Sports

Kits go down swinging in season-ending 9-1 loss

Evanston’s baseball team struck out more than 200 times this season and that’s just one of the reasons the Wildkits finished with a losing record.

Kits advance to regional finals behind Chambers

Fenton’s softball team had plenty of good swings against Evanston pitcher Molly Chambers the first time through the batting order Wednesday.

After that? No chance.

Chambers continues assault on softball record book

Molly Chambers continued her assault on the Evanston softball record book as the regular season concluded for the Wildkits Saturday against Lakes Community.

Plan B helps relay teams score at IHSA state finals

CHARLESTON --- Evanston girls track coach Fenton Gunter changed his relay lineups so many times this spring that even a computer couldn’t keep track.

Kit girls blank Lane for sixth straight regional title

Evanston won its sixth straight regional soccer championship Friday night at Lazier Field.

Johnson sets hurdles pace at Niles West Sectional

It took Kalil Johnson one week to get payback for a loss in the hurdles.

Viamille strikes first for Wildkits in regional opener

Brealyn Viamille was just doing her job.

But the Evanston freshman’s team-high 8th goal of the season wasn’t just another goal for one of the team’s leading scorers.

Wildkits ace character test, crush New Trier 14-5

Cameron Mulvihill is the first winner of the “Character Belt”, a heavyweight boxing-type of trophy that typically goes to an Evanston baseball player who displays grittiness and perseverance during the team’s off-season workouts.

New Trier sinks ETHS girls 11-10 in water polo finale

Evanston girls water polo coach Andy Miner summed it up in one sentence.

“This one hurts.”

Polo Kits fall short in bid to return to Elite Eight

No one --- certainly not Evanston head coach Kevin Auger --- expected a matchup in the sectional championship water polo game between the Wildkits and New Trier at the start of the season.

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