Photo courtesy of Choate Flickr As of March 1, Choate entered into a league with four other Connecticut prep schools — Hotchkiss, Loomis, Westminster, and Taft — to start the spring season. The past year has been a public health nightmare for sports around the world. Last fall, Connecticut publicRead More

Photo courtesy of Choate Flickr In December, the Choate Athletic Department announced that all students that were planning to play an intramural sport would be enrolled in “Physical Wellness” instead. Among other restrictions, the School limited occupancy in the fitness center to a maximum of 14 people. One of theRead More

Photo courtesy of Choate Flickr Mr. Jim Davidson, commonly known as JD, is a HPRSS teacher well known for his commitments outside of the classroom, namely as a coach for numerous sports teams. Mr. Davidson started coaching Boys’ Thirds Basketball in the winter of 1976, when he was in graduateRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim/The Choate News Since last spring, the pandemic has severely hindered Choate athletes’ ability to compete. This winter has been no different.  When reflecting on the winter athletic season, Boys’ Varsity Hockey player Bauer Swift ’21 said, “I miss the competition of playing games. I was reallyRead More

Photo Courtesy of ChoateFlickr With the frequent cancellation of athletic contests because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, referees — an often overlooked but vital part of high-school interscholastic sports — are having a hard time finding games to officiate.  Normally busy officiating Choate basketball games this time of year, twoRead More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News On February 3, Choate celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Created in 1987, this national holiday honors the achievements and contributions of female athletes in the United States, while also recognizing the progress still needed to achieve equality for women in sports.Read More

Graphic by Rose Shen/The Choate News Every Choate student has a unique way of exercising and competing, but almost all of these routines share one important piece: the workout playlist. Whether they have rap, smooth jazz, country classics, or a mix of all three, each playlist is different, and manyRead More

Photo Courtesy of Choate Flickr When Girls’ Varsity Basketball point guard Indi DelRocco ’21 was injured last year and unable to play for the remainder of the season, she wondered how it would affect her college recruiting process. Little did she know that a raging pandemic would further complicate herRead More

Graphic by Sesame Gaetsaloe/The Choate News A number of Choate students have decided to learn remotely this year, not for fear of contracting  the Covid-19 virus on a campus full of students, faculty, and staff, but in order to participate in athletic practices and games that the School has deemedRead More