Mini Madness ends in a senior victory
Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer
March 27, 2019
Filed under Campus
With the month of March coming to end, ASB holds their annual Mini Madness basketball tournament in order to bring the spirit of March Madness to Carlmont and provide all students with an opportunity to get involved. This year, Mini Madness was held March 18–22 every day in the Stogner Gym durin...
JV boys basketball breaks their losing streak
Zain Patel, Staff Writer
February 11, 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...
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...
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 28, 2019
Filed under Sports
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
Filed under Sports
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 20, 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...
JV girls basketball pounces on the Notre Dame Tigers
Robyn Stein, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Carlmont girls junior varsity basketball team faced off against the Notre Dame Tigers in the Terry Stogner Gymnasium. After an intense four quarters, the Scots emerged victorious. The game ended with a score of 46-24. It was a solid game with lots of teamwork and passing...
Boys varsity basketball knocks Hillsdale Knights off their steeds
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
The Hillsdale Knights charged into battle on Thursday night hoping to defeat Carlmont boys varsity basketball, only to be defeated 60-42 in a non-league joust. Hillsdale took the first lead of the game, scoring a 3-pointer on their first possession. The Carlmont Scots, however, immediately rallie...
JV girls basketball team dominates Chargers on the court
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
The JV girls basketball team defeated the Wilcox Chargers in a home game with the final score of 49-8 on Tuesday, Dec. 4. While only being a few games into the season, the Scots lacked general team communication, but their strong defense allowed them to pull ahead early in the first quarter. "General ...
Alyssa Huang, Staff Writer
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Mariela Ramirez, Staff Writer
From seasonal drinks to sweet treats, Starbucks is a place that seems to draw students in whether it’s...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
All across the globe, Harumi, a Cherry Blossom Festival, signals the beginning of spring and the end...
Nisha Marino, Staff Writer
April 25, 2019
In 2016, Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny was eight years old. Two years into the Flint water crisis, Copeny wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to come to Flint to discuss...
Nicole Yeo, Staff Writer
April 25, 2019
Whether it's painting, singing, running, or swimming, Carlmont students participate in a plethora of extracurriculars. In fact, many students take part in multiple extracurriculars...
Kimberly Mitchell, Staff Writer
April 24, 2019
After a rocky start, Carlmont’s JV softball team came from behind and swept an 8-2 victory over the Aragon Dons. The game started off slow for the Scots as a lack of...
Alyssa Huang, Staff Writer
April 24, 2019
Earth Day 2019 revived consciousness for mother nature, spurring a number of trash cleanups, festivals, and other environment-related events in the Bay Area and around the...