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Athlete of the Issue: Noah Daniel

Athlete of the Issue: Noah Daniel

Arjun Singh, Assistant sports editor January 31, 2025

Swish! The ball finds the back of the net, and senior Noah Daniel celebrates with his team. For Daniel, this exhilarating feeling is not new. Soccer has been an integral part of his life for as long as...

From setback to comeback: Poly sports responds to the fires

From setback to comeback: Poly sports responds to the fires

Oliver Marks, Sports editor January 31, 2025

Not long after classes ended on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Altadena was ablaze, bearing flames that were visible from Poly’s Babcock Field, where students had practiced only a day before. The Eaton Fire, raging...

Athlete of the Issue: Ani Hovsepyan

Athlete of the Issue: Ani Hovsepyan

Caroline Perez-Fraga, Student contributor January 31, 2025

In middle school and her freshman year, senior Ani Hovsepyan played volleyball but never felt pushed out of her comfort zone. Playing on lower-level teams, she remembers lacking motivation to keep playing....

Girls basketball pushes through ups and downs

Girls basketball pushes through ups and downs

Momo Tonthat, Student contributor January 31, 2025

With every fast break, clutch 3-pointer, and tenacious defensive play, the Poly girls basketball team is proving that they are a force to be reckoned with. Although the Panthers lost their first game of...

Boys soccer kicking off the new year strong

Boys soccer kicking off the new year strong

Alex Teng, Assistant sports editor January 31, 2025

Despite missing many key players early in the season, the boys soccer team has found their stride, winning five of their last six games. With an overall record of 9-3-1 (4-0 in league), the defending Prep...

Girls soccer moves into midseason

Girls soccer moves into midseason

Robert Panossian, Student contributor January 31, 2025

So far in the season, the varsity girls soccer team has lived up to the outstanding expectations they had set last year, plowing through Prep League with many challenges but even more successes. Last year,...

Girls water polo making a splash in Prep League

Girls water polo making a splash in Prep League

Camellia Ding, Sports editor January 31, 2025

Poly’s girls water polo team is making a splash. While at the time of publishing, their overall record sits at 6-6 and the Panthers are ranked first in the Prep League with an unblemished 6-0 standing....

Athlete of the Future: Devan Truong

Athlete of the Future: Devan Truong

Mia Chang, Assistant sports editor January 31, 2025

There’s a split second before the ball leaves your fingertips when everything feels still. As the ball sails through the net with a rhythmic swish, a rush of satisfaction pulses through your veins, creating...

Athlete of the Issue: August Tonthat

Athlete of the Issue: August Tonthat

Mateo Rangel, Student contributor November 22, 2024

Picture this: it’s 2020, quarantine is in full swing, and then-8th-grader August Tonthat’s advisory has been permitted back to school once a week for PE. They’ve been assigned pool time this cycle,...

Water polo swims into the deep end of CIF

Water polo swims into the deep end of CIF

Alex Teng, Assistant sports editor November 22, 2024

Despite a tough 1-6 start to the season, the Panthers came back to finish strong, winning the Prep League and advancing to the CIF Division III Southern Section semifinals, continuing a theme of deep playoff...

Athlete of the Future: Izzie Giovannone

Athlete of the Future: Izzie Giovannone

Mia Chang, Assistant sports editor November 22, 2024

Whilst blowing everyone away with her signature kick of the football, powered by determination and vigor, one might easily assume Elizabeth “Izzie” Giovannone has been involved in football since an...

Boys soccer prepares to kick off the season

Boys soccer prepares to kick off the season

Oliver Marks, Sports editor November 22, 2024

Coming off a 14-4-2 season (6-1-2 in league play), the Poly boys soccer team have big shoes to fill going into the 2024-2025 season. The Panthers, defending Prep League champs, have been working hard all...

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