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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Double or nothing: Multi-sport athletes glean physical, personal benefits

Double or nothing: Multi-sport athletes glean physical, personal benefits

Vanisha Vig, Features & Online Editor December 8, 2024

Although unexpected, many NFL players incorporate ballet into their training regime to improve their footwork and agility. This is not an unheard-of phenomenon. According to the Sports Institute, athletes who played multiple sports in adolescence are less prone to burnout and injuries from overuse. At...

Athletes take political stances, influence public opinion

Athletes take political stances, influence public opinion

Sylvie Nguyen, News Editor & Business Manager November 1, 2024

The line between sports and politics has shifted significantly over the years, and recent events have thrust athletes’ political advocacy to the forefront. With the surge of social media, fans experience their favorite players through the duality of official television coverage and prominence on online...

Sports honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Sports honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Ya-An Xue, Features & Online Editor October 25, 2024

Every October, National Football League games are a pop of pink, with players wearing pink accessories, mascots waving pink flags and football fields marked with pink bows — all to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the month, professional sports teams join the international health...

Flag, tackle football programs share mindsets

Flag, tackle football programs share mindsets

Kaylee Cheng and Anne Dong September 26, 2024

Gunn’s founding in 1964 marked the beginning of the tackle football team, recently accompanied by the girls flag football program, starting this year. Tackle football and flag football share many basic similarities — scoring, defensive positioning, offensive roles and defensive roles — but the...

Leaping Forward: The Oracle dives into Gunn’s spring sports (Part 2)

Victor Dang and Michelle Koo May 11, 2024

In this video feature — the second in a two-part series — Gunn athletes break down their plans for the spring sports season. (See the first part here.)

Leaping Forward: The Oracle dives into Gunn’s spring sports (Part 1)

Charlotte Qian and Vanisha Vig May 11, 2024

In this video feature — the first in a two-part series — Gunn athletes break down their plans for the spring sports season.  

Senior Isabella Lee tackles her opponent during a match for the Gunn wrestling team’s 2023-24 season.

Meteoric growth of women’s wrestling affords new opportunities

Sylvie Nguyen, News Editor & Business Manager April 13, 2024

This year, Louisiana joined the 45 states that certify girls wrestling at the high school level. Of these states, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania hosted their first state-sanctioned girls wrestling tournaments. In the broader scope of women’s wrestling, the National Collegiate Athletic...

Female basketball player Sabrina Ionescu makes history in NBA all-star tournament

Female basketball player Sabrina Ionescu makes history in NBA all-star tournament

Yu-Ming Liu, Forum Editor April 12, 2024

Some sports players manage to become cultural forces whose popularity extends beyond the court. In February, NBA player Stephen Curry and WNBA player Sabrina Ionescu’s top-tier three-point shooting led to a showdown at the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. In the “Steph versus Sabrina 3-Point Challenge,”...

Superstar players lead women’s basketball into new era

Superstar players lead women’s basketball into new era

Vivian Studdert, Sports Editor April 12, 2024

Every other weekend for most of my childhood, you could catch my dad and me at the Stanford women’s basketball game, sitting somewhere on the upper levels with a frozen pink lemonade between us. My household names of the 2010s included Kiana Williams, Haley Jones, Alanna Smith and the Hull twins. I...

Sexual misconduct in sports necessitates greater accountability

Sexual misconduct in sports necessitates greater accountability

Katie LaWer, Sports Editor April 12, 2024

Beyond thrilling spectacles that unite fans, major sporting events like the Olympics and the soccer World Cup provide platforms for athletes to showcase their talent and dedication. These monumental events, however, are often tainted by the dark realities female athletes and employees face. A 2018 report...

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