CIF

  • Girls’ Volleyball starts off the season strong

    The ball whistles through the air as it smashes into the ground on the other side of the net. The crowd goes wild, teammates rush to congratulate each other on earning the point. Winning set after set, this years girls’ volleyball team hopes to reach new levels of success on and off the court…

  • Baseball earns back-to-back championships

    The Newbury Park baseball team has always been a threat to all California division 1 teams, claiming several state titles including CIF champions in 1968 and 2012. The recent spring season for the 2018 boys’ baseball team was yet another one for the history books, claiming a second Marmonte League Championship in two years.…

  • Fore! Lindsey Mueller swings her club into CIF for golf

    Lindsey Mueller, junior, started playing golf with her dad when she was ten years old. Mueller and her dad played for fun at the Spanish Hills Country Club, where she fell in love with the sport. Mueller continues to play nearly every day to continue improving. At two competitions on Oct. 11 and 19,…

  • One last goal- seniors play their final game of the year

    After a season of records, redemption and ending a seven year playoff drought, the Boys’ Water Polo team was ecstatic with their ending to the year, yet for some, their final game marked the end of a journey four years in the making. As the clock ticked down in their final game against Walnut,…

  • Girl’s soccer competes deep into CIF playoffs

    This year, the girl’s soccer team made a deep run in the Division II CIF playoffs. Their continuous wins throughout the season and CIF playoffs brought the girls to the state regionals. Kristina Krehbiel, senior, who recorded 3 goals and 9 assists within 17 games, spoke about the commitment the team makes. “It’s a…

  • Girl’s basketball: Winning down to the wire

    Going into halftime in the second round of CIF playoffs,  the girl’s varsity basketball team was down by nine points. Avery Brunk, senior, remembers being in the locker room before the second half began. “We were all a little frustrated and just kind of upset that we were down by nine and that things…

  • 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…

  • Tackling Transfers

    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…

  • The CIF Mud Bowl: Football ends season with a bang

    For the first time in 19 years, the Varsity football team played in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) finals against Paso Robles High School on Dec. 7. Although the game ended in a 13-10 loss, meaning the Panthers are not moving on to regionals, the team was undefeated in the Camino league and won…

  • 535 wins, 36 years: Coach Nori Parvin’s path to the CIF Hall of Fame

    Nori Parvin, former Girls’ Varsity basketball coach and current Girls’ Varsity golf coach, has won 535 games during her 36 years of coaching. On Oct. 23, Parvin was inducted into the CIF Hall of Fame for her dedication and overall coaching excellence in basketball. “Coach Parvin was a Physical Education coach and the head basketball…