Scots JV baseball gets shellacked by rival Sequoia in their season opener
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
March 2, 2019
The Carlmont Scots JV boys baseball team suffered a 16-3 mercy-rule defeat to rival Sequoia Cherokees at home on Friday, unable to make it past the fifth inning. Sequoia got started right off the bat, scoring five runs in the first inning off of Scot's starting pitcher Tai Takahashi, a sophomore....
JV boys basketball breaks their losing streak
Zain Patel, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
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...
JV boys basketball resilient against rival Sequoia
Zain Patel, Staff Writer
January 20, 2019
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, Scot Scoop Editor
January 20, 2019
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. The boys varsity basketball team defeated rival Sequoia 50-37 in impressive fashion, highlighting the quadruple-header on Friday, Jan. 18. Playing against ...
Varsity softball knocks Sequoia ‘out of the park’ in a 10-0 game
Mia-Isobel Craig, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
Cheers and words of encouragement could be heard throughout the field as Carlmont's batters went up to home base. "Go babe!" and "You got this kid!" were commonly heard remarks from players all around. On April 3, the Scots beat Sequoia 10-0, maintaining their winning streak. "The team gets along pretty w...
Girls’ varsity lacrosse defeated by Sequoia in a close game
Brian Olivares, Staff Writer
March 9, 2018
The girls' varsity lacrosse team was narrowly defeated by Sequoia, 11-10, on March 7. The game started off with Sequoia in possession of the ball, which then led to Sequoia scoring twice within the first six minutes. After this period, the Scots scored their first point of the game. Sequoia responded...
Varsity girls’ basketball defeated by Sequoia
Brian Olivares, Staff Writer
February 12, 2018
The Carlmont Lady Scots were defeated by the Sequoia girls varsity basketball team in a well-fought game with a final score of 36-31. The game started off with Sequoia in possession and Carlmont having two of consecutive shots scored until Sequoia scored a three-pointer and the score stood at 5-...
Varsity football falls to Sequoia in record-breaking season
Izzy Mitchell, Staff Writer
November 9, 2017
A second loss for the Scots in their hopeful and record-breaking season. On Nov. 3, Carlmont lost to Sequoia High School 13-7 in a nail-biter game that went into overtime for the battle of the Terremere Trophy. Prior to the rival game, Sequoia had an overall record of 3-5 and only recently b...
Sequoia comes out victorious over the Carlmont JV football team
Brian Olivares, Staff Writer
November 6, 2017
After a difficult game against Sequoia, the Carlmont JV football team was defeated 35-0. The Sequoia team had a hard defense for the Carlmont team to push through, resulting in an early turnover at the beginning of the game. After this, the Sequoia team made some big advances down the field, but they w...
Lady Scots defeat Sequoia in the last home game of the season
Sophie Lynd, Highlander Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2017
Seniors on the varsity girls' water polo team played their last game at the Aquatic Center. The game began as cheers from the bleachers filled the Aquatic Center as the Scots wished their seniors good luck in their last home game. "I think it was a really great home game for all the seniors to...
Varsity badminton starts off season smashing
Katrina Wong, Staff Writer
March 9, 2017
Armed with a racket and a single birdie, players face off in the first meet of the season. The only thing separating the rivals is the net placed between them. On March 7, Carlmont badminton won 14 out of the total 15 games played against Sequoia High School. This is the same result they achieved t...
Varsity basketball edges Sequoia in a thriller
Ryan Geronimo, Staff Writer
January 24, 2017
On Jan. 20, varsity boys basketball faced off against Sequoia in the first quad game of the year. Ryan Geronimo reports the story.
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
Laughter rings through the air as the sun shines brightly overhead, celebrating one last hurrah as the...
Rachel McCrea, Staff Writer
A new traffic signal on Ralston Avenue seeks to regulate traffic safely and efficiently. However, for...
Auva Soheili, Staff Writer
The annual Greek Festival invited the community to a three-day long event celebrating the rich Greek...
Kimberly Mitchell, Staff Writer
September 15, 2019
Friday the 13th has always been rumored to bring bad luck. For the Independence 76ers, the old superstition rang true. They walked away with a crushing 69-19 loss. Going...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
September 13, 2019
The Save The Bees fundraiser, held by ASB, helped to spread awareness about the reality of our future. A future without bees. Since 1947, the number of beehives has reduced...
Bella Reeves, Segment Producer
September 12, 2019
Screamin' Scots held their first meeting on the football bleachers for students to attend and learn Carlmont cheers in preparation of the football game on Friday.
Andrea Butler, Staff Writer
September 12, 2019
As someone who reads and enjoys young adult novels, I loved this book a lot, but as someone who understands and analyzes texts, I can say with certainty that it is a young...