Ava Quarles (ava-quarles)

Ava Quarles ('24) is a Sports writer. Among her favorite subjects to write about are basketball, NCAA sports, and women in sports. She is also a dancer, artist, and Michigan Wolverine.

A Game for the Ages

Ava Quarles, Kaeden Ruparel, Khush Wadhwa 

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

A Game for the Ages

Ava Quarles, Kaeden Ruparel, Khush Wadhwa 

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

Ava Quarles, Sofia Hernandez 

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

Issue 10, Volume 113

Nine Years for Griner

Ava Quarles 

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

Issue 5, Volume 113

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

Stuyvesant Students’ Concerns on Financial Literacy

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

Issue 14, Volume 112

Students Call For Financial Literacy

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

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

Issue 14, Volume 112

Beneath the Rooney Rule

Ava Quarles 

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

Issue 14, Volume 112

Boban Marjanović: Defining a Legend

Ava Quarles, Ty Anant 

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?

Ava Quarles, Levi Simon, Oliver Hollmann 

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

Issue 12, Volume 112

Girls’ Table Tennis Sees Smashing Success

Ava Quarles 

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

The Greatest Show?

Eman Sadiq, Ava Quarles, Rebecca Bao 

The Spectator reviews Junior SING!

Issue 12, Volume 112

Junior Varsity Having a Major Season

Ava Quarles, Ty Anant 

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

Issue 9, Volume 112

The Fall of the Los Angeles Lakers?

Yashna Patel, Ava Quarles 

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

Yashna Patel, Ava Quarles 

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

Ava Quarles 

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

Issue 1, Volume 112

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

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

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

Ava Quarles 

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

Issue 12, Volume 111