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Senior Kailer Fulton, third from the left, pictured with five of her teammates.

Senior Kailer Fulton commits to Southern Oregon University for softball

Marika Alexander, Staff Writer September 10, 2020

On August 24, senior softball player Kailer Fulton announced that she committed to Southern Oregon University to play for the women’s softball team. “I was incredibly excited to commit to SOU,”...

Junior XC athlete Lois Sison racing in a meet before the pandemic started.

COVID-19’s Toll on Student Athletics

Valentina Moreno, Editor September 2, 2020

COVID-19 has left a void for student athletes at Oakmont as their seasons have been halted and postponed, adding it to the list of activities irrevocably affected by the pandemic. “The pandemic...

Junior Sean Myles (far right) on the winners podium after taking seventh place at the CIF State Wrestling Championship.

Seventh place state success

Lauren Watanabe, Staff Writer March 6, 2020

Junior Sean Myles placed seventh in the CIF State Wrestling Championships on February 27-29 at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, CA. Myles along with fellow junior James Mintmier were the only two wrestlers...

Freshman Noah Rush with Sacramento Kings point guard DeAaron Fox.

Crazy for the Kings

Madeline Murphy, Staff Writer February 14, 2020

Freshman Noah Rush is a lifelong Sacramento Kings season ticket holder. “This is the fifteenth year we’ve had season tickets and I've been to, I would say, 80 plus games,” Rush said. As a season...

The varsity girls basketball seniors line up for a final photo with their friends and families (from left to right): Preet Gill, Sophia Piepmeier, Jada Holmes, Maddison Hasegowa, and Kiona Prout

Four years of buckets

Marina Alexander, Staff Writer February 13, 2020

The girls’ varsity basketball seniors played their last home game on February 6, losing to the Placer Hillmen. “Just playing basketball for this program has given me a lot of confidence that I didn’t...

Senior boys soccer players line up for one last picture with their coaches (from left to right): coach Tom Sinner, Njabulo Mkhize. Jake Neiman, Ben Gonzalez, Christian Barajas, Noah Collins, Javi Gonzalez, Pete Gonzalez, and coach Pete Gonzalez.

Looking back and moving forward

Marika Alexander, Staff Writer February 12, 2020

The boys' varsity soccer team had their last home game on February 6, winning 2-1 against Placer High School. For the seniors  this was their last game playing in their home stadium. “It was a...

Senior Kaidin James takes the ball down the field against the Placer Hillmen.

Coming to an end

Lauren Watanabe, Staff Writer February 11, 2020

The girls' varsity soccer team played their last home game on February 5th, losing to Placer by one goal. As the winter sports are slowly coming to their end, so is the high school soccer career for many...

Junior Nathan Greenfield goes up for a layup against the Rio Linda Knights.

Basketball Takes Top Spot

Kate MacPherson, Managing Editor & Social Media Director January 31, 2020

The varsity boys’ basketball team is currently first in league with a record of 4-1 and an overall record of 15-3, completing their first round of league play with a win against Ponderosa on January...

Junior and varsity boys basketball player Edi Crno pays tribute to the late Kobe Bryant by honoring Mamba on his game shoes.

Remembering 24

Kate MacPherson, Managing Editor & Social Media Director January 28, 2020

18-time NBA all-star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant have passed away in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on January 26 at the ages of 41 and 13. Their deaths not only...

Winners never quit

Winners never quit

Jack Eby, Staff Writer December 20, 2019

The Oakmont varsity boys’ basketball team had a tournament at Galt High School last weekend, and won two out of the three games that they played. The Vikings played the Kimble Jaguars, the West Wolfpack,...

The Oakmont show cheer team performed at Oakridge High School.

Working to be the best

Ashlee Monell, Staff Writer December 17, 2019

Junior Samantha Constant and senior Matthew Kortie are both very hard workers, and when it comes to being on the Show Cheer team, they always try their best. “It feels good to win because I now know...

Twins Kadie and Elyse Kong both share a love of running, and are both on the Oakmont cross country team.

Sporty sisters

Valentina Moreno, Staff Writer December 13, 2019

Aside from sharing 50% of their DNA, fraternal twins Kadie and Elyse Kong also share a devotion to running. “We have run cross country and track together since sixth grade,” Kadie Kong said. Being...

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