12 SPORTS March 16, 2007 HIGH TIDE Theo Lee A member of both the varsity waterpolo and varsity tennis team, senior Theo Lee has helped take the Vikings to many victories. Staff writer Aditi Shah gives an insight into Lee’s sporting career and brings him to recount his most memorable experiences while on the court. High Tide: What sports do you into it in Singapore, but it want to play for? pretty dumb. (Whiffing a ball is HT: Who would you consider your play? seemed fun at the time. TL: I hope to play water polo when you try to hit a ball hard biggest rivals? Theo Lee: Right now I am more than tennis. I would and completely miss it.) TL: Francis Parker, La Jolla playing tennis and waterpolo. HT: When did you begin playing want to go and play for CMC, Country Day, Cathedral, are But I also used to play soccer, tennis? Brown, or FSU. HT: Who are the key players on the r i v a l s . baseball, and basketball. TL: I began playing tennis team? Oh yeah, about eight years ago in HT: Have you ever gotten injured TL: Trey Van Buskirk, and Buck HT: How did you decide to play Singapore. playing any sports? Niko Karnopp, PJ Fishops. tennis or who got you into the sport? TL: I haven’t really gotten Wooley, and Kyle Van TL: My parents pushed me HT: What is your favorite sport? hurt. The most I have ever Buskirk are all good. HT: What are TL: I can’t pick been injured is with some your goals for the between tennis and shoulder problems. HT: Do you watch season? water polo. tennis a lot? TL: I hope to HT: How long have you been on TL: I only win another CIF HT: Have you broken varsity tennis? watch the big championship and CIF any records in your TL: Ever since freshman year. individuals. I also want sporting career? to do well in the Western TL: Well, the HT: What are the highlights of League Individuals, and La Jolla High your tennis career? I want the team to go School Tennis TL: The highlights of my undefeated. team has won 41 career were when I won some championships, tennis tournaments and when HT: What do you want to which is currently the La Jolla High School tournaments, like be when you grow up? Does it a state record, tennis team won last year’s the US Open or involve sports? so that could be championship. Wimbledon. I like watching TL: I hope to go into sports considered. basketball, football, and or medicine. Also, I want HT: Have you ever been embarrassed baseball more though. I to help Sharapova or the HT: Do you want or regretted something while on the also like watching high school U.S. Volleyball team. Owning to continue a sport court? sports when the administration a brewery or a vineyard and Photos courtesy of Danielle Lee in college? If you do, TL: Once during a match, I lets us cheer. casino with my friends would Ace: Theo Lee shows off his skills as he aces a shot. what school would you whiffed on a return and felt be pretty cool too. Girls stay tough while the boys get rough by cassie cook One underclassman is together to pull off some great staff writer freshman Taylor Bourgeoise, games. following in the footsteps The game against Coronado Tryouts are over, teams have of his older brother, senior High School is March 31, been selected, and practice Glenn Bourgeoise. Leading at Coronado’s field, and the has begun. This year, La the team to victory will be outcome is sure to be very Jolla High School’s lacrosse captains Tobias Felbeck, important for the rest of the teams are stepping onto the Glenn Bourgeoise, Brendan season. field with confidence and Cummings, and David Almost a month after the determination. Ginsberg, as well as standout Coronado game, the varsity Coming off a year of players seniors Marc Tibbs Vikings will be playing Poway rebuilding, the boys are and Jeremy Gentile. High School (at Poway) on expected to improve their last One of the Viking’s biggest April 28. year’s record of 0-1. After rivals, neighboring school Last but not least, the La a tough season in 2006, the Bishops, will play the boys Costa Canyon High School boys varsity team is more than team on La Jolla High School’s lacrosse team will come to the prepared to dominate the field on the night of Friday, La Jolla High School field for Photo courtesy of www.ljhs.sandi.net th another much anticipated, high field. April 13. This ‘Friday the 13 ’ Going in for the kill: (above) Senior Taryn Olson fights off the opposition. “Last year was a building game is already getting the Gettin’ low: (bottom right): La Jolla gets ready to steal the ball at the start tension game on Thursday year for us, and players excited. of a game. May 15. this year we “All I have to say is buck to the team’s success. In are both important, versatile All of La Jolla High’s lacrosse have improved Fishops,” Tibbs said when accordance to their motto, players on this year’s team. teams are ready to rise to the a great deal and asked about the game. the girls are already planning Rival teams Coronado High occasion and prove their ability have some The boys junior varsity sweat, play, and win “together.” School, Poway High School, to dominate and succeed. new players team is anticipated to have The team has shown promise and La Costa Canyon High Their positive attitudes and on the team a promising season as well. so far, winning five out of six School are all going to give the dedication could give them who bring Winning their practice games in a Lacrosse Preseason lady Vikings good competition, the needed edge for a winning to the table scrimmage 8-0, they seem Jamboree tournament. but the team is ready to come season. new skills,” to be brimming with “This year will be challenging junior Jason confidence. because the team is small but Haire said. “We came ready to play we can pull together, senior The 2006 and did fairly decent,” captain Briana Wright said. team was junior Tyler Rohr said. Four year varsity player, c o m p r i s e d The 2007 girls varsity senior Taryn Olson (who mainly of juniors lacrosse team is smaller will be playing lacrosse for and sophomores. than it has been in the University of California This year’s team, however, previous years, Berkeley’s Division 1 Women’s is made up of junior and making every one Lacrosse team next year), and senior returnees, who are of the16 players second year varsity player, older and more experienced. a crucial part sophomore Mackenzie Gloven, Photo courtesy of Haley Hammershaimb HIGH TIDE March 16, 2007 SPORTS 13 Vikings shut down Grizzlies Racing through the snow by hana francisco and La Jolla High School’s skeleton sled. “There’s also Improve season record to 5-0 haley hammershaimb sophomore Christian O’Neal no other feeling than hitting a by rob sprong abundant senior leadership. sports editors Pedersen took up the Olympic wall. Bones don’t break, they guest writer The 5-0 start marks the first sport of Skeleton racing this shatter.” five-win start by a Viking Skeleton Racing (n): an past November. On most weekends in January On Monday, March 12, the baseball team in over two Olympic sport where the athlete He was the youngest member and February, Pedersen goes up Vikings baseball team notched decades. goes head first down the bobsleigh of a one week Skeleton training to the Olympic Center in Park its fifth win of the season Offense has been key in the track, with their chin and toes only school at the Lake Placid City, Utah where he continues with a 3-1 victory over the victories: the 54 runs scored millimeters from the slippery ice. The Olympic center New York. his racing and training Mission Hills in the first athelets balance on a rectangular, “There’s no other feeling like schedule. He won a third place Grizzlies. five games aerodynamic steel and fiberglass it in the world because you’re bronze metal in the Western The game marks the sled that can gain speeds up to 130 hitting six G’s,” Pedersen said Regionals in Park City, Utah came down best total in kmph. of the exhilerating ride on a on January 3, 2007. to the wire, the county. but clutch With all the hitting by talent on Christian O’Neal Pedersen juniorTrent this year’s Jemmett and team, it Bronze Medalist a save for Photos courtesy of Hana Francisco would be a in the Western Regionals senior Casey On the mound: Senior Casey shame not Taking off: (top left) Pedersen loads his sled R i c h m o n d Richmond gets set for the next batter. to see some at the top of the Park City track; Gaining ended the Grizzlies’ threat. game. speed: (bottom left) He is racing down the The exciting win catapults The atmosphere at a game Park City Olympic Center track at speeds of 75 the Vikes into the Bully’s East is unlike any other, one minute mph; Parallel to the track: (bottom right) Championship Game. laid back and the next intense Pedersen zooms down the track head first, with The team this year looks and filled with the drumming incredibly solid; the return of bongos. his chin only inches from the ice. of almost the entire starting With the field being so close Photos courtesy of Leslie Pedersen lineup as well as some new to school (right up the hill at key additions, such as third Muirlands) and the majority baseman junior Jimmy Filter of games in the afternoon, and pitcher sophomore baseball games offer as good an Patrick Christenson, promises afternoon activity as anything for a very competitive team. else. The next big home game Another key factor in the is against Mission Bay on team’s success has been the Tuesday March 20 at 3 pm

Gotta have balls to play by alexandra stephens The clothing is a major aspect paintballers use to defeat their to a place where maximum scenario.” staff writer in paintballing. The clothing opponents are suppression damage on multiple enemies The leading pistol paintball a player wears determines and invasion. Suppression can be done. gun is a 32 degrees PT With a pocketful of paintballs whether they have the potential requires an accurate shot, and Some good advice for beginner Extreme. Paintball guns can and a gun in hand, paintballing to win the game. Players should distracts the enemy so they and advances paintballers is be found at either sporting is quickly escalating into a be clothed “to always stay goods stores like Sport Chalet popular mainstream sport. from head to behind cover, or special paintball depots. There are several different toe to avoid and unless you Paintballing is not always just ways to paintball and a p a i n f u l are trying to hold for fun. Often the military uses player must have certain gear. injuries from someone down paintball as a way for soldiers Paintball can be played both paintballs do not unload,” to practice shooting at targets indoors and outdoors with no c o m i n g Schmersal said. and ‘play war.’ When the set limit of how many players into contact The most military is paintballing, they use can join in. with bare commonly used automatic paintball guns and What’s in a paintball game? skin. Baggy paintball gun is a a technique called speedball. Some paintball games are clothes are semi-automatic. It This is where the participants played with an objective, much helpful when is recommended hide behind obstacles and try like the game “capture the crouching that players buy to take out the opposing team flag.” Other games are played b e h i n d their own guns with constant fire. just to shoot at the opposing b u n k e r s because the ones There are special paintballing team. The latter is the most to avoid Photo courtesy of www.mpnet.esunsd.org at the fields are facilities because it cannot be popular kind of game. Junior opponents, Sneak attack: Players use camoflauge to hide from the “enemy” during a game. not precise. Some done at any ordinary park. The Dillon Schmersal describes as is of the leading Weekend Warriors paintball paintballing as “two opposing camouflage, which helps do not notice an invasion on paintball guns on the market park by the Viejas Casino in teams with gas-powered guns improve their stealth and their side. A suppression team today are the Brass Eagle Alpine is located on Browns shooting pellets of paint at agility. consists of multiple players Afterburner and the Brass Road. Escondido is home to each other.” “It’s important to wear baggy that shoot repeatedly at an Eagle Stingray II Ice. a premier paintball location Paintballing requires specific loose clothing and camo and a enemy. It distracts and flusters “My favorite gun is the Ton called Mr. Paintball, which equipment in order to play. mask,” junior Mark Kerns said. them so that they do not notice Ton Shocker but it’s really offers everything from regular Paintballers need a paintball The most important article of anyone sneaking past. an opinion on what the best paintballing to speedball. gun, pressurized gas, lots of clothing is the paintball mask, The invasion team is more gun is because they’re all Camp Pendleton has its own different colored paintballs, which all fields require the about concealment than having different,” Schmersal said. “I paintball park, but the closest and protective gear and players to wear. a good shot. The objective like the Smart Parts M-8. it is park to La Jolla is Velocity clothing. Two techniques that of the invasion team is to get like a paintball rifle and is for Paintball in Poway. HIGH TIDE March 16, 2007 A&E 14 The

Gooey Ducks by cassie cook by brie bates staff-writer creative director Enigmatic, fi ery, and The La Jolla High band, daunting, the Spartans are among the most mysterious formerly known as Your all photos courtesy of www.themovie300.com Name Here, has turned people in history and their a new leaf with a story has captured the minds and fi ght to their deaths. They considered by the boys’ varied sound, persona, of many. are arguably unique in that lacrosse team as inspiring and and even a new Based on the epic graphic their culture is immersed in motivating. name, The Gooey novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a battle, absolutely dedicated to “300 infl uences us to play Ducks. The band fi erce description of the ancient warfare. more aggressively and with members include Battle of Thermopylae in They have a code of honor more drive,” varsity lacrosse j u n i o r s Willie Versteeg which King Leonidas (played on what it means to be a player Matt Tovey said. (guitar/vocals/harmonica), D y l a n by Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartan, and out of that arises 300 seems to have captivated Schummacher (guitar), Andres Geurts (bass), and Ben Schrier Spartans fought to the death a heroic class like the world the guys but has not really (drums/vocals). against Xerxes and his massive has never seen before,” Frank sparked the interest of many On March 11th, The Gooey Ducks played their set at the Persian army. Miller, the author of the novel girls. Epicentre’s “Battle of the Bands.” After the show, the High Tide The battle of Thermopylae 300 and co-director of 300, “It looks like another gladiator sat down with The Gooey Ducks for an exclusive interview. is a suicide mission, meant to said. movie-- same stuff but just buy time for the rest of the Viewers anxiously awaited a different story line,” junior High Tide: What was the inspiration for naming your band The Gooey Greek forces to prepare for the 300’s debut into theaters. Due Allison Waggoner said. Ducks? invasion. to the “mantastic” quality of However, Kaitlynn Reilly Gooey Ducks: Well from eighth grade up until a couple of However, that doesn’t stop the the movie, it is capturing a junior thinks the months ago, we were called “Your Name Here,” but we kind Spartans from throwing their the attention of a mainly movie’s special effects of grew to dislike that name; we felt like we were improving hearts into the engaging male audience. and graphics look musically, so to wash away our former (less talented) selves, we confl ict, determined to “I cannot wait to see amazing. christened ourselves with a new name. take as many Persians as it! It looks epic,” 300 is coming to possible with them. Facing Vivan Suri said. theaters and IMAX HT: Do you want to branch out and experiment musically with new insurmountable odds, their The movie cinemas near sounds? valor and sacrifi ce inspire all is being you on GD: Yeah, we love trying new things. It’s not uncommon for us of Greece to unite against March th to play with a saxophone or a their Persian enemy. 9 . trumpet. Spartans were taught to become the perfect warriors, never to surrender or retreat, HT: What is the best part about being in a band? GD: The best part about being in a band is when a song Annie Leibovitz Exhibit fi nally comes together and by natalie reusser Stones in their Tour of the all the instruments just click staff writer Americas, serving as the Jammin’: Willie Versteeg, Dylan personal photographer for the Schummacher, and Andres Guerts in perfectly and you realize practice. that it’s actually working and Currently on display at band. sounds good. the San Diego Museum of She became known as the Art, a collection of Annie “Rock ‘n’ Roll photographer,” HT: What are the negative aspects about being in the band and what has Leibovtiz’s photographs form which was the highlight of her been the hardest and/or least fun thing that has happened ? 1990-2005 are open for the career. GD: Probably the biggest thing that’s bothering us right now is public to view. After Rolling Stone, Leibovtiz the neighbor that lives next to where we practice. He called the Taking photos from a naked then went on to shoot for Vanity cops on us once, but recently he has improved to just calling us John Lennon to Bill Clinton, Fair and Vogue; and in the most directly to complain about how loud we are. Leibovtiz has covered an recent cover of Vogue Liebovitz entire map ranging from showcases actress Jennifer HT: What is unique about GD? celebrities to athletes, and Hudson. GD: I would say that the most unique thing about GD is that even politicians. In addition to her work we are not screamo, mostly because it seems like all the other Leibovtiz started her career with magazines, Leibovitz has bands in the battle are screamo. in 1970 at the famously shot advertising campaigns Still life: Top: Annie Leibovitz with her known magazine company for American Express, Gap, famous photograph of yoko ono and john lennon in the background HT: How many songs do GD have and what are your best/fav songs? Rolling Stone. Givenchy, The Sopranos, and Due to her ability to capture the Milk Board. Below: One of the many photos currently GD: We have written about 20 songs, although we only play on display at the exhibit about 10-12 regularly. Our favorite songs are ‘Deprived,’ intimate portraits of the “Photography is a small ‘Falafel Party,’ ‘Cotton Quicksand,’ and ‘Speak My Mind.’ celebrities, she moved up to voice, at best, but sometimes chief photographer for the one paragraph, or a group pf Baryshnikov, famous ballet magazine and graced the them , can lure our sense of dancer, and Rob Besserer; HT: Where would you like to see GD going in the future? it’s beautiful because of its GD: I would love for us to have some sort of covers and pages of Rolling awareness,” said Leibovitz. Stone. One of the most interesting simplicity and the unique following someday, but I have trouble pose in which the two are seeing us as some sort of huge mainstream Leibowitz then landed the Leibovtiz pieces is the job to tour with The Rolling photograph of Mikhail positioned. band. The only real thing I would enjoy In the photo, Besserer has about that is the money, and when raised Baryshnikov into the air it becomes more of a job than a where Baryshnikov strikes a hobby, it becomes ballet pose. The photo shows much less the beauty of the human body fun. and its many capabilities. The exhibit, “A Photo- grapher’s Life, 1900-2005,” is on display until April 22.

Glossy pages: Left: A stunning Nicole Kidman shot by Liebovitz in 2003 in New York City. Right: Leibovitz shot the cover and editorial of Suri, Tom and photos courtesy of Katie Cruise’s newborn baby for Vanity Fair www.annielphotography.com All photos of Gooey Ducks courtesy of Brie Bates 15 A&E March 16, 2007 HIGH TIDE

by delaney maher and hang out that D, E and F list amy twohig celebrities would visit. staff writers Luckily, the Inferno’s affordable ten dollar entry If The Candy Shop is the fee does not eat up all of a new kid on the block of teen teen’s weekly allowance or nightclubs, then Inferno meager paycheck. Young Adult Night Club is the A handful of ladies shared kid who has still not graduated that they attend Inferno high school after six years. every weekend and have This club fi rst opened in a “bomb a** time, every the 1980s and continues to time.” entertain booty shaking teens After paying a ten dollar chests as if to say, “I’m a thug. On a positive note, Inferno Clearly, despite the lack every Saturday night. entrance fee, club goers walk Don’t mess with me.” had a realistic club feeling. To of cleanliness and the A dirty red carpet and a into the main room which The ladies that attend quote DJ Kool T, Inferno is nightclub’s shady Escondido sagging velvet rope make features a DJ booth, an elevated Inferno dress in very eclectic “Dizzy-licious!.” neighborhood, the Inferno up Inferno’s very grand dance fl oor, and two bars. fashions. Some girls sport booty Despite not being an Young Adult Night Club entrance. Unfortunately, the club’s shorts, high socks, tennis shoes overall lackluster nightclub, reels in a solid crowd every An accommodating host interior décor obviously has and zip-up hoodie sweatshirts, the Inferno weekend. enthusiastically ushers club- not been upgraded (or even and others go ghetto glam with feels like a All in all, the High goers to the door, where three washed) since the Distillery sparkly tube tops, gold belly Tide gives Inferno jovial security guards smoke East days. rings, and extremely tight two and a half and do the obligatory purse The very urban DJ Kool jeans. out of fi ve stars. checks and pat downs. T plays pop, rap, R&B, and Gentlemen wear techno, a variety ‘The Candy button-up shirts, Shop’ defi nitely lacked. baggy pants, and ★★★ In between songs, the DJ gaudy silver often comments on all the crosses. “honeys” in the crowd. Because Some young female nearly all dancers came prepared for the young the evening and showed men douse off choreographed dances t h e m s e l ve s complete with cartwheels in cologne, and splits. Inferno smells Young men who frequent distinctly of the club tend to keep their Axe body spray backs to the walls with their and sweaty Dancing the night away: Above- Sophomores Gracie Silverman and Amanda Gordon arms crossed against their dancers. relax after a long night on the dance fl oor. Top- The interior of the Inferno night club. photos courtesy of Amy Twohig

ground. effect is created by a technique The ceilings Wenner saw in In Wenner’s “Muses,” a called anamorphosis, or Italy inspired him to attempt winged fi gure lounges about on stretching the image so that it the same technique on the the concrete above watching can be viewed properly at a ground. The illusion in his on while others cavort in a low angle. work is sometimes so well done fountain that seems to sink The artist compensates for it seems almost impossible to by tatiana soutar The tradition of street below. spatial distortion by widening pick what is real from what is staff writer painting was born in sixteenth Julian Beever is another artist and stretching the upper drawn. century Italy , where traveling famous for his mind-bending portions of the image. It is a Street painting should really Street painting brings worlds artists would paint images chalk drawings. His work is technique discovered by the be considered performance of surprising depth and color upon the cobbles at festivals more commercial; he draws Renaissance artists, who used art, since the value is mostly to the feet of the populace. for the coins of the observers. Coke bottles and Spiderman. it to place hidden messages in in the process, and the result is Modern street painters One of the most well known Beever sometimes creates paintings or to create realistic always temporary. create startlingly realistic of the modern street painters clever illusions that make it illusions of depth on ceilings. Street painting is open for images directly on the is Kurt Wenner, an American look as if pieces of the sidewalk “Illusionism is an important anyone to try their hand at, pavement that seem to rise artist who studied in Italy. have been lifted or moved. part of Renaissance art. and competitions are held right to the viewer. Wenner creates huge, awe- It can take up to three days Perspective was a new regularly. In San Diego, The unsettling three- inspiring chalk and pastel for Beever to complete a piece, technique at the time and sidewalk chalk art is showcased dimensional effect blurs the drawings on streets, sidewalks and he always draws a crowd. artists strove to perfect it,” during a festival in Little Italy boundary between the artist’s or plazas that appear to rise Both artists create strong, three- AP Art History teacher David called Chalk La Strada, and world and ours. above and fall far below the dimensional illusions. The Mika said. everyone is free to enter.

hg Walking on a masterpiece: Above left- The self portrait, along with the real Julian Beever, the famous side walk artist. Middle- Beever’s 3-D side walk art done in the busy streets of London. Right- superhero sidewalk drawing portraying an upward climb toward a victim in distress photos couresy of www.beeverart.com HIGH TIDE March 16, 2007 BACK PAGE 16 - ? High? Where’s Waldo Remember when you played Also look for: ~ autoshop ~ 500 building ~ lunch carts ~ the quad ~ the Trojan/ Viking statue ~ the killer plant ~ Fire Station #13 We do (oh wait, that was that wait, (oh do We last week). Try this La Jolla High School twist on the classic Can you find Vice Prin game. cipal Walter Fairley on the grounds of La Jolla

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