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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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“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…
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Track has two new coaches, Sean Brosnan and Dylan McNey, have been hired and are currently preparing for the spring season with off-season practices. Coach Brosnan coaches the 800 meter and 1600 meter races, while McNey coaches the sprinters and the hurdlers. McNey graduated from Newbury Park High School last year. He knows the…
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Ping-pong sized bruises, offensive-defensive lines, and hard helmets; much like other traditional in-school sports, paintballing and airsofting incorporate basic elements of friendly competition, exercise and teamwork. What makes the difference for these extreme sports is that they involve a shooting aspect, often with very realistic equipment in a combative environment. “It’s adrenaline pumping….It’s almost…
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“Are you ready to get destroyed tonight, son?” Yaser Khokhar, senior, taunted one of his friends. The subject of his banter is the popular and ever-growing sports group nicknamed NPBA, the Newbury Park Basketball Association. Newbury Park Basketball Association is a recreational league that gives all high school students a chance to play…