ESL selected as 4 th best high school for athletes
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That seems to be a stretch. I would say they are top tier in Football, boys Track and Field, boys basketball and maybe girls track and field. That's pretty much it. They are basically a non factor in every other girls sport as well as boys wrestling, baseball, cross country, golf, tennis, swimming, soccer, volleyball, bowling, lacrosse. I feel that in order to be considered a top school in the country for athletics, you have to excel in more than a few sports.
Congrats to ESL and NN for makin the list.
I saw that and was wondering if it was just some randomness collection of schools . I am not sure how Marist does not make that list. Perennial national powers in both volleyball and softball. Competitive in other sports notably wrestling, cheer, band and oh and a basketball title. I'd have guessed it was not inclusive of privates but that's not the case.
The single gender aspect hurts the SR, MC and BR's of the state who can, even with a single gender, tout athletic success at a high level
The single gender aspect hurts the SR, MC and BR's of the state who can, even with a single gender, tout athletic success at a high level
Always a fun list. Cool to see 2 Illinois schools on there! I would consider adding New Trier. Also surprised to see Carmel of Indiana not on there. And I would move Saint Thomas Aquinas into the Top 10 or 5.
Example of begging for attention.
Why did you ask this question? Just curious
That’s a weird response. When you see an article about the state’s top academic schools, is your first thought really to ask about their athletics?
People's inner demons show themselves at the strangest times lol... @BMagoo is this funny too you as well
While I believe you can make a case for the Flyers, I wouldn't put too much thought into the metrics used to determine this list; this site just posts lists like this for engagement, as sports and school rankings are not their area of expertise.
This is an AI generated slop account.
I've seen previous posts of theirs that listed 50 Best Italian Restaurants in IL and it included Lou Malnatti's, Giordanos, and Aurelio's. So...
I've seen previous posts of theirs that listed 50 Best Italian Restaurants in IL and it included Lou Malnatti's, Giordanos, and Aurelio's. So...
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You guys are being so mean to superac! The guy just figured out how to add a space after a period.
It is possible that asking about academics could be a poke at a predominantly African American populated school. It is possible that knowledge of the area being very impoverished and statistically, schools with him rates of poverty don't have great records for academics. It is also possible that ESL, and many of the other schools on there, push football and do a variety of things to "assist" with grade eligibility of players (think Friday Night Lights Boobie Miles) to where the athletes aren't held to account because sport is more important.
I am not sure of the author's true intent but this is my 25 cents (2 cents adjusted for inflation!)
I am not sure of the author's true intent but this is my 25 cents (2 cents adjusted for inflation!)
I thought inflation was down? Shouldn't it be 21 cents? Back in my day you know...
Either of the three scenario's, it was a nonsense comment. Elitist drabble at best... Prejudice at worst.... Most likely somewhere in the middle, aka boomer just being boomer.
They can't help themselves and that is sad....
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