Evan Vieth

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor

Evan is one of The Beacon’s sports editors and is currently a senior. You’ll probably find me either writing about sports, watching one, or debating with my friends over who the best NFL team is. I also play squash and can mostly be found inside of a Popeyes or Chick-Fil-A at lunch time.

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Emmett Patterson commits to Cornell

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor • January 12, 2021

Emmett Patterson, Wilson crew captain, will continue his academic and crew career at Cornell University. The national champion and starboard rower announced his commitment on November 27th. Patterson...

Who to start and sit this fantasy football season

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor • September 17, 2020

Football is finally back! After a long wait and an offseason filled with controversy and unknowns relating to COVID-19, many fans are finally able to play Fantasy Football. Fantasy Football is one of the...

Chick-Fil-A V.S. Popeyes: Where’s the best sandwich in Tenley?

Alex Metzger and Evan Vieth • March 10, 2020

For millennia, Chick-Fil-A’s white and red fluorescent sign has been passed under by hungry Wilson students, it's popularity is mostly unmatched for its plentiful sauces, great chicken, and easy location....

Lessons learned, success to follow? Recapping an awful Redskins season

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor • March 6, 2020

The Washington Redskins ended this decade the same way they started: losing games. They won only three games this past season, their worst since 2013. After firing Head Coach Jay Gruden following an...

Wilson graduate joins Brown University frisbee team

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor • January 30, 2020

Class of 2019 Wilson graduate Jacques Nissen is already making a big name for himself on the highest stage of frisbee. Nissen is currently a member of the Brown University Ultimate team as well as the...

2019 Basketball Season Previews

Nacala Williams and Evan Vieth • December 20, 2019

Girls Basketball, Nacala Williams Coming off of a very successful 20-9 season, the girls basketball team will look to capitalize on its young, underclassman-heavy roster. The team only has six returning...

2019 Fall Sports Recaps

Evan Vieth, Alex Cirino, Nacala Williams, Adam Helmer, and Chiara Purificato • November 19, 2019

Boys Soccer, Evan Vieth The boys’ varsity soccer team finished 6-4-3 in the regular season and were ranked second heading into the DCIAA playoffs. With only Bell ahead of them in the standings, the...

Baseball team loses to St. John’s in Championship

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor • June 8, 2019

In a nail-biting game decided on a controversial call, the varsity baseball team fell to St. John’s College High School in the DCSAA championship game on May 18. The impactful call came in the third...

Athletics without the sweat: the Sports Analytics club

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor • June 8, 2019

Sports fanatics believe that a sports match revolves around a player’s will and desire to win a game, not statistics. However, in the Sports Analytics club, it’s all about the numbers. The club analyzes...

New sports infiltrate Wilson

Sam Alswang, Eliana Rosenthal, and Evan Vieth • October 8, 2018

Badminton by Sam Alswang As the football, soccer, and field hockey seasons are in full swing, it is important to remember that there is also always the option of joining Wilson High School’s badminton...

Baseball season finishes with championship

Evan Vieth, Sports Editor • June 11, 2018

This past season, the Wilson baseball team established themselves as a local powerhouse, ending the season as the ninth-ranked team in the area by The Washington Post. A major reason for this success has...

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