Sports

  • Softball season swings into play

    Softball season swings into play

    The spring season for NPHS girls’ softball swung into play at a home game against Oak Park High School on Feb. 16. Bryan Matney, the varsity coach, and Mark Gralmick, the JV coach, worked with their teams to prepare for the spring season. Gralmick said he is excited to get out onto the dirt…

  • Girls’ soccer kicks their way to victory

    With the mid-winter season reeling in, many sport teams have been working hard to wrap up their seasons. The NPHS girls’ soccer teams, in particular, have been training all season in hopes for a fun and successful season. Lauren Cary, freshman, is spending her first year on the girls JV team playing as a…

  • Dance team leaps into competition season

    Dance team leaps into competition season

    For the first time this school year, the NPHS dance team took part in their first two competitions on Jan. 22 and Jan. 29. Both under the West Coast Elite organization, the dance team went to San Diego on Jan. 22 to compete at Torrey Pines High School, and also hosted their own regionals…

  • NPHS Track continues to make history

    NPHS Track continues to make history

    On Saturday, Jan. 22, the NPHS track team opened their season with a victory. The team traveled to Phoenix, Arizona for the “Sundown Series”, a new meet that Newbury Park’s very own coach Sean Brosnan put together. The second Sundown Series is around the corner, approaching Feb. 19.  Lex Young, junior, got second place…

  • Varsity boys’ soccer heads into the new season

    Varsity boys’ soccer heads into the new season

    After months off the field, many of the players on the boys’ varsity soccer team have been waiting patiently to play again. The team kicked off their new season this month. Adam Olson, senior, has been on the varsity team for two years. Around the time his club season ends, Olson immediately starts training…

  • Girls’ basketball builds trust and teamwork

    Girls’ basketball builds trust and teamwork

    On a rainy Tuesday afternoon, Newbury Park girls’ basketball took home their first win of the pre-season against Oak Park High School on Dec. 14, scoring 45-20. This victory has changed the outlook of the team and given them confidence to win more games into the new year. The varsity and junior varsity teams…

  • NPHS XC shatters records at championships

    NPHS XC shatters records at championships

    14 minutes, 3 seconds. The crowds in John Hunt Park roar with excitement as the runners in the Boys Gold race reach the final stretch of the competition. After preparing for months and traveling 2,000 miles to compete, the top three runners passed the finish line, breaking the national 5k record; Colin Sahlman, Leo…

  • Seniors sign their National Letters of Intent

    Seniors sign their National Letters of Intent

    While a lot of highschoolers play a sport in highschool, only a limited number of athletes actually end up striving to continue their sport in college.The athletes that signed their National Letters of Intent on November 16 are a part of these few lucky individuals.  Most of these athletes have been doing their respective…

  • Unified Sports holds first tournament of the year

    Unified Sports holds first tournament of the year

    Last Friday, Nov. 12, Unified Sports held their first tournament of the year: a bocce ball tournament against Westlake High School and Thousand Oaks High School. The Newbury Park team won against Thousand Oaks High School but lost to Westlake High School by one game. Unified Sports is a club that brings together students…

  • Girls’ water polo makes a splash

    Girls’ water polo makes a splash

    With a new coach, Chet Hardy, girls’ varsity water polo is ready to make new adjustments and create more memories during this season. Hardy has been coaching for the last five years. “I think when I finished playing [water polo], I thought that I still had some stuff left to contribute to the sport.…