Leonard Fournette will surely look...
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