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June 2008 Pages 8-12 8 SPORTS June 3, 2008 HIGH TIDE Unrecognized Track and Field Events By Carey Kennedy Student Focus Editor Long Jump It is a common mistake to High Jump address track and fi eld as “track.” Most people believe track and High Jump is a jumping event in which the athlete takes Long Jump and Triple Jump fi eld consists of just running eight steps in a rhythmic pattern towards a mat. At the are diffi cult to master. However, events, for example 100-meter same time the athlete propels his or her arms forward in once a person gets the hang of it sprint, the 200-meter sprint, etc. order to jump over the bar and onto the mat. learning to perfect the jump comes However, there are track and naturally. “I tried it in fourth grade and liked it a lot. This year I’ve fi eld events that are more than “I really like to jump because jumped 4 feet and 6 inches and by the end of sophomore just physical tests of running. when you’re in a meet you get to year I would like to get 5 feet,” freshman Kiersten Gore These track events include long show off how much all your hard said. jump, high jump, discus, shot work paid off and how much put, and pole vaulting. you improved over the season,” freshman Allison Dyer said. Discus Pole Vaulting Pole-vaulting is another popular sport amongst the track and Discus athletes are very fi eld athletes. strong and practice often to Shot Put “It looked fun so I tried it. It combines all the track and fi eld perfect the position of their sports into one,” sophomore Rosie Jaye said. Shot put is very interesting, and although throw. The techniques of this It requires a lot of upper arm strength, and a lot of it may look simple it takes a lot of practice. sport have been very exact determination. The athletes must use their strength to since the ancient Greeks. “I started two years ago and set the current freshman record throw a heavy ball as far as they can. of 12 feet and 7 inches. I believe you need both mental “I enjoy shot put very much. I will strength and physical strength since there are sixteen separate continue to keep going and help the new movements.” junior Nick Hanoian said. people that come next year,” freshman Jasmine Graze said. A Spectacular Season Charles Zuo we had a lot to live up to. Since Sports Editor everyone improved since last year, we felt like we had to win it all.” said The Varsity Boys Volleyball team Senior JaRodd Watson who plays has a record-breaking season this middle for the team. year. The volleyball team holds the After being seeded number one in an impressive 27-4 record, the best the playoffs, the team reached the in school history. climax of their season at the CIF “All fi nals on May the hard 21. They work the faced the players third seeded have put R a m o n a in have Bulldogs in the r e a l l y championshp paid off round. In a and it exciting series s h o w s of four games, in our the team won record.” three out of S a i d the four and J u n i o r c l e n c h e d T y l e r the title. La H e a p Jolla won the w h o fi rst round p l a y s Photo Courtesy of www.ljhs.sandi.net 25-17. Then setter for R a m o n a the team. came back with a win of 25-21. The The team won Western League, the next two games proved the most Beach City Invitational Tournament, exciting of the night. La Jolla won and placed second at the Maui them 26-24 and 25-21. Hi Tournament. However, these With those games won, the team extroadinary achievements were clenched the title, a feat that they nothing in comparison to the CIF were denied last year. This CIF title championship that the team won. was fi rst championship team has won “Last year we went to CIF but lost, in over 18 years. The last CIF victory this year we were more determined; was in 1989. HIGH TIDE SPORTS June 3, 2008 9 Got Wings? Red Bull Air Races TEAM By Brooks Newberry through, and red gates either fi rst time. the pilots wear special “G- News Editor required “knife-edge” fl ying 2007 was the fi rst race suits” to reduce the effect of TERMINOLOGY or slalom maneuvering. Pilots season that raced in San Diego, blood being forced toward Pole Vaulting The caffeine induced fervor had to be skilled enough to fl y and whether for San Diego’s any one part of the pilots’ Dario Aharpour known as the Red Bull Air no higher or lower than the sunny weather or attractive bodies, although the pressure A&E Editor Race came to San Diego narrow forty by twenty foot charisma, they decided to experienced by the pilots again this year to excite sports space between them, or risk return again this year, with can exceed the pressure on JUMPFOOT: The jump foot fans and thrill-seekers alike. disqualifi cation or crashing. twelve pilots now racing. an astronaut at takeoff by as is the foot that the pole vaulter The show, an obstacle course Six pilots went to Austria and “I’m glad they returned this much as fi ve times. For a pilot, uses to take-off. over the San Diego Bay, gave Hungary in the summer of year, because this years race when a tenth of a second S T A N D A R D S : T h e a front row was just as good.” said junior can make or break a course equipment that holds the bar view to paying record, staying to the certain height which the visitors on conscious is pole vaulter attempts to vault the mainland, the biggest over. but many challenge of BAR: The cross bar set on top locals simply all. of the standards, which are grabbed their The fi nal raised to a certain height for sunscreen and tally of points the pole vaulter for jump over. hit the beach after race GRIP: The area on the pole to enjoy the day showed a where the pole vaulter puts his balmy weather close with the or her top hand. and gravity- British Paul BOX: A metal or fi berglass defying stunts Bonhomme’s box shaped like a trapezoid during the fi rst nine point where the pole vaulters plant weekend in lead narrowly their poles when beginning May. beating the their vault. “This years eight points PLANT: When the pole Red Bull Race to Mark vaulter sticks his or her pole had a variety Mangold, the into the box, allowing them to of different crowd favorite. drive themselves through the planes, it Mangold, a two vault. was a great time Red Bull STEPS: The approach experience.” champion and the pole vaulters take while said junior bona-fi de thrill running towards the pit. Photo courtesy of Brooks Newberry Hans Baker. seeker, calls San PIT: The mat that is used for In 2003, Red Bull invited the 2003 to race each other, but Vu Tran. Diego his home, where he pole vaulting. world’s best aerobatics pilots judging discrepancies and low The challenge faced by the passes the time hang gliding DRIVE KNEE: Immediately to take part in something spectator turnout made the pilots is more than just nailing and skydiving. after takeoff, pole vaulters they had never done before. inaugural race a bust. The hair-pin turns within tenths The race will continue until raise one knee to help propel Towering pylons called “air following year, the race visited of seconds; coping with more November, after visiting seven themselves upwards. gates” had to be maneuvered Britain and the U.S. with three than nine G-forces while more countries including as designated by color: blue new pilots, giving the race keeping from crashing out Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and gates had to be fl own straight widespread attention for the of the sky. Like astronauts, Australia. Featured Athlete Daniel By Charles Zuo club because we practice in a sports? Mac helped us a lot; we had a Sports Editor basement underneath DG: It’s great to experience rough schedule, a rough start, the gym. both, and I dont really but managed to come together Gloven Hi Tide: I understand that you HT: Do you have have a preference. The at the end of the season. We are a pretty versatile athlete, so any favorite camraderie of team sports played better games at the end. what sports do you do? s p o r t s is great, but competing We had a pretty satisfying win Daniel Gloven: Lacrosse, memories? individually can be over Bishops this year. They wrestling, golf, ultimate frisbee, DG: During more rewarding beat us earlier in the season but snow boarding, ping pong; w r e s t l i n g because you we beat them in the playoffs 7- anything that keeps me active. season this alone determine 5. We lost to Torey Pines in HT: So how would you say year, there the outcome of our last game by one goal but these sports have affected you? was this every match.
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