Faith, fame, or folly?
January 31, 2012 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Opinions, Sports
Would Tim Tebow receive the same attention if he were something other than Christian? As many people know, Tim Tebow, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, has garnered much attention – both encouraging and critical. Besides his purely football-related performance on the field, his acts of Christian... Read more »
Niners Miss Out, Thoughts on Super Bowl
January 31, 2012 • Karthik Mayilvahanan
Filed under Columns, General, Local News, Opinions, Sports
49ers punt returner Kyle Williams after fumbling the ball on a key return.Super Bowl XLVI: New England Patriots vs. New York Giants San Fran has much to be proud of, but won’t participate in an exciting Super Bowl An upsetting loss. That was all to be said after the disappointing loss to... Read more »
49ers: Superbowl Bound 2011?
December 7, 2011 • Kelsey Wong
Filed under General, Opinions, Sports, Top Stories
Currently, it looks like the San Francisco 49ers have a somewhat of a chance of making it to the Superbowl. Somewhat. After watching the 49ers get slammed by the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving Day, I think I lost half my hope on them. The final score was a sad 16-6, leaving one Harbaugh coach happy,... Read more »
Pre-season Look Into Basketball
November 27, 2011 • Melanie Doherty
Filed under Sports, Top Stories, Winter
With young players on the teams, let’s see how they are shaping up Last year the girls varsity basketball team finished their season third in league, behind Mission and Logan. The team did a great job and made it to NCS for the first time in a long while, but unfortunately lost in the first round.... Read more »
Irvington Marching Band and Colorguard Almost Sweep the Sweepstakes!
November 26, 2011 • Sophia Chan
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Bands and guard bring NINE trophies home On Saturday, November 19, about three hundredIrvingtonstudents rode a bus to Lincoln High School to compete in their last band review of the year and came back with big smiles and big trophies. For the first time ever,IrvingtonHigh Schoolwon Sweepstakes at a band... Read more »
Letters to Santa?
November 24, 2011 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Features, Top Stories, Winter
Vikings give back to Make-A-Wish Foundation through letters On Friday, November 18th, ASB members visited advisory classes to pass out letter stationery for a joint Macy’s/Make-A-Wish Foundation’s “A Million Reasons to Believe” campaign. Participants in the campaign can write letters to Santa... Read more »
The Battle of Blacow Concludes
November 7, 2011 • Albert Chin
Filed under Fall, Sports, Top Stories
Kennedy takes charge of Blacow Road On November 4th, 2011, Irvington High School’s football team duked it out one final time with Kennedy High School’s for their final game of the year. The final score came out to be 34 to 20, with Kennedy High School as the victor. Throughout the entire... Read more »
Santa Cruz and Foothill Band Review
November 4, 2011 • Albert Chin
Filed under Fall, Sports, Top Stories
Viking marching band dominates at Santa Cruz and Foothill On October 21st, the Irvington High School marching band and wind ensemble attended the Foothill Band Review. The wind ensemble and marching band both placed 2nd in their respective divisions, only beaten by Fairfield High School. Despite the... Read more »
Al Davis (1929-2011): A Tribute
October 21, 2011 • Aditya Kumar
Filed under General, Sports, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Davis leads behind a long legacy of excellence behind him On October 8th, 2011, Al Davis, a prominent American football executive and principal owner of the Oakland Raiders, passed away. Davis was known for his burning passion for football and his desire to succeed, which was made apparent by his motto:... Read more »
Captain Interview- Volleyball Jinny Yan
October 13, 2011 • Chandni Patel
Filed under Fall, Sports
An interview with one of the Varsity Volleyball captains The co-captains of the Lady Vikings Varsity volleyball team are Jinny Yan and Ashley Torres. This week we talked to Jinny about her experience as a team captain. The Voice: “What are the things you do to train other than practice?” Jinny: “I... Read more »
