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It’s halfway through the football season, and the Junior Varsity (JV) and Varsity football teams are 5-1, while the Freshman team remains undefeated at 5-0. Varsity football head coach, Gary Fabricius, said that this is unique as teams usually vary in strength. This year, however, he attributes the all-around success to good players. “They’re…
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The new school year always brings a plethora of changes, some expected, some not. For the Boy’s Varsity Lacrosse Team, the impending changes are substantial. On September 7, coach Tom Penix resigned after two seasons. Following Penix’s resignation, student athletes and administration face obstacles in finding a new coach before the season starts in…
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Athletes in the newly organized Marmonte League face fewer schools this fall, including Agoura, Calabasas, Oaks Christian, Thousand Oaks and Westlake, but should expect tougher matches since the league is redesigned every four years to encourage better competition. “The reason for the releaguing was to create more equal playing among the schools, so that…
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Girls’ Tennis Coach Harvey Mardyks has adapted a unique method of team tryouts from those used at country clubs that he feels eliminates unfairness and subjectivity on our tennis courts. Mardyks’ method is called the ladder: a spreadsheet containing every prospective player’s name and their relative ranking, as determined through a challenge system. An…
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When the school received unexpected funds, the track and football field were completely redone for the upcoming seasons. This was met with approval from some sports team members that are dependent on the facilities, which have not been repaired in a long time. With many other improvements to make around the school, such as…
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It’s not every day a high schooler, from a small town like Newbury Park, competes in the FINA World Women’s Youth Water Polo Championships in Spain, and gets accepted to Princeton University to be part of one of the United States’ best sports teams. For Helena Van Brande, however, that day did come. After…
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On June 8, the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame will induct two new student athletes from Ventura County that have been nominated from their school. This year, the administration and sports coaches at Newbury Park deliberated and decided to nominate Alex Brunk and Tyler Cartaino, both senior basketball players. Brunk, who was selected…