Heartbreak in NCS semifinals
Cameron McKeon, Sports Editor
December 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Cal High football team’s playoff run came to an end on Nov. 30 in a tightly-contested 35-34 thriller at home against Freedom High. Even if the score wasn’t in their favor, Grizzly fans were treated with a show when Cal and Freedom went at it with a spot in the North Coast Section championship...
Cal’s skating pair is in complete synchronicity
Kristen Choi, Staff Writer
December 18, 2018
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While most students are still sleeping, sophomores Rujula Patole and Jessica Chan head to the ice rink every Sunday morning at 5:45 a.m. to practice jumps and prepare their programs. The two of them compete in synchronized figure skating, a sport where camaraderie and chemistry is vital. Patole...
Hockey players head to Canada
Christine Oh, Staff Writer
December 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
The horn goes off and a swarm of ice hockey players mob each other in celebration. There are hugs and high fives as the Tri Valley Blue Devils hockey team celebrates their latest accomplishment: Western Regional Champions. The undefeated Blue Devils 16AU ’03 team, which features four Cal High...
It sure is tough being a Raiders fan
Josh Nichols, Staff Writer
December 18, 2018
This must be said: The Raiders are the 21st century version of Chernobyl. Nobody is immune from the intense radiation spewing from this failed blob of a football team. The Mack trade. The Cooper trade. The Vegas move. The Gruden hiring. And the locker room turmoil have somehow made this...
NFL teams vie for playoff spots with four games left
Cameron McKeon and Cameron McKeon
December 8, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusive, Sports
With three quarters of the season in the books, teams have four games left to prove their playoff worthy. Here’s the top six in each conference as the NFL races down the home stretch. AFC 6. Baltimore Ravens: It’s a bit surprising to see the Ravens where they are right now, clinging onto a...
NFL playoff picture starting to take shape
Cameron McKeon, Sports Editor
November 18, 2018
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Now that we’re nearing Thanksgiving, the NFL playoff picture is slowly beginning to come into focus. So, for the final eight weeks of the season my focus will shift from the power rankings to the playoff picture. Here’s how the top six teams in each conference stack up heading into Week 11. NFC...
Grizzlies roar in NCS playoffs
Ben Rettig, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
Filed under Sports
Cal High’s girls’ volleyball team continued their streak of excellence this season, advancing to CIF State Championship tournament for the second straight season. But after defeating Pleasant Grove in four sets in the opening round of the Division 1 playoffs on Nov. 6, Cal saw its season come...
Not horsing around
Emmy Burrus and Nikhita Dhamrait, Staff Writers
November 15, 2018
Senior Rhetta Haase was only nine months old when she was put on a horse for the first time. Sophomore Lillian Holtmeier’s first ride on a horse came when she was about seven years older than Haase. But both girls share one thing: a strong connection to their hores-riding sports. “A lot...
Rams’ first loss shakes up top of power rankings
Cameron McKeon, Sports Editor
November 9, 2018
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At the midway point in the season, the playoff picture is starting to emerge. Games get more important and we find out whether a handful of teams are contenders or pretenders. Questions are answered. Can Patrick Mahomes keep up his historic pace? Who is the king of the NFC North? AFC North? Will the...
Bye week a win for Raiders after Cooper trade
Cameron McKeon, Sports Editor
October 27, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusive, Sports
Not only was it an exciting week on the field, trades across the NFL sparked some buzz as well. The Giants dealt Eli Apple to the Saints and Damon Harrison to the Lions,l. But the acquisition that shook the football world was the Raiders sealing Amari Cooper to the Cowboys. We’ll see if the deal coul...