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Written by Dyanna Quizon
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The varsity boy’s basketball players
came charging in with confidence
in their step as they faced the Sacred
Heart Preparatory Fighting Irish for the second
time in their short preseason. The last
time they met, the Irish crippled them in a
65-31 defeat. This game, however, was not
such a walk in the park for SH, as the two
teams battled for the championship title in
the annual Ben Neff Tournament on Dec. 9.
The first half of the game displayed the
Cardinals’ improvement as they matched the
Irish point for point. In the previous game
SH came up big with three-point shots and
took advantage of the Cardinals’ weak execution
of their plays. This time, the threepoint
differential was considerably less, and
the concentration was evident as Lowell
closed the gap, 25-28, at the half.
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Written by Justina Louie
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“That was sick! One more time!” senior
kicker Nick Decampli cried as senior
defensiveback Joel Lacayo made an aweinspiring
tackle. Pumped with adrenaline, the
Cardinals fought with determination against
the Galileo Lions. But, in the end, their efforts
fell short and the playoff game on Nov. 17 concluded
with a 20-8 defeat for the Cardinals,
wrapping up the season with a 5-3 record.
During the first quarter of the game, the Cardinals
could not prevent the Lions from gaining
yardage. With three minutes remaining in
the quarter, the Lions
scored a touchdown,
along with a successful
point after, leaving the
Cardinals behind, 7-0.
The Cardinals fumbled
after the touchdown,
and the Lions retrieved
the football. At the end
of the first quarter, the
Lions scored again. The
quarter ended with a
14-point deficit hovering
over the Cardinals.
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Written by Jordan Rosencranz
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Wrestlers new and old gather around
the red mat as assistant coach Monty Worth
and third year wrestler Eric Sanders give a
demonstration on holds and
takedowns. Worth kneels calmly next
to Sanders. A voice shouts, “Go!” and
Worth yanks Sanders’ arm from under
him, drives him face first into the
mat and follows with a swift half
nelson that lands the senior flat on his
back.
With an influx of new wrestlers,
things are looking up for a team that
finished in 4th place last year, hurt by
numerous injuries and missing weight
classes. The team has strong senior
leaders and some promising young
wrestlers despite the fact that wrestling
sensations Donald Lockett and Colin Ikeda have graduated.
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Written by Alice Ho
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In a crushing defeat, the
Lowell girls’ volleyball team lost
to St. Mary’s high school in the
second round of the Nor-Cals tournament
on Nov. 21, 15-2, 15-7,
15-5, ending the team’s undefeated
season record.
Despite destroying Lincoln, 15-
7, 15-7, 16-14 at the All-city championships
on Nov. 16, and smashing
Oakland Tech High School the
previous day, 15-1, 15-5, 15-7, the
team was unable to go the distance.
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Written by Kameela Din
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Athletes who practice their
sport all year will play better
during the regular season. It’s
a pretty simple fact. So it seems only
right that soccer players would want
to practice even after their
season has ended.
So why should they endure
P.E. class and soccer
practice? Regardless of what the coach
or players think, freshmen and sophomore
soccer players have to.
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Written by Mindy Cheung
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A new attitude is brewing within the
varsity girls’ basketball team — just
what the team needs to succeed after
losing two consecutive years at the championship
game against the Washington Eagles.
“My main emphasis this year is on winning
the championship,” coach James Thomas said.
“You always try to, but you don’t put emphasis
on it.”
Last year’s championship game against the
Eagles ended in a close defeat, 72-68, an improvement
over the year before when the girls
lost 96-60.
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Written by Donnie Clay
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The JV boys’ basketball team is
discovering that it is difficult to
find the silver lining of a 20-31 preseason
opener loss against Sacred Heart Cathedral,
which thoroughly manhandled the Cardinals on
Saturday, Nov. 25.
“It wasn’t that good of a performance,” freshman
guard Matt Allen said. “There wasn’t a lot
of effort or hustle, and they just outplayed us.”
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Written by Derek Steer
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With the team’s top runners on the
bench, the pressure was on the Cardinals
to continue Lowell’s legacy of cross
country domination. Veteran runners were forced
to step into leadership roles and guide the team
through what would be a rough season.
According to coach Andy Leong, this was a rebuilding
year for the team. They performed well
within the league, although they faced several
setbacks.
Top runners senior Jin Daikoku and senior Michi
Hirakawa-Wong were injured for most of the season.
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Written by Andy Slater
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Spurred on by a boisterous
home crowd, freshman Katey
Jong busted three-pointers
from the corner like there was no tomorrow.
Her long-range heroics
weren’t enough, however, as the Terra
Nova High School Tigers defeated the
Cardinals JV girls basketball team 42-
35 on Tuesday Dec. 5.
Talented. Aggressive. Balanced.
Developing their “basketball smarts.”
JV girls’ basketball coach James Thomas
feels confident about the upcoming
season, a season in which they expect
to be serious contenders for the
city title. Washington will most likely
be the Cardinals’ major competition
defeating Lowell in last year’ championship
game 50-43.
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Written by Monique Abadilla
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Each and every member of the Cardinals’ nine fall sports
teams put their hearts and souls into the fall ’00 season,
capturing six All-City championship titles. Athletic
director John Donohue applauds athletes and coaches for
their achievements this year.
“They did a great job,” Donohue said. “More power to
the coaches if they can get the teams that far.”
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Written by Connie Chung
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Freshman Devin Henderson dominated this year’s talent show with his first-place winning, hoop-jumping Chinese acrobatic skills. Third place went to senior Jomar Basco, mainly for running up a wall.
With the talent show over, how can one satisfy cravings for such flips and turns? Try going to a gymnastics meet, where student athletes perform a wide variety of similarly awe-inspring tricks.
New athletes and a new varsity coach make this season’s team look promising.
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Written by Jennifer Lee
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One hundred forty m.p.h. aces, between-the-legs diving saves and perfectly placed volleys that touch the outside edge of lines: This is Lowell tennis.
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