Stories by Kamal Ghammache-Mansour
1. Wrestlers win 9th straight championship
Since 2001, the BSAL championship has more or less been decided by the final dual meet between Albany and St. Patrick/St. Vincent, two schools that have usually beaten all of the other teams in their league. This year was no different. On Thursday, January 31, the two undefeated-in-league teams duked ...
2. Wrestling team rolls Arroyo
The gym is quiet. All are in anticipation of what is to come. All of a sudden, the harmonized trumpet intro to “Theme of the 2001; A Space Odyssey” sounds, and the Albany High wrestling team emerges into the gym accompanied by the spirit-driving song, “Eye of the Tiger.” The ...
3. A long drive home
After starting the season 2-0 for the first time in 14 years, and allowing only seven points in two games, the Albany High Cougars were looking unstoppable. However, in the Cougars’ 32-29 loss to the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs, unstoppable was exactly what the ...