Girls Water Polo
The Girls Varsity Water Polo team finished league play this year in second place after La Cañada with a record of 7-1, despite missing almost half their teammates from sickness in three of their games.
The Lady Rams made it to the semi-finals after their C.I.F. win against Redlands with a score of 13-5 on Feb. 17. The team also defeated San Marino with a score of 17-7 on Feb. 10.
“I think we’re doing pretty great,” Senior Katrina Chang said. “The hardest thing this season was the loss against La Cañada by one point. I feel like that should’ve been our win.”
After their 12-6 win against Los Altos on Feb. 24, the team faced off against Palm Desert on Feb. 27 for C.I.F. finals.
Boys Basketball
The Boys Varsity Basketball team qualified for the C.I.F. playoffs this year, finishing second in the Rio Hondo League with an overall record of 6-4. After winning their first C.I.F. matchup against Simi Valley with a score of 65-62, they lost their second C.I.F. game against Lawndale with a score of 56-51.
“I believe that it was one of our most successful seasons since coming to the high school,” Senior Jeremy Wong said. “This year we played more team basketball. Everyone contributed equally in helping us win whereas last year we relied on Ali Elhawary to do everything.”
Although the team encountered hardships this summer with struggling to play with intensity and lacking effort, as the offseason came, the boys began to show improvement and demonstrated more teamwork.
Boys Soccer
The Boys Varsity Soccer team finished this season with an overall record of 3-7, placing fifth in the Rio Hondo League.
“I think it was a good season for soccer,” Senior Brandon Chuck said. “We won some games and had an opportunity to get into C.I.F., which was farther than we had gotten in the last four years.”
Throughout the season, the team encountered hardships trying to overcome their attitude and reputation of losing so that they could advance.
In the last game of the season on Feb. 10, they lost to San Marino with a score of 6-2.
Girls Basketball
Finishing the season third in the Rio Hondo League with a record of 6-4, Girls Basketball lost 49-26 to Tustin on Feb. 18 at their first C.I.F. game.
“Everyone has their off days,” Senior Tiffany Chan said. “The pressure of our C.I.F. game got to us, but we worked together as through every game. Despite the losses, we stuck together like family, which is why I think we had a great season.”
The Lady Rams won their final league game against San Marino at home with a score of 58-46 on Feb. 11.
Girls Soccer
The Girls Varsity Soccer team ended the season with a record of 4-5-1. The team missed the C.I.F. playoffs, finishing fourth in the Rio Hondo league after a 3-2 defeat by San Marino on Feb. 10.
“This year it was anyone’s game,” Junior Amber Greene said. “It didn’t matter which school it was, everyone had a shot at C.I.F. One minute you’re in first place and the next you could be in last.”
Throughout the season, the team struggled with losing their players to injuries. Although they had around 7 subs at the beginning of their season, only two were left by the last game.