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Justin Carr '14 swimming the butterfly, his favorite stroke. (Used with permission of Susan Carr)

Justin Carr Relays to offer heart screenings

Joe Levin
February 16, 2017

The Fourth Annual Justin Carr Swim Relay meet is diving into new territory this year. Not only will it play host to a day of competition, but it will try and ensure that its athletes can continue to...

Fans celebrate on the field after a victory.

Who are you?

Joe Levin
February 6, 2017

I was in an Uber last fall when the driver asked me where I went to school. When I told him, his eyes lit up. “Doesn’t that Cassius Stanley kid go there? He’s insane. I’m gonna go to some...

Dustin Jones ’17 competes in the 69th annual Mt. SAC Invitational on Oct. 21.  Both the boys and girls qualified for the State Finals with their fourth and fifth-place finishes in the CIF Division IV Finals on Nov. 19.  State finals begin Nov. 26. Credit: Joe Levin/Chronicle

Runners advance to finals

Joe Levin
November 28, 2016

Most teenagers use their weekends to catch up on sleep, but before most people even woke up Saturday morning, both the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams accomplished what they set out to do at the...

The Cross Country team poses for a photo after their week training at Big Bear. Photo courtesy of Justin Ciccone.

With miles of laughs, athletes push each other for championship run

Joe Levin
August 31, 2016

Throughout the year, members of the cross-country team have only 6 weeks off - two between the cross-country and track seasons and two after track ends. That means that for most of this summer, five days...

Two golfers qualify for CIF Regionals

Joe Levin
May 25, 2016

Two golfers were able to qualify for the earliest round of the CIF State Championship by finishing near the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the CIF Individual Championships. Owen Calvin-Smith ’17...

Daniel Furman '16 watches a tee shot during the Wolverines' 193-208 victory over Notre Dame on April 12. / Photo printed with permission of HW Athletics

Boys’ Golf shifts focus to CIF playoffs

Joe Levin
April 28, 2016

In the days leading up to their match against rival Loyola, it was common to hear members of the boys’ golf team say, “If we beat Loyola, we’ll win CIF.” Well, the Wolverines lost that match last...

Basketball manager Eddie Mack '17 collects balls for the team during a warm-up. Credit: Joe Levin/Chronicle

Mack is back: Eddie Mack ’17 carries on his family legacy

Joe Levin
April 15, 2016

Eddie Mack ’17 is in limbo. He’s at the top of the key, in a grey Nike Wolverines coach’s polo, black jeans and grey Nike sneakers. He slouches and crosses his arms, watching the boys’ basketball...

Boys’ Golf starts season strong

Joe Levin
March 10, 2016

The boys’ golf team kicked off its season with a win against St. Francis Thurday shooting a team total of 184, spurred by a 1-under-par performance by Trey Fearn ’16. Alex Hong ’19 had the second...

Ryan Ruiz '16 bears down on an Alemany opponent in the Wolverines' 69-5 loss on Jan. 13.  Credit: Pavan Tauh/ Chronicle

Ryan Ruiz ’16 wins Mission League (video)

Joe Levin
February 10, 2016

It’s the Mission League finals, and Ryan Ruiz ’16 is doing everything he can to hold down his Bishop Amat opponent. He leads 5-4.  If he can hold down his opponent for just one minute, he will become...

Kaira Muraoka-Robertson '16 leaps into the air.

Girls’ Volleyball wins 3-1 in first round CIF playoffs Tuesday

Joe Levin
November 12, 2015

They dropped the first set, but after that, the Wolverines hardly made a misstep in their first round CIF-SS match against St. Joseph. They took the second set 25-12, the third 25-16 and the fourth 25-14. “We...

QB Marshal Cohen looks beyond injuries, heartbreak

QB Marshal Cohen looks beyond injuries, heartbreak

Joe Levin
October 27, 2015

space for redirect to longform "snowball" post on Marshall

Girls’ tennis dominates in season opener

Joe Levin
September 9, 2015

In the first game of the season, the Wolverines’ girls’ tennis team defeated the Santa Monica Vikings 13-5. It was Kristie Reynold’s-Gipe’s first test as the new head coach of the Wolverines....

Individual athletes go far in CIF playoffs, set school records

Joe Levin
May 27, 2015

After a regular Mission League season in which the boys’ swimming team went 2-3 and the girls’ swimming team went 3-2, individuals on both teams went far in the CIF Southern Section Playoffs. The...

Swimmers finish third at Mission League Finals

Joe Levin
April 29, 2015

Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity swim teams finished in third place at the Mission League Finals Monday and Tuesday, which took place at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. After a 3-4 season for the boys’...

Team competes at Rose Bowl

Joe Levin
April 29, 2015

After multiple swimmers set individual records over the course of the season, the boys’ swimming team finished the regular season with a 3-4 record, while the girls’ swimming team finished 4-3. Both...

Team falls in first two meets

Joe Levin
March 18, 2015

Still trying to find the right balance between young and old, the Wolverine swim team has fallen short in its first two meets by a combined 59 points for the boys and 42 for the girls. In swimming and...

Seventh grade history class to visit D.C.

Joe Levin
March 18, 2015

A group of seventh graders taking the American History and Government class will visit Washington, D.C. the first week of Spring Break. Students will tour the capitol building, the East Wing of the White...

Junior center contributes for water polo USMNT

Joe Levin
January 14, 2015

Ben Hallock ’16 scored a goal in his first appearance for the USA Water Polo Men’s National Team in its game against Italy Jan. 3. The U.S. won 9-7, and Hallock’s fourth quarter goal put the Americans...

Jason Collins ’97 retires from NBA

Joe Levin
November 19, 2014

Jason Collins ’97, the first openly gay athlete to play in any of America’s major professional sports, announced his retirement Wednesday from the NBA. Collins announced his decision in a letter to...

Spark Plug: Q&A with Carter Begel ’17

Joe Levin
November 19, 2014

Q: What made you decide to play football and stick with it? A: When I was younger, my dad put a football in my hands when I was about 3 years old and started tossing the football around with me. He had...

Barzdukas urges students to be good neighbors

Joe Levin
November 5, 2014

Head of Upper School Audrius Barzdukas asked students to be good neighbors at Wednesday’s Upper School assembly, which was plagued by audio difficulties. A day after the Los Angeles Times ran an article...

Football team ranks 10th in local poll

Joe Levin
October 14, 2014

The football team made the CIF-SS’s coaches poll for the first time this season, coming in at tenth place in the Southeast Division. Three other Angelus League members made the list. The undefeated Saint...

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