Sports

  • Skating to the next level

    Many competitions are held around the country for skateboarders to compete against each other in order to win prizes and gain recognition from sponsors. Jordan Hunter, sophomore, and seniors Stephen Beckman and Nick Logan, are all downhill skaters who compete in skating tournaments to win cash pots and new skate gear. “I started skating…

  • Shooting for victory: Kayla Overbeck breaks all career record

      After four years on the girls basketball team, Kayla Overbeck, senior, broke the All-Career record for most points scored in high school basketball – both boys and girls. Darren Burge, head coach of girl’s varsity basketball, has been coaching Kayla Overbeck since freshmen year and has viewed her progression from a good basketball…

  • Continuing a winning tradition: Dance team starts fresh

    After a win at nationals last year, the dance team has been revamped with new coaches, dancers, and routines. The loss of last years coaches has led the team to adjust and keep the strength of the program alive. The turnover has taken time, but the dance team is now back to winning competitions,…

  • A look ahead: Spring Sports

    As we approach the last season of the sports year at Newbury Park High School, there is much anticipation to see how each team will do. The different teams have already begun practicing, using the last bits of the off-season to their advantage.   This year in men’s golf, the team has a rebuilding…

  • Super Bowl Commercials Review: Mostly miss, some hit

    Alright, let’s be honest. The commercials for the Super Bowl this year were decent at best. In the past, there have been some commercials that made me gasp for air, and this year that was missing. For five million dollars per thirty second slot, you would think that advertisers could do a little better.…

  • The End of an Era: Coach Fabricius Retires

    This year marks the end of a thirty-two year coaching career for varsity football’s head coach Gary Fabricius – he announced his retirement from coaching after the 2015 season ended, finishing his eight year tenure as head of the program. As a coach on varsity football, Fabricius won a CIF championship during the 1994…

  • Playing ahead: underclassmen earn spots on varsity teams

    A spot on a high school varsity team is often a privilege reserved for upperclassmen who have put in time and effort to attain a certain level of skill. However, there are a select few underclassmen who have the talent necessary to compete at the highest high school level. This year’s boys’ varsity basketball…

  • Taekwondo black belts become teachers

    To some, a black belt is a chic fashion accessory, but to others, it represents years of hard work and dedication to martial arts. Andy Cho, senior, and Anna Cismaru, junior, are black belts in the field of taekwondo and their passion for the art has led them to instructing positions for their studio.…

  • Leading the team to victory: Isaiah Garza-Bolton attempts to take his team back to CIF

    From a young age, Isaiah Garza-Bolton, junior, was always playing sports – whether it was wrestling, or basketball, or soccer. In high school, he has devoted himself and excelled in one sport – soccer. Playing soccer started at a young age for Garza-Bolton, when his mother signed him up for AYSO (American Youth Soccer…

  • Motocross racers take on the competition

    “The risk is worth the reward,” said Tyler Weyman, Junior, after describing how he has broken multiple bones during his motocross career. Weyman has been doing Motocross, an intense sport that involves motorcycle riders driving on a dirt track and fighting to be the first to complete a certain number of laps since a…