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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

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...

After decades of fighting for equality in sports, women continue to face obstacles on the field

After decades of fighting for equality in sports, women continue to face obstacles on the field

Haley Pflasterer, News Editor May 25, 2021

In the late 1900s, female athletes fought for the opportunity to become athletes. Decades later, the fight has extended to advocating for equal treatment as athletes. The second wave of feminism, commonly known as the women’s liberation movement, took place in 1960s to the 1980s and brought...

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