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Tennis team conquers courts and bonds
N! P! H! S! NPHS! Go! Fight! Win! Woo! The team cheer echoes across the tennis courts as players gather around their coach, bringing excitement and intensity to the Girls’ Varsity Tennis team before their matches. For these athletes, success is derived from bolstering teammates who celebrate one another’s progress and stay positive even…
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Female-dominated sports struggle for recognition
While most high school sports play four quarters under stadium lights, cheerleaders and dancers train for months to perfect a routine lasting 2 minutes. Despite the intense training and high-risk stunts both sports require, peers often disrespect their athleticism. This dismissal reflects a wider issue: a cultural stigma treating female-dominated sports as entertainment rather…
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Silly sports superstition brings fans together
Growing up in a house of diehard Boston sports fandom, I’ve become almost spiritual. Wearing dirty T-shirts and being assured my presence in front of the garage TV was crucial to the Patriots’ win has helped to formulate beliefs that appear in various forms of my life. When I’m struggling, I look away from…
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Physical therapy returns student athletes to the field
Over 5 million athletes sustain injuries in high school each year, according to Colorado Advanced Orthopedics. Whether it be an ACL tear or wrist fracture, student-athletes often take time away from their sports to recover. Physical therapy plays a vital role in rebuilding these athletes by restoring their mobility and strength through treatment plans,…
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Boys’ water polo rebuilds around team chemistry
In and out of the pool, the NPHS Boys’ Varsity Water Polo team is rebuilding. After graduating 11 seniors last year, a quarter of the players who regularly compete at the varsity level are new to the team. Rather than focusing on age or experience, the team is rebuilding around a culture of inclusion,…
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One sport is not enough
Holding a high school flag football clearance slip in one hand and a club soccer contract in the other, I realized I was being forced into an impossible gamble. On one hand, I held a proven path to college scholarship offers and recruiter attention. In the other, I held an opportunity in a brand…
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Varsity flag football kicks off their 2026 season
The countdown is officially up. September 19 marked the official start of the 2026-2027 Newbury Park High School [NPHS] girls’ varsity flag football season. The team laces up their cleats, taking the field with parents and teammates’ cheers filling the stadium when a sudden “tweet” snaps them into game time. Entering her fourth and…
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NPHS cross country teams race into a new successful season
Racing up and down the hills, the NPHS cross country [XC] team sprints each step as they inch towards the finish line. The running season for many student athletes has started up for the year, allowing them to display the hard work they have been putting in since summer. As of recently, the team…
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Girls’ varsity volleyball supports each other from the sidelines
At every girls’ varsity volleyball game, the cheers and chants from the sidelines are heard as teammates use their strong bonds to support each other. The team’s enthusiasm has become a major part of their success in 30 games and qualifying for the California Interscholastic Federation [CIF], showing how their cheering doesn’t only allow…
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Unified Sports fosters inclusion and excitement for all abilities: Unified Sports Track Meet
Ranging from elementary school athletes to post-secondary competitors, students from across the district participated in this year’s annual Unified Sports Track Meet on May 9. Organized and sponsored by the Na tional Honor Society [NHS] and a variety of sports teams, Unified Sports prioritizes the inclusion of students with all abilities, creating friendships between…