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With EA/Haverford Day on the horizon, the Varsity Boys Golf team secured their second consecutive Inter-Ac title, giving the EA community the necessary confidence and excitement for their upcoming competition. After tying with Haverford in a previous match and “lackluster” performances in recent matches, the team felt they needed a wake-up call to win Inter-Acs. Captain Freddy Hartmann ’27 acknowledges this obstacle: “In the past, we’ve been lazy, thinking we’d win no matter what.” Hartmann and the team had to recognize their mindset faults and gain enough motivation and competitiveness to win the approaching match against Haverford. One of…

The EA girls cross country team placed 5th in the Gold Race and 5th overall at the Paul Short Invitational, beating 106 teams at the annual meet at Lehigh University. The finishes marked the highest placement at these meets in Episcopal’s history. Hannah Todd ’28, who ran a 19:52 5K, led the team, with Ava Cavanaugh ’27 and Olivia Melson ’29 following close behind. The top five was rounded out by Faith Varga ’27 and Anna Bradford ’28. “The team was able to place so well because they ran as a pack,” Head Coach Eric Mundy says. “I’ve been trying…

On Tuesday, October 2, the EA varsity boys soccer team defeated the Malvern Prep Friars in a decisive 3-1 finish, extending their undefeated 8-0 season. Senior captain Anthony Romano ’27, Graham Quedenfeld ’28, and Andrew Roberts ’28 all recorded goals. Earlier, on Friday, October 2, the team defeated the Germantown Academy Patriots 2-0. Assisted by Romano, Quedenfeld scored the first goal against Germantown, bringing his personal tally to eight at the time. On the backend, goalkeeper and senior captain Charlie Esterhai ’27 kept the Patriots from scoring, a clean sheet that marked his sixth of the season. Late in the…

Amidst widespread outrage towards Cornell University for its handling of an alleged sexual assault, The Cornell Daily Sun published an editorial entitled, “Cornell Won’t, We Will.” The article has continued to ignite discourse about sexual assault and how institutions fail to protect alleged victims. The piece comes amidst widespread outrage towards Cornell in light of a lawsuit filed on September 14 in New York state court. The suit details how a former Cornell student, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, was allegedly drugged and gang-raped on campus by seven members of the university’s Chi Phi fraternity chapter. The suit…