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Varsity Girls' Soccer Triumphant Once Again, Continuing to CIF Playoffs Varsity Girls’ Soccer Triumphant Once Again, Continuing to CIF Playoffs ANHAYTE GUAJARDO midfielder Xiomara Diaz said. In order to accomplish their Staff Writer The team’s last game of the goals, the team will continue to season was on Feb. 13 against meet on Mondays, Tuesdays and The soccer team has come the Mark Keppel Aztecs, winning Thursdays at Moor Field to prac- out on top, after placing first with a score of 3-0. Upon scor- tice from 3:30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. in Almont League this season ing their first goal within the first and on Saturdays from 8:00 p.m. and coming back from placing 48 seconds of the game, the team to 10:00 p.m. According to the second last season behind the gained the motivation they need- team, they will be working on Montebello Oilers. The team ed to finish their season strong. their communication on the field, finished the season with an un- The team is also hoping to make making more precise and accurate defeated 7-0-3 record, moving history this year by being the first passes and working on their ag- on to the first round of the Cali- Alhambra girls’ team to win CIF gression since the teams they will fornia Interscholastic Federation Southern Division and to con- be competing against will be using (CIF). Behind Alhambra, also tinue on to state. The furthest the more of their body and strength. qualifying for CIF, are the sec- girls have ever gone was in 2012, The first round of CIF arrived ond seeded Bell Gardens Lanc- when they made it into the third on Feb. 21, where the Lady Moors ers and the third seeded Oilers. round of the CIF competitions. played against the Pomona Catho- “It feels pretty amazing! We “Going into CIF, our goal is lic Pacers at Moor Field. The game worked really hard this sea- to continue to play hard, over- ended in a sudden death double MOOR photo by SHANNON KHA son and it has been one of our come any challenges that stand overtime, which resulted in a 1-1 UNDEFEATED The Lady Moors varsity soccer team prepares goals this year so I’m happy in our way and represent our tie between both schools. How- for their Feb. 21 CIF game with a motivated approach. The team’s that we were able to work to- school the best as we can,” ever, the Moors lost in penalty Wednesday practice consisted of strenuous conditioning and dynamic gether to complete it,” junior captain Michelle Badillo said. kicks, ending with a score of 4-3. drills. AHS Alumnus and MLB Star Ralph Kiner Passes Away at Age 91 KEVIN KONG Court, Latin Club, Spanish Club Kiner was one of the first athletes Sports Editor and College Preparatory Club. to be inducted into the Alham- KAYIU WONG According to ABC News, Kiner bra High School Hall of Fame. Staff Writer served in World War II as a navy “Our style of broadcasting is pilot and returned to the U.S. as different from that of the new On Feb. 6, National Baseball a rookie signed to the Pirates. commentators. I prefer the old Hall of Fame 1975 Inductee According to Pittsburgh Post- style of broadcasting in which you Ralph Kiner passed away from Gazette, Kiner had his MLB de- talk to the guy sitting next to you natural causes in Rancho Mi- but in 1946 and led the league in as if you were sitting together in rage. Kiner, an AHS graduate, home-runs for seven seasons. He the stands,” Kiner said to the New is known for his years in Major was traded to the Cubs in 1953. York Times in a 2004 interview. League Baseball (MLB), playing During his time on the field, Off the field, Kiner pursued for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chi- Kiner appeared in the All-Star other interests such as family cago Cubs and Cleveland Indi- game six times, hit 369 homeruns and business. He married tennis ans for 10 years and calling New and earned the sixth highest player Nancy Chaffee in 1951, York Mets games for 52 years. home-run ratio in MLB history. with whom he had three chil- “With the passing of Ralph Kiner’s professional career dren with, and was later mar- Kiner, the baseball world has lost ended in 1955 after back problems ried to Barbara Ann Batchedlor one its greatest ambassadors. He cut his career short; however, he and had two more children. Ac- was a man who truly loved our began broadcasting for the Mets cording to the Alhambra Source, Photo Courtesy of New York Times National Pastime and made it bet- in 1961. Kiner broadcasted for 52 Kiner also opened his own LEGACY National Baseball Hall of Fame member Ralph Kiner re- ter in every way,” Chairman of the years and became an icon known sporting goods store in 1950 on cently passed away on Feb. 6. His legacy, however, will be carried on National Baseball Hall of Fame for his comedic stories, quirky Main Street with fellow AHS through his fans and family. and Museum Jane Forbes Clark, sayings known as ‘Kinerisms’ graduate and baseball player tion and Kiner had even returned ing. [It was an] experience I will said, according to CBS Sports. and upbeat personality. Kiner, in Max West named ‘Kiner and to take part in the festivities. never forget,” Gewecke said. Born in Santa Rita, New addition to announcing games, West Sporting Goods’ in 1950. Gewecke, like many others who Kiner is survived by his five Mexico on Oct. 27, 1922, Kiner held a post-game interview show Six years ago, a statue was had met Kiner, remembered children and 12 grandchil- moved to Alhambra as a child, called “Kiner’s Korner.” Kiner erected in Almansor Park by the him as a humble character. dren. Regarded by many as attending AHS and serving on was elected to the National Base- Alhambra City Council to honor “Being the baseball coach one of the greatest sluggers in the baseball team as captain un- ball Hall of Fame in 1975 and his Kiner. According to Baseball here is an honor itself because MLB history and a broadcast- til he graduated in 1940. He was jersey was retired by the Pirates Head Coach Steve Gewecke, of all the great players we have ing legend, Kiner’s impact in also a part of the Varsity Club, in 1987, according to the Wash- there was a luncheon held to had here. Meeting the greatest the sports world and in Alham- Quill and Scroll Club, Student ington Post. In addition, 1987, celebrate the statue’s comple- of them all though, it was amaz- bra continues to thrive today. Varsity Basketball Reaches CIF Playoffs Varsity Girls’ Water Polo Stroking to After Victory Against San Gabriel Enhance for the Following Year SIMEON LAM front of the Moors are the first feels great to be in the play- WESLEY TSAI wing Joyce Hong said. ing. I would like to work Staff Writer seeded Montebello Oilers (8- offs trying to play for some- Staff Writer Communication was an- on turning more players and 2) and the second seeded thing we can be proud of.” other factor for the team’s individual players drive to- As their season comes to Mark Keppel Aztecs (9-1). Last year, the Moors With the final league fall in a couple of the ward the goal. As for the a close, the Moors varsity Finishing with a 5-5 record also made the CIF playoffs record at 0-4, the var- games, and to improve that, turnout for the season, I’m basketball squad prepares in league, the Moors fought with a 5-5 record. Unfortu- sity girls’ water polo team the Moors practice drills so proud of the way the girls not only for the CIF play- back to gain a position in nately, their average record swam throughout the sea- such as playing three-on- played. They all improved offs, but also for their next CIF playoffs. Even before put them in a tough place son and ended their last three, shooting daily and tremendously and often ex- season. With playoff hopes the game against San Ga- against a Santa Barbara rally on Feb. 12 against running scrimmages weekly ecute maneuvers that left on the line, the Moors over- briel, the boys’ varsity team squad, which led to an early the Schurr Spartans, the to build stamina, endur- me in amazement,” Head came a five-point deficit in won arguably their most im- exit and left the Moors look- league’s current champion, ance and offense for the Coach Adrian Lopez said. the closing minutes to cap- portant game with the sea- ing ahead to the next season. but fell to a score of 1-23. team which conditioned Because Lopez coaches ture a 68-57 win over the San son on the line by earning a This year, they hope to “I think we did good con- them for game situations. two sports, the polo team Gabriel Matadors on Feb. 14, tough road win at Schurr on avenge that loss and get fur- sidering we had a lot of in- The Moors perfected of- does not have a coach to placing the Moors in the cov- Feb. 11 with a score of 48-45. ther into the playoffs. The jured players. Injuries were fensive plays by practicing condition them or work eted third seed in the Almont “This season was indeed Moors began their playoff a problem because for a cou- shooting drills and pass- on skills during off sea- League standings.
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