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 condition. A recessive intersex condition 5a-Reductase deficiency causes Semenya to have neither male or female organs. Semenya has th...
College recruitment turns virtual
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 as it follows the NCAA’s recruiting guidelines. “We are heavily relying on film to evaluate, but a...
Team conditioning continues online
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 assistant coach Alyson Barrett are sending different types of workouts daily via email to keep their ...
Professional sports teams protest racial inequality
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 to attend a playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake was sh...
Season lost, memories celebrated
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 suspended athletic practices and competitions on March 9 due to a public health concern over COVID-...
Soccer players attend introduction meeting
Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter
September 25, 2019
Students hoping to play girls’ soccer during the winter gathered together in a pre-season meeting this morning in Siboni. Prospective players from all grades attended the meeting at Convent this morning. The season begins with tryouts on Nov. 4 and extends through early February. “For this s...
Student Council prepares for back to school dance
Caroline Thompson, Copy Editor
August 22, 2019
Student Council will be setting up tables during First and Second Lunch to take dinner orders for the upcoming dance on Friday. The anticipated dance, titled “The Kickoff,” is an annual social event that welcomes all students to the new school year. “I like going to this dance because it’s mo...
Spring sports have their first games
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
February 27, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE This week spring sports including track and field, badminton, lacrosse, and swimming have their first games and meets. The lacrosse team was scheduled to play Head Royce on Tuesday but the game was canceled due to weather conditions. “The swim team has our first meet on Thursday against The Athe...
Students bundle up as cold weather hits Bay Area
Jordan Russell, Sports Editor
February 6, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE With temperatures averaging low 40s this week, students are cranking up the heat at home and bundling up during classes and extracurriculars in parkas, trench coats, beanies and gloves. “I've had to wear more layers than usual this week because San Francisco doesn’t usually have...
Varsity volleyball team advances to NCS Championship
Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter
November 2, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE With their 3-0 win against The Bay School of San Francisco on Wednesday Oct. 31 in the semifinals, the varsity volleyball team is advancing to play against Bentley High School in the NCS Championship and fans are encouraged to provide support by attending the game and bringing encouragi...
Varsity tennis celebrates senior night
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
October 18, 2018
The Convent varsity tennis team recognized its seniors for Senior Night during their last regular season game against San Domenico at the Golden Gate Park Tennis Courts. The four seniors on the team, Kiki Apple, Mason Cooney and Abby Anderson, have all been playing tennis for Convent since freshman year. ...
Leading by example
Jordan Russell, Sports Editor
September 27, 2018
Varsity tennis walked onto the courts this season with a new head coach who is both an alumna and a former Convent tennis player. “Tennis is my family’s sport so I’ve played since I was three,” Erin Minuth ’11 said. “I took lessons in elementary, middle and high school. Once I got ol...
Nina Gutierrez, Reporter
October 22, 2020 • No Comments
The “Mater” painting that hangs in Sacred Heart schools around the world was the first of nine other portraits of Mary that Pauline Perdrau created throughout her life,...
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