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 have before,” senior captain Preet Gill said. “Being team captain and taking leadership o...
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 really fun experience,” senior co-captain Noah Collins said. “I’m going to miss everyone I was pl...
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 of our senior Vikings. “I’m going to miss playing with everybody,” senior and captain Jaidyn Boh...
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 29. “I think our chemistry is what got us here,” senior Anand Mepperla said. “We all have fai...
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, and the Galt Warriors. “Definitely rebounding killed us in our second game against West,” freshman Dere...
Slam dunk
Jack Eby, Staff Writer
December 10, 2019
Freshman Derek Lamb is on the Oakmont varsity basketball team. This is the first time a freshman has been on the varsity basketball team since varsity basketball coach John Hunter became the coach. “It's pretty special,” Lamb said. “I enjoy basketball a lot, and it's a great opportunity.” ...
It’s Basketball Season Again
Jack Eby, Staff Writer
October 7, 2019
There were a lot of offseason trades that occurred during the past NBA offseason that have made the upcoming 2019-2020 NBA season much more exciting for many fans. Anthony Davis’ trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans made headlines on June 15, 2019. The Lakers gave up L...
A League of his Own
Gabe Latog, Staff Writer
April 24, 2019
Varsity soccer player and senior Zwannah “Z” Johnson made a mark in his final high school season in 2019, scoring 25 goals in 19 league games, solidifying himself as the Foothill Valley League’s top goal scorer by 10 goals. Johnson has played at the varsity level ever since he came to Oakmont his...
Season in review: Varsity Boys’ Soccer
Kaitlyn Edwards, Staff writer
February 19, 2019
Our boys soccer team went undefeated this season after all of the work and effort that the boys put in. The team improved their skills and worked together to become league champions. “The best part of the season was going on a 7 game win streak leading into playoffs,” junior Christian Barajas...
Best NBA Trade Deadline Moves of 2019
Paul McLaughlin, Staff Writer, Sports Editor, & Copy Editor
February 8, 2019
There were 24 total trades in the NBA since last Thursday and with that, there were a lot of good or even great deals that were made across the league. Here's the recap on our picks for the best moves that teams made at the trade deadline for the 2018-2019 NBA season. 1) Kristaps Porzingis, New York Knicks to t...
The James Harden show has no brakes in sight
Paul McLaughlin, Staff Writer, Sports Editor, & Copy Editor
January 24, 2019
On Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets defeated the New York Knicks 114-110 in a game where Houston Rockets superstar James Harden poured in a career-high 61 points, tying Kobe Bryant for the most points scored by an opponent at Madison Square Garden. Harden has scored at least 30 points in 21 straig...
The NBA is having a triple-double invigoration
Paul McLaughlin, Staff Writer, Sports Editor, & Copy Editor
January 23, 2019
A triple-double is defined as an achievement wherein a player must accumulate a double-digit total in three of five statistical categories (assists, blocks, points, rebounds, and steals) over the course of a single game. In the 2011-2012 NBA season, ex-Boston Celtic, Rajon Rondo, led the entire league in tr...
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