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Acalanes Winter Sports Concludes in in Successful Seasons
By Sam Stack, Print Editor-in-Chief With the sun breaking out of the clouds, the thermometer rising up, and the trees blossoming, it’s easy to tell spring is starting. But don’t let that distract from the fact that Acalanes winter sports had some of their
Charles Barkley Needs to Think Before He Speaks
By Sam Stack, Print Editor-in-Chief // The NBA on TNT features great basketball on a weekly basis but it also has an Emmy award winning show that comes with it, Inside the NBA. The show features some of the NBA’s best personalities like Ernie Johnson,
Hall of Fame Criteria Would Fix Some of Its Own Problems
By Julian O’Donnell, Online Associate Editor // The Baseball Hall of Fame is one of the most prestigious institutions in all of professional sports. The artifacts, the players and the awe-inspiring tales that exist there are just some of the reasons why it is treasured
1998 Acalanes Alum Retrieves Stolen 97’ NCS Baseball Ring
By Gareth Kwok, Sports Editor // Mike Henderson hit a pair of home runs in high school. Not literally, but metaphorically speaking, he did. And now, twenty years later, he has scored again. A class of 1998 graduate from Acalanes, Henderson won two North
Campolindo Sophomore Kitesurfs Her Way to the Top
By Sarah Westergren, Staff Writer Daniela Moroz has kite surfed since birth– quite literally. In fact, Daniela’s mother, Linda Moroz, entered a local kitesurfing competition where she finished in eighth place during the beginning of her pregnancy. A first of many competitions to come,
Sports Mines
In the first edition of Sports Mines, Julian O’Donnell, Sam Stack, and Gareth Kwok discuss all things sports in this sports-parody podcast. NOTE: Most of what we say is factually incorrect Produced by Julian O’Donnell
Acalanes Girls Volleyball Wins D3 State Championship
By Riana Buchman, Staff Writer //Acalanes Girls Volleyball team became Division 3 State Champions for the first time in history against Crossroads High School on Saturday afternoon. Both teams rallied back and forth, forcing the game to five sets and keeping spectators guessing. The Lady Dons
Girls Volleyball State Championship Preview
By Riana Buchman, Staff Writer //The Acalanes Women’s Volleyball team heads down to Orange to compete against Crossroads High School for the Division 3 State Championship game at Santiago Canyon College on Saturday, December 3. Crossroads boasts a 27-4 overall record, ranking 66th in the
OD Late Night – NBA Discussion with Sam Stack
Julian talks with The Lead writer and Blueprint’s Print EIC Sam Stack about the NBA season thus far, including the Golden State Warriors, Russell Westbrook, and the new arena in San Francisco.
Acalanes Girls Volleyball Wins CIF Northern Regional Championship
By Julian O’Donnell, Online Associate Editor //The Acalanes Girls Volleyball team defeated Sonora High to win the Division 3 CIF Northern Regional Championship Saturday night. It took five sets to determine the winner, and each set offered its good share of excitement. With Sonora taking