The Broadview

Next steps in cheer

Insurance, uniforms, and looking into next year

Amelia Froyd-Kamrath, Senior Reporter • May 13, 2022

Stepping up to the sidelines–blue and red pom-poms in the air, bows adorned and skirts twirling–the cheer team makes their first appearance in their new uniforms since the creation of the team back...

Let’s bring on some spirit!

Convent’s first cheer team takes on football season

Annabel Roubinowitz, Reporter • December 16, 2021

As the football team took the field for homecoming, the Convent cheer team celebrated from the sidelines in their first team appearance, as students and parents cheered along. Though they are still...

Diving back in the bay

The Convent & Stuart Hall sailing team resumes practice and competition

Anisha Hu and Coco Stenzler • October 4, 2021

With fall sports in full swing, the Convent & Stuart Hall varsity sailing team has returned to the bay for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. “When we get to the St. Francis Yacht Club,...

California releases new youth sports guidelines

Some teams are permitted to compete

Ella Noblin, Reporter • February 23, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE The California Department of Public Health released new sports guidelines on Feb. 19 allowing youth sports to practice and compete effective on Feb. 26 in several counties including San Francisco. “I...

Surfers catch waves

Girls pick up surfing during pandemic

Paige Retajczyk and Ella Noblin • February 20, 2021

Teens looking to catch a monster wave are lining Northern California’s beaches on any given weekend has taken an uptick during the coronavirus pandemic as it has become an outlet for exercise while still...

Sports to resume in person

Volleyball and track begin while other teams are pushed back

Paige Retajczyk and Keira Blattberg • December 15, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE The California Interscholastic Federation announced Dec. 1 that the California Department of Public Health will not allow schools to start full in-person practices before Jan. 1. Although...

Skateboarding popularity resurges in San Francisco

Trendy skating culture becomes increasingly prevalent

Clara Bonomi, Reporter • October 26, 2020

With trend-setting fashion, a tight-knit community and a unique demographic, skateboarding has become a staple on San Francisco’s streets. The sport has recently become a trend among social media...

Regulations control transgender athletes

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter • September 24, 2020

The international governing body for the sport of athletics, World Athletics, recently banned Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya from 2021 Olympics track and field events due to a rare genetic health...

College recruitment turns virtual

NCAA bans in-person contact between coaches and athletes

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter • September 24, 2020

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned all in-person Division-I recruiting due to COVID-19 health concerns until Jan. 1, but coaches are allowed to be in contact with athletes as long...

Team conditioning continues online

Athletes participate in school-provided workouts

Tala El Qadah, Reporter • September 24, 2020

The postponement of fall sports has caused teams and student-athletes to find different ways to stay connected while training and conditioning virtually. Cross-country coach Michael Buckley and...

Professional sports teams protest racial inequality

Teams cancel and postpone games in response to Jacob Blake shooting

Kassie DeJean, Reporter • August 31, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Last week, professional basketball, soccer, and baseball teams postponed games in protest of police brutality sparked by a shooting. One basketball team, the Milwaukee Bucks, decided not...

Season lost, memories celebrated

Seniors reflect on lost final sports season

Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor • May 20, 2020

As I rounded the bend at Kezar Stadium in the 200-meter dash on March 6, I did not know that those last 100 meters to the finish line would be the last of my high school track career. The administration...