Hopkins School Sports The Razor

Athletes of the Issue: Caroline Asnes: Fantastic Fencer

Kallie Schmeisser ’22 Sports Editor

Caroline Asnes ’21 has been a skilled and passionate power behind Girls Varsity Fencing for four years.

Athletes of the Issue: Kit Illick: Squash Sensation

Tanner Lee ’23 Assistant Sports Editor

“Kit Illick is a gentleman athlete and a top-level squash player,” according to Coach Whitney Stewart.

Athletes Reflect on a Disappointing Winter But Look Forward to the Spring

Sophia Zhao ’23 Assistant Sports Editor

Athletics at Hopkins have been quieter than usual this year with health and safety guidelines leading to strict limitations on practices and a lack of interscholastic competition.

Hopkins Weighs In on Mayweather-Paul Fight

Tanner Lee ’23 Assistant Sports Editor

On February 20, YouTube sensation Logan Paul and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will face off in an exhibition boxing match.

RealTalk x Razor Sports: Sexism and Racism in Athletics

Stories Gathered By Maeve Stauff ’21 Lead Sports Editor

Continuing the series from last month, the Sports section is providing a forum for students experiencing racism and sexism in athletics at Hopkins.

Recruitment During the Pandemic: Hopkins Athletes Continue to Attract the Attention of Coaches and Sign Letters of Intent

Anika Madan ’24 Campus Correspondent

According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), approximately eight million students participate in high school athletics, out of which more than 480,000 students compete as NCAA athletes.

RealTalk x Razor Sports: Sexism and Racism in Athletics

Stories Gathered By Maeve Stauff ’21 Lead Sports Editor

This month the Sports section is providing a forum for students experiencing racism and sexism in athletics at Hopkins. To find out how to submit to the RealTalk x Razor Collab, see the ad on Page 7.

Seniors Reflect on Their Sports Seasons Throughout Hopkins

Sophia Zhao ’23, Assistant Sports Editor Hanna Jennings ’24, Campus Correspondent

As seniors are starting to prepare for a new chapter in their lives, they are also reflecting on some of their favorite athletic memories during their time on The Hill, as well as their experiences in the unprecedented fall of 2020.

Starting the Conversation

Kallie Schmeisser ’22 Sports Editor

This past fall season, Varsity Field Hockey read a CNN article titled “WNBA superstar Sue Bird: ‘Women’s soccer players generally are cute little White girls’” in order to discuss and address race in athletics and how it affects Hopkins in particular.

Athletic Trainers Respond to COVID-19 With New Roles

Sophia Zhao ’23 Assistant Sports Editor

With regard to the global pandemic, Hopkins has designed the hybrid learning model to give students the best learning experience possible, with upgrades to facilities and technology infrastructure, as well as many new safety and hygiene policies and protocols.

Competitive Chess Continues to Thrive at Hopkins

Tanner Lee ’23 Assistant Sports Editor

Hopkins has long had its own chess club both for new players wanting to learn new strategies and for advanced players looking to sharpen their competitive skills.

Homecoming is Cancelled, But Activity Days Are On!

Maeve Stauff ’21 Sports Editor

With COVID-19 as the main concern, the Hopkins Athletics department, including coaches, advisors, trainers, and players, adapted to the new normal of sports seasons with no games or ability to compete for a championship.

Hopkins Student-Athletes Adjust to the New Fall Season

Kallie Schmeisser '22 Sport Editor

As Hopkins enters the 2020-2021 school year, with COVID-19 as the main concern, the Athletics program has had to adapt.

2019-2020 Hopkins Sports Wrap Up

Compiled by Sophia Zhao

The summary of all the sports played during Hopkins 2019-2020.

How the Coronavirus Affects the Business Side of Sports

Tanner Lee '23 Assistant Sports Editor

For the last two and a half months, professional sports seasons have been postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Just Keep Swimming: Elrick Coaching for Four Decades

Kallie Schmeisser '22 Sport Editor

From diving to swimming to water polo, Coach Elrick, affectionately called Chuck by his students, has been coaching for forty-eight years.

Spring Sports Canceled by COVID-19

Sophia Zhao '23 Assistant Sports Editor

Before leaving campus for March break, many spring sports teams had just begun training, or had been holding preseason practices for a few weeks, looking forward to a promising season.