Sports

Soccer Successful in Coach Montoya’s Last Season

By Bradford Adams

Following a successful 2024 campaign, the Belmont Hill Varsity soccer team looked to build on its success in Mr. Montoya’s final season as head coach. Under the leadership of captains…

Contenders or Pretenders: A NFL Playoff Preview

By Jackson Hurd

This NFL playoff race has been unlike anything we have seen recently. Budding superstars and injuries have defined this year’s current standings. In the AFC, as of early December, all…

An Analysis of the College Football Coaching Carousel

By Tyler Grossman

A college football season filled with surprising frontrunners, wild upsets, and disappointment from perennially talented programs has led to a record nine Power Five schools parting ways with their coaches…

Varsity Football Team Looks to Bounce Back in 2026

By Tyler Grossman

The varsity football team battled through much adversity throughout the season to salvage a 2-6 record after starting 0-6. Jack Hurley ’27 thought during the season that, “We learned a…

MLB 2025-2026 Free Agency and Offseason Preview

By Sam Norden

The MLB is now a month into the offseason, and with major free agent signings and trades soon to come, anticipation is building across the league. In a free agency…

Cross Country Season in Review

By Jack Good

The Varsity and JV Cross Country teams both had exceptional seasons this past year. In the first race of the season, the Bobcat Invitational, JV placed second overall and Varsity…

Athlete of the Issue: Fitz Courtney ’26

By Cooper Schuldt

Over the last four years, Fitz Courtney ’26 has been an essential contributor to Belmont Hill’s Cross Country and Nordic Skiing programs, both athletically and as a leader. Due to…

Formula One Rolls the Dice in Las Vegas

By Parker Pollak, Sports Editor

On November 23, 20 cars raced down the Las Vegas Strip for what was the third running of the Heineken Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix. The whole weekend was…

Player of The Month: December

By Chris Frekko and Fitz Knight

Girls POTM: Lindsay Farbman Lindsay Farbman ‘26 is the Spectator’s pick for the December Player-of-the-Month. She has had an amazing start to her season by leading the girls basketball team…

Girls Varsity Basketball in Debut Cougar Classic Tournament

By Madeleine Stastny, Sports Editor

As the Girls Varsity Basketball team began their 2025-2026 season, they faced heated competition in their annual Vernon Hills Cougar Classic tournament. Despite not placing first, they had promising showings…