The Wilson Beacon

Sports teams cope with funding losses

March 10, 2020

After suffering two successive blows to their financing last fall, Wilson athletic teams are ramping up fundraising efforts and spending more conservatively. In October, Wilson lost access to over $170,000 in funds because the s...

Battle of the sections

December 31, 2019

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 team seemed destined to mak...

Stats, commentating, and home runs: inside Wilson Live

November 19, 2019

Give the Mystics the attentions they deserve

November 19, 2019

La actualizacion deportiva del otoño

Ethan Leifman

October 6, 2019

¡Es una temporada muy emocionante para los deportes en DC! En este tiempo del año, se pueden ver todos los cinco deportes más populares! Aquí están las actualizaciones para todos los equipos: Beisbol- Los Nationals Los Nationals estuvieron...

Sweep Jesus: Wilson teacher leads double life as master curler

June 8, 2019

Athletics without the sweat: the Sports Analytics club

Evan Vieth

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 a game’s statistics ...

Sports Managers: The hidden gems of Wilson athletics

Alice Billings and Alex Cirino

June 8, 2019

Most of the athletic hype around Wilson revolves around seeing what happens on the field. However, many people don’t know that Wilson’s success is due in large part to what happens behind the scenes; behind every lay-up, to...