More Girls Than Boys Play Sports at ETHS

When it comes to sports, the girls have outdone the boys at Evanston Township High School.

At least when it comes to the numbers.

Female participation in sports during the 2014-15 school year totaled 918, while the number for males was 898, Evanston Now reports.

ETHS Athletic Director Chris Livatino noted during a recent District 202 board meeting that since a number of student-athletes take part in more than one sport, the number of total athletes is 1,254.

The most popular sports for girls last year were cross country track (115) and swimming (86), and nearly all boys took part in either football (143), soccer (103), cross country (41) and golf (33).

Livatino also confirmed that athletes as a whole do better in school than non-athletes, boasting a 3.54 average GPA compared to the 2.85 median mark for those not in sports. He did note the disparity exists for all students who participate in extracurricular activities and that those numbers were not limited to athletics.

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