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Junior Julia Maecker: A good warmup Thursday, June 1, 2023, 10:42 am | Oracle, Gunn High School
Junior Julia Maecker’s pregame routine, used throughout her 10 years as an athlete, helps her focus before swim meets. The night before, she eats carbohydrate-heavy foods — such as fruits and vegetables — and takes a soothing bath with salts. She then finishes by massaging her body with a massage gun. In the morning, Maecker... Read More >>
Sophomore Giovanni Rischmoller: Retaining focus and checking in Thursday, June 1, 2023, 10:39 am | Oracle, Gunn High School
Sophomore Giovanni Rischmoller has played badminton since freshman year. At the beginning of this year’s season, he created a pregame routine to keep himself focused and calm during badminton matches. Before a match, Rischmoller takes three breaths with his eyes closed to clear his mind, then checks his grip on the racket and wipes his... Read More >>
LAHS varsity boys tennis team ends their season after CCS quarterfinals loss Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 5:12 pm | Talon, Los Altos High School
On Tuesday, May 9, the Los Altos High School varsity boys tennis team ended their 2023 spring season with a 3–4 loss against the Gunn High School Titans in the Central Coast Section (CCS) quarterfinals. Just the day before, the Eagles made their debut in the CCS championship bracket with a decisive 5–2 victory over... Read More >>
Badminton anticipates upwards climb Monday, May 29, 2023, 2:00 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
Despite a season of struggles, the badminton team defeated Wilcox and Cupertino in its final two games, avoiding relegation to a lower league. According to coach Rodolfo Suarez, the team won the El Camino league last season, and were promoted to the historically more competitive De Anza league. Suarez said the team has struggled this... Read More >>
Art of Fencing Monday, May 29, 2023, 12:34 am | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
Due to a lack of a strong fencing culture and community support, the United States has had limited competitive success in fencing. In the most recent Summer Olympics in 2020, the United States took home 113 medals; its participation in fencing, however, was second-rate, earning one gold and one bronze across 36 possible medals However,... Read More >>
LAHS track and field athletes win CCS playoffs and take a trip to states Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12:03 am | Talon, Los Altos High School
Record breaking, historic, dominant — all of these qualities apply to the Los Altos High School varsity track teams. Yet, there is a way to easily simplify this description, while still being just as, if not more, accurate. The teams are just really, really, really fast. The teams proved their raw speed in their undefeated... Read More >>
