Flying Spirit, Cheer and Song 2019
Katherine Ortiz, Photojournalist
October 8, 2019
Cheer and Song started their season off with a bang, at the first football game of the year against Valencia. These spirit leaders led the football team to victory with a score of 42-0. At every football game, you can see cheer and song pumping up the players and the stable. These teams are at eve...
Making A Splash! Spotlight on Men’s Water Polo
Zachary Ninomiya, Section Editor
October 8, 2019
“I remember the comeback in the game against Capo Valley. We were down by four points. Ultimately, we won the game by four points,” Karson Criswell (12) recounts, describing one of the most memorable moments of the season. “It was a long and hard-fought battle, and I remember feeling so hyped duri...
Girls’ Wrestling: A Rapidly Growing Sport
Karina Shah, Photojournalist
October 7, 2019
The first thing that people usually think about when they hear women’s wrestling is fake television acting with dramatized moves and phony story plot lines. Though, that is not the actuality of what it is as a high school and competitive global sport. Women’s wrestling is the fastest growing sport fo...
From Rags to Riches: The Sky-high Salaries of Professional Athletes
Sharon Sun, Photojournalist
September 29, 2019
We all know the popular idea of the “self-made man”, a term coined by the American attorney Henry Clay in 1832. The popular phrase describes individuals whose success lay within themselves and are not derived from outside circumstances. The “self-made man” meshes often with the idea of rags to ...
Lady Mustangs Charge Strong In a New Tennis Season
Sharon Sun, Photojournalist
September 24, 2019
As winter starts rolling around and hoodie sweaters make a comeback, students have begun catching sports fever as school athletics begin to kick off. The women’s tennis team, in particular, have had a spectacular start to the new fall season as they have yet to be defeated in their last eight games. The ...
Golf Girls Start Strong
Fiona Salisbury, Photojournalist
September 23, 2019
The Yorba Linda High School varsity women’s golf team has always strived for success and the 2019 season is not an exception to that. So far, with only three wins out of five matches, the team has plenty of room for improvement, but the players are highly motivated and determined to make this year...
To Admire an Athlete
Zachary Ninomiya, Sharon Sun, Riley Pietsch, Sarah Lemos, and Karina Shah
September 23, 2019
An interesting trait of humanity is, and always has been, its innate desire for entertainment and people to admire. Interestingly, the sports industry supplies many of these qualities. This use of the athletics industry as entertainment is not a modern notion either, as the glorification of athlete...
Men’s Varsity Golf Season 2019
Stephen Serrano, Section Editor
June 5, 2019
Each year, one sports team that always shows up is our men’s golf teams. At YLHS, men’s golf has always seemed to rise to the occasion in our league. Ringing true this year as well, your Mustang golfers are league champions once again. This season was so successful for the men’s varsity golf te...
The History of the Stable
Amber Reddish, Photojournalist
June 5, 2019
Since Yorba Linda High School opened in 2009 there has always been a variety of organizations that students could be involved in. There was sports, clubs, arts, and academics, yet there was not anything supporting any of these organizations. After five years of the school being opened the school created...
Full Circle: The Gathering of Dancers
Eunice Ahn, Photojournalist
May 21, 2019
The dance concert “Full Circle” was held on May 2nd-4th, making the last dance concert of the year. This concert was a really special one as it featured not only just Dance Company, but also advanced, intermediate, and beginning dance. This concert had a total of 33 performances. The first dance was...
Sauce It Up; Mustang Baseball Season Recap 2019
Sarah Lemos, photojournalist
May 14, 2019
This year the Yorba Linda High School baseball team has had one record making season. Each member of the team had something to celebrate about by truly working their hardest to pull in every win they took. Without a doubt, this season has been an important one for the team with the many memorable mo...
Race You; Mustang Track & Field 2019
Sarah Lemos, Photojournalist
April 30, 2019
This year, the track team has almost 200 members. With a group this size, the team has made multiple improvements. Everyone is working hard to be their best in every way they can and in every event they compete in. The team is hoping to pull a win in league finals in April at the meet at Brea Olinda High...
