Sports - Woodbridge High School

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Sports
March 14, 2013
Photo courtesy of Joe Banner
TWO MEMBERS OF THE SURF TEAM compete in the first competition of the Calvary Chapel Surfing Association; the team showed great results for the past few years, placing in the top three
and all the girls placing in the top seven
Introducing the school’s surf team
 The surf team is currently in its sixth year and consists of two teams: the A team, which is in first place, and the
B team, which is in fifth place, following the completion of two contests
Staff Writer
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ost students may not know about the
school surf team, but it is about time
to pay attention to this growing team, now
in its sixth year. Surf team competes in the
Calvary Chapel Surfing Association.
After two contests, the A team is currently in first place by two points and the B
team is in fifth place.
Surf competitions occur four times
a year during the second semester; the
Stats box:
current records
team’s next competition is this Saturday at
9th Street, Huntington Beach.
Last year, the team placed in the top four
and this is the first year with two teams for
boys.
Ceramics teacher Joe Banner has advised the surf team for six year with assistant coach Steve Marshall.
“I started advising the surf team just because I love surfing and I love going to the
beach,” Banner said. “Also it is a good way
to keep the students out of trouble on the
Friday night.”
Surfing is one the most popular sports
Boys lacrosse: (3-2)
Boys volleyball: (2-2)
Girls lacrosse: (5-2)
Softball: (1-3)
Boys golf: (2-2)
Boys tennis: (5-0)
“My dad is the assistant coach and my
brother is part of the team so I decided to
be on the team,” junior Samantha Marshall said. “I joined and loved it so I have
been on it ever since.”
The team showed great results for the
past few years, placing in the top three, and
all the girls who participated in the competition placed in the top seven.
“This year’s rising star would have to be
(sophomore) Josh Raymond. It’s his first
year and he’s competing in the short board
and buggy board divisions and he’s highly
ranked,” junior Tiare Eda said.
Girls softball looks forward to new season
 Girls softball started playing preseason games two days ago in preparation for
league, which begins with a game on April 9 against Northwood High
by Samiha Ali
Staff Writer
Baseball: (0-4)
in Southern California where everyone can
both spend time at the beach and watch
surfers compete.
Although there are both boys and girls
teams representing our school, the girls always compete individually. The team usually practices individually as well.
“There are varieties of teams in the actual competition and our goal is to do our
best as always,” Banner said.
Banner hopes that everyone does well in
the competition and that they place in the
top three. This year, two girls are competing in the surf competition as well.
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irls softball (1-3) will play its second
preseason game against Marina High
next Tuesday after losing its game against
El Modena High with a loss of (6-2) two
days ago.
Prior to preseason games, the team participated in the Tournament of Champion
Laughlin last weekend. The team had 2
wins and 3 losses at the tournament.
“The tournament included some of the
top softball teams in the west,” sophomore
Elaine Dai said. “I think we played pretty
well considering that.”
Softball will play preseason games until league begins in April. The girls’ first
league game will be on April 9 against
Northwood High.
“We will have around seven preseason
games in the next couple weeks,” coach
Alan Dugard said. “We play a really tough
offseason schedule. Both El Medina High
and Morena High would be in the top five
in the county right now. After that, we will
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“I think we work really
well together and we’re
very cooperative.”
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-senior Annie Dowling
play a complete league schedule.”
With a month left before league, the
girls hope to improve their weaknesses and
build upon their strengths through practices and preseason games. Dugard says
the key strengths of the team’s playing are
pitching, catching and defense.
“I think we work really well together
and we’re very cooperative,” co-captain
and senior Annie Dowling said. “In terms
of weaknesses, I feel our team could work
on hitting.”
The team members have high hopes for
league and C.I.F. this year. The team hopes
to beat rivals Beckman High and Northwood High.
“I want us to grow together, win league
and win C.I.F.,” co-captain and senior
Aryn Guzman said. “I think we can do
better than we did last year in C.I.F. Last
year, we got to round 2 so this year we at
least hope to make it to round 3.”
“Our strongest players would be our
catcher Annie Dowling, our number one
pitcher Aryn Guzman, our second basemen, junior Ryne Nakama, and our centerfielder, junior Catherine Hanshall,”
Dugard said.
Sports
March 14, 2013
Track and field wins fourth place
Boys golf breaks
new record
 Track and field has its first dual meet today at Laguana Hills High; the team won
by John Paul Sayre
fourth place at the Irvine Invitational last Friday and Saturday
by Hoyeon Lee
Editor-in-Chief
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rack and field will attend its first dual
meet at Laguna Hills High today at
3:15 p.m. after placing fourth at the Irvine
Invitational last Friday and Saturday.
“Our team chemistry has definitely
improved,” senior Kelly Hwang said.
“There’s always going to be someone better than you, someone who can run faster,
who can throw farther, who can jump higher. So whenever we train it’s to better our
own personal achievements.”
At the Earl Engman Relays held at El
Modena High on March 2, the team placed
first overall. This meet consisted only of
relays, with no individual races.
“Earl Engman Relays was the first race
that most of the team participated in, starting off our track season on a good note,”
Hwang said. “It also helped to build the camaraderie of our team and get (everyone)
Photo by Hoyeon Lee
SENIOR OLIVIA RODRIGUEZ sprints during
a relay at the Red and Gold Scrimmage on
Saturday, Feb. 23.
excited for the start of the season.
Some of the most important meets for
qualifying for C.I.F. are the league meets
and the league finals that are coming up
next month. The team has also started to
warm up together for both boys and girls
this year to increase team coordination.
“I’m most excited for league finals,”
senior Ana-Paola Laveaga said. “It’s exciting to see how much everyone has improved by then.”
At the Irvine Invitational, many individual runners, including senior Kyndol
Craver and junior Hannah Heising accomplished a personal record, in their respective races.
The team is hoping to move on to and
place in C.I.F., following an impressive
season last year as league champion and
winner of four league titles.
“Our goal this year is to go to C.I.F.
championships,” coach Aaron Craver
said.
Next Thursday, March 21, the track and
field team will be competing in another
league meet against Northwood High.
DRIVING SCHOOL
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Staff Writer
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or the first time in a decade, boys golf
won a match against Mater Dei High
(201-197) last Wednesday. The team (22) has a match against Capistrano Valley
High at the Rancho San Joaquin Golf
Course today at 2:30 p.m.
“Everyone played their hearts out that
day and we were able to pull out a win
for the first time against Mater Dei in
over 10 years, not to mention they are the
C.I.F. defending champs,” senior Nate
Noblitt said.
This match is a good sign for the
team’s prospects this season, according
to coach Tracy Roberts.
“We’re in a really tough division this
year, with a lot of really tough players,”
Roberts said.
A lot of new freshmen have joined
this year, but their inexperience is balanced out by the skills of the seniors on
the team.
“We definitely have a lot of good talent this year in our seniors and a lot of
good potential in our new members,”
Roberts said.
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Sports
March 14, 2013
Boys lacrosse defeats Tustin High
 Boys lacrosse is playing
a home game against
Chaparral High School
today with an overall
record of 2-2
by Kavya Rangarajan
Staff Writer
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oys lacrosse (2-2) will play a home
game tonight against Chaparral High
at Mark Daily Field at 3:15 p.m. after beating Tustin High (20-5) on Monday.
The players say their main goals this
year are to win league and advance to C.I.F.
“The competition is getting harder, so
we have to even up,” junior Ethan Lynch
said.
Despite their fears of increasing competition, the boys display excellent chemistry.
Photo by Kavya Rangarajan
SENIOR CONNOR VALENTINE sprints with the ball in Monday’s game against Tustin High
School at 4 p.m. at Tustin Elementary School. The boys defeated Tustin with a score of 20-5.
Boys volleyball has a rocky start
 Boys volleyball lost its
first game to Anaheim
High School with a score
of 0-3 last Friday but
defeated Sage Hill on
Tuesday
by Hana Brannigan
A&E Editor
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oys volleyball (2-2) begins its season
off on a rocky start after losing a game
against Anaheim High (0-3) last Friday,
but made a comeback with its game two
days ago against Sage Hill (4-1) and from
its game against Tesoro High (0-3) two
weeks ago.
“The first home game is always a little
bit off,” junior Graham McKay said.
“Getting back into the routine of playing at
home in front of everyone (is hard). I think
we’re a young team; we have a lot of new
players so we’re just a little bit off.”
So far, the team members say they feel
improvement from last year.
“From the beginning, I knew we were
going to be a lot better than last year,” senior Kyle Arguelles said. “We not only became one as a team, but we’re also like a
family.”
The boys won a game against Garden
Grove High (3-2) on Feb. 26.
A traditional volleyball game lasts three
rounds.
However, the two teams kept going
back and forth and the boys did not able to
win until after the fifth round.
This tough game gave the team a motivational boost and left them wanting to
work harder for the remainder of the season.
“At the last game, all I was thinking
was, all we need to do is stay calm, play
our hardest and give it all we got,” Arguelles said.
The team says it has high hopes for the
rest of the season. Ultimately, the team’s
goal is to make it to C.I.F.
“We want do as well as we can in league
and hopefully make it to C.I.F.,” McKay
said. “We (try to) play hard and give it all
we got.”
When compared to last year, senior
Connor Yap said the team is heading in a
stronger direction.
Although the team has lost a lot of experienced players, he said he is excited to see
how this year will turn out.
“We have a lot of new players this year,
but they’re learning pretty fast,” Yap said.
“Even though we have some things to improve on, we’re doing well and I have a
good feeling for the rest of the season.”
“They’re all really good guys, really fun
to be around, and play a great game,” senior Zach Rusick said of his teammates.
Despite initial setbacks and losses, the
team is also committed to its main goal and
is focused on what it needs to improve on
to win league.
“We need to work hard and play as a
team in every game,” coach Scott Sodorff
said. “If we achieve those goals we should
challenge for a league championship.”
The team is currently even in terms of
wins and losses after defeating Mission
Viejo High and Valencia High but losing to
Aliso Niguel High and Yorba Linda High.
“We’ve been doing pretty good, but we
haven’t really reached our full potential
yet,” Rusick said.
Team members say they are primarily
concerned with their present standings as
they believe they can improve their ranks
from where they currently stand.
“We started off well,” Lynch said. “But
we need to get better.”
Photo by Hana Brannigan
JUNIORS JASON GREGSON (LEFT) AND REED WATSON (RIGHT) attempt to hit the ball to the
opposing side in Tuesday’s game against Sage Hill High.
Game of the Week: Baseball vs. Northwood at the
Ryan Lemmon Stadium tomorrow @ 3:30 p.m.
Sports
March 14, 2013
Looking back: winter sports
 As this year’s winter sports have finished their seasons, here’s a quick
recap on all six of last season’s sports
by Isabel Ma and Disha Palimar
Staff Writers
Wrestling
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restling (3-2) began its season by
ranking third place in a tournament
in Corona Del Mar. During the course of
the season, the team members said they became closer and worked together to make
it to C.I.F.
Although the team did not achieve its
goal of beating Irvine High, some wrestlers moved on to represent their team in
individual C.I.F. matches.
“Overall we had a very good and enjoyable season, and hopefully next year will
be great as well,” head coach Chris Crosson said. “I’m proud of what they did and
we’re looking forward to more improvement.”
SENIOR FARZAN GHADEPERAH attempts to pin down his opponent during a wrestling match
against University High School.
Girls soccer
Girls basketball Boys soccer
irls soccer (5-12-3) began its league
season on Jan. 17 with a tie against
Corona Del Mar High (1-1).
The team experienced some great wins
against Trabuco Hills High (2-0) and
Palmdale (9-0).
The girls’ main goals were to make it
to C.I.F. playoffs and rank at least third in
league, but they were not able to advance
to C.I.F. The season ended on Feb. 2 with a
loss to Irvine (0-2).
“I think we were well prepared for our
league season, and we improved in all
aspects of our game,” head coach Tim
Woodcock said.
irls basketball (26-4) finished a remarkable season with a close game
against John W. North High (65-70) in the
quarter-finals of C.I.F.
“Our performance this season was
great,” assistant coach Keith Clarkson
said. “Our team was undefeated in league,
and that is something to be proud of.”
Some key players throughout the season were seniors Sarah Lipton, Emma
Shizumu and Wendy Shiga and junior
Kelli Robinson.
The girls’ goals for next year are to
maintain the level they played at this year
and go even further in C.I.F.
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Photo courtesy of Aaron Rodriguez
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oys soccer (6-2-2) kicked off its
league season on Jan. 19 with a win
against Northwood High (2-0).
The boys worked to create unity in their
playing technique this season.
The team ended its season on Feb. 6
with a victory against Irvine High (6-1).
The team won its first round C.I.F. game
1-0 versus Eisenhower High and lost in the
second round 3-1 to Oxnard High.
“The boys were confident because of
the experience of their returning members,” head coach Ian Ebert said. “They
worked hard this season and all their dedication paid off.”
Boys basketball
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Photo courtesy of Pat Bangs
SENIOR CHASE BANGS guards a rival player
during a league game against Tesoro High.
From the Editor:
The Golden Arrow Staff would like to formally apologize for a misleading title and
deck accompanying the girls water polo
story on Page 18 of the February 2013 issue. A correction is included in the following sentence: the girls water polo team
finished its final game of the season with
a loss (7-10) against Canyon High School
on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
oys basketball (12-17) finished its
season first in league but lost against
Beaumont High in the second round of
C.I.F. In the first round, the team beat Savanna High, a team that was undefeated in
its league.
The boys say they need to cut down on
turnovers during the game and be more
consistent in their performance throughout
the season. Next year, they say they hope
to get an undefeated league title and win
C.I.F.
“We’ve had ups and downs throughout
this whole season,” junior Jun Kim said.
“But overall, I feel like it was a great season in terms of team bonding. We consider
ourselves a family and we all look out for
each other.”
Girls water polo
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irls water polo (16-9) completed a
successful season, winning half of
its league games, and advancing to a wild
card C.I.F. game against Canyon High (710) on Feb. 12.
“This season was great,” senior Grace
Cho said.“Our team was able to advance
to C.I.F. for the first time in 9 years, so that
was a great accomplishment.”
The team has vastly improved since
last season and the girls say they hope to
improve even more on skills as they head
into offseason and prepare for a new season next year.
“Our team needs to work a little bit better on starting the game strong instead of
coming back in the last quarters,” senior
Tiffany Frechette said.
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Time flies even when
you are not having fun
D
o you sometimes wish that life would
just stop? I’ve always dreamed of
owning a magical remote control that can
start and stop the flow of time, like that
guy in the movie “Click” (now, I’ve never actually seen the movie, so I can’t say
if that turned out well for him). Maybe
it’s just me, but high school appears to
be speeding by like a blur. It seems like
just last week that I was a little freshman
stepping onto the Woodbridge campus for
the first time. Now, junior year is more
than half over and college applications
are looming overhead, descending ever
faster to bury me in a pile of essays and
interviews.
Sometimes, I feel like I’m living in
a time-lapse movie scene where the sun
continually sets and rises at an exorbitant
speed. With projects, tests and homework being constantly thrown at me, it’s
hard to not feel overwhelmed at times
(okay, all the time). Every night, when
I slip beneath the cozy blankets, I wish
that I could just sleep forever and never
wake up. At times like these, I have to
remind myself to relax, take a step back
from the speeding pace of life and have
fun. It’s perfectly okay to spend a day
doing absolutely nothing (I’m saving
these days for after that final A.P.U.S.H.
outline).
What I’m trying to say is, don’t get
so caught up in the worries and stresses
of school that you miss out on the little
things in life. Go to the movies with
your friends, play Monopoly with your
family, plan a romantic picnic with your
boyfriend or girlfriend and bake cookies for your siblings (or just make fun of
them, like I do). High school only lasts 4
years, which may seem like a long time
right now but will race by in the blink of
an eye. So, make the most of it. Create
memories that you will remember twenty years from now. Take lots of pictures.
Maybe even catch a sports game. Keep
your goals in sight and remember why
you are doing all that you are doing. I
guarantee you: college will be so much
fun.
Best wishes,
Regina Zeng