Scots soccer falls short on senior night
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
The boys varsity soccer team suffered a close 1-0 loss to Aragon during senior night on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Despite their loss, the team still had a positive senior night as they advanced to CCS playoffs. The night started with a celebration of the graduating seniors, with parents and teammate...
JV boys basketball breaks their losing streak
Zain Patel, Staff Writer
February 10, 2019
Filed under Sports
Rivalries bring an extra ferocity to any game. Plus the fact that it's the last game of the season, and then the game is going well: blood is bound to be running hot. The JV boys basketball game lived up to this excitement, playing with a fiery intensity that beat their rival Sequoia, 44-33. The...
Scots head straight for PALs after sweeping Dons
Kathryn Stratz, Staff Writer
February 7, 2019
Going into Wednesday night’s game, the Carlmont boys varsity basketball team had one thing on their mind: PAL playoffs. A clean win against the Aragon Dons would need to be in store to keep the Scots prepared for achieving their goal of doing well in PALs. The game started off slow, with the first...
Varsity girls soccer faces crushing defeat against Menlo-Atherton
Dantony Lewis, Staff Writer
February 6, 2019
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A close game. The last few minutes. The Carlmont Scots were left with a crushing loss, 4-2, against the Menlo-Atherton Bears. The varsity girls soccer team started with a slow offense against MA. They struggled to get open shots and to pass the ball. "We had a lack of fundamentals that we need...
Carlmont JV boys basketball suffer un-Bear-able defeat to Menlo-Atherton
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
February 2, 2019
Carlmont's JV boys basketball team suffered a 49-34 loss to the Menlo-Atherton (MA) Bears on Friday, never once taking the lead. The Scots' troubles began right away after MA won the tip-off. Each team missed a few shots until MA's Rickey Martin sunk a basket. Carlmont would let up 8 points before...
JV boys basketball suffer another loss in a battle against the Knights
Natalie Doud, Staff Writer
January 31, 2019
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The Scots fell short on Wednesday night after they were unable to close the gap, losing to Hillsdale’s JV boys’ basketball team with an ending score of 45-39. Hillsdale started the game off strong by winning the tip-off and taking the ball to their side, but both teams failed to score right away. The first quar...
Boys varsity basketball domesticates Woodside Wildcats
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
January 28, 2019
Cheers echoed throughout the gym as the clock wound down on the Carlmont Scots' eighth league match against the Woodside Wildcats. The Scots (7–1) were leading the Wildcats (0–8) by a score of 75–34 when the final buzzer rang out. Carlmont started the game off strong as Lajuan Nelson and Jake...
Girls varsity basketball tames the Wildcats
Robyn Stein, Staff Writer
January 27, 2019
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Carlmont's girls varsity basketball team beat the Woodside Wildcats with a cool 15-point win, after nearly a whole game of Scot domination. The game had a final score of 48-33. Off the bat, the Wildcats won the tipoff but the Scots scored the first points of the game. At the end of the first quarter, th...
JV boys basketball resilient against rival Sequoia
Zain Patel, Staff Writer
January 20, 2019
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Boys JV basketball beat their rival Sequoia on Friday night, bringing their in league record to 3-3, with a score of 47-38. The game was a defensive battle, with both sides trading missed shots to missed shots. The two teams seemed to easily cripple the opposing side's offense with an aggr...
Scots get blowout win in first home quad of season
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
January 19, 2019
The boys varsity basketball team defeated rival Sequoia 50-37 in impressive fashion, Friday, Jan. 18. In their first home quad game of the season, the Scots maintained their near-perfect record, showing many students and fans just how good they really are. Playing against a rival school like Sequoia, it...
Girls basketball destroys the court and the Bearcats
Kathryn Stratz, Staff Writer
January 18, 2019
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Girls varsity basketball took down the San Mateo Bearcats on Wednesday night, bringing in their fifth home win this season with a score of 72-21. Within the first possession and 30 seconds of the game, Carlmont went straight to the basket, having Kaylee George, a senior, knock down a 3-pointer. Followe...
Scots fall short against undefeated Vikings
Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer
January 16, 2019
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In an average high school basketball game, each team fouls 11 times. Carlmont, however, fouled a season-high 23 times, while the Vikings used their zone defense to rattle the JV Scots. Mills High School's Vikings remain undefeated after a physical 58-51 battle on Tuesday night. When asked about the...
Sjoerd Huitema, Staff Writer
Yellow papers that display the messages "Move here, nerds are the virus!" and "Every day sucks with move...
Leela Stuepfert, Staff Writer
Every day throughout the year, a local resident works wholeheartedly to look after the deer living in...
Ailee Lim, Staff Writer
Jackie Speier. A congresswoman. An author. And a fighter. Speier visited the Belmont library on Feb....
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
The boys varsity soccer team suffered a close 1-0 loss to Aragon during senior night on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Despite their loss, the team still had a positive senior night...
February 15, 2019
Annika Barsy, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Social media has increased its popularity with teens and is now being used to broadcast their artistic talents. According to a 2018 study by the Pew Research Center, 95...
Viveka Kurup, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Musicals usually consist of catchy songs, costumes, dialogue, and dance sequences. However, Carlmont decided to take these components to the next level for this year's spring...