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Millenials favor streaming use over cable television

Millenials favor streaming use over cable television

Catherine Chu, Managing Editor February 12, 2020

With the surge in social media popularity among millennials in the past decade, many are wondering if interest in sports is declining. NBA commissioner Adam Silver writes that, according to his studies, “sports viewership was down more than 15%, with spectators watching one hour and 12 minutes...

San Francisco 49ers exceed expectations despite Super Bowl loss

San Francisco 49ers exceed expectations despite Super Bowl loss

Calvin Cai, Centerfold February 12, 2020

During this past NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers success has been one of the biggest surprises. Over the last several years, the 49ers have been consistently lackluster, with their last winning season prior to 2019 beingin 2013. After a 4-12 season and finishing second to last in the league...

Winter sports look to finish season strong: Boy’s Basketball

Elisa Moraes-Liu, News Editor February 12, 2020

The Gunn boys basketball team has had a season of triumphs and defeats, but they hope to finish the campaign strong. Junior Connor Missett viewed the first games as a highlight.“The opening of our league play was pretty good,” he said. “We won two games to start off the season and we...

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Skateboarders find creative outlet in skating: Freshman Aaron Alpan

Jessica Wang, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2019
Freshman Aaron Alpan is the kid who is always making a racket outside. A few days a week, like clockwork, he’s on the street riding up and down his ramp, attempting tricks and flips of all sorts. While it’s a nuisance to his neighbors, it’s a passion to him, albeit a noisy one: skateboarding.

Teachers reminisce over collegiate sports history: Mark Weisman

Elisa Moraes-Liu, News Editor December 6, 2019

History teacher and former football coach Mark Weisman found his love for football early on during his life. Weisman played tackle football throughout high school and college and has filled a variety of roles throughout his athletic career “In high school I played multiple positions,” he...

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Skateboarders find creative outlet in skating: Nikhil shah

Genna Bishop, Lifestyle editor December 6, 2019

Overcoming many common stereotypes, junior Nikhil Shah pursues his favorite pass time: skateboarding around with his friends.       Skating has been growing in popularity around campus. It is not uncommon to see people bringing their boards to school and showing off tricks after school has ended.   ...

Girls volleyball wins CCS for first time in 43 years

Girls volleyball wins CCS for first time in 43 years

Kate Mallery, Copy Editor December 6, 2019

The Gunn girls volleyball team recently took home their first Central Coast Section (CCS) title in 43 years in an upset win over Los Gatos High School. Scoring 20 points to Los Gatos’s 18, Gunn won its first CCS title since 1976. Additionally, Gunn was the section runner-up in 1980 and went...

graphic by Jocelyn Wang

Tips, Tricks to fake sports expertise

Elisa Moraes-Liu, News Editor November 1, 2019

As a former The Oracle Sports Editor, one may expect that I am knowledgeable about athletics. The truth is, however, I’m still not sure what sport is being played in the World Series or what month March Madness starts in. Last year, after seeing the disappointment in former Sports Editor...

Athletes share past injury experiences

November 1, 2019

Injuries are a common part of playing a sport. They can break careers or force athletes to come back even stronger. Senior Theo Makler, who has been swimming for 12 years, started developing a shoulder injury during his freshman year of high school. Theinjury began flaring up sophomore year,...

Sports Clubs offer students place to foster passions: 12th Man Club

Sports Clubs offer students place to foster passions: 12th Man Club

Annika Bereny, Lifestyle Editor October 4, 2019

New this year is the Twelfth Man club, a club fo- cusing on soccer and all things related. It meets in C-8 every Tuesday and promises students an experience where they can learn and enjoy the game of soccer. “This club is here to shed more light on soccer because I feel like in the US...

Athletes Share Insight into the Recruitment Process

Athletes Share Insight into the Recruitment Process

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor October 4, 2019

As college application deadlines roll around, seniors at Gunn are frantically working on their essays, sending their transcripts out and doing everything they can to get into the school of their choice. For recruited athletes, however, they’ve been training for years to guarantee that spot...

Football team makes improvements, starts off season 4-1

Kate Mallery, Lifestyle Editor October 4, 2019

In past years, the football team has gone seasons without winning, with the junior varsity division barely scoring points in the entire season. But this year, something changed: the Titans are off to a great start to the season, currently 4-1 overall, the best they have done since 2002. Last...

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