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Game Coverage
Center midfielder and senior Yasser Mallisho scored two goals on Senior Night. “It was amazing, you know, last league game of my life,” Mallisho said. “High school’s been an amazing time starting since sophomore year in varsity, and it’s been a hell of a ride.”
Junior and small forward Kalynne Abraham Mendez makes a free-throw during the second quarter, bringing the score to 27-25. in favor of Woodbridge High, on Jan. 31. The Bulldogs and the Warriors were neck and neck throughout the game.
Freshman striker Lorel Stringer dribbles the ball through a Patriot midfielder and prepares for a long pass into the penalty area.
Freshman and flyer Rhys Riordan soars to the top of the pyramid stunt, supported by her fellow bases and flyers.
Spotlight
Online personalities have skyrocketed to success by streaming chess as an esport, particularly on the streaming platform Twitch. Most recently, “Mittens” — an interactive bot with a supposed ELO rating of 1 launched by chess.com in January — garnered the sport of chess new fans. In particular, the character’s tongue-in-cheek references to internet meme culture and appearances in humorous streams from leading chess personalities such as GothamChess and Hikaru Nakamura resulted in increased online attention to the sport.
Return of the King, Queen, Bishop and Rook: Explaining the Resurgence of Chess
Tyler Kim
February 23, 2023
Social studies teacher Wind Ralston takes a photo with the girls golf team to celebrate winning CIF Division 3. “Hes always ready for the team whenever we need it,” sophomore Katie Le said. “If we have a question, hes right there ready to respond through text message or email.”
Wind Ralston Selected As Orange County Girls’ Golf Coach of the Year
Jana Malek, Staff Writer
January 25, 2023
Orange County boys water polo coach of the year Kate Avery holds up her CIF Division 3 runner-up plaque.
Kate Avery Named Orange County Boys’ Water Polo Coach of the Year
Skyller Liu, Social Media Team
January 13, 2023
Cheers to the end of the Girls’ Tennis Season: a Recap of New Accomplishments
Cheers to the end of the Girls’ Tennis Season: a Recap of New Accomplishments
Kayleen Kim
December 16, 2022
Students cheer on their favorite soccer teams to victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Countries in the top rankings, such as France, Morocco, Argentina and Portugal, compete for the prestigious championship title. The tournament has generated record-breaking audiences globally with an average viewership of 227.27 million per day, according to NBC Sports.
Students ‘Kick’ Back and Relax to Root for their Favorite World Cup Teams
Aditi Salunkhe
December 13, 2022
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