Sports

Football Hungry For NCS Success

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By Eli Johnson

Last year’s Yellowjacket football team suffered a season-ending 48-19 loss at the hands of the Monte Vista Mustangs. But that didn't keep the BHS varsity football team from savoring a successful season that included several key wins — starting with their first playoff victory in recent memory, where they trounced San Leandro 38-7. They also defeated Pittsburgh, the eventual NCS championship runner-up earlier in the season.

However, there are some key losses that the team needs to overcome in order to have a successful season.

Berkeley Men’s Water Polo Determined To Break NCS Curse

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By Julian Morris-Walker

For four out of the past five years, the Berkeley High men’s water polo team has been under a curse. “We’d win league and then we would lose in the first round of NCS,” varsity co-captain Sam Carpenter says.

This past year, BHS broke the curse, but not in the most positive manner. “We lost league and didn’t go to NCS … to hop back on that train would be amazing,” says varsity co-captain Hunter Maverick-Irvin. According to all of the varsity captains, Carpenter, Maverick-Irvin, and Niall O’Malley, a league championship and an NCS berth are both goals for the team.

Mountain Bikers Coast To Success

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By Elle Holland

The Berkeley High School mountain biking team is a hard working and determined group of young athletes. BHS was the first high school in California to have their own competitive mountain biking team. The members of the team all love bikes, biking, and anything relating to the sport. “I just love to bike,” says Jackson Achorn, freshman biker. “I spend every waking minute on or around my bikes.” The coaches are also dedicated to the team. “The coaches are awesome!” Achorn confirmed.

Athlete Profile: Matt Lawrence & Coleman Lukas

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By Suzie Hicks

Both pitcher Matt Lawrence and catcher Coleman Lukas will be the first to tell you that they live for baseball, and each other. They both started playing at a young age and excelled at it. However, once they started playing together something magical clicked. The dynamic duo has undeniable chemistry that makes them ideal teammates. “It’s important that a catcher have complete faith in his pitcher and vice versa,” remarked Lukas.

BHS’ Athletic Elite Inducted into Berkeley High’s Hall of Fame

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By Zoe Salnave

At noon on Saturday May 8, friends, family, and admirers alike gathered in the Berkeley High School Donahue Gym to honor BHS alumni for their many athletic achievements. Athletes were awarded for their efforts in sports; both as students at BHS and in the larger world, in a Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The BHS Athletic Hall of Fame committee has been running these induction ceremonies for the past four years, and this year is the first time that the inductees were presented with their own placard, which will also decorate the entry of the Donahue Gym inside of a glass cabinet.

The Sports Gods: 5/21/10

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Sam Shaw & Kyle Hamilton-Lecky

The Giants beat the Padres! The Giants beat the Padres! Oh joy! We knew this day would come! DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?!?!? Sportsgod Sam is SOOO HAPPY!!!! YAYYY!!!!

BHS Ultimate Frisbee Competes in States

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By Gregory Wong

During the weekend of April 24, the Berkeley High School ultimate frisbee team participated in the state championship tournament in Pleasanton. The team had a winning record in the tournament, going 4-3, and finishing seventh out of sixteen teams. Co-captain Wyatt Pettyjohn was happy with his team’s performance, “I am very proud of all the players on my team,” Pettyjohn said. “It was a very fun weekend.”

BHS Men’s and Women’s Crew End Seasons

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By Amelia Archer

The Berkeley High crew team is well known for being an intense team to train and compete for, and this season was no exception. Their regular season has just come to a close after they competed in the Southwest Junior Regional Championships (“CJ’s”) on May 8 and 9 in Lake Natoma, which determines the boats that go to the Youth Nationals in Cincinnati.

Swimming Looks to ACCAL Championships

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By Luke Davis

As the month of April comes to an end, May springs upon us. This means the culmination of most spring sports, such as baseball, lacrosse, and of course, swimming. Swimming is usually a sport that has been dominated by high schools in Orinda and Lafayette in the past. Berkeley High School often debunks that misconception and surprises their competition with their incredible mix of talent and determination year after year.

Athlete Profile: Seb Zorn

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By Suzie Hicks

Here at Berkeley High School, the “LAX Bros” are well respected athletes, but possibly none are respected as much as senior Sebastian Zorn. As the leader of the defense, Zorn has the biggest stick on the field and he knows how to use it. While other BHS boys were focusing on getting their swagger right, Zorn was already a master of Southern Charm. This Viriginia–raised boy is a multi–sport athlete who also played varsity football and was a reliable center, team leader and member of Bang Bros. Growing up, Zorn played football, lacrosse and basketball.

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