Today is Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Today is Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The JV volleyball team is focusing on strategy and decision-making this season.
The varsity football team has been fighting hard to keep up its reputation from last season by adapting to the challenges they are facing in the tougher De Anza League. The De Anza League is the most difficult league that the football team can play in, and the team must deal with stronger opponents this year. Despite missing several key players from its roster and facing countless mid-season injuries, the team has persevered and will continue to battle in the upper league.
First-year Head Coach Johnny Bega watches attentively from the side of the pool as the goalie engages in a valiant defensive effort against an aggressive offensive attack. But the goalie misjudges the timing of the ball by a few seconds and the ball slices the back of the net. After a slight wince, Bega hunches down and barks a few quick words of advice as he turns back to observe the offense. These tidbits of advice seem to be invaluable this season, with his water polo team performing at a high level.
The varsity volleyball team has been performing exceptionally well this season. It stands 21-6, while its league score is 5-5.
“So far the season’s been pretty good this year,” junior Natalie Dwulet said.
With daily conditioning and stick work, the JV field hockey team currently has a record of 7-2. The team has a strong defense but is now trying to improve its offense by working on specific drills that are tailored to scoring.
Most people wouldn’t feel comfortable running barefoot for miles on end, but for certain members of the cross country team, toe shoes are as close as they’ll get to running completely barefoot. These shoes mimic the shape of the human foot, allowing the toes to be spread out. Despite being a relatively new fad, its popularity is growing quickly, and some cross country runners swear these new shoes are great for strengthening muscles and reducing stress on the feet.
This year’s girls varsity field hockey team has had one win, two ties and seven losses so far. Despite the number of losses, the varsity field hockey team is fighting to improve this season by working together.
Many high school students nowadays have iPhones. Everyone has different reasons for owning them, whether it’s for the Internet or the camera. The engaging applications that iPhone users have access to are one of the main features techies love about it. From utility apps to gaming apps, there really is an app for anything and for anyone. The Talon has compiled a list of some of today’s most popular apps.
Whenever I hear about concerts, I picture tons and tons of brightly clothed people all crowded next to each other in one place, cheering and screaming their heads off when their favorite artist comes on. These days I’ve been constantly hearing people talk about the latest dubstep/electronic dance music concert and I’ve also been seeing links to dubstep songs on YouTube on my Facebook homepage.
With Electronic Art’s (EA) track record for FIFA games having been riddled with glitches and bugs, the company’s hype for FIFA 12 seemed nothing special. However, with the creation of FIFA 12, EA broke free from the generic systems of past FIFA games and delivered the next stage in computer and console gaming. Boasting a series of game play changes, new support for online modes and some extremely thorough single player modes, FIFA 12 has redefined the fundamentals of a sports video game.