Sports

  • Panther Pit brings school spirit to basketball

    The NPHS gym was filled with spectators, squeaking sneakers and most of all, Panther spirit. While families and friends of the players gave their support on the bleachers, a special section sported blue shirts as they cheered for Newbury Park.  The Basketball Panther Pit made its first appearance this year at the boys’ varsity…

  • Tennis underclassmen show promise

    After losing five starting players from last year, the boys’ varsity tennis team hopes to carry their momentum from last year forward in the Marmonte League with the support of two key underclassmen: sophomores, Dhilan Patel and Jared Gillespie.  Both players were starting members of the varsity team as freshmen, and will step into…

  • Luke Varav joins national team

    While many NPHS students took the opportunity to reunite with families and travel to new places during Thanksgiving break, senior Luke Varav boarded a plane to Sweden to start off a tournament with the Estonia National Soccer Team.  Varav’s passion for soccer started ever since he could walk and it continues as a major…

  • Snow sports swoop into town

    As winter approaches, it is time for the skis and snowboards to be brought out and be put into action. Even though the California heat does not offer the best snowy places, those who are interested, do have a few places to go to. The most popular, being Mammoth. Tim Schaeffner, senior, moved from…

  • Boys’ wrestling prepares for upcoming season

    This November marks the start of sophomore Ryan Augustine’s second season of boy’s wrestling, and the team has already begun their rigorous training. “The preseason has helped me a lot in getting stronger, and improving my stamina and wrestling skills,” Augustine said.  During the season, wrestling practice occurs every day after school. “We go…

  • Sean Nicholson scooters his way to success

    As he scooters around the skate park at borchard park, he builds up more and more speed until finally he arrives at the top of the ramp and boom! He does a flip over two of his friends and gets a perfect landing. His friends and the videographer go wild. Sean Nicholson, senior, has…

  • Seniors begin their last season at soccer tryouts

    As seniors are going through their last year of high school, many athletes are aiming to make their last memories on the team as memorable as possible. For boys’ and girls’ soccer, their season launches off as tryouts take place from Oct. 21 to 28 for both new and returning players.  Bradley Magnussen, senior,…

  • Waterpolo pools talent

    After months of practicing in the pool, boys’ water polo ended their season with a 17-10 overall record. The team qualified for CIF playoffs and placed third in the Marmonte League, edging out Westlake and Calabasas. As the season comes to a close, the boys reflect positively on their experience playing as a team.…

  • The Panther Pit gets fired up

      LETS GO PANTHERS- The panthers go wild as they cheer at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Pit Leader Aiden Jimenez, senior, said his favorite part of the game was “probably filling up the whole student section and just going crazy the whole game.” The Panther Pit was full of energy on the…