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by Erin Weckel and Cailin Wolff Staff Writers Imagine swimming through a sea of your competitors, pushing yourself to reach the shore, where your bicycle awaits you. It is hard to move through the water because your limbs are exhausted. This is the life of a triathlete in the first leg of a triathlon: a .93-mile swim,...

by Miranda Ewing Staff Writer Each year Las Lomas athletes sign a contract saying they won’t use drugs or alcohol, but some student athletes are defying the rules and using banned substances. Head track and assistant football coach Dax Harris is aware that some athletes use drugs and alcohol during their season, but...

by Ryan Greer Staff Writer Friday Night Lights and Remember the Titans are close runner-ups, but Rudy stands alone as the greatest football movie of all time. The timeless football classic is a heart-warming film that tells the true story of Daniel E. Ruttiger (Sean Austin), a short, lightweight daydreamer with ...

by Grace Gardener Staff Writer It all starts in the morning around eight. All four of us kids get up and pull on some jeans and sweatshirt, never anything colorful. Always dark, so we don’t scare the birds. The boys load up the gear, carefully putting the guns in their cases and loading them quickly into the back ...

by Ryan Brenes Staff Writer Off the white beach shores of Honduras, there is  an island called Roatan where my family and I go scuba diving. Roatan is surrounded by the clearest ocean water in the Western Hemisphere. The smallest little creatures such as sea horses are completely visible from a few feet away. From ...

by Ben Kirsebom Entertainment Editor I began skiing when I was three. Back then, my parents had to force me into my boots and send me down the hill wailing. It was as scary for me as it was torture for my parents. Although I’ve grown from my humble beginnings, I never thought that I would possess the skills necess...

by Marcela Onate-Trules Staff Writer From the top of Half Dome, I could see the vast Yosemite Valley: beautiful trees and rivers, Hetch Hetchy and Tenaya Lake. We all lay down and hung our feet off the edge. Climbing up Half Dome required using every single muscle in my body to pull myself up. I had to lift my legs ...

by Mika Talwar and Ellie Shaw Staff Writers For those who assume that shopping is the only activity that Walnut Creek offers, think again. There are actually many under-the-radar places to work out downtown and in nearby cities. Yogaworks is located on Locust Street in an eco-friendly building, built with sustainable ...

by Alex Faulkner Staff Writer It’s hard enough to do the splits on a balance beam. Now imagine doing that on someone’s shoulders. That’s what freshman Grace Howard does in acrobatic gymnastics. “I think overall it looks really cool but people don’t realize how hard it actually is to do,” said Howard, who h...

by Rachel Ball-Jones and Pierce Davison Staff Writers Imagine moving to a new country in high school where you do not speak the language fluently. For several Las Lomas students, that situation is reality. One thing that has helped many of these students overcome the language barrier and make new friends is athletics....