Winter sports heat up in time for NCS
Ben Rettig, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
The women’s basketball team has made quite a statement in the EBAL this season. With an impressive league record of 10-1, 21-5 overall, the Grizzlies look to roll into NCS playoffs with plenty of momentum despite losing its last two league games. The Grizzlies lost at home to Carondele...
Students make an impact with dance
Gina Wu, Editor in Chief
February 12, 2019
Behind the vibrant colors, rhythmic music and contagious smiles are countless bruises and hours of hard work. It is early February and a new season of winter guard is about a month in. The season spans from the start of the new year to April, with championships usually taking place on the fir...
It’s young guns vs future Hall of Famers in title games
Cameron McKeon, Sports Editor
January 19, 2019
We're one step away from the Super Bowl, and the tops four teams most of the season have given us two intriguing title game match-ups tomorrow afternoon. AFC Championship Patriots at Chiefs - About 95 percent of America wants to see the Pats lose this game. A Super Bowl berth would grant them...
Heartbreak in NCS semifinals
Cameron McKeon, Sports Editor
December 18, 2018
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
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, News Co-Editor
December 18, 2018
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, News Lite Editor
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...
Grizzlies roar in NCS playoffs
Ben Rettig, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
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...
Girl’s volleyball sets up for NCS playoffs
Andrew Sousa, Sports Editor
October 18, 2018
With freshly polished hardwood and hung up nets, Cal High’s women’s volleyball team heads into tonight’s season finale at Carondelet as one of the top teams vying for an NCS championship come playoff time. All so far this season, racking up a 25-4 overall record, 14-3 in the highly competitive ...