Kate Mallery, Lifestyle Editor
• September 20, 2019
The Gunn Girl’s volleyball team is back better than ever for their new season. After winning the lower league last year, they will be playing in the highest league and will face off against Paly. “We are super excited for the season. It is going to be an exciting chance to prove ourselves,” junior...
Girls varsity water polo is back and ready to bring their best this season. With a central goal of winning league championships and making it to Central Coast Sections (CCS) this year, both coach Chris Ford and co-team senior Isobel Taylor are ready to lead their team to victory.
Taylor...
The Oracle: How long have you been playing for Gunn’s swim team?
Cooper McKenna: I have been on Gunn’s swimming team, as well as water polo, since freshman year.
TO: What inspired you to begin your water-dominated athletic career?
CM: When I was nine or so, it was sort of the stage where...
Gunn’s lacrosse teams are back for the spring season after months of practice on the field. Lacrosse teams have met on the turf as early as 6:30 a.m. and after school until 7 p.m. for weeks of pre-conditioning. The girls’ junior and senior varsity team, coached by Doug Arakawa, are excited for the...
Ryan Manesh, Sports Editor, Business Manager
• March 8, 2019
Junior Max Popov has the dream job of many: getting paid to play video games.
Popov is a professional esports player and has traveled all over the world to compete in FIFA tournaments and compe- titions. FIFA is a soccer simulation video game developed by Electronic Arts (EA) Sports. The game...
At the start of the spring season, the co-ed diving team can be found practicing flips on the trampoline and diving board late into the evening, accompanied by upbeat music played through the pool’s loudspeakers.
Despite some complications around gaining a new coach, the team has readily...
Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor
• March 1, 2019
The boys golf team will begin their season with a match against Santa Clara on Thursday, Feb. 28. As a result of the new additions to the team, senior Jamie Hamilton believes that the season has a lot in store. “I think now that we have an older team with a lot of experience, coupled with that fact...
“Country roads, take me home,” the crowd on the bleachers sang during the final seconds of a basketball game against Los Altos High School. They jumped and yelled when the scoreboard indicated a win for the Gunn Titans—all in a day’s work for the 6th Man Club.
The name “6th Man”...
Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee is the top-ranked team in the Southeastern Conference at the moment with a 25-3 record. Spearheaded by the dynamic duo of guard Ad miral Schofield and forward Grant Williams, averaging 16.9 and 19.0 points per game respectively, Tennessee has been a force to...
March Madness, one of the most anticipated annual sporting events in the country, is a tournament that hosts 64 Division I collegiate basketball programs during March. “Madness” refers to the plethora of unexpected outcomes that occurs due to the massive amount of games being played in...
On Feb. 3, 2019, the 53rd installment of the Super Bowl will decide the ultimate champion of the 2018 National Football League (NFL) season. The Super Bowl event is the most-watched event every year. On Jan. 20, 2019, the final games before the Super Bowl took place, deciding who would play who in the...
Gunn Sports Boosters, a nonprofit organization formed collaboratively by parents, coaches and community members, provides much of the financial support for Gunn Athletics. Throughout the course of each year, Sports Boosters handles hundreds of thousands of dollars. “The amount of money that...
