1. Cougars Smell Victory In the Evening
It was cold and rainy outside, but inside the gym, the Albany men’s and women’s basketball teams were on fire, playing two inspired games to kick off the NCS playoffs. Eight-seed Albany played host to both games Tuesday evening, with the men taking on the Kennedy-Fremont Titans and the women facing the San Marin Mustangs. The men looked a little ...
2. Kickin’ It With the BSAL Champs
Since both the boys and girls varsity soccer teams have clinched the BSAL, soccer has been all the buzz around campus. Both boys and girls have strolled through the season undefeated. The girls have by far been the most dominant team in the league, possibly in the section. Their record, 18-0-1, and number of goals that have been scored against them, 4, tell the story of their dominance. The only game they have tied was against Acalanes, which only came because the Cougars weren’t able to score against the tough Acalanes defense. Besides that one mishap, the girl’s soccer team has been utterly awesome. Lady Cougar junior midfielder Jessica Quinn described the season as, “Consistent and hardworking. We are excited for NCS and will work harder when the time comes.” The boys have also responded with an insane season going 19-0-3 and coasting into NCS as a likely first seed. Their solid defense, only allowing 10 goals, and an astonishing offense, producing 88 goals, have made it a cakewalk for the Cougars. Their three ties were against Pinole, an undefeated Bishop O’Dowd and Saint Mary’s. “My favorite part about this season was beating Saint Mary’s 6-0 on their field,” said Cougar senior defender Emerson Roberts-Donnelly. “Beating Piedmont was fun too, but pushing over Saint Mary’s kids never gets old.” Both teams feel they are ready for NCS and must work hard in order to win. “Since our league is weak it’s going to be different playing against teams that are actually good,” said Roberts-Donnelly. “We still know that we will win it all though”. Today, on senior night, the Lady Cougars are juggling the pressure of finishing with a zero in the loss column and will be shooting for a top seed in NCS. The boy’s senior night is Friday.
3. Lady Cougars Hope For NCS
The Lady Cougars went into Saint Mary’s gym feeling confident that they could show the Panthers who owns the BSAL. But as the size of the Saint Mary’s basketball team -- point guard, 5-foot-7-inches; two forwards, 6-foot and 6-foot-1-inches, respectively; and center, 6-foot-3-inches -- echoed throughout the gym, hope faded from the Cougar fans. Although the fans seemed devastated, the ...
4. AHS Finals Mayhem: Iron Chef Style
The first annual Albany High School Iron Chef Competition was held on January 14, 2010 at the Mac Gregor High School kitchen. Leone Avery’s Culinary Arts class was divided into six different color groups with about five members per group. Each group was given an hour to prepare their dishes, incorporating the secret ingredient: Parmesan cheese. Each group prepared savory ...
5. DC Leads, California Follows
While the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage, is considered in the U.S. District Court, other parts of the United States are taking the lead in gay rights. Washington D.C. is becoming a great proponent in change. The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 has been introduced in Washington D.C. ...
6. Cougars Pummel St. Mary’s 6-0
Adding to their stellar first half of the season, the Albany boys’ varsity soccer team rolled over their archrivals St. Mary’s on the road Wednesday night, winning 6-0 behind three goals from Gabriel Borges. The Cougars improved their record to 9-0-2 overall and 3-0-0 in BSAL play. They have reeled off nine straight victories and have become the most dominant ...
7. Lady Cougar Basketball Season Preview
This years Lady Cougar basketball team is ready for the season to begin. They have high hopes for the season and have thus far been able to meet those expectations. They began their season screaming out of the gates with a 72-24 win over Oakland High School. Leading scorers, senior Tamaya Newsome and junior Deanna Calhoun, dropped 16 and 19 ...
8. The Academy of Sciences
Doris long wing butterflies flying, striped dart frogs hopping, and saplings surrounding us, we made our way through the rainforest exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences, an architectural feat nestled between the trees in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Kate Pickering and I began our journey to the highly acclaimed museum by hitching a ride from Kate’s father to the ...
9. The Princess and the Frog – Review
The Shattuck Cinema’s showing of the new Disney movie, The Princess and the Frog, was far from crowded. In fact, the theater held about 25 people, the majority of them over the age of 12. As the movie began, six high school girls sat in the third row, hyperventilating with excitement, myself included. The opening scene was reminiscent of an ...
10. Appropriate Dance Reform
When discontented students emptied the gym by 10:45 p.m. on the Homecoming dance night of October 23, 2009, the appropriate dance policy conflict once again resurfaced at Albany High School. Despite the efforts to establish and streamline concise dance regulations before and during the 2008-2009 school year, the “miscommunication” between students and administrators on appropriate dancing is now more evident ...
11. Albany Soccer Stomps Piedmont
On Friday, December 11, while most of us were huddled at home, drinking the hot beverage of our choice, the Albany High varsity soccer teams were battling on the field against their Piedmont rivals. Piedmont has long been the dominant team in the BSAL, but on Friday, the tables were turned. In the pouring rain, Albany’s varsity soccer teams beat ...
12. Albany Altruism
It’s the holiday season. Strolling down Solano, you can see Christmas trees to your right as well as Christmas lights wrapped around each streetlight. It’s a time for charity as well. Charities have grown in importance in the past few years. At Albany High, clubs offer bake sales and donations as a means of fundraising for charities. My New Red ...