Ava Quarles (ava-quarles)

aquarles40@stuy.edu

Ava Quarles ('24) is a Sports editor and writer. She loves writing about all things sports, especially basketball, women in sports, and college sports. Ava is also an avid Stuyvesant sports fan!

Arielle Aney: More Than an Athlete

Kaeden Ruparel, Khush Wadhwa, Ava Quarles, Duncan Park

The Spectator honors the athletic accomplishments of the late Arielle Aney (‘20).

Issue 14, Volume 113

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Beasts Ace in Yo Face

Emma Kwan, Ava Quarles

Stuyvesant’s boys’ volleyball team, the Beasts, is set up for success this season.

Issue 14, Volume 113

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PSAL All-Access Brings Athletes to Stuyvesant

The PSAL’s new All-Access program is having an immediate effect on Stuyvesant spring athletics and will have significant implications for the future of the PSAL.

Issue 12, Volume 113

A Game for the Ages

Khush Wadhwa, Kaeden Ruparel, Ava Quarles

Patrick Mahomes has led the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory, narrowly edging out a fierce opposition in Jalen Hurts’s Philadelphia Eagles in a game that will go down in football history.

Issue 10, Volume 113

PSAL Divisions: Feast or Famine

Sofia Hernandez, Ava Quarles

The PSAL must solve its problem of division inequality that results in unfair competition that’s beneficial for neither party.

Issue 10, Volume 113

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A Game for the Ages

Kaeden Ruparel, Khush Wadhwa, Ava Quarles

Patrick Mahomes has led the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory, narrowly edging out a fierce opposition in Jalen Hurts’s Philadelphia Eagles in a game that will go down in football history.

Issue 10, Volume 113

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Nine Years for Griner

Brittney Griner’s appeal was denied, upholding her nine-year sentence in a Russian penal colony.

Issue 5, Volume 113

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Keeping Up With the Brooklyn Nets

Yashna Patel, Ava Quarles

The dysfunctional family that is the Brooklyn Nets is dressing up as the Kardashians this year. Read why.

Issue 4, Volume 113

Beneath the Rooney Rule

The NFL’s updated Rooney Rule categorizes women in a half-hearted attempt at diversifying the league.

Issue 14, Volume 112

Students Call For Financial Literacy

Anisha Singhal, Samantha Hua, Erica Chen, Afra Mahmud, Maya Nelson, Vivian Teo, Ava Quarles, Raymond Yang

The Spectator conducted a survey to gauge the level of financial literacy at Stuyvesant. Here are the findings.

Issue 14, Volume 112

Stuyvesant Students’ Concerns on Financial Literacy

Anisha Singhal, Samantha Hua, Erica Chen, Afra Mahmud, Maya Nelson, Vivian Teo, Ava Quarles, Raymond Yang

Issue 14, Volume 112

Boban Marjanović: Defining a Legend

Ty Anant, Ava Quarles

Boban Marjanović is a multi-talented NBA superstar with some of the coolest fun facts in the basketball world.

Issue 13, Volume 112

To Mask or not to Mask?

Levi Simon, Oliver Hollmann, Ava Quarles

Following the lifting of the mask mandate, Stuyvesant has seen little change—but why?

Issue 12, Volume 112

Arts and Entertainment

The Greatest Show?

Rebecca Bao, Eman Sadiq, Ava Quarles

The Spectator reviews Junior SING!

Issue 12, Volume 112

Girls’ Table Tennis Sees Smashing Success

The Stuyvesant girls’ table tennis team won the 2021-22 PSAL Championship with ease, blowing away their competition in a historic season.

Issue 12, Volume 112

Junior Varsity Having a Major Season

Ty Anant, Ava Quarles

Despite impediments off the court, the junior varsity Rebels continue to triumph.

Issue 9, Volume 112

The Fall of the Los Angeles Lakers?

Ava Quarles, Yashna Patel

The Los Angeles Lakers, a team that won the NBA championship just last year, continues to underachieve in the 2021-2022 season.

Issue 5, Volume 112

Costumes of the NFL

Ava Quarles, Yashna Patel

If you want a sneak peek at some of the best Stuy-inspired Halloween attire to be worn at the end of the month, look no further.

Issue 4, Volume 112

Tokyo in Review

The Games ended filled with incredible performances, heartfelt emotions, and unity.

Issue 1, Volume 112

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Sports at Stuyvesant: A Sticky Situation

Ava Quarles, Shafiul Haque

Despite Stuyvesant’s characterization as a school surrounded with different creative outlets, sports and athletics culture is extremely lacking among the student body.

Issue 0, Volume 112

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To Mandate or Not To Mandate

Kaeden Ruparel, Ava Quarles

Vaccines are cause for a lot of division among leagues; while there are proven health benefits and suggested consistency for leagues, athletes’ freedoms and beliefs must also be taken into consideration upon any mandate proposal.

Issue 15, Volume 111

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To Mandate or Not To Mandate

Ava Quarles, Kaeden Ruparel

Vaccines are cause for a lot of division among leagues; while there are proven health benefits and suggested consistency for leagues, athletes’ freedoms and beliefs must also be taken into consideration upon any mandate proposal.

Issue 15, Volume 111

The Osaka Era

The Serena era is ending, and the Osaka era is here.

Issue 12, Volume 111

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