Sports

There’s No Place Like Home Court

There’s No Place Like Home Court

February 11, 2022 at 9:36 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of Choate Flickr Take your pick: you can play a sports game on your home field, court, or rink with a wave of fans cheering your name — or, you can play at an unfamiliar venue without any fans. For many Choate athletes, the choice is obvious. ThereRead More

Nathaniel Rogers, Flippin’ Amazing

Nathaniel Rogers, Flippin’ Amazing

February 11, 2022 at 9:34 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of Nathaniel Rogers Beyond the courts, fields, and rinks of Choate’s campus, some athletes find ways to succeed in sports that the School does not offer. One such athlete is Nathaniel Rogers ’23, a highly accomplished gymnast and nationals qualifier. “Like a lot of other kids, my parentsRead More

Introducing Mr. López — Archery Coach and Enthusiast

Introducing Mr. López — Archery Coach and Enthusiast

February 11, 2022 at 9:31 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Ava Persaud/The Choate News Life can lead us into beautiful experiences if we give something new a shot — for Choate Archery team’s head coach, Mr. Sergio López, that shot came out of a bow and arrow. Although Mr. López, who has taught Spanish at Choate for threeRead More

Swimming & Diving Finally Back in Action

Swimming & Diving Finally Back in Action

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Tiffany Xiao/The Choate News While, as of last weekend, every interscholastic sport had completed numerous times throughout the winter season, Boys’ and Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving, had yet to make an appearance. Since November, the team has practiced for over five weeks. However, due to a seriesRead More

Rodrigo Chon Him ’25 Squashes the Competition

Rodrigo Chon Him ’25 Squashes the Competition

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Junho Lee/The Choate News Rodrigo Chon Him ’25 has taken the New England Preparatory Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Squash league by storm, achieving the #1 rank on Choate’s Varsity team as a freshman. Chon Him frequently plays — and beats — athletes three grades above him. When asked whatRead More

New Sports Livestreaming Service Opens Choate Athletics to the World

New Sports Livestreaming Service Opens Choate Athletics to the World

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Richard Chen/The Choate News Prior to the 2021-22 school year, the school installed cameras with a new provider, LocalLive, with the purpose of streaming live athletic contests to the Choate community. So far, the cameras have been installed on the basketball and squash courts, the hockey rink,  asRead More

Strength, style, and grace — the art of kung fu

Strength, style, and grace — the art of kung fu

January 28, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom/The Choate News The sound of a sharp blade cutting through air reverberating across the bamboo forest is the memory that Wendy Huo ’23 recalls about her initial encounter with the traditional Chinese Martial Art of kung fu, also known as Wu Shu (嶠‭ ‬減): “Wu” (嶠)Read More

Morgann Skoda ’22 Excels on the Ice — and the Field and the Court

Morgann Skoda ’22 Excels on the Ice — and the Field and the Court

January 21, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Sabrina Wang/The Choate News Tri-varsity athlete, four-year senior, and Montréaler, Morgann Skoda ’22 is a force to be reckoned with on the rink, the court, and the field. She is a Co-Captain for Girls’ Varsity Ice Hockey and Girls’ Varsity Volleyball. Her notable launch into the Girls’ VarsityRead More

From Ireland to Wallingford: Killian’s Basketball Journey

From Ireland to Wallingford: Killian’s Basketball Journey

January 21, 2022 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Photo by Garrett Curtis/The Choate News Whether you are walking through the dining hall or strolling down the paths, you will surely notice Killian Gribben ’22. Gribben, a 6’ 10’’ post graduate student from Ireland, plays on the Schools’ Boys’ Varsity Basketball team. The team and Gribben are off withRead More