No high school sports until at least December
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
September 30, 2020
With the coronavirus still raging across America, most high school classrooms remain empty. Fields and gyms will be no different, as the fall sports season at Cal High and schools throughout the state have been postponed to at least December. After spending several weeks this summer exploring various...
MLB’s most bizarre season reaches its conclusion
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
September 29, 2020
After just 68 days since opening day, Major League Baseball is ready for postseason baseball. What a year. With a 60-game season and an expanded 16-team postseason format, the final week of the season was chaotic to say the least. But the teams have finally been decided and the first-round...
NFL season is underway
Pranav Sannaasi and Evan Heinz, Sports writers
September 20, 2020
Despite a worldwide pandemic, the 2020 NFL season charges on in mostly empty stadiums, giving football fans around the country a much needed distraction from the COVID-19. Here’s a look at how teams stack up and who we think will be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February. Temas are organized...
Another one bites the dust – AAF is latest to fail
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
April 16, 2020
It’ll work this time, I promise. These are the words that so many commissioners of football leagues say, determined to show that their “sexy, new age” league will be able to stand with and even take down the NFL. They are all wrong. On April 2, the Alliance of American Football annou...
49ers, Chiefs clash in Super Bowl LIV
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
January 30, 2020
The NFL reaches its season finale on Sunday, with Super Bowl LIV in Miami when the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs meet for the NFL championship. The 49ers are looking for their first title in 24 years, sixth title overall, while the Chiefs look to earn their second Su...
Grizzlies shine in postseason
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
May 29, 2019
Senior Daniella Hawkins ended her high school swimming career on a high note. Hawkins placed second in the 500 freestyle event at the CIF State Championships on May 17-18 at Clovis West High School. “I was really excited to get second, because I had never placed that high in state befo...
The death of ‘Fortnite’ is near
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
March 26, 2019
At the beginning of time, there was Pong. Then there was Mario. Then there was Minecraft. And then there was... “Fortnite.” Throughout history, video games have come and gone, evolving with times. They’ve revolutionized the entertainment industry and almost always found themselves on top of...
Joey Zhu is taking his success to a whole new level
Andrew Sousa and Ben Rettig
December 18, 2018
ze upon senior Joey Zhu as he performs his piano segment inside the Carnegie Hall in New York City. Even with the clear and immense pressure to succeed, Zhu excels in this type of environment, as he does in many areas of life. While Zhu’s academic achievements are notable and well respected, his piano skills are th...
2018’s best and worst video games
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
December 18, 2018
So 2018 is about to come to a close, which means the last video games of the year are about to or have already been released. And while some of this year’s games certainly didn’t disappoint for the most part, there were some games that missed the mark of video game glory. But which gam...
Your ultimate guide to Black Friday survival
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
November 15, 2018
Within a week, the doors of stores nationwide will open up, serving as the battleground for the annual warfare known as Black Friday. With the opening of doors, people swarm into the nearest Walmart or Target, desperate to get their hands on the lower prices of the newest Xbox or Nintendo Swit...