The Lack of Asian Representation in American Sports
Anita Tun, Photojournalist
October 17, 2020
Sports are a centripetal force that unites a nation, celebrating victories and events that bring people of all backgrounds together. However, in particular sports in the United States, there lacks Asian athlete representation compared to the abundance of other races. Although there is no clear-cut reasoning...
The Lakers win the NBA finals.
Karina Shah, Photojournalist
October 16, 2020
On March 11th, 2020, the National Basketball Association (NBA) shut down its season due to COVID-19. The teams were not allowed to continue until months later during which the staff, coaches, and players lived within a bubble, isolated from the outside world. The playoffs began on July 30th with the 16 ...
MLB Update
Sharon Sun, Photojournalist
September 30, 2020
Crack! It’s a clean hit on the wooden barrel of the bat and the ball sails high through the air. The cameras train onto the baseball streaking through the air and follow its trajectory until it disappears over the fence. The fans cheer, the celebratory music blares through the speakers, and the batter...
Home Advantage During the Pandemic
Sharon Sun, Photojournalist
June 4, 2020
Home-court advantage in the NBA playoffs. Home-field advantage in the MLB playoffs. In major tournaments for professional sports, it’s widely believed that playing games at home stadiums yields an advantage. In European football (soccer), this belief is manifested in the UEFA Champions League’s u...
An Athlete’s Perspective.
Karina Shah, Photojournalist
May 13, 2020
With school shut down there are many different aspects of everyday life for students that have been ruined. With our classes being moved online, graduation pushed back, events cancelled and many more things that a pandemic has caused, there are also many athletes lost. All athletic events have been c...
European soccer suspends its most prominent leagues in the wake of Covid-19
Sharon Sun, Photojournalist
April 25, 2020
On March 11, Juventus F.C., a prominent sports club within Italian soccer, announced that their 25-year-old defender, Daniele Rugani, tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus. Though not the first athlete in Europe to be tested positive, Rugani is believed to have been the first in Italy’s top socc...
Mustang Athletes Continuing their Careers in College
Emma Khamo, Section Editor
April 25, 2020
Many Mustang athletes have been waiting a long time to finally receive offers from their dream schools. These schools include Cornell University, the Naval Academy, the University of Redlands, and Boise State. Just a few of the schools that our Mustangs will be competing in. The process of getting r...
Early End to Spring Seasons
Emma Khamo, Section Editor
April 21, 2020
For many of our Mustangs, the countdown for their sports season begins the minute the whistle blows the previous year. Unfortunately for our class of 2023, 2022, and 2021, they will be snubbed a spring season, and for our class of 2020, they will not get to step onto the field, court or in the swimming...
Yorba Linda Women’s Soccer in their CIF Run
Emma Khamo, Section Editor
March 2, 2020
What started off as a rocky season for the lady mustangs, has quickly turned out to be a winning season for these girls. The soccer team started off with a record that consisted of 9 wins, 2 ties, and 5 losses during their preseason and conference play. The girls had started the league with a fabu...
Men’s Basketball Dominates at CIF
Riley Pietsch, Photojournalist
March 2, 2020
Basketball is a sport that is often idolized greatly among many across the globe. Names like Michael Jordan and LeBron James are just a few of the most influential basketball players that have truly paved the way for the game. Here at Yorba Linda High School, we pride ourselves on the fact that we too...
2020 NBA All-Star Saturday Night Recap
Blake Kingsbury, Photojournalist
February 26, 2020
The NBA All-Star Saturday Night is something that many sports fans look forward to every February. The night never fails to deliver unforgettable moments in all of the three events that take place. This year's All-Star Saturday Night, held in Chicago, Illinois, was certainly no exception to that regularity...
Best in the Field: YLHS Women’s Soccer
Katherine Ortiz, Photojournalist
February 9, 2020
As women’s soccer continues this season, YLHS cheers this program on, hoping to achieve victory. The freshman-sophmore team is currently first place this season, led by coach, Naomi Hernandez (Staff). This is Hernandez’s second year coaching our frosh team, succeeding in two consecutive years of first p...
