Wrestler pins her way to spot at state championships
Shannon Coan, Feature Editor
March 19, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Feb. 23-24th, senior Iris Guizar competed at the CIF Wrestling State Championships in Visalia, California, becoming the first athlete to represent Sequoia at the meet in six years. Wrestling coach and history teacher Bradely Ramezane praised Guizar’s abilities and was ecstatic when he heard that...
Trainer treats injuries, exceeds expectations
Sione Tuiaki, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2018
Filed under Sports
In the athletic world at Sequoia, many students experience injuries and must rely on the school’s athletic trainer for assistance. Jeff Wilson, Sequoia’s new athletic trainer, works to offer high-quality treatment to many student-athletes. Some of his treatments include stretching, cupping and athletic...
Fall Sports Wrap Up
Ysabelle Punzal and Sarah Fazio
January 22, 2018
Girls Water Polo Varsity (0-7) JV (4-2-1) “The season went pretty well considering we got moved up a league. Even if we did lose every game, I think we did give it our best.”—Maddy Waddell, senior Girls Volleyball Varsity (3-11) JV (6-7) “We bonded a lot as a team and we ...
Body shape dictates sports performance
Soana Afu, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2017
We all remember the awkward years of middle school. Raging emotions, growth pains, weird smells, sweaty palms and an overall feeling of confusion and anxiety. We are told that this happens to everyone, just at different times and in different ways. It can even happen during the worst of times and in...
Atypical sports lead Ravens to explore unique opportunities
Brighid Bugos and Krista Weaver
November 15, 2017
Filed under Sports
What are the first sports that come to your mind? Was it football, basketball or baseball? Part two of this two part installment, highlights a few students and teachers who prove there are sports beyond the ones offered at Sequoia. Rock Climbing: “In eighth grade, some of my friends got into the rock climbing team at Planet Granite, so every saturday I started going...
Ravens leave the nest, flock to alternative sports
Brighid Bugos and Krista Weaver
October 18, 2017
Filed under Sports
What are the first sports that come to your mind? Was it football, basketball or baseball? Part one of this two part installment, highlights a few students and teachers who prove there are sports beyond the ones offered at Sequoia. Surfing: “I’ve always had a deep affinity for the ocean and al...
Vaulters spring into new year with Stahler
Zack Rosenblatt, Executive Editor
September 20, 2017
Filed under Features, News, Sports
Sequoia’s Pole Vault team played its first matches during the 2017 spring season for the first time after Resources Officer David Stahler decided to lead the team. Though students could still compete in Pole Vault before last spring, it was reserved for students already participating on the track...
Varsity Boys Track and Field score league title
Krista Weaver, Staff Reporter
May 31, 2017
For the first time in many years, Varsity Boys Track and Field won the League Title. They are currently in the Ocean division—the highest division. They have not won this title (in this division) since 1998. With a total of four wins and only one loss, Varsity Boys were able to pull ahead of the oth...
Players tackle spring football
Isabel Sanchez-Foster and Krista Weaver
May 31, 2017
Most sports have optional conditioning periods; however, football has mandatory training nearly year round. Starting in January, players train towards Spring Ball, a period in spring that starts after spring sports end. Rob Polous, the head coach of Sequoia’s football team, says the integration of S...
Conditioning crucial training for success
Krista Weaver, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2017
Filed under Sports
Every sport requires different skills and preparation in their own ways, but does conditioning help to emphasize these techniques for games later on in the season? According to website Stop SpoJournalism Account rts Injuries, physical conditioning in sports helps build on the skill sets of power, stren...
Winter sports wrap up
Krista Weaver, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2017
Filed under Sports
Boys Soccer “[This season] our biggest competition is MA, and our first [game] against MA was pretty challenging but we tied 0-0” (Manny Jimenez Rodriguez, freshman) Overall score: JV: (6-1-1 ) as of 2/6/17 Varsity: (4-0-10) as of 2/6/17 Girls Soccer “[During this season] coming ou...
Adaptive hockey team scores Sharks donation
Shannon Coan, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2017
Filed under Features, News, Sports
Sequoia’s Adaptive Physical Education Class received a $30,000 donation from the San Jose Sharks as part of the Shark Foundation’s Big Give Program, Dec. 22, to fund their ice hockey team. Special Education teacher Rebeca Goodwin created Sequoia’s adaptive hockey team three years ago after discovering...
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