Sports
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Individual Wrestlers Strong, but Forfeits Plague First Dual Meet
Despite the cold weather outside the gym at Redwood High School, the Cougars were on fire, winning seven out of nine varsity matches on December 5. Despite strong individual performances, however, the Cougars began the 2013-14 wrestling season with a 48-31 dual meet loss to… -
Club or Team?
Note to Our Readers: The November 26th print version of the story entitled “Club or Team?” contained incorrect information. The correct information is below and in the complete story. The Mountain Bike Club is in its 9th year as a self-sustaining team thanks to a… -
Allison Chuang Repeats as NCS Singles Tennis Champion
Junior Allison Chuang defended her NCS singles tennis title with a straight set win (7-5, 6-3) over number three seed Rickimae Torres from Dougherty Valley on November 25. En route to her second straight NCS crown, Chuang beat Julienne Worring from Tamalpais (6-2, 6-0) in…
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Heads Up, Seven Down
With every sport comes the risk of injury. Each year in the United States, on average a dozen high school and college football players die during practices and games. Recently, the National Football League (NFL) has launched a $10 million incentive program aimed at finding… -
Do Freshmen Deserve More Class Choices?
Students entering high school often see it as an opportunity to finally take the classes they have wanted to, but most find themselves waiting another two years for many of them. Entering freshmen have 28 electives to choose from, while seniors have 68 electives. This… -
60 Seconds With Lourdes Ortega
If you’ve been lucky enough to take Spanish 3 and Spanish 4 with Lourdes Ortega, then you already know that her worldly experiences have endowed her with infinite wisdom. She shared her thoughts with The Cougar on a variety of topics. This profile is the… -
Career Changes: An Inevitable Fate
For many students, last week’s Career Day meant sitting through onerous presentations about jobs that they have no interest in, and ignoring the slideshows and monotone voices. Students probably should have listened up during career presentations this year. New research from the University of California,… -
Cross Country Advances to NCS
The Albany cross country team ended the season with a solid performance at the TCAL championships on November 7. Both varsity teams will advance to NCS on Saturday, November 23 at Hayward High School. The frosh/soph men came out on top in their race, securing… -
Juniors Take Lip Sync
Homecoming week ended with a bang as all four grades danced it out at the Lip Sync on Friday. This year’s Lip Sync was, as always, filled with classic class rivalry. There were original raps from both the sophomore and senior class, chants from the… -
Seniors Take Volleyball in Three Exciting Sets
At the Men’s Volleyball Finals, the juniors looked to pull an upset against the seniors, following their powderpuff loss on Wednesday. All looked well for the class of 2015 during the first game, as the junior’s pair of six-foot-plus tall players in Jacob Crowley and… -
Seniors Manage Narrow Win in Power Puff Finals
The junior-senior Power Puff finals saw one of the most exciting contests in years. Ultimately the seniors prevailed 15-14. With both teams playing a strong defense, the first half ended scoreless. Junior Ya Davis made the first touchdown pulling the juniors ahead 7-0 after a… -
Trick or Treat
Some people may claim to prefer Christmas. Others may be fans of Thanksgiving, or even their birthday. But really, Halloween is the greatest day of the year. No other day can compete with its costumed candy-filled frightfulness. This year, Halloween falls on Homecoming week. Although…
