JV boys basketball breaks their losing streak
Zain Patel, Staff Writer
February 10, 2019
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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...
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 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...
Carlmont JV boys soccer cruises past Cougars in victory
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
December 16, 2018
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Four different Carlmont players scored five goals as the JV boys soccer team sailed to a 5-0 victory in a conference game versus the Half Moon Bay High School Cougars. The Scots got off to a quick start, challenging the Cougars' defense multiple times before freshman Justin Eliason finished a shot,...
JV girls basketball pounces on the Notre Dame Tigers
Robyn Stein, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
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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...
Carlmont JV girls soccer continues their shutout pre-season
Katie Blondino, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
The girls JV soccer team has yet to lose a game in their pre-season, with the final score of their home game on Dec. 11 ending in a 0-0 tie against the Mountain View Spartans. The game began with a long ball from Mountain View over Carlmont’s defense. However, the Scots' strong center defenders...
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 ...
JV football’s resilient defense brings home the victory
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
October 28, 2018
The Carlmont Scots JV Football team overcame a flurry of penalties to edge out the Woodside Wildcats 26-21, winning their respective league. Winners of their last eight games, the Scots improve to 8-1 overall and 5-0 intraconference while Woodside drops to 6-2-1 and 4-1. The Scots will look to continue...
Girls JV volleyball bounces back in thrilling win against Burlingame
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
October 19, 2018
After three close sets, Carlmont’s girls JV volleyball team upset Burlingame on Thursday night, Oct. 18. After suffering a disheartening loss to Woodside on Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Scots rallied to defeat a higher ranked Burlingame Panthers team in three nail-biting sets. Earlier in the season...
Girls JV water polo beats Woodside 11-10
Sydney Schortgen, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
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With Woodside leading 3-1 after the first quarter, Carlmont bounced back in a nail-biter game with an end victory 11-10. With the season ending in the near future, the game on Thursday, October 11 was a great victory for the Scots. Both teams exchanged points for points, leaving the crowd astonished...
JV softball defeats Capuchino 6-2
Andrew Shen, Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
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The Scots came out with intensity to defeat the visiting Mustangs on Carlmont's home field. On May 10, Carlmont played their second to last conference game against Capuchino High School from San Bruno. The two teams had previously met on April 23; that game had ended in a 10-0 sweep for the Scot...
JV softball mercy rules Woodside in a 17-2 game
Mia-Isobel Craig, Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
Carlmont players run to home plate, their teammates cheering them on. "That's it, end of the game," the umpire said. And with that, the game ended 17-2 in only four innings. "I wasn't surprised, this normally happens. The only team that we don't mercy rule is usually Hillsdale," said Alisilani...
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Leela Stuepfert, Staff Writer
Every day throughout the year, a local resident works wholeheartedly to look after the deer living in...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
Roses are red, violets are blue, a Valentine’s gift is long overdue. The rose sale is an annual event at Carlmont that takes place during the two weeks leading up to...
Andrew Shao, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
One remarkable December day, on the mostly unremarkable year of 1946, two employees of the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Earl Menefee and Ralph Salisbury, founded a soaring...
Kimberly Brodersen, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
There is always at least one student in every classroom who can't stay put — twitching, talking, or daydreaming when they shouldn't be. They are often considered to be disrespectful...
Kevin Shimizu, Staff Writer
February 16, 2019
Mid-winter break, otherwise known as ski week, is one of a few breaks left before the scheduled dates for the Advanced Placement (AP) tests. This often causes students to...