What is behind the low Asian-American racial makeup in American sports? March 14, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao While Asian Americans make up 6.3% of the U.S. population, only 2.2% of active student-athletes in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) are Asian. This underrepresentation, combined with few major Asian American collegiate superstars, has resulted in the depiction that Asian athletes are “weak, fragile, and biologically ‘unsuited’ to modern sports.” The perpetuation of the […] read more » Student-run social media accounts hype up school sports teams December 2, 2023 — by Richard Fan Browse school-related Instagram accounts these days and you might find posts like this recent one: “ITS FINALLY THAT TIME OF YEAR‼️ If you have any interest in playing school soccer at all come to the meeting!” paired with a black and red graphic screaming “GIRLS SOCCER INTEREST MEETING” on it. The post is an example […] read more » Parent donations crucial to keep sports running November 16, 2023 — by Grace Lin This fall, the JV girls’ water polo team ran short of money due to a lack of parent donations, leading them to cancel one appearance in a tournament. Funding shortages like this are rare at the school, but funding struggles are more common in recent years after the passage of California’s Assembly Bill 1575 in […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Top 10: unathletic sports September 24, 2023 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan 10. Sailing Tired of motor engines and smelling gas, but also tired of rowing and smelling sweat? Try sailing, an innovative and freeing approach to transport across the ocean. Try not to eat before you begin a race, though. 9. Pickleball Pickleball is slow-paced tennis on a small court without any running. In other words, […] read more » Senior Mag 2023:Football, basketball? Nah. I’ve spent months watching two more ‘out of the box’ sports August 30, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer In terms of sports fandom, I like all things New England. The Celtics won’t win the NBA championship after falling to the Heat, but at least they’re likely to be highly competitive for years to come; the Patriots, rising from post-Tom Brady irrelevance, might put something together after a rough couple of years; and the […] read more » Sport facilities upkeep demands a marathon of maintenance from a small crew May 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang On a Saturday evening in April, a steady stream of 20 to 30 people, ranging from high school track athletes to elderly joggers, were walking or running in the school track and field area. Composed of the Benny Pierce Football Field with its massive expanse of gleaming turf encircled by a spotless red and white […] read more »
Student-run social media accounts hype up school sports teams December 2, 2023 — by Richard Fan Browse school-related Instagram accounts these days and you might find posts like this recent one: “ITS FINALLY THAT TIME OF YEAR‼️ If you have any interest in playing school soccer at all come to the meeting!” paired with a black and red graphic screaming “GIRLS SOCCER INTEREST MEETING” on it. The post is an example […] read more » Parent donations crucial to keep sports running November 16, 2023 — by Grace Lin This fall, the JV girls’ water polo team ran short of money due to a lack of parent donations, leading them to cancel one appearance in a tournament. Funding shortages like this are rare at the school, but funding struggles are more common in recent years after the passage of California’s Assembly Bill 1575 in […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Top 10: unathletic sports September 24, 2023 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan 10. Sailing Tired of motor engines and smelling gas, but also tired of rowing and smelling sweat? Try sailing, an innovative and freeing approach to transport across the ocean. Try not to eat before you begin a race, though. 9. Pickleball Pickleball is slow-paced tennis on a small court without any running. In other words, […] read more » Senior Mag 2023:Football, basketball? Nah. I’ve spent months watching two more ‘out of the box’ sports August 30, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer In terms of sports fandom, I like all things New England. The Celtics won’t win the NBA championship after falling to the Heat, but at least they’re likely to be highly competitive for years to come; the Patriots, rising from post-Tom Brady irrelevance, might put something together after a rough couple of years; and the […] read more » Sport facilities upkeep demands a marathon of maintenance from a small crew May 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang On a Saturday evening in April, a steady stream of 20 to 30 people, ranging from high school track athletes to elderly joggers, were walking or running in the school track and field area. Composed of the Benny Pierce Football Field with its massive expanse of gleaming turf encircled by a spotless red and white […] read more »
Parent donations crucial to keep sports running November 16, 2023 — by Grace Lin This fall, the JV girls’ water polo team ran short of money due to a lack of parent donations, leading them to cancel one appearance in a tournament. Funding shortages like this are rare at the school, but funding struggles are more common in recent years after the passage of California’s Assembly Bill 1575 in […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Top 10: unathletic sports September 24, 2023 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan 10. Sailing Tired of motor engines and smelling gas, but also tired of rowing and smelling sweat? Try sailing, an innovative and freeing approach to transport across the ocean. Try not to eat before you begin a race, though. 9. Pickleball Pickleball is slow-paced tennis on a small court without any running. In other words, […] read more » Senior Mag 2023:Football, basketball? Nah. I’ve spent months watching two more ‘out of the box’ sports August 30, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer In terms of sports fandom, I like all things New England. The Celtics won’t win the NBA championship after falling to the Heat, but at least they’re likely to be highly competitive for years to come; the Patriots, rising from post-Tom Brady irrelevance, might put something together after a rough couple of years; and the […] read more » Sport facilities upkeep demands a marathon of maintenance from a small crew May 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang On a Saturday evening in April, a steady stream of 20 to 30 people, ranging from high school track athletes to elderly joggers, were walking or running in the school track and field area. Composed of the Benny Pierce Football Field with its massive expanse of gleaming turf encircled by a spotless red and white […] read more »
Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Top 10: unathletic sports September 24, 2023 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan 10. Sailing Tired of motor engines and smelling gas, but also tired of rowing and smelling sweat? Try sailing, an innovative and freeing approach to transport across the ocean. Try not to eat before you begin a race, though. 9. Pickleball Pickleball is slow-paced tennis on a small court without any running. In other words, […] read more » Senior Mag 2023:Football, basketball? Nah. I’ve spent months watching two more ‘out of the box’ sports August 30, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer In terms of sports fandom, I like all things New England. The Celtics won’t win the NBA championship after falling to the Heat, but at least they’re likely to be highly competitive for years to come; the Patriots, rising from post-Tom Brady irrelevance, might put something together after a rough couple of years; and the […] read more » Sport facilities upkeep demands a marathon of maintenance from a small crew May 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang On a Saturday evening in April, a steady stream of 20 to 30 people, ranging from high school track athletes to elderly joggers, were walking or running in the school track and field area. Composed of the Benny Pierce Football Field with its massive expanse of gleaming turf encircled by a spotless red and white […] read more »
Top 10: unathletic sports September 24, 2023 — by Richard Fan and Alec Guan 10. Sailing Tired of motor engines and smelling gas, but also tired of rowing and smelling sweat? Try sailing, an innovative and freeing approach to transport across the ocean. Try not to eat before you begin a race, though. 9. Pickleball Pickleball is slow-paced tennis on a small court without any running. In other words, […] read more » Senior Mag 2023:Football, basketball? Nah. I’ve spent months watching two more ‘out of the box’ sports August 30, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer In terms of sports fandom, I like all things New England. The Celtics won’t win the NBA championship after falling to the Heat, but at least they’re likely to be highly competitive for years to come; the Patriots, rising from post-Tom Brady irrelevance, might put something together after a rough couple of years; and the […] read more » Sport facilities upkeep demands a marathon of maintenance from a small crew May 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang On a Saturday evening in April, a steady stream of 20 to 30 people, ranging from high school track athletes to elderly joggers, were walking or running in the school track and field area. Composed of the Benny Pierce Football Field with its massive expanse of gleaming turf encircled by a spotless red and white […] read more »
Senior Mag 2023:Football, basketball? Nah. I’ve spent months watching two more ‘out of the box’ sports August 30, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer In terms of sports fandom, I like all things New England. The Celtics won’t win the NBA championship after falling to the Heat, but at least they’re likely to be highly competitive for years to come; the Patriots, rising from post-Tom Brady irrelevance, might put something together after a rough couple of years; and the […] read more » Sport facilities upkeep demands a marathon of maintenance from a small crew May 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang On a Saturday evening in April, a steady stream of 20 to 30 people, ranging from high school track athletes to elderly joggers, were walking or running in the school track and field area. Composed of the Benny Pierce Football Field with its massive expanse of gleaming turf encircled by a spotless red and white […] read more »
Sport facilities upkeep demands a marathon of maintenance from a small crew May 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang On a Saturday evening in April, a steady stream of 20 to 30 people, ranging from high school track athletes to elderly joggers, were walking or running in the school track and field area. Composed of the Benny Pierce Football Field with its massive expanse of gleaming turf encircled by a spotless red and white […] read more »