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Battle for League Title Boys Lacrosse edge out Falcons in white out game
Jennie Stodder Staff Writer The Torrey Pines stadium lights reflected off of the crowd’s white shirts as they yelled and rang their infamous cow bells for our school’s lacrosse team. It was the league championship determining if the Varsity Boys Lacrosse Team would complete their goal for a perfect season. In an attempt to achieve such a prestigious goal, the lacrosse team practiced six days a week for three hours a day and formed a strong bond as a team. This bond has been a major contributing factor to their success this year. Many of them have been playing together since sixth or seventh grade and three seniors have been on varsity for all four years of high school. “We lost a few star players this year, but now we work well as a team with less individual play,” Captain Andrew Hayden, senior, said. Along with being ranked as one of the best west coast teams, according to InsideLacrosse.com, the lacrosse team had the number one GPA in the state with a 3.49. Putting academic accomplishments aside, the team put
an especially large amount of effort and energy into boosting team morale and beating Torrey Pines. “As a captain and as a senior I definitely feel responsibility to go and motivate our team,” Captain Reid Tutor, senior, said. Motivational speeches, energetic pre-game warm ups, and letting players know what is at stake are a few of the tactics leaders use to get the team’s confidence up, but large crowds are one of the most important spirit boosters. They try to get as much student support as possible to ensure a large crowd for future players. “It’s nice having a crowd trying to show off for your friends and getting them pumped up when you do something cool,” Ian Hare, senior, said. According to many of the players, the captains are doing a great job raising team morale. The players appear to be energetic and light on their feet. “We’ve been working well as a team. If we play our best game we can beat Torrey Pines. I’m excited,”
Players look on anxiously during the middle of the close white out game against Torrey Pines. Photo by: JP Horrigan.
Andrew Bertha, junior, said. The team got the large crowd they hoped for and in a clash of school rivals, our school’s team in white and gold achieved the victory they needed over the red and black
Falcons to reach their goal, with a final score of 7 to 6. They went on to defeat Torrey Pines again in the CIF finals by 12-6 to win the championship.
Three Straight Championships for Volleyball The team defends their CIF crown again Rebecca Hammock Staff Writer After an undefeated season of league play, the Varsity Volleyball team took their hot streak into the playoffs and won the CIF San Diego Section Division I championship for the third year in a row. Because of their past success, the team went into the season expecting to win CIF. However, it still took intense daily practices to get them ready to win. “It was a lot of fun,” Jacob Chu, junior, said. “It was a lot of hard work too, though.” The team’s numerous practices largely contributed to their success this season. Practices consisted of drills to work on serving, hitting, setChris Morris, junior, attempts to spike the ting, and bumping, as well as scrimball over a Poway player’s hands in the championship match. Photo by Dana Love. mages. By being together at practice every day, the players got to know each other pretty well and bonded as
a team. “It was a good group of guys. We all got along. We had good team chemistry,” Tom Knapp-Ramos, junior, said. “My favorite part of the season was bonding with the team.” Though they didn’t have any particular traditions to get pumped up for the game, they usually “yelled a lot,” as Knapp-Ramos put it, and listened to reggae music before the CIF Championship game. “It was amazing to win,” Chris Morris, junior, said. “In CIF, everybody stepped up, and it was really good.” It was the first year of playing on the Varsity team for many of the juniors, but the three seniors on the team, Cory Wagner, Kendall Partie and Scott Hartley, had all been on the team since their sophomore year,
making this their third CIF championship together, and giving them some valuable experience on how the CIF games worked. “The seniors held us together,” Chu said. Since there are only three seniors, most of the team will be returning to play volleyball next year. They hope to make next year their fourth consecutive year winning the title, since this year’s juniors have now experienced what playing CIF is like. “I’m excited. We’re ready to come back strong next year and hopefully go four in a row,” Chu said. However, the team’s season quickly came to an end after losing to Anaheim Esperanza High in the first round of the CIF Southern California regional playoffs.
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Football Team Finds Answer Sean Sovacool becomes new head coach Andrew Murray Editor New football head coach Sean Sovacool has long sought to create a legacy of his own, where his players act like thoughtful, down-to-earth individuals. Now he has his chance. “I’m very grateful and excited to be the new head coach,” Sovacool said. “I’ve received a lot of support and congratulations for getting the job. I just hope to keep the train on the track.” A select panel of teachers and faculty members, including Principal Kyle Ruggles and Athletic Director John Labeta, worked vigorously to find a new head coach, after starting with eighteen candidates. “People had nothing but good things to say about him,” Labeta said. “He brings enthusiasm, a love for the game, and a wealth of experience to the team.” At age 27, Sovacool has secured the head position on a CIF champion team. Despite his youth, this is not the first time that Sovacool has had a chance to be the head coach of a high school football team. “I actually almost got the job to be head coach at my alma mater (Fallbrook) three years ago, but I lost out to Joe Silvey,” Sovacool said. “He
Sean Sovacool previously coached for Palomar College’s football team for five years. Photo by JP Horrigan.
encouraged me to keep trying and since then I’ve been trying for the last three years.” Sovacool had previously been the Linebackers Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at Palomar Community College for five years before getting the job here as the new football coach. He was also a former linebacker during his playing days at Fallbrook High School before going on to Northern Arizona University to play the same position.
As spring practice approaches, Sovacool looks to keep the team on the same pace that it was during Brown’s term. Aside from evaluating and finding out what they need to improve on performance-wise, Sovacool also wants to see his players be more than just athletes. “Relationships are something I want to establish with the players and the community as a whole,” Sovacool said. “I want to teach them lessons and responsibilities that they can learn while playing football.”
Players to Watch
Current players who were coached under Brown must now adjust to a new coach who brings his youthful potential to the team. However, players see the new, young approach as a postive step forward. “I think his youth will allow him to fit in, even though he has an old school type of teaching style,” Christian Lucero, junior, said. “As players, we’ll be able to relate to him and be able to adjust to his ideas.” While the expectations remain high amongst students and staff, Sovacool looks to live up to the accomplishments that Brown achieved during his coaching career at the school. During his decade long reign, Brown won eighty-one games and attained the school’s first football CIF title. “I’ve known Coach Brown a long time,” Sovacool said. “I respect him a lot and I just hope to continue the success that he had here.” Sovacool seeks not so much to eclipse Brown’s legacy, but to establish his own at the school. While the upcoming season will prove to be a challenge, Sovacool has the upmost confidence in the administration and the community that he will overcome any difficulties during the season.
Reina Garcia Staff Writer Max Macnabb is a senior who is currently on Varsity Baseball for his third year. He is a left-handed pitcher and a first baseman. Macnabb is one of the top pitchers in his league and will be headed to the University of San Diego in the fall on a baseball scholarship. Although Julian Todd-Borden is only a sophomore, he is one of the top track stars in the county. He has already cracked the county rankings for the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. He set a school record with a time of 14.77 in the 110 hurdles.
Max Macnabb, Baseball
Julian Todd-Borden, Track & Field
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Kendall Partie, Volleyball
Kendall Partie, senior, has played on Varsity Volleyball since his sophomore year, and is leading the team as setter and captain. Partie will be continuing his career next year when he attends UCLA.
Photos by Andrew Murray.
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Year in Review Sean Bentley and Andrew Murray Editors
FALL Varsity Girls Volleyball:
Varsity Football:
After starting the season off 11-0 and winning every game by double digit margins, the team was stunned by the Vista Panthers in a crushing 47-7 defeat in the CIF playoffs. The game left fans, players and coaches heartbroken after seeing a remarkable season come to a disappointing end.
Fans and players alike expected the football team to go on another run to the CIF finals at Qualcomm Stadium like the year before, but the team fell one game short. Photo by Andrew Murray.
Coming off a year in which the team claimed a state title and was deemed the number one team in the country, this year’s team faced enormous expectations once again. Like last year, the team pulled off another CIF championship while going 28-6 overall. The team’s sixth straight title was won against rival Torrey Pines. The team sought the state title, but they lost in the first round of the state playoffs to Huntington Beach.
WINTER Varsity Girls Soccer: The team slipped under the
Varstiy Girls Basketball: Like other athletics on
radar this year while claiming a CIF title. After placing second in the Avocado league during the regular season, behind Torrey Pines, the team fought through the playoffs to beat Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo and Rancho Buena Vista on their way to the highly coveted CIF title. The team moved on to qualify for the CIF Southern California Soccer Regional Championships, where they were defeated by Anaheim Esperanza in the semifinal match.
campus, the girls basketball team met high expectations coming off a season in which they won a division one CIF title. Under head coach and school athletic director John Labeta, the team went 23-4 while going 10-0 within the division to claim the Avocado league title ahead of Torry Pines high school. The team advanced to the semifinal rounds of the CIF playoffs before losing to San Diego High School 68-59 to end their season.
SPRING Baseball: The team
swept the three game series against the rival Torrey Pines Falcons, 4-3, 4-2, and 3-2 to win the Avocado League championship. They finished the season 13-1 in league play and went into the CIF playoffs as the number one seed. They ended up getting knocked out of the postseason quickly though, losing their first CIF game 3-10 to Otay Ranch and their second game 4-5 to Bonita Vista.
Boys Volleyball:
Led by their returning players who won the CIF title last year, they were a perfect 6-0 in their conference during the season, easily claiming the Avocado League title. They then went on to defeat Poway 2523, 26-24, and 26-24 in the CIF San Diego Section Division I championship. The season came to an Cory Wagner, senior, spikes the end when they lost ball against Poway in the CIF in the first round of the regional playoffs. championship. Photo by Dana Love.
Boys Lacrosse:
The team cruised through the regular season, going undefeated with a perfect 18-0 record. They defeated the Torrey Pines Falcons in the white out game 7-6 at Torrey Pines and took home the North County Conference league championship. They finished the season ranked number one in California high school lacrosse and entered the CIF playoffs with the number one seed. They stormed through the playoffs, winning the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals by double-digit margins. They defeated Torrey Pines in the final 12-6.
White out game against Torrey Pines. Photo by JP Horrigan.
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