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Dance team leaps onto the competition floor
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Long before the school year started, the NPHS dance team was choreographing, rehearsing and perfecting advanced routines in anticipation of their competition season. Their first competition was on Jan. 17 at Esperanza High School, where they won 1st place in their small lyrical group and their POM dance. Throughout the rest of the year,…
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Girls lacrosse prepares for the new season
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On Jan. 21, the girls’ lacrosse team held their tryouts, officially kicking off their 2022-2023 season, with the intention of making it all the way to CIF finals. Penelope Reille, a senior varsity player, started playing lacrosse when she was in sixth grade and continued playing all the way until her senior year on…
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Swim treads into the water for a new season
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With practices at least five days a week, the NPHS boys’ and girls’ swim teams have been preparing for their new season with high hopes of success. The first meet takes place on Feb. 16, and the teams can not wait to dive back in. Emma Lythgoe,the head coach of NPHS’ swim teams, has…
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Softball prepares to swing through this year
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With winter sports coming to a close and spring season approaching, the softball team has started to prepare for their upcoming season. In offseason practices, drilling and conditioning have been the main focus for improvement. Joie Steinkamp, senior and pitcher for the team, explained the different drills the team does and how it helps…
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Tennis mixed doubles matches kick off
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Although girls’ and boys’ sports teams are often separated, the NPHS tennis teams come together for a friendly mixed doubles tournament every year. Mixed doubles is an opportunity for both teams to bond after the girls’ season ends and before the boys’ season starts. Players split up into pairs of one player from both…
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The girls’ golf team swings into action
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The girls’ golf team has worked tirelessly throughout the past few months to increase their capabilities and improve their results. Greg Ropes, head coach of the girls’ golf team, spent his adolescence playing multiple sports, until he ultimately found golf to be his calling. Since then, he has been coaching boys’ and girls’ golf…
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Boys’ soccer season launches onto the field
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Soccer, or football as it is known in other countries, is one of the world’s most popular sports and is played everywhere around the world. This holds true at Newbury Park High School, where the boys’ soccer season is now in progress. The boys’ soccer team has high hopes for this season after qualifying…
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Boys’ and Girls’ wrestling teams surge in size
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The wrestling team has gotten off to a good start this season, following months of off-season training. Team captain JM Abaya, senior, and team captain hopes to end his high school wrestling career with his best season yet. “My goal this year is to lead the team. So I want us to be champions…
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Boys’ cross country races into nationals
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Our boys’ cross country team traveled to Portland, Oregon on Dec. 3 for Nationals at Nike’s headquarters. Teams for all over the national who qualified participated in the 5k race. The team placed first. Senior, Aaron Sahlman, feels the team did a really good job in CIF’s leaving him with a good feeling. “Winning…
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Girls’ water polo splashes into their season
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The girls’ water polo season started off with a splash and with six games behind them, they are ready for another great season. For their first game, the girls’ water polo team played a home game against Notre Dame High School and have since played three league games against Westlake, Agoura and Oaks Christian…