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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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