Photo Credit: Adrian Yip
The boys' soccer team
November 30, 2011
Sai Vanam
As football makes a run in NCS and winter sports tryouts are being held, many talented players at our school are making the transition from the JV to the Varsity level in various sports. This opportunity involves hard work, dedication, impressive performance, and a greater challenge during practices and games.
Our football team moved up its stand-out players from JV to Varsity, because they needed the impact they could make during a pivotal game against Las Lomas High School to keep their NCS run alive. Many players, including Colton McCoy and Tyler Vinson, were moved up to Varsity for this upcoming game. Sophomore Austin DeReis is honored by the opportunity to play in this position. He said “I worked hard during practice and the coaches noticed. I am ready to help our Varsity team win.”
Winter sports have just started and many of the teams have already picked their Varsity players. For Varsity Boys’ Basketball, Junior Matt Isola made the team after playing JV last year. He describes the Varsity team as “whole new level of competitiveness”. He continued to say “My teammates work really hard during practices and we push each other way more than in JV.” Juniors Kelly Wheeler and Taylor James also had similar experiences making the transition for the girls’ basketball team.
Senior Adrian Yip, who made the Varsity soccer team said “JV is somewhat of a training ground. In JV, its all about endurance and adjusting to the game. Varsity is when expectations rise and coaches expect you to excel with precision and hard work.” Senior Richa Patel plays for the girls’ Varsity soccer team and “looks forward to the challenge.”
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Varsity football senior captains (pictured from right to left) Haniteli Lousi, Jordan Fereira, and Jacob Montes.
November 17, 2011
Mazher Ahmed
A short slideshow of the 2011 Fall sports at Washington High School. Featuring photos from football, cross country, girls’ volleyball, and girls’ tennis. Music from thesixtyone.com. Winter sports will be starting soon so make sure you take a look at the scores, photos, and stories.
Photo Credit: Yasmin Akbari
The Tak Fudenna Stadium ready for the homecoming show-down.
October 30, 2011
Shivanjali Sewak and Yasmin Akbari
School pride is abundant here at Washington, and Spirit Week only emphasizes our love for our school. However, we may be going too far this time.
The homecoming game against the American Eagles is here and tensions have been high. The “Battle of the Boulevard” game is arguably already the most popular game of the year, and with American as our opponent, excitement and spirit turned to anger and hate on both sides. The Facebook event page was shut down, seemingly because of the ugly words exchanged between students of both schools.
As responsible students, we need to question what kind of behavior is acceptable. It is not surprising that such an issue has risen, but students need to step back and re-evaluate their responses to rivals’ comments. We Huskies should have a higher level of respect for our fellow Fremont Boulevard-ians. This is not to suggest that we should suppress our pride. I am simply saying that when an American student posts something rude, don’t engage in an argument; time will tell who the better school is. As the saying goes, “haters gonna hate.” American students would not be so harsh with their words if they knew they had nothing to fear. Washington has obviously established itself as a school to be taken seriously.
Regarding the game, rumor had it that American students were going to print shirts with derogatory sayings and planned to wear them to our homecoming game. When asked about the rumors, Mrs. Paris could not confirm that the shirts have in fact been made, but did notify us that if students did show up at TAK with the shirts, they would not be allowed into the game. “We will not tolerate unhealthy competition,” she said. “We were the first school here. We invented spirit.”
Hopefully there weren’t any issues at the game. No matter what happens or what the outcome is, though, we will still have pride in our school, and nothing can change that.
Photo Credit: Raphael Ghieuw Sien Caption: State Farm specialist Sarkissian, presenting check to WHS football team. Caption: State Farm specialist Sarkissian, presenting check to WHS football team.
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December 28, 2009
Nicole Doan
State Farm Insurance awarded the Washington High School football team $2,500 for being one of the winners of the Friday Night Feats video contest.
The prize-winning video, taken by the father of junior Camron Noorzad, featured defensive end and tight end senior Cedric Lousi’s play during the third quarter of the Sept. 12 football game against Deer Valley High School. Quarterback senior David Ross passed the ball to Lousi, who ran 60 yards to score a touchdown with five Deer Valley players on his tail.
“We were losing. So [the Deer Valley team was] talking a bunch of trash. That made me mad,” Lousi said. “I did whatever I could.”
Although the Washington Huskies ultimately lost the game 14-35, Lousi’s play won them $2,500.
“It’s a great cap to the season,” Coach Ken Wittmer said.
The 2009 Friday Night Feats contest highlights the grandest moments of the high school football season. Fans and a panel of judges determined the winners of the contest. Out of the 350 videos submitted, State Farm Insurance awarded $2,500 grants to 51 winners. The top three additional high schools won $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.
The insurance company’s public affairs specialist Sevag A. Sarkissian and three Fremont State Farm agents visited Washington High School’s student center Dec. 17 to present the $2,500 check. Wittmer, the football team and school administrators attended the presentation.
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November 11, 2009
Yama Hazeer
The varsity football team lost its homecoming game by the final score of 10-28. Not only was it a homecoming loss, but the loss also gave the Pop Gould trophy to the James Logan Colts.
The Pop Gould trophy is a competition founded by J.V. Gould between rival schools James Logan and WHS. Every year the trophy is awarded to the winner of the Washington-Logan football game.
“I think our defense played well all night, but our offense struggled,” senior and captain David Ross said.
The Huskies held the Colts to only a field goal on their first drive, but turned the ball over which resulted in a touchdown for Logan. In the second quarter, WHS forced a fumble and took the ball deep into the field. Senior Josh Wilson kicked a field goal to make the score 10-3 during halftime.
After the half, the Colts scored quickly to make it a 15 point difference. The Huskies scored a touchdown off a two yard run from Ross, to make the score 18-10 in the third quarter.
“I don’t think we played as hard as we can,” senior Khalled Hassan said. “I’ve seen us make amazing plays. What lost us the game was pretty much lack of effort.”
WHS looked like they were ready to make a comeback, but colt receiver, Toni Pole caught a 78 yard touchdown reception to seal the win for Logan.
“I thought we played well with an exception to a few blown coverages and dropped passes,” senior Tanner King said.
Ross insisted that his injured elbow was not the reason for the team’s offensive struggles.
“We could have played a lot better on offense,” Ross said. “My elbow is good enough to play. I am getting surgery after the season.”
This was the first loss for Washington in league play. They are now second place in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) behind Logan.
“In order to win in the playoffs we need to play a perfect game and everyone needs to execute their responsibilities,” King said.
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November 10, 2009
Edin Cristofi
With fantasy football coming to an end, there have been many shockers and busts. Some surprises have been the emergence of Kyle Orton and Denver Nuggets, Mario Manningham from New York Giants and DeSean Jackson’s from the Philadelphia Eagles. Their consistency with points have impressed fantasy owners. Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears and Clinton Portis from the Washington Redskins may have been some players who have been disappointing. But you can guarantee that those players won’t be able to redeem themselves as the season finishes.
One season is ending, another is beginning. And yes, I am referring to basketball.
Some sleepers that may bolster your fantasy team are:
Roy Hibbert, center for the Indiana Pacers. This is Hibbert’s second year in the NBA and he looks polished, just through the first couple of weeks of the season. Hibbert is making a big impact coming off the bench, and if he continues to play this way, you can guarantee that he will start before mid-season.
Jason Thompson, power forward for the Sacramento Kings is another second-year player that you might consider drafting. Unlike Hibbert, Thompson has been a starting power forward ever since last season, so you can expect a more reliable performances on a night-to-night basis. Thompson probably was not someone you would have picked up last year because of the lack of consistency. However, with last season under his belt, you can bet stability will be there this season.
People you shouldn’t expect much from this year are:
Caron Butler, a small forward for the Washington Wizards. With “Agent Zero” a.k.a. Gilbert Arenas back and with the new additions of Mike Miller and Randy Foye in the off season, I don’t expect Caron to get as much playing time.
Keyon Martin, a power forward for the Denver Nuggets. Don’t anticipate Kenyon to be in the spotlight with the emergence of “Birdman,” otherwise known as Chris Andersen. In the 2008-2009 playoffs, Andersen did all the dirty work in the paint, creating havoc for opposing offenses. Both players are playing split minutes even though Kenyon starts every game.
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October 14, 2009
Edin Cristofi
Ever wish you could have a team of all-stars to cheer for every Sunday? Then Fantasy Football is perfect for you. It consists of multiple players from different teams to make one super team. If you were to do live drafts you would get to pick each player individually for your specific team.
“I like the fact that you can have a dream team that you can watch, week in and week out. Also, I like being the General Manager, making trades and seeing if I can get that one player that can win a game for you that week.” senior Sanoop Desai said.
Fantasy football usually would have a live draft, where you get to choose your players each round. If you were to do a live draft, you would not be able to get every player you want because other people also choose players. If you were to do a private draft you could have a league with just your friends, and the winner usually could trash-talk everyone. I suggest you use yahoo for any fantasy sports needs.
For those of you that already have teams here is a list of people you might consider picking for your free agent list.
1. Jermichael, Finley Green Bay’s Tight end- his numbers might not show it right now but considering how many times Aaron Rodgers has been getting sacked lately he wants to get rid of the ball quicker and Tight ends usually run those little outside routes to be the quarterbacks scapegoat.
2. Bernard Berrian, Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver- With Bret Farve now running the show in Minnesota, and especially because Adrian Peterson requires seven to eight men in the box you can bet Bret will throw that long ball which is in his blood and who else to do it than Berrian.
Some players you should stay away from are:
1. Any San Francisco 49ers Wide receiver- With Frank Gore out defenses will be putting defenders back in coverage to cover the pass. So stay away from them until they get Gore back or until Glen Coffee decides he wants to run the ball in between the tackles.
2. Larry Johnson, Kansas City’s Running back- Without Dwayne Bowe trying to get open for Matt Cassel, you can bet teams will being putting a lot more players to stop the run.
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October 4, 2009
Yama Hazheer
Washington played against the Tracy Bulldogs Sept. 24, but lost due to their poor offensive play in the second half. WHS led the game at halftime, but were held scoreless in the latter part of the game and lost to the Tracy Bulldogs 21-42.
“I felt the game was alright in the first half. We had some mistakes but we were still up,” captain and quarterback David Ross said. “In the second half, we did not play Washington football.”
Fellow captain Cedric Lousi was also disappointed in the effort.
“It’s not about how you start, but how you finish,” Lousi said.
The loss dropped the Huskies to a record of 2-2. Not only did it lower the record, but they are not a top ten Bay Area high school football team.
We’re a good team and are capable of doing great things,” Lousi said. “We just have take advantage of every opportunity we get and just play Husky football.”
Despite the loss, Washington still remains at the top of the MVAL standings.
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September 18, 2009
Photo by Paolo Bonaccorsi
