61. Albany Volleyball steamrolls St. Mary’s

Enthusiasm for Albany sports runs highThe Albany high volleyball team continued their great season defeating cross-town league rival St. Mary’s on Wednesday night. Just like in there first meeting, St. Mary’s won the first game with Albany going on to win the next three. St. Mary’s star player, Tarah Murrey, who is one of the best volleyball players ...

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62. Albany XC reigns undefeated

Senior Will Mullaney competes at Tilden ParkOn Thursday, October 18, the Albany High Cross Country Team will face Alameda, Encinal, and Kennedy at Saint Mary’s for their fourth BSAL league meet of the season. The Cougars, with junior varsity boys and varsity boys and girls all undefeated so far, hope to continue their success, especially against cross-town rival ...

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63. Cougars crushed 40-7 at Piedmont

Junior Mike Gaunt looks on in dismayThe Albany High football team traveled to Piedmont High School on October 12 to take on the Highlanders in a key BSAL league game. The Cougars looked to get back on track against Piedmont following losses in their previous three games, but instead were crushed 40-7. Things started off badly for ...

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64. Cougars lose to Mustangs at “home”

Somber Cougars reflect on their lossAfter starting off with a respectable record of 2-1 on the road with trips to Napa Valley, Fremont, and Watsonville, the Cougar football team was looking forward to hosting the St. Elizabeth Mustangs in their one and only “home” game at St. Mary’s. The Cougars were pumped up for their final non-league ...

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65. Bringing spirit back to Albany High

Cheerleaders practicing pyramid stuntsCheerleading has never been a big deal at Albany High School. Compared to the total of six cheerleaders on the squad two years ago, however, this year’s combined team of 25 seems like an army. It is the largest group the school has ever seen. And their mission? “Cheer to be heard, stunt to ...

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66. Albany Volleyball beats Salesian; stands alone in first place

On Monday October 1st, Albany volleyball visited Salesian in a match up of two undefeated BSAL teams. The game was one-sided from the beginning. Albany took all three games and now stands alone in first place. Going into the game, there was talk that Salesian would provide a huge challenge for Albany. Both teams have beaten St. Mary’s and have ...

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67. Albany volleyball beats St. Mary’s 3-1

Albany strategizes in between playsOn Thursday September 27th, the Albany high volleyball team traveled to North Berkeley to take on their rival, the St. Mary’s Panthers. At first things did not go well for the Cougars as they lost the first game, but then they turned things around and took the next three games. Albany won with ...

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68. A long drive home

Albany's senior line gives Monte Vista Christian’s defense a lesson in one-on-one blockingAfter 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 ...

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69. Player profile - Alex Assia

Senior Alex AssiaAlex Assia is a two-sport athlete at Albany High. Assia plays football and basketball and will play baseball this year as well. I caught up with Assia to ask him a few questions about the football team and some other issues. Our first topic was this years Albany High football team. When asked about ...

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70. The Cave: A travelling cheer squad

Enthusiastic Members of The CaveIn spectator sports, the people who help cheer their beloved teams to victory are the sixth man on the court, the twelfth man on the field, the tenth man on the diamond. This is the essence of the Cave, the Albany High School student cheering squad. The Cave was co-founded last year by current ...

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71. Cougars volleyball cruises to victory

After last years close 3-1 victory over the Holy Names Monarchs, the Albany High girls volleyball team wasn’t expecting this year’s rematch to be quite so competitive. As expected it was a complete mismatch. Led by outside hitters, UC Santa Barbara-bound senior Jana Poole, and Nicky Hagan, the Lady Cougars proved way too dominant for Holy Names. The first game was ...

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72. Cougars rally past Saints in opener

Nighttime in the Napa ValleyThe Cougar football team traveled to the Napa Valley on September 7 to face the St. Helena Saints under Friday Night Lights in a non-league match-up. After three months of intense spring training and an entire summer vacation of hard work, the Cougars wanted to show their desire and confidence in ...

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