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Game Coverage
Senior Leena Malik and sophomore Hannah Ko compete in the varsity 100-meter hurdles event. Malik finished in second place at 17.05 seconds and Ko finished in sixth place at 17.84 seconds, both qualifying for Pacific Coast League finals.
Co-captain and senior Rishi Vridhachalam exhales after landing a skillful backhand swing. Boys’ tennis went on to defeat Northwood High 12-8 during its April 18 home match at the tennis courts. The team’s current league standings are 9-5.
Junior variety swimmers and juniors Justin Hahn and Cody Le dive off into the boys’ 200 individual medley. In the week prior to this meet, the swim team underwent a specialized training regime known as taper, according to swim captain and senior Kiana Fan. During this time, swimmers endured particularly grueling and physically demanding practices, so many entered the meet physically tired.
Sophomore Ethan Kim goes in for a one-handed backhand. Kim is in his second year of playing for boys tennis and is currently the teams best singles player, according to Pan.
Spotlight
Sophomore Mateo Allen-Aguirre gets ready for a speed workout by running 50 meter strides and doing drills to warm up his body. “My aspiration is mainly to see how hard I can push myself both mentally and physically to attain a level of commitment that is uncommon,” Allen-Aguirre said.
Sophomore Mateo Allen-Aguirre Races to New School Records in Track
Aditi Salunkhe | April 28, 2023
Freshman Leila Ceranic does backstroke, the only swim stroke that is performed on the back and one of the four swimming styles in competitive swimming, during the varsity practice on Tuesday.
Leila Ceranic Makes a Splash As the Only Freshman on the Varsity Team
Kayleen Kim and Hannah Ko | March 31, 2023
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
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