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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…
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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…
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The Los Angeles Lakers basketball organization honors several students and educators every month who “demonstrate an outstanding commitment to academia, athletics, and community outreach”, according to www.lakers.com. On April 11, Natalie Christensen, senior, went on the court during halftime at a Lakers basketball game along with five other students and educators to receive the…