December 15, 2006
Boys’ varsity cross country reached CIF finals this year, but their eighth place finish was not enough to get them to state finals.
December 14, 2006
With an infusion of young talent, the team hopes to return to the CIF finals.
December 14, 2006
Despite “playing confidently on an unfamiliar course,” the girls’ golf team was unable to make the final four at this year’s CIF Central Team Divisionals on Oct. 29.
December 14, 2006
The girls’ tennis team ended its season with a quarterfinal exit from the CIF playoffs
December 14, 2006
Moving up from Division III to Division I-A proved no challenge for the Wolverine girls’ volleyball team as they finished the regular season with a record of 23-4.
December 14, 2006
Nothing was said as they lifted themselves from the pool. The team was despondent yet proud.
December 14, 2006
In most parts of the country, winter brings a change from rain to snow, from raincoats to parkas, from brown to bare trees. Here in sunny Southern California, we don’t get these nice seasonal changes, we don’t really have a sense of winter or fall, we just know sun and the occasional rainy day.
December 14, 2006
After a large number of fencers qualified for Junior Olympics, the top tournament in the nation for fencers 20 and under, the fencing team is preparing to start the core of its season.
December 13, 2006
6 Minute Guide: A quick look at the most intersting storylines, key games, new faces and returning stars for the six winter sports.
December 13, 2006
Former Wolverine Kristin Quinn ’02 led the Amherst volleyball team to victory over rival Williams College this fall, 20-30, 30-27, 30-27, 30-20. The Lord Jeffs’ win over Williams allowed them to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, where they eventually lost to MIT in the second round.
December 13, 2006
Paris Sellon ’10 arrived in Lexington, VA nervous, as she was the top qualifier and youngest rider in the North American Young Riders Championship.
December 13, 2006
With a young but athletic team, coach Greg Hilliard hopes to repeat as a league champion and topple a few SoCal giants.
December 13, 2006
With the most complete roster in years, the wrestlers are excited to make a run at the league title.
December 13, 2006
Hungry for a playoff berth, coach Freddy Arroyo hopes to send his experienced, injury-ravaged squad off to break on a high note.
December 13, 2006
With the youngest team in school history, head coach Melissa Hearlihy will be looking to win the Mission League.
December 13, 2006
Head coach larry Felix hopes to improve on last year's success with a talented corps of juniors and a few star freshman.
December 13, 2006
The 1996 Rose Bowl was deadlocked at seven. Early in the second quarter, the tide of the game changed. The USC fullback, senior Terry Barnum, playing in his final game as a Trojan, caught a 21 yard touchdown pass to give USC a lead they would not relinquish. The 1996 Rose Bowl: USC 41, Northwestern 32.
December 13, 2006
Although James Dunleavy ’07 will not be able to contribute on the court, he will be there every step of the way. Due to CIF age limits, Dunleavy has been ruled ineligible for the upcoming basketball season.
December 13, 2006
STOMPING GROUNDS: The varsity boys’ basketball team does the stomp before the tip-off of every game. The team completed this ritual before beating Oxnard 71-68 Saturday.
As the varsity boys’ basketball team converged at center court, the crowd went silent. The team huddled together and began stomping towards the center-court logo. The stomps were accompanied by chant-like screams, and players came together, jumping up and down with their hands held aloft.
December 13, 2006
Peter Hudnut ’99 joined the University of California Berkeley’s women’s water polo team’s staff last Friday, said Head Coach Rich Corso, who coached Hudnut when he was at Harvard-Westlake. Hudnut, who will now be a volunteer assistant coach for Berkeley’s team, plays for the U.S. national team. He is also currently training with the team for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
— Ben Goldstein
December 13, 2006
Online trash-talking and bashing of athletes and students from opposing schools has spiked during the past month with major athletic events such as CIF playoffs.
December 13, 2006
Oaks Christian defeated the Wolverines 48-14 Dec. 2 at Valley College, putting an end to the Wolverines’ season but leaving their pride intact.