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Girls soccer struggles as playoffs approach

Girls soccer struggles as playoffs approach

By Matt Raab, Sports Editor November 8, 2012

After an exceptional 5-1-1 start, the girls soccer team stumbled through a four-game losing streak. The streak was snapped by a 3-0 win in the team’s last regular season game against Einstein Oct. 22,...

Tennis finished undefeated

By Matt Raab, Sports Editor November 7, 2012

The girls tennis team continued its momentum from a dominant start to the season, finishing the year an undefeated 12-0 with counties around the corner. "I’m really proud of us," senior Joan Albrecht...

Looking to “Ignite your Natitude?” Check out our bandwagon cheat sheet

By Matt Raab, Sports Editor October 11, 2012

Your Washington Nationals are 32 games over .500, with a record of 91--58 at press time. They’ve easily surpassed their home run totals from last year and their pitchers have allowed the fewest runs...

After losing key seniors, football starts strong

After losing key seniors, football starts strong

By Ben Schick and Matt Raab October 3, 2012

A student body decked in white. An opponent in slick black. And a scoreboard dressed in a lopsided score. Week two of CHS football ended strikingly similar to the first, as the Bulldogs dominated Whitman...

Athlete of the Month: Rebecca Ewel

Athlete of the Month: Rebecca Ewel

By Stacy Stein and Matt Raab October 3, 2012

Dripping with mud, senior captain Rebecca Ewel emerges from the pitch. Any trace of the original color of her uniform is gone. Skinned knees. Nosebleed after being kicked in the face. And in 24 hours she’ll...

Girls soccer team inexperienced but talented

By Matt Raab, Sports Editor October 3, 2012

In a Sept. 4 story for the Gazette, Blair girls soccer coach Bob Gibb suggested that his team was the Joe Frazier to B-CC’s Mohammed Ali. The CHS girls soccer team would beg to differ. "Frazier fought...

Boys volleyball falls in first round of playoffs

Boy’s volleyball falls in first round of playoffs

By Matt Raab, Sports Editor May 30, 2012

Boys volleyball lost 3-0 May 2 to undefeated Wootton in the first round of the playoffs, bringing its season to a close. "We reached our goal of getting to the playoffs," junior Alex Chiang said. "Hopefully...

Softball team out after first round of playoffs

Softball team out after first round of playoffs

By Matt Raab and Zoe Forster May 29, 2012

After a slow start, girls softball continued to struggle through the end of the season. The team finished the regular season with a record of 4-1-13, after suffering several blowout losses in the second...

Coed Volleyball looks to continue win streak

Coed Volleyball looks to continue win streak

By Matt Raab, Sports Editor May 1, 2012

For the CHS coed volleyball team, new athletes have brought newfound success.  The team has sustained a six game win streak since March 26 to bring its record to 7-1, and has not dropped a single set...

With young roster, boys volleyball has average start

With young roster, boys volleyball has average start

By Matt Raab and Elizabeth Campbell May 1, 2012

The boys volleyball team has little in common with the average varsity team at CHS. There are two seniors on the team. One has never played a season with the team before. The team has two high kill outside...

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