Badminton drives their way to success

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The Diamond Bar High School badminton season was filled with ups and downs, but overall the team still dominated the majority of their games, ending the league with a 12-2 record.

While they started off preseason beating Redlands East Valley, they still had room for improvement.

“I think we can all try a little harder, and a little more effort put in by the team can win us more [games],” sophomore Josh Wijaya said. “Team morale is at an all time low.”

As they grew more comfortable with one another, they began to adapt and play with more effort and skill. After beating the majority of schools in the league, in- cluding Wilson, Rowland and Chino Hills, the Brahmas discovered where their strengths lay.

“I feel like overall, the team played with a lot of confidence and tried their best to not give any mercy towards the other teams,” senior captain Jedd Perea said.

As the regular season came to an end, the team took time to prepare for their final competitions: League Finals and CIF Playoffs.

In their most recent competition, the Hacienda League Finals, sophomores Ariel Shan and Emily Liu of the women’s doubles team along with Perea and Wijaya of the men’s doubles took first place. Overall, the team placed second in points behind Walnut. Due to their success in League Finals, the varsity players have advanced to the CIF Open Division that will end on May 30.

“I’m really happy with what I brought to the team and enjoyed my time with my friends on there,” Perea said. “We took our place as a team knowing what we were capable of.”

Following a crushing defeat in the first round of the CIF-SS Division III playoffs last week, the turnaround season for the girls softball team has come to a close.

The Lady Brahmas finished their season third in the Hacienda League with a 10-9-1 overall record and a 6-4 league record—a major improvement from last year’s 9-14 overall record with no playoff berth.

Additionally, the girls emerged victorious in both matchups against crosstown rival Walnut, a feat they could not accomplish last season.

“Any time that you can beat your archrivals two times in the season and have success against them, I think you should walk away

Conversely, the Lady Brahmas struggled to make ends meet on the defensive side of the pitch, which ultimately led to their abbreviated postseason run.

“I think that we made some costly errors in big games, and that really contributed to us not going further in the playoffs,” Davies said.

Regardless, the young team’s future is bright, as a lack of seniors this year guarantees the return of the majority of this year’s starters.

The Lady Brahmas are aiming to come back stronger next year, as many of them will be participating in club and travel teams over the summer.

“I love the girls and the coaches I was able to spend this season with, and I can’t wait to do it all again, but even better next year with the same girls,” Griego said via Instagram.

Charles Tam

Former Sports Editor

The end of the first chapter of my life is near and now is the time to reflect on everything. As I look back on my high school experience enriched with different activities, my decision to join The Bull’s Eye as a sports editor was one of the best moves I have made.

It seems like yesterday when I was a freshman in Journalism I learning from the best in Mr. List. His daily lectures would often have me struggling to stay awake, but looking back, those were the times when I learned the most about everything involving journalism.

I came out of Journalism I with all the tools to be a journalist, so I was eager to take my talents to Journalism II and write for The Bull’s Eye.

It may seem like being on a newspaper staff is just constantly writing stories and designing layout pages, but it was so much more than that.

The most memorable moments of being on The Bull’s Eye were during the monthly deadline nights that we would have.

Those Friday nights spent at school would not only be to finish layout work for publication in the following week, but those nights were always filled with jokes and laughter among all the staff.

The brotherhood that I became a part of with Ethan, Edward, Jeremiah, Nathan and Ryan, along with others on staff (Natasha and Maia) made the class incredibly enjoyable. I will always cherish the unforgettable moments I had with the past and current Bull’s Eye staff.