Hoover-Foster, commonly referred to as Ghost Town, is a neighborhood in West Oakland that spans across six blocks and is within five miles of cities like Berkeley and Emeryville. The neighborhood initially seemed appealing when Roscoe Lynell Bryant Jr., now … Read More
Led by seniors Brandon Balladares, Dixon Layton, Justin Robinson, Andres Sobalvarro, and Marcus Veal, the Varsity Boys Baseball team has launched into the 2016 season with an impressive 5-0 record in league games, as well as an overall 10-3 record. … Read More
On May 2nd, 2016, at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Chelsea and the Tottenham Hotspurs drew 2-2. Chelsea had been down 2-0, and Eden Hazard of Chelsea leveled it in the 83rd minute. Why is this scoreline so significant? First … Read More
To an avid sports fan, Matthew Berry, Buster Olney and Marc Stein have the world’s best job. These three sports reporters get paid to research and write about football, baseball and basketball, popular topics among 16 year olds. What is … Read More
This winter season, girls’ wrestling has been revived by a host of new female wrestlers. This year’s squad is more balanced between boys and girls than ever before. This year’s roster has five freshman girls who joined the team for … Read More
Commissioners from the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL declaring that daily fantasy sports should be regulated has become commonplace. It’s something that sports lovers seem to hear everyday. Let’s take a look at the regulations currently in place on fantasy … Read More
How does the United States’ professional sports community regulate not only the use of performance-enhancing drugs, but also the dangers of recreational drugs? In the 1970s baseball was undergoing a transformation; the game was transitioning from the traditional good boy’s … Read More
On January 1, 2016, the second annual College Football Playoffs will begin. After another amazing and unforgettable season, four teams remain in the fight for a national championship. #1 Seed Clemson (13-0 Record Overall, 9-0 Conference Record): With a prominent … Read More
Clustered closely together on the big wooden bench in the foyer as they wait to begin practice, the motley crew of the new Lick-Wilmerding Water Polo Team exudes friendly, inclusive, jovial, and slightly rambunctious energy. This fall marks the inaugural … Read More
This year, the U.S. women won the World Cup. Their spectacular performance was eagerly followed by 26.7 million viewers on television in the U.S. alone. According to FOX News, the game is the most- watched soccer game in American television … Read More
Travis Benjamin, Tavon Austin, T.Y Hilton and Ted Ginn. These four players are incredibly valuable receivers to those who play fantasy football. Fantasy football, a game that was started by a group of middle-aged New Yorkers before the age of the … Read More
The 2015-2016 winter sports season will be the first time the Lick Girls’ Soccer Teams play in the winter. The move from spring to winter came after a decision by the Marin County Athletics League, more commonly known as MCAL, … Read More
Last issue I interviewed three Lick athletes: Joshua Caldwell ’18, Aidan Lisker ’16 and Nate Joseph ’17. My intent was to highlight members of our community who dedicate a large portion of their time and energy to sports. This half of … Read More
While it may not be well-known in the United States, The FA Cup is considered the most prestigious tournament in England. The FA Cup stands for The Football Association Challenge Cup and represents a long, rich, and passionate history of … Read More
It was a nippy April night in Toronto, and while hockey fans mourned the Maple Leafs’ disappointing season, baseball fans at Rogers Centre celebrated the beginning of a promising Blue Jays season. Heading into the seventh inning, the Jays led … Read More
Golf may be making a comeback. After Tiger Woods brought the sport to the forefront of entertainment in the late 2000s, golf has always been eager for those rare athletes who come in and dominate the sport. But ever since … Read More
One of the many wonderful things about attending Lick-Wilmerding is that you have your choice of sports. Soccer, basketball, baseball, swimming, tennis, badminton, flag football, ultimate Frisbee, dance, track/cross-country, volleyball, lacrosse and wrestling are all proudly (and fiercely) represented. We … Read More
Ever since Title IX was passed in 1972, the number of girls participating in high school sports has increased dramatically, by more than 900%. As the number of athletes rises, the number of injuries increases simultaneously. The most common injury … Read More
I play basketball on occasion; not competitively or seriously, but because I’m tall and people will tell me about my “wasted height” if I don’t. So I do. The most pertinent issue with my game at the moment is that I … Read More
For many Lick students, winter break is a time to relax, catch up on sleep, spend time with family. However, while their classmates were getting ready for the holidays, Emile Theriault-Shay ‘15 and James Altmann ‘16 were preparing for three … Read More
On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced that the 54 year economic embargo of Cuba will be lifted. The re-opening of economic relations extends not only to shipping commodities but also lifts some travel restrictions; once again people may be … Read More
LWHS baseball returns triumphantly from a Playoff Tournament victory in 2014. Although the team said farewell to three graduated seniors, LWHS baseball is ready to pick up where they left off. The team is led by seniors John Kevane ’15, … Read More
Looking at this past season, it’s not hard to see why the 49ers decided to part ways with former head coach, Jim Harbaugh. It was a season filled with front office tension, underperforming players, and lots of delay of game … Read More
The San Francisco Giants have won three championships in the past five years. The 49ers made it to the Super Bowl in 2012, and in 2013 they made it to the NFC Championship. The San Jose Sharks have won the … Read More
On January 9, 2015, Lick-Wilmerding basketball fans exuberantly dressed in black and gold regalia, packing brown bag lunches, and carrying pom poms and various freshly painted banners to support the players, climbed aboard the busses parked in front of 755 … Read More
The pumping beat of Taylor Swift’s hit song “Shake It Off” blasts through the City College tennis courts as the medal-winning 2014 Lick-Wilmerding Girls Varsity Tennis team hits ball after ball across the black nylon net. One player bends down … Read More
On September 14, 2014, the 49ers played their first home game at sparkling 1.3 billion-dollar Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, California. As the 49ers adjust to their new cozy confines, many believe they have alienated their San Francisco-based fans. In … Read More
Recently, a slew of domestic violence charges against several high profile NFL players has brought NFL ethical policies into focus. The surveillance video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice dragging his unconscious then-fiance (now wife) Janay Palmer out of … Read More
From the moment that the 2022 World Cup location of Doha, Qatar, was pulled out of the envelope by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, there was an international outcry. Even before reports of the horrendous work conditions surfaced, before the questions … Read More
The recent Little League World Series played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania stirred up quite the hype around the country for youth baseball, especially the runner up Jackie Robinson West team from the south side of Chicago, Illinois. The team fell just … Read More
College football is corrupt. The coaches, players, and the larger organizations that oversee college football perpetuate this reputation of ethical blemishes through their dishonesty and their misconduct. College athletes are, for the most part, not scholar-athletes, but often a virtually … Read More
Once hailed as the worst and least interesting professional team in the sports world, the Los Angeles Clippers found themselves all over the news in April. Despite their remarkable performance in the NBA playoffs, the franchise’s newfound limelight quickly shifted their … Read More
Boys Varsity Tennis had a season for the record books after winning BCL for the first time in over 50 years. After going undefeated in regular season with a record of 7-0, the tennis team swept both the semi-finals against … Read More
Credits to Wikipedia Michael Sam, a defensive end from University of Missouri, became the first openly gay NFL draft prospect when he came out publicly to Chris Connelly for ESPN on February 9. “I am an openly, proud gay man,” … Read More
Ah, finally! Opening Day for baseball at last! The smell of the fresh-cut grass, the smooth, flawlessly groomed dirt, the piercing white of the bases, the audible “pop” of the player’s gloves as they play catch, the “crack” of the … Read More
In true Lick-Wilmerding High School spirit, the annual basketball event at the Golden State Warrior’s Oracle Arena kept fans and foes engaged with losses, wins, formal asks, and circus acts. Both the boys’ and girls’ games started out incredibly close … Read More
When you hear “Winter Olympics,” you probably think about snowboarding and ice-skating. However, you probably do not think about equal rights. Yet, that is what has dominated many news stories about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Russia has … Read More
Another 49ers season has come and gone without a Superbowl win. To add salt to the wound, the Seattle Seahawks blew the Denver Broncos apart in the Superbowl 43-8, giving the Seahawks bragging rights for the next year. Given how … Read More
One of the big scandals that developed over the course of the 2013 NFL season was left unsolved. The Miami Dolphins have been under intense scrutiny following a bullying controversy that tested the ethical code in professional sports. On October … Read More
The National College Athletic Association, or NCAA, has been sweating over the question of whether college athletes should or could be paid for endorsements, sponsorships and performance. The issue seems no closer to resolution now than when the NCAA was … Read More
Or Oppenheimer ’14 and Ron Oppenheimer ’16 are professional paid circus artists and are upcoming stars in the yet to be released documentary, Bizarre: The Film. The film will be part portraiture, part performance based and part documentary and is described … Read More
You play tennis? Where do you guys even practice? These are two of the questions commonly asked to the varsity girls tennis team, a team often overlooked around the Lick- Wilmerding community. However, this year for the first time in … Read More
Lupe and Julia won the first match for Lick against Kelseyville (7-5, 6-3). Moving on to the semi finals, the Lick-Wilmerding doubles team played against Head Royce. Lupe and Julia lost in two sets, (1-6, 0-6). Because of the first … Read More
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — At the state meet for Division 5 cross-country, Lick-Wilmerding concluded their best season ever with a 4th place finish for the girls and a 6th place finish for the boys team. Both teams’ streak of victory began … Read More
In the last year, controversy has struck Major League Baseball. From numerous scandals to suspensions of well-known players, MLB had to face many investigations and interruptions due to performance enhancing drug (PED) abuse – commonly known as“doping.” The large scale … Read More
On September 28, 2013, cross-country teams from all over California gathered in Palo Alto at the Stanford Golf Course to exhibit their teams’ skills. Lick-Wilmerding joined its many Division 5 rivals to race. The fall afternoon was blisteringly hot. The … Read More
On June 26th, 2013, former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was arrested at his home in North Attlebourgh, Massachusetts for his role in the murder of his former friend, the 27 year old Odin Lloyd. Lloyd’s body was found on … Read More