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Tennis League Individuals Playoffs Results

Tennis League Individuals Playoffs Results

Nafisah Fathima, Web Editor November 3, 2019

Tennis players Nina Wolff ‘20 and Xiaxia Taylor ‘20, Phoebe Stein ‘21 and Lucy Cao ‘20 and Madeleine Nicks ‘22 and Katherine Monroy ‘20 competed in the League Individuals Playoffs last week...

Girls Varsity Volleyball Wraps Up Frontier League Title With Sweep at Bishop Diego

Girls Varsity Volleyball Wraps Up Frontier League Title With Sweep at Bishop Diego

October 11, 2019

Seniors Macy Christal and Ainsley McGovern each pounded 10 kills, leading the Laguna Blanca girls volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 sweep at Bishop Diego for its first Frontier League championship....

Co-Ed Cross Country Teams Start Running

Co-Ed Cross Country Teams Start Running

Macy Christal September 20, 2019

Starting on Aug. 7, the co-ed cross country team eases into their practices with a light one mile run. As they build up more endurance, the team runs up to six miles a day on the trails of Hope Ranch....

Beach Volleyball Starts Conditioning

Beach Volleyball Starts Conditioning

September 20, 2019

Starting late August, the boys beach volleyball team begins with conditioning in the sand. During the preseason, the boys are able to get used to the weather and the environment of the sport. Since beach...

Football Team Kicks Off

Football Team Kicks Off

Macy Christal September 20, 2019

Almost every high school and college sport that starts in the fall has a preseason. Before the start of the sporting season, players undergo training and play in games before their season officially starts....

Tennis Teams Prepare for League Games

Tennis Teams Prepare for League Games

Macy Christal September 20, 2019

Preseason for girls tennis starts on Aug. 12. They spend the first week fine tuning their skills to prepare for tryouts. Once JV and Varsity teams are selected, the tennis girls go through skill-based...

Practice Starts for JV and Varsity Teams

Practice Starts for JV and Varsity Teams

Macy Christal September 20, 2019

The volleyball girls’ first day of volleyball starts on Aug. 7. The first week is tryouts, where JV and Varsity teams are selected. Tryouts are two times a day, with a total of four hours a day played....

Preseason Tips

Preseason Tips

Macy Christal, Sports Editor September 17, 2019

Give yourself plenty of time It’s  important before your season starts to work on all aspects of the game and create a plan to follow. Setting goals is essential! Working out ahead of time and preparing...

The Hidden Side of Football

The Hidden Side of Football

Boning Zhang September 17, 2019

To some, the words “high-school football” has become an American cultural landmark that generates vivid images: boys limping off the field with painful injuries, weekly parties and jocks who always...

Finding the Balance to Handle It All

Finding the Balance to Handle It All

Macy Christal May 31, 2019

It’s a challenge to find balance as a high school student and it is especially challenging when one is an athlete who plays both on the school team as well as on a club team. High school comes...

Emergence of New Greatness

Emergence of New Greatness

Boning Zhang May 31, 2019

F or basketball fans across the globe, the annual NBA Finals traditionally award fans with a combination of high-quality basketball, drama, and close games that tightly grab the eyes of millions. As...

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