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FIFA bans Russia from 2022 World Cup amid invasion of Ukraine

FIFA bans Russia from 2022 World Cup amid invasion of Ukraine

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Mar 24, 2022

On Feb. 28, four days after Vladimir V. Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) barred Russian soccer teams from playing in international...

Alyssa Lee (10) gets ready to reserve a serve.

SIS varsity badminton team wins first KAIAC league match

Joseph Chun, Design & Production Editor | Mar 24, 2022

On March 18, the SIS varsity badminton team played its first KAIAC league match against the Chadwick Dolphins, securing a victory by winning 18 out of 20 matches. The only matches SIS lost were a girls...

Support our athletes, no matter where they compete

Support our athletes, no matter where they compete

Woojune Kim, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Mar 6, 2022

At the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes such as Eileen Gu, an American-born skier who decided to compete for China and won gold, have drawn criticism for not representing their birth country. When these...

That’s a wrap on the 2021-22 winter season

That’s a wrap on the 2021-’22 winter season

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Mar 2, 2022

With the 21-22’ year winter season coming to an end, SIS winter athletes gathered in the auditorium on Feb. 25 during activity period for the winter sports awards ceremony.  “SIS sports awards...

SIS varsity basketball teams lose championship title amid undefeated season

SIS varsity basketball teams lose championship title amid undefeated season

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Feb 23, 2022

The SIS varsity basketball teams participated in the KAIAC tournament on Feb. 18-19, with the girls at SIS and the boys at SFS both placing second.  The two teams dominated the court, defeating their...

Spring tryouts begin

Spring tryouts begin

Woojune Kim, Co-Editor-in-Chief | Feb 21, 2022

On Feb. 15 and 16, spring tryouts began for varsity soccer and badminton respectively.  “It is nice to be back playing,” Andrew Nam (11), varsity soccer player, said. “Tryouts have been cold,...

A deep dive: how the three-point revolution is changing high school basketball

A deep dive: how the three-point revolution is changing high school basketball

Daniel Shin, Editor-In-Chief | Feb 18, 2022

26,375. That is how many three-pointers NBA players made in the 2020-21 regular season. Forty years ago, in the 1979-80 season, that figure stood at just 64. In recent years, the three-point line...

Rams secure Super Bowl LVI victory

Rams secure Super Bowl LVI victory

Isabelle Lee, Reporter | Feb 17, 2022

On Feb. 14, the LA Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals at the Super Bowl LVI with a final score of 23-20 in the Inglewood SoFi stadium. The Rams scored a touchdown in the final two minutes to take the...

Beijing 2022 begins amid controversy

Beijing 2022 begins amid controversy

Sunny Lee, Reporter | Feb 17, 2022

Having been only six months since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics is taking place from Feb. 4-20. There are over 2900 athletes from 90 countries participating.  Similar to the...

SIS Tigers JV Basketball plays first away game

SIS Tigers JV Basketball plays first away game

Bin Ma, Reporter | Feb 3, 2022

On January 22, the SIS basketball teams went to KIS for a competitive basketball game. The SIS Tigers, consisting of all four varsity and junior varsity teams, won all four games. The games were extremely...

Varsity cheerleading team cheers from the sidelines

Varsity cheerleading team cheers from the sidelines

Erin Choi, Reporter | Jan 28, 2022

For the first time in over a year, on Jan. 26, the varsity cheerleading team was allowed to cheer on the sidelines and stage their half-time performance at a basketball home game.  The COVID-19 restrictions...

Australia deports Novak Djokovic

Australia deports Novak Djokovic

Jennifer Kwon, Reporter | Jan 27, 2022

The first month of 2022 has not been great for the tennis community.  Novak Djokovic’s visa was revoked upon arrival to Melbourne on Jan. 17.  Though the 34-year-old Serbian athlete was later...