Students participate in uncommon sports outside of school

Junior Kimi Sato has been an avid rock climber at Planet Granite in Sunnyvale since she was nine. Although it started as a hobby, rock climbing has grown into a genuine passion. "Rock climbing was really just a quick activity," she said. "Later on, I got more serious abut it, so I joined a team and started going to practice a lot more." Rock climbing has allowed Sato to become of a part of a strong...

Most of us think of football, basketball or swimming as traditional sports. However, Gunn also has many student athletes who participate and excel in more uncommon sports. Sophomore Kaia Chan, a competitive ice skater, is one of these students. Chan has been ice skating for eight years, and before the COVID-19 pandemic, Chan was skating five to six days per week. However, due to state and county...

When thinking about water sports, waterpolo and swimming immediately come to mind. However, one water sport that usually flies under the radar is rowing. Despite its unconventionality, rowing is junior Kaley Yang’s favorite sport. “I got into rowing in eighth grade when my family friend introduced me to the sport,” she said. Yang explains that while rowing seems simple, competitions feature...

If you’ve ever seen the movie “The Princess Bride,” you are definitely familiar with fencing. Contrary to the movies however, fencing isn’t just exhilarating sword fights, according to junior fencer Phoebe Li. There are three types of traditional fencing weapons: épée, sabre and foil. Li has been a foil fencer for eight years, which means she fences with the lightest weapon and has the smallest...