A sport. A hobby. A way of life
May 4, 2012 • Ryan Miller
Filed under Sports
On a hot summer day, you are gliding over the water at water a speed of over 30 mph and water is spraying everywhere. You lean and start gaining speed. When you hit the wake, you become airborne! This is what you can do when you wakeboard. What is wakeboarding? It can be a sport, hobby, or vacation.... Read more »
Touch, Pause, Engage! Rugby Exposed
May 3, 2012 • Eddie Smithee
Filed under Sports
I breathe heavily, my panting not quite drowning out the cheering of the crowd. I glance at my opposite, he is looking not much better but is paying attention to our scrum-half. With a deft flick of his wrist our scrum-half passes out the ball and i start to run as it passes through the hands of my fellow... Read more »
A look back at a tough start for NFL quarterback Alex Smith
May 3, 2012 • Kyle Downie
Filed under Sports
How Alex Smith was able to turn around his declining NFL football career into a well respected quarterback around the league is amazing. After having a great college football career, and being drafted 1st overall in the 2005 NFL draft. Many people expected great things from Alex Smith in the future. Fast... Read more »
One of many: the kid who lost passion for the sports he loved
May 3, 2012 • Marcus de la Pena
Filed under Sports
Professional athletes, what every little kid aspires to be, but how many are willing to do what it takes to get there. According to Imprintmagazine.org .13% of all High School athletes make it to the professional level. Sports are getting more and more competitive these days. With child prodigies popping... Read more »
San Ramon women’s volleyball team has yet another victorious season
May 3, 2012 • Kate Berry
Filed under Sports
Sweat dripping from their brows, fire burning in their eyes, dirt spread all over their jerseys; our six girls were willing to give it their all in order to bring home a victory for our school. Each point was a battle, the girls were giving it their all. There were no easy points, players diving all... Read more »
Sixth Man Rivalry: San Ramon vs. Monte Vista
May 3, 2012 • Katie Bent
Filed under Sports
In every quaint little town a rivalry will strike that one time every year between sport teams. However, in the town of Danville it is year round. Schools around here go all out with their spirit. We have so much spirit that two schools strive to be the best. San Ramon Valley and Monta Vista high school... Read more »
Cheerleading: not just pom poms and smiles
May 3, 2012 • Sarah Anderson
Filed under Sports
Gabi is 9 years old. She has traveled the world, she spends half her day at the gym, girls and boys around the country know her name. Gabi is cheerleader. It all started with a few girls trying to get their fellow students excited, leading cheers for the crowd. Cheerleading is over 100 years old. On... Read more »
5 Steps to become a better soccer player
May 2, 2012 • Nicole Vaughn
Filed under Sports
Have you ever wondered what the hardest sport to learn is, well i think its soccer. With soccer you have to put a lot of time and effort to becoming a better soccer player. It doesn’t come natural to most people, but with the right amount of practice you can become an absolutely amazing player. To... Read more »
SRV: Hard work leads to team success
May 2, 2012 • Conor Neumann
Filed under Sports
We begin our sudden death quarter of triple overtime as the other team gets the ball first and run a play. While I am swimming, I turn around, since I am on the other side of the pool, and watch the ball fly into the net of our goal. All i think is what I could have done better and I can’t seem to... Read more »
Jeremy Lin is becoming the face of Asian Americans
May 2, 2012 • Bryan Liao
Filed under Sports
Watura “Wat” Misaka in 1947. That was the last time there was an Asian American in the NBA. 60 years, and now there’s Jeremy Lin, a Harvard graduate, only the second in NBA history. Jeremy Lin was born in Los Angeles, California in 1988. He was born as the second son to his parents Lin Gie-Ming... Read more »
Loading ...