Sports
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Volume V, Issue V
Girls for the Gold
The soccer season sets into full swing
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By Kristin Yee Staff Writer
ast year’s George Washington Girl’s soccer team went all the way to playoffs and then to championships. However, losing to Lowell’s soccer team and getting second place is not that bad. But this year’s Girl’s soccer team will definitely go for the gold. Jasmine Rodriguez, Captain of the Girls soccer team and a senior at George Washington, said, “Last year’s team was one of the greatest teams we had at Wash. This year is a little different because we have a lot of young players who are new to soccer and last year we had lots of older experienced players.” Rodriguez continued, “We focus on team bonding so that we can build close friendships with one another.” Rodriguez also said, “I think we will do well and try our
best in every game, I definitely think we can make it to playoffs and win.” Kaitlyn Nonaka, a senior midfielder said, “I think last year’s soccer team was really good there were a lot of amazing players, and they worked well together as a team. So far, we have beat Galileo, Mission, and June Jordan. There is still have a lot of work to do, but I have confidence in everyone on the team.” However with all the new players, Nonaka may feel like the team must work even harder trying to cover for the last years seniors. Cathy Kim, a junior who plays as a defensive mid-fielder, said, “Our last year’s games were unreal. Especially when we played Lowell in champs! Unfortunately we lost but, personally, that game was the most exciting, intense, and memorable game of our season.” Kim continued, “This year we have a much larger team
with 29 players. We have a lot of different skills and talents on this team and hopefully we can work them together to win it all this year.” As well as becoming a better, stronger, and determined athlete, Kim said , “Also, I hope
The girl’s soccer team to gain close friendships on and off the field.” The soccer team had defeated majority of their opponents with great endurance and amazing
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his season, the baseball team has to live up to high expectations. Not only did they make it to the championships last year, but also both the basketball team and the football team made it all the way this year, making GWHS a powerhouse in San Francisco high school sports. A majority of the varsity baseball team feels really confident and determined to make it to the championship game again. Catcher and senior Alex Kozakiewicz stated, “I think we’ll win the city championships this year. Our team’s been practicing and our team work is better than ever.” Senior second baseman Thomas Tomioka stated, “We’re just taking it day by day.” The players have different opinions regarding who their
biggest competition is. Kozakiewicz stated, “I think our biggest competition is Lowell.” Tomioka smiled in agreement. However, pitcher and left guard junior Avery Velasco stated, “I’m guessing that Balboa is our biggest competition because I have not heard much from them. Lowell lost a lot of seniors this year, Galileo lost their key player, and Lincoln hasn’t been good since I have been on the team.w” No matter who they’re playing, the varsity team makes sure to display good sportsmanship and teamwork. Even during practices, they show teamwork while they practice hitting and fielding. If you want to catch a glimpse of teamwork and dedication for yourself, you can watch their practices which are held every other day or watch a game on Wednesday or Thursday at 3:30.
By Alex Campos Staff Writer
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ith the NBA playoffs on the horizon, we will get to see another exciting postseason with many storylines. The question is who will win the championship this year. Will the Lakers three peat? Can the Heat prove that the big three can win it together? Are the Celtics ready to make another run at the NBA championship? Or will another team come up and prove they are worthy enough to hoist the title. The playoffs, which begin on April 16th, have 16 teams make the playoffs, 8 from the Western Conference and 8 from the Eastern Conference. The best teams
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and they will continue to receive criticism until they can win the NBA championship. There are also many other teams that can win. The Celtics are having another great year and they would like a chance to win. The Bulls are a great team with potential MVP Derrick Rose. The Lakers have a chance to repeat as champions for a 3rd straight year. Led by Kobe Bryant the Lakers will be the team to beat in the west, with all their playoff experience they know how to handle and overcome adversity when its playoff time. This year’s playoff will be one to watch for; many exciting teams are going to be in. A lot of people will be interested in what will have happen With Lebron and the Heat and if the Lakers will win again. We can only speculate on who will be champion.
On Guard, Ready! Fence! Fencing, a proud tradition at Washington
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Baseball team celebrates at AT&T after victory.
in the West are the L.A Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, those are the favorites the win in the west. While in the east the favorites are the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat, the Chicago Bulls, and the Orlando Magic. When Lebron James joined the Miami Heat in the off-season, the Heat was expected to have one of the best regular seasons by a team and to win the NBA championship. We have seen the Heat struggle this season. On NBA. com columnist Shaun Powell said, “ The Big Three is a mad experiment gone wrong, Lebron is a chocker, Bosh is a joker, the season is a disaster.” The Heat have high expectations this year
Photo By Larry Yee soccer skills. The team has won majority of their games except Lowell. So, continue to root on the Girl’s Soccer team, as they fight their way to championships.
By Steven Lu Staff Writer
encing is a sport where you use a bladed weapon to try to stab the other fencer on the body. It has been practiced for many centuries all over the world. Fencing is the only combat sport with no weight class and is one of four sports to be included in every modern Olympic games. There are three main types of sword; Foil, Epee and Saber. The reason why fencing armor is white is because, before electric fencing the directors had no idea if it was a hit or not so they would put black “ink” on the tip of the blade so they would know if it hit them on the body. Carina Chiang, a junior and the captain of the girl’s fencing team says that, “Fencing is difficult in the beginning of conditioning but gaining the muscles and getting really fit helps during the season. During the fencing season, the team gets closer and it’s like one big happy family. The team gets along with each other.” GWHS fences private
schools like University, Urban and Stuart Hall. They also fence most public schols in San Francisco. Private schools usually have more experience because they practice year round while public schools practice only during the fencing season. Not everyone in the fencing team gets to compete against other schools. There are 3 main starters and they’re the ones who fence against other schools. Washington has had a fencing team for 30+ years and they meet everyday during the fencing season at 3:30 in G4. Coach Bass of the fencing team explains,
“Throughout ages, fencing has been known as a sport of royalty. Great men and women practiced the art of fencing. It was part of the education in military office. George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, General George S. Patton, the Red Baron, Winston Churchill and many more famous people practiced the art of fencing. The fencing team at GWHS works well together and in the 30 years of coaching.
A GWHS fencer is sidestepping the attack.
PHOTO BY STEVEN LU