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Spring sports swing into season, start league competition after strong preseason training

Written by: Lawrence Chen, Nabeel Chollampat, Kush Dubey, Christine Li, Alvin Wang and Andy Zhou Boys’ Lacrosse: As the spring season opens, the boys’ lacrosse team is hopeful for a successful year. After not qualifying for the playoffs last year, the coach and players are beginning to practice hard for a new season with new [...]

Students take their athletic passions to school clubs

Two years ago, junior Gabriel Chen was introduced to the Tour de Cure, a cycling event aimed to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. With the help of a family friend, he learned everything about the tour and how to prepare for it. Because Chen remained passionate after the event, he decided to start the Cycling Club in order to teach others about the spo

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Titans blast through winter season with high CCS hopes

Written by: Lawrence Chen, Alex Man and Alvin Wang Girls’ Soccer: The girls’ soccer team has an overall record of 1-8-3 and 0-6-1 in the De Anza League. Head coach Juan Mayora sees much improvement that can be made for the team. “The season is not going as smooth as I had hoped,” Mayora said. “Lack [...]

Gunn-Paly game’s community spirit will be missed

Written by: Wayland Fong The school district has decided to suspend the annual football rivalry game between Palo Alto High School and Gunn High school for one year, according to Principal Katya Villalobos. This suspension would end a 48-year-old tradition between the two schools. As Palo Alto citizens, we know that it is important to [...]

Hockey’s back and better than ever

Written by: Boot Bullwinkle As the frost freezes over on the windshields of Bay Area citizens, so does the ice at HP Pavilion, the home of the San Jose Sharks. Across America and Canada, hockey fans rejoiced on Jan. 3 as the National Hockey League (NHL) lockout came to an end. After coming to the [...]

Senior returns to physical education class

Written by: Ellen Lee It was rough. Coming back to the track that I thought I had wished my final “goodbye” to was more painful than I’d expected. Locker-less and friend-less, I resorted to changing in the back of my car in to an ensemble that barely resembled a physical education (P.E.) uniform. After a series [...]

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The Oracle features Bay Area sports teams that have recently achieved success

Written by: Roy Shadmon, Tim Wang, Zoe Weisner and Emily Yao San Francisco 49ers: After ending the 2010 regular season with a disappointing record of 6-10, the San Francisco 49ers saw their future change for the better when the head coach of Stanford University, Jim Harbaugh, stepped in as their new head coach. The team’s impressive jump from [...]

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Winter Sports Update

Written by: Rani Shiao, Alvin Wang and Emily Yao Girls’ Soccer: Ending last season with an overall record of 4-8-6, the girls’ soccer team is hoping to adjust to a new coaching system to remain in the De Anza Division. New head coach Juan Mayora’s main goals for the team are to improve on last [...]

Conquering embarrassment is just a stumble

Written by: Klaire Tan I may not be a super-athlete, but I regard myself as being in decent, tolerable shape. I can manage a pushup or two. I can touch my toes and if needed, I can run a mile. To be honest, however, I have never been able to skate a lap around the [...]

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Fall sports maintain excellence in post-season playoffs

Written by: Shireen Ahsan, Lawrence Chen, Roy Shadmon and Rani Shiao   Football The football team, with a 4-0 record in the El Camino division and an overall record of 6-2, has been smashing the competition this year, beating the Harker Eagles 42-20, the Los Altos Eagles 42-0 during Homecoming and the Cupertino Pioneers 36-6. As of [...]

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