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Inside the Miami Dolphins stadium, there is the Hall of Glory. Lining this hall are busts of players, signed footballs, and blown up pictures of great moments. The room rises far above your head, every inch of space covered. But the most impressive part of the room is the jerseys. Lining one of the…
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Madison and Skyler Wood eat, sleep and breathe golf. The two juniors have been playing golf for roughly half their lives and the sport has become their true passion. After playing tennis for a brief period, the Wood twins stepped onto the grass to give golf a try. “We played tennis for a long…
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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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Almost every high school athlete’s dream is to be offered a full-ride scholarship to the Division I school of their choice. But how often does that really happen? To most it seems as likely as a lightning strike. However, these lightning strikes are more common than some might think. Among the many talented…
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“The fact that they can earn spots and keep them is very impressive,” said Breezy Wise, junior. Wise is referring to the three freshmen infielders that started for the Varsity softball team this year. Wise plays centerfield for the Panthers and has started all three years. The three freshmen that started for the Panthers…
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Which came first, the successful football team or the abundance of school spirit? As with all great questions, no one can be certain, but the football team experienced a bit of both during Rivalry Week, the week leading up to their game played against Thousand Oaks. Rivalry Week has been a tradition since 1971.…
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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…