Sports

  • Girls’ water polo flies into season

    As the ball flies across the water from player to player, you can feel the tension building in the crisp winter air. Everybody on the pool deck is dead silent: the ball screams into the back of the net and cheers pierce the air: girls’ water polo is in full swing. As of Jan.…

  • Boys’ basketball enhances past successes

    The NPHS Boys’ Basketball team went through a major transition during the 2017-18 season. During the 2016-17 year, the team unsuccessfully finished with a record of 8-19, failing to make the CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) playoffs. Yet after a complete revamp in coaching staff to begin last year, the team finished with a record…

  • Fall sports end on a high note

    Volleyball This year, the Girls’ Volleyball team was plagued with injuries, missing four of their six seniors and one of their juniors, but by the end of the season, many new team members stepped up into the lineup, allowing the team to place fourth in Marmonte League. “Our main driving factor was the good…

  • Marching band takes a journey

    As the marching band’s season comes to an end, members are looking back on their season with pride. Winning two championships, the band has been very busy outside of performing at football games. At a competition in Las Vegas, they won every single award for their category. However, for most members, it was about…

  • Wrestling hosts successful home meet

    Five days a week, the smell of bleached mats fill the air as the boys high school wrestling team grapples in the athletics room, locked in intense competition. The tight-knit group meets to bond as a team and take their game to the next level. The wrestling season started on Nov. 27 with a…

  • Boys’ Cross Country takes on nationals

    The road leading to the Nike Cross Nationals competition was not an easy one for the boys’ cross country team. It involved countless hours of training, miles of runs and, fundamental to their success, a strong team community. Finally achieving their dream on Dec. 1 in Oregon, seven runners attended the national race: Daniel…

  • Girls golf swings out of season

    Girls golf kicked off their season with enthusiasm, and finished their season at their second league tournament. On Oct. 18, the Newbury Park girls golf team finished up their last tournament of this school year, amid other rival teams in the Marmonte League. This season, the team strived to focus on internal improvement and…

  • Girls golf swings out of season

    Girls golf kicked off their season with enthusiasm, and finished their season at their second league tournament. On Oct. 18, the Newbury Park girls golf team finished up their last tournament of this school year, amid other rival teams in the Marmonte League. This season, the team strived to focus on internal improvement and…

  • Rock climbing allows students to unwind

    Rock climbing isn’t a sport for everyone. Whether it’s the heights or high risk for injury, some people simply don’t care for it. But for others, hanging 40 feet off the side of a cliff is just the thrill they need in their life. Dylan Narkawicz, senior, has enjoyed the outlet that the sport…

  • Clubs that are sports

    Newbury Park has a wide variety of different clubs on campus, some of which revolve around sports. These clubs do not require as much commitment as most sports teams do, which is helpful for students with busy schedules. These are some of them. Fencing Although fencing is considered a “niche” sport, students didn’t hesitate…