List of 20 news stories.

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  Choosing Capable Commanders: How Captains are Selected

  Elaina Pakutka '27 Sport Editor
  Being a captain of a Hopkins varsity team is an honor saved for a select few students. Teams reward athletes with a title to reflect their leadership position on the team, however, the process of deciding who the team will award the position is different for every team.
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  Fast and Curious: Motorsports at Hopkins

  Hana Beauregard '26 Sports Editor Samantha Bernstein '26 Sports Editor
  Engines roaring, rubber burning, sparks flying, and breakneck speeds. In recent years, motorsport viewage has risen in the United States, according to NBC News. Generally, motorsports, such as Formula 1 and Nascar, refers to sports that utilize a motor vehicle, most commonly a car or motorcycle. However, the term is open to interpretation and which has sparked debate outside of the Hopkins community, a large percentage of Hopkins believes that motorsports are legitimate sports and watches them regularly.
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  Teachers and Trainers: Tackling a Twofold Task

  Lukas Roberts '27 Assistant Sports Editor Becket Ehrlich '27 Assistant Sports Editor
  Many Hopkins teachers choose to step into the role of being a coach, embracing a challenge that extends their impact far beyond the classroom. 
  
  

  A variety of individual and personal factors often influence a teacher’s decision to coach. For Spanish teacher, Varsity Field Hockey Coach, and Varsity Girls Tennis Coach Susan Bennitt, her decision stems from her time as a Premier League Field Hockey and Softball player in Spain, as well as her work as a translator for books on sports psychology and strategies for success.
  
  
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  Gallant Golf Captain: Zal Mody

  Lukas Roberts ’27, Campus Correspondent
  As Zal Mody ’25 concludes his career in the Hopkins Aquatics Program as the captain of the Boys Varsity Water Polo and Boys Varsity Swimming teams, he turns his focus to the spring season and captains the Varsity Golf team alongside Krish Garga ’25. 
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  Water Polo Wonder: Layla Kenkare

  Beatrice Lundberg ’27
  Affectionately dubbed “the wall” of her team, Layla Kenkare ’25, who co-captains the 2025 team with Josie Lipcan ’25 and Maggie Russell ’25, has been a fundamental part of the Girls Varsity Water Polo team since her freshman year. 
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  NIL Deals: Leveling the Playing Field for Athletes?

  Elaina Patkukta, '27
  After years of following rules that prohibited compensation, college athletes can now officially earn
  money through their sports. This change first came in 2021, when the NCAA implemented an interim policy allowing athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness
  (NIL). Previously, college athletes were considered amateurs, and any financial gains went to their universities. The NIL policy has since enabled student-athletes to monetize their personal brands through
  brand deals and collectives.
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  Behind the Scenes: Awesome Athletic Crew

  Samantha Bernstein ’26 Sports Editor Hana Beauregard ’26 Sports Editor
  The Hopkins Athletics Program offers an array of team sports, informal sports, and student health.
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  Captivating Crew Captain: Katherine Tombaugh

  Micah Betts ’26 Assistant Sports Editor
  Katherine Tombaugh ’24 captains Hopkins Crew this year alongside Hanna Jennings ’24.
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  Laudable Lacrosse Captain: Eli Ratner

  Elaina Pakutka ’27 Assistant Sports Editor
  Eli Ratner ’24 is co-captain of the 2024 Hopkins Varsity Boys Lacrosse team alongside Brendan Cafferty ’24 and Toby Scheps ’24.
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  Hopkins Hilltoppers Power Through Preseason

  Hana Beauregard ’26 Assistant Sports Editor, Samantha Bernstein ’26 Assistant Sports Editor
  For the last two weeks of summer, fall athletes at Hopkins participate in preseason, which equips athletes for the upcoming season. Despite interrupting the last few weeks of summer break, it kicks off the fall season and prepares athletes for their upcoming sports.
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  Brandon Chung: Buoyant Baseball Batter

  Amir McFerren ’24 Lead Sports Editor
  Brandon Chung ’23 is co-captain of the boys Varsity Baseball this year, serving alongside Nate Seluga ’23 and Luke O’Connell ’23. He said that since a young age, “I liked baseball and my dad is a big baseball fan, so I’ve grown up around it my whole life.” He continued, “I started playing tee ball in Guilford when I was five, like every other normal kid.”
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  Clara Zuse: Lively Lacrosse Leader

  Samantha Bernstein ’26 Assistant Sports Editor
  Girls Varsity Lacrosse captain Clara Zuse ’23 has played lacrosse since age ten when the coach encouraged her to play. Zuse said that she “was excited to be part of the team and all for it!”
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  MLB Return Brings New Rules and Expectations

  Maggie Russell ’25 Sports Editor Hana Beauregard ’26, Assistant Sports Editor
  With new star players, new rules, and competitive teams, a promising season is predicted for the 2023 Major League Baseball season. 
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  Hopkins Athletes Announce College Commitments

  Tanner Lee ’23 Lead Sports Editor
  Every year, a select number of outstanding high-school athletes from across the country are recruited to play their respective sports in college. A few Hopkins students have had this opportunity this year. 

   
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  Kael Wu: Limitless Lacrosse Player

  Amir McFerren ’24 Sports Editor
  Kael Wu ‘23 serves as co-captain of Boys Varsity Lacrosse, alongside Max Kelly ‘23. 

   
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  Nina Gernhardt: Transcendent Track Runner

  Anika Gurjar ’24 Campus Correspondent
  Nina Gernhardt ’23 serves as co-captain this year of the Girls Varsity Track team alongside Assata Dawson ’23.

   
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  IMBL Offers Informal Competition During Winter Sports

  Amir McFerren ’24 Sports Editor Connor Tomasulo ‘24 Sports Editor Arielle Rieder ‘23 Assistant Sports Editor
  Hopkins’ Intramural Basketball League (IMBL) kicked off shortly after the winter sports season began, offering a less intense yet competitive alternative to Varsity and Junior Varsity sports. 

   
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  Lovable Lacrosse Leader: Kristen Wich

  Hana Beauregard ‘26 Campus Correspondent
  At the end of the 2022 season--her first season as head coach of Hopkins Girls Lacrosse--Kristen Wich, Hopkins’ Assistant Director of Athletics and Coordinator of Auxiliary Programs, and her team finished 7-5, “including three incredible one-goal wins against tough competitors.”
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  Tenacious Tennis Coach: Mike McManus

  Samantha Bernstein ‘26 Campus Correspondent
  Mike McManus has coached tennis at Hopkins for ten years, and, in his words, he plans to continue coaching “forever. When I retire here it will be as the Girls Varsity Tennis Coach.”
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  Annual Sports Swap Shines on the Hill

  Maggie Russell ‘25 Assistant Sports Editor
  Both the Boys Volleyball and the Female Football games arrived on the Hill on Friday, November 18, continuing a tradition where juniors and seniors compete against one another in sports they don’t typically play.