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Rankings vs Reality

Rankings vs Reality

Carina Marx
January 11, 2017

I know I sound bitter. I am. Before Early Decisions came out, the deans told the senior class what not to say to people during mid-December. No “You’ll totally get in.” No “Oh, it was a reach for...

Photo Illustration by Kristin Kuwada

Linking Up: Technology Allows Students to Form Online Friendships

Carina Marx
October 9, 2016

A little less than a year ago, Elizabeth Gaba ’17 was scrolling through Instagram when she saw that one of her favorite Vine singers, Gillian,* commented on one of her friend’s pictures. Excited, she...

Alumna named to U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team

Carina Marx
July 1, 2016

The U.S. Equestrian Federation selected Lucy Davis '11 to the United States Show Jumping Team for the upcoming Rio Olympic Games this summer. She will be competing with a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood...

Softball eliminated from CIF playoffs

Carina Marx
May 19, 2016

The softball team was eliminated from CIF playoffs after a 10-0 loss against Gahr today. This is after coming off of a close 7-6 win May 17 against Monclair. Gahr was third seed, and the Wolverines were...

Pitcher Hailey De La Vara '17 winds up during a league game against Windward. Credit: Adam Yu/Chronicle

Softball team thrives under new leadership

Carina Marx
April 15, 2016

The varsity softball team, coming off of a rough season last year with a 2-15-1 overall record and a 0-8 league record under previous program head Claire Rietmann-Grout, has had a much better season with...

Courtney Corrin '16 dribbles around a Lakewood defender in the first round of CIF playoffs.

Girls’ soccer proceeds to second round of CIF playoffs

Carina Marx
February 18, 2016

The varsity girls' soccer squad beat Lakewood High School 2-1 in the first round of CIF playoffs. The first goal was scored by Annabelle Heisel '19, and the second by Paige Howard '17. This game was...

Courtney Corrin '16 sets up a play in the Wolverines' 3-2 victory over Newbury Park on Dec. 4. Credit: Carina Marx/ Chronicle

Girls’ soccer has high hopes for rest of season

Carina Marx
January 13, 2016

Coming off of a championship win at the OC Winter Showcase, the girls’ varsity soccer team struggled in the National Elite Prep Showcase in Texas from Jan. 7 to Jan. 9. The squad lost against Hebron,...

Forward Paige Howard '17 takes the ball forward during a game. Credit: Carina Marx/Big Red

Girls’ soccer focuses on bright future

Carina Marx
January 4, 2016

From the girls’ varsity soccer sidelines, Head Coach Richard Simms is constantly repeating, "Next play, next play, next play." It’s that focus on possible future successes, instead of past failures,...

Girls’ soccer wins against Newbury Park

Carina Marx
December 2, 2015

The varsity girls' soccer team won 3-2 against Newbury Park tonight, with strong playing both offensively and defensively. The game was scoreless for the entire first half, until the first goal of the...

Stick it: Phaedra Robinson runs down the field in the Wolverine's game against Huntington Beach.  Credit: Carina Marx

Squad down in first round of playoffs

Carina Marx
November 24, 2015

Following last year’s trend, the field hockey team lost to Newport in overtime in the first round of playoffs Oct. 27, ending its postseason early. “Honestly, we should’ve won,” forward Emma Wasserman...

Press the advantage: Courtney Corrin dribbles the ball down the field in a match against Chaminade last year. Credit: Jonathan Seymour

Girls’ Soccer looking strong

Carina Marx
November 24, 2015

The girls’ soccer program is undergoing a few changes to strengthen the team’s dynamic both on the field and off the field. Instead of having a separate JV and varsity team, program head Richard Simms...

Phaedra Robinson '17 defends the goal during the playoff game against Newport today. The squad lost 2-1. Carina Marx/Chronicle

Field hockey out of playoffs after first round

Carina Marx
October 29, 2015

Varsity field hockey lost to Newport 2-1 today in the first round of the playoffs, cutting them out of the postseason tournament and ending their season, in overtime. This has been a reoccurring situation....

Claire Quinn '16 moves the ball during Sept. 8 game against Edison High School. Carina Marx/Big Red

Field Hockey is ‘fired up’ with returning seniors

Carina Marx
October 20, 2015

As Emma Wasserman ’16 stepped on to the field for the first time since sophomore year to play field hockey, she was nervous. She had not played for two years, and was trying to keep up with the fast...

Happiness in a Bottle? Students say antidepressants help

Happiness in a Bottle? Students say antidepressants help

Carina Marx
October 9, 2015

Thomas* ’16 realized he needed to be taking antidepressants when he tried to kill himself February of last year. He is taking a fluoxetine substitute for Prozac, which is designed to treat all types...

Young field hockey squad struggles in early season play

Carina Marx
October 7, 2015

Coming off a 10-0 win against Louisville Sept. 24 and an overall record of 4-6-1, the field hockey team is working to clean up its game with a predominantly young team. Though the game against Louisville...

Wolverines defeat Newport Beach 3-0

Carina Marx
September 18, 2015

Varsity field hockey won 3-0 against Newport Beach yesterday, with all goals scored in the second half by Nicole Bahar ’18. This was after a 2-1 loss to Huntington Beach the day before, where all...

Field Hockey defeats Westminster 3-0

Carina Marx
September 1, 2015

Varsity field hockey played their first scrimmage today and won 3-0 against Westminster. Paige Yoo ’17, Mia Reilly ’18 and Claire Quinn ’16 scored one goal each. Alyse Tran ’18 was taken out in...

Squad to depend on skill over experience

Carina Marx
September 1, 2015

Coming off an undefeated season, varsity field hockey enters the fall season with a team that will be dependent on its younger players. The team lost Maddie Oswald ’15 to Georgetown and Brooke Reese...

Field Hockey players compete in National Futures Championships

Carina Marx
July 11, 2015

Daniela Grande ’16, Alyse Tran ’18 and Mia Reilly ’18 all qualified to be on teams as a part of the Futures Olympic development program. All three participated in the National Futures Championship...

2 field hockey sophomores to train for Olympic development program

Carina Marx
June 30, 2015

Mia Reilly '18 and Alyse Tran '18 were selected to play in the U16 National Futures Field Hockey Championships, an Olympic development program for high school field hockey players. Reilly contributed...

Spanish students supplement learning in Spain

Carina Marx
April 29, 2015

Spanish students from eighth to 12th grade participated in the Aula Toledo and Escuela Montalbán educational programs while in Spain during spring break. They were paired up into groups of three or four...

Team struggles in Mission League

Carina Marx
April 29, 2015

The softball team remains positive despite a 2-9-1 overall record and an 0-3 league record before Tuesday’s game against Notre Dame. The results    were unavailable as of press time. The squad has...

Restroom closed due to lipstick graffiti

Carina Marx
February 24, 2015

The girls’ restroom on the first floor of the Seaver Academic Center was shut down to student use on Feb. 23 after the restroom was vandalized with purple lipstick several times with messages such as...

Fanatics distribute Rowdy Rags at games

Carina Marx
January 14, 2015

Fanatics distributed Rowdy Rags at the varsity basketball games against Notre Dame Jan. 7 and against Alemany Jan. 9. "I came up with the idea when thinking about things we could do to enhance the fan...

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