He dives for the end zone, crosses the touchdown line and scores the game winning points. The Panther Pit–a mass of yellow and black in the stands–erupts into cheers and the Panthers win the game. This is a Newbury Park High School football game. With the class of 2017 leading the Panther Pit this…
Patrick Kilkelly, junior, is one of the most committed and dedicated team members of Varsity football, despite the fact that he doesn’t actually play the sport. Having wanted to play football for his entire life, Patrick had to find a new way to participate when his parents decided that he had to stop playing…
This Fall, there are six sports to come and watch: Football, Cross Country, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Golf, Women’s Volleyball, and Men’s Water Polo. These six teams are looking forward to the upcoming season. These are their hopes and goals. Football Cameron Rising, junior, is both the quarterback and captain of the varsity football team,…
The process of applying to college is possibly the most stressful point of any student’s life. For an athlete, it’s the time where they can finally see if the hours spent at practice, weekends given up for games and tournaments, and sleep lost to manage their school workload along with their sport were worth…
The summer heat was almost unbearable, with the sound of tennis balls ricocheting off of the racquet like the popping of a soda can. Whispers of coaches sound in the background. Each girl wonders if she has secured their position on the team. Tryouts for the Girls’ tennis team were held on Aug. 9…
When summer vacation begins, so does summer training and, for Varsity athletes, this is the time to get ready for the upcoming season. Each sports team has its own specific way of training to help them achieve their goals. Cameron Rising, junior and starting quarterback for the Varsity football team, described his summer routine…
The water polo teams began training for the 2017 school year one week after the June 2016 graduation. They trained for most of the summer with a three week break, picking up the intensity one week before the new school year. Despite the hours of practice, the boys’ and girls’ teams made time…
Every four years the best athletes in the world come together to compete for the gold in the summer Olympics. This year, the Olympics were held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The United States came home with forty-six golds, thirty-seven silvers, and thirty-eight bronze. While all of the American athletes definitely made their mark…
The NFL Draft has gone from an unheard-of event that no one cared about to a major sporting event that spans three days. Millions of fans tune in to see which college prospects will be playing with their favorite team come next September. The NFL Draft has seven rounds and each team picks at…
For twins Zach and Chris Clarke, seniors, it was clear at a very young age they had found their niche on the baseball diamond. “We played football and then basketball for a year or two, and then after that it was basically just baseball,” Zach said. After roughly twelve years playing baseball, the…