The Spirit

International Sports: The Greek National Football Team

Demetri Vragkos • March 5, 2025

Success takes time and work; and for the Greek national football team, success has been plagued by years of waiting and the loss of a fellow team member. However, this white dove of a national team spread...

Taylor Harry Fritz Secured Spot in Nitto ATP Finals

Ally Stelmach • February 24, 2025

The Underdog The sun beams down on Center Court in Indian Wells, California, and the wind blows gently, making for a comfortable afternoon outside. Spectators pack the stands to witness the Greatest...

Seniors Dominate Powerpack

Alexa Contreras • January 13, 2025

Seniors Dominate Juniors in Annual Power Pack Flag Football Game On Wednesday, October 2nd, the much-anticipated Power Pack flag football game between the senior and junior girls took place on Fornelli...

Building Strength: Insights into the Girls Tennis Team

Mia Gentile • December 12, 2024

Saint Ignatius is home to thirty five different sports teams split between fall, winter and spring. Each sport varies in intensity and mental power. However, girls tennis is especially challenging, and...

The Saint Ignatius Varsity Soccer Team Starts Their Season Off Strong

John Kourelis and Freddy Tiani • October 21, 2024

The Saint Ignatius Soccer team won their first 4 games beating Chicago Hope Academy, Chicago University Maroons, Latin School of Chicago, and the British International School of Chicago. They lost their...

Cross Country Senior Night

Mia Gentile • October 21, 2024

On September 27, the cross country team gathered at Saint Ignatius College Prep to hold a celebration for its seniors. In lieu of a normal practice, the team ran a one mile time trial, where friends and...

Chicago Blackhawks Future

Brigid Iannelli, Writer/Editor • December 14, 2023

When 2023 first overall pick Connor Bedard scored his first goal at the United Center during the Oct. 21 home opener, the building rocked with an electricity that has been mostly nonexistent since the...

Saint Ignatius Baseball Acquires New Coach

Danny Johnson • November 15, 2023

After a very successful 15 years at Elmhurst University, Joel Southern was named Head Baseball coach at Saint Ignatius College Prep. On August 8, 2023 the Saint Ignatius Athletic Department announced the...

The True Spirit of Powerpack

Jane Kulevich, Staff Writer • October 10, 2023

Homecoming week involves many highschool traditions at Saint Ignatius, including an infamous flag football game featuring junior girls against their senior peers. Power Pack, or as it was first titled, Powderpuff,...

October Baseball is Almost Here

Matthew Conroy, Staff Writer • September 17, 2023

The MLB is now entering the final games of the season, and the race for the playoffs is getting exciting. The Marlins, Reds, Giants, Diamondbacks, Cubs, Blue Jays, Mariners, Astros, and Rangers are all...

Early Struggles for Saint Ignatius Soccer

Harry Bayston, Staff Writer • September 17, 2023

Saint Ignatius Varsity Soccer had high expectations coming into this season, but a two-loss skid is leaving some questioning those high standards. Early in the season, the soccer team suffered its second...

NCAA Conference Realignment

Jack Geary, Staff Writer • September 17, 2023

In the past year, bombshells have hit the college sports world. Back in August of 2022, USC and UCLA, college football powerhouses and members of the Pac-12 since the 1920s, announced that they were leaving...