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While the players and coaches of sports teams are working hard, there is another person behind the scenes making it easier to be successful. Konur Markrud, Sadhuni Jayaratna and Jack Dexter, sophomores, are team managers for various sports. As team managers, they handle maintenance of the court or field, the equipment, and the scoreboard,…
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It was crowded in the gym on Feb. 7, with over 20 athletes sitting at long tables and over a hundred people surrounding them. That afternoon however, there were no basketball, volleyball or wrestling matches– this was a celebration of the culmination of years of athletic struggle. These athletes no longer were just NPHS…
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The boys’ varsity basketball team made history this month by advancing to CIF playoffs for the first time in several years, bringing their overall state rank up 21 places as they finished out the season. Brandon Smith, senior, has been playing for the school team for four years, and believes that the change in…
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After school, Zoe Estoppey, senior, rushes out of class and begins to speed walk to Borchard Park. It is the only way she will be on time to softball practice. Borchard Park allows the school softball team to use their softball field only right after school during the week. The lack of a softball…
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A young girl, barely in elementary school, waits for sun to rise over a blacktop court to begin playing with a basketball that is just as big as her. She goes up for a layup, pushes the ball with all her force, and the clanking of the chains from the hoop creates a music…
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The year is 2014, you walk into a room filled with people and all eyes are glued on the screen. Chicken wings lie on the table and a nervous tension surrounds the room. The clock stops and everybody jumps up and cheers, the Patriots have won the Super Bowl. Again. The AFC champions, the…
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While athletes are playing their games on the field, other students stand waiting on the sidelines, prepared to help their peers. Although they may not be wearing helmets, these select students are a vital asset to all sports teams. A group of these students come from the athletic training program offered to those eager…
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Girls’ water polo will not finish out their season in the pool, while swim team will not be able to use the pool at all for the duration of their season. On Feb. 1, the pool will be closing for reconstruction to replaster the pool and repair the deck. Steve Lepire, NPHS principal, explains…
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Everyday after school the close-knit high school wrestling team meets in the athletics room to bond as a team and take their game to the next level. Kevin Kilbane, sophomore, has been wrestling since the beginning of freshmen year and is now wrestling successfully at the varsity level. “My dad is the head coach…
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Around 30 or more girls in the Ventura County are no longer allowed to play high school soccer. Players in the U.S. Development Academy, a club soccer program, opened a new highest level for girls’ soccer. Boys have always had the option to go to the Academy, whereas this is the first year the…