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On the sidelines of the football field, players shift restlessly in their jerseys. Coaches in polo shirts pace in front of the players and cheerleaders in stiff skirts pump up the crowd behind them. Other people in white shirts and khakis mill around on the sidelines, observing the game, refilling water bottles, or stretching…
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Due to a recent athletic amendment, transgender students in all CVUSD schools are now allowed to compete on the sports team of the gender which they identify with. “If somebody feels comfortable with who they are, and can go out for the team of a (sport) they love, and they can make friends with…
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This season, the varsity football team motto “We Are One” has been pushed to the limits as key players are forced to the sidelines due to injuries. Players such as Marques Evans, Andrew Noble, Erich Wuesthoff, Luke Wuesthoff, and Dawson Schmidt have missed action during Friday nights due to a variety of injuries. “Obviously…
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Her bright blonde hair and powerful parabolic kicks grace the soccer field in winter, but this year they can be spotted early among hard helmets and leather footballs. Sophomore Katie Meyer — varsity soccer goalkeeper, US national team player, and Stanford soccer team commit — is a football player. Meyer joined the football team…
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Each day at the barn is always filled with something to do, whether it’s working on the horse’s abilities or the rider’s. The Newbury Park equestrian team constantly prepares to participate in competitions as a team and individually. Megan Vlietstra and Chloe Staiano, sophomores, have been riding for as long as they can remember.…
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After only seven games as a starting quarterback on the varsity football team, sophomore Cameron Rising has made his name one to remember. In the football game against Dos Pueblos High School on Sept. 18, Rising made seven touchdown passes, tying the Ventura County record for the most touchdown passes in a single game.…
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Bump, set, spike. Bump, set, spike. This rhythm has to be repeated over and over again, late into the afternoon sun, sand flying everywhere. It has be repeated, because the players have to be in perfect sync, each in tune with the other. They have to know what the other is going to do,…
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With colleges and universities recruiting athletes, high school athletic programs are being increasingly scrutinized, with more attention than ever being focused on student transfers who may have changed schools due to athletic motivation. Newbury Park High School athletics is monitored by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) which aims to “reinforce the principle that students…
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From the top! The dance team is starting fresh as they welcome a new director, Katelyn Miller, and two new assistant coaches, Erik Sosa and Jess Steinkamp. After saying goodbye last year to their director Cameo Carolan and their assistant coaches Mandy Korpenin and Elizabeth Petrin, the team and coaches are restaging to take…
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With school back in session, the fall sports teams have returned prepared to dominate. Whether it is on the field or a court, in the pool, on the green, or on the trails at Mt. SAC, NPHS student athletes have always been an impressive sight to see. Here is what we can look forward…