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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Sports

Boys’ Varsity Basketball Enjoying Successful Season

By Zack Tolpen Jan 30, 2013

The Tam boys’ varsity basketball team has significantly improved this year, with a current record of 15 wins and 6 losses and a Marin County Athletic League record of 4-5 as of January 30. With only...

LINEUP: Tam students including Kroeksak Onchan (on bike), Max Schank (to Onchans left), Mike Krakauer (third from right), and Orie Johnson-Young (second from right), travel with friends to the Nevada desert to ride.

Sons of Tam-Archy: Student Bikers Ride Off the Beaten Path

By Jackson Twilling Jan 3, 2013

Motorsports are not typically associated with high school. However, some Tam students are devoted fans of the sport of dirt biking, including sophomore Kroeksak Onchan, who has been riding for a year. “[I...

IN THE ZONE: Herzog prepares to receive a serve during an away game. This year marks her final season playing for Tam. Photo courtesy of: Shoshana Herzog

Four Years of Varsity Volleyball: Co-captain Shoshana Herzog Finishes Final Season at Tam

By Sander Lutz and Sander Lutz Dec 24, 2012

For most high school students who dominate competitive athletics, their success results from early years of practice and private coaching encouraged by parents. This was not the case for senior Shoshana...

NUMBER ONE: The boys varsity soccer team celebrated their 3-1 win over Maria Carillo in the NCS championship game on November 10. Photo courtesy of: Dustin Nygaard

Boys’ Soccer Secures NCS Championship

By William Cholous Dec 13, 2012

The boys’ varsity soccer team won the North Coast Section title on November 10, defeating Maria Carrillo 3-1 to cap off an exceptional season. “It’s especially nice this year because we made...

Tam Basketball goes 3-1 at Morro Bay tournament

Tam Basketball goes 3-1 at Morro Bay tournament

By Max Bayer and Max Bayer Dec 7, 2012

Tam left the Morro Bay basketball tournament with confidence after going 3-1, winning their last two games. On Thursday they started off as the underdogs against a tough Atascadero squad led by junior...

THE BETA: Senior Dillon Charlton hangs from the ceiling in “the cave” at Planet Granite in San Francisco. Photo by: William Choulos

Rock Climbing Mounts in Popularity

By Mae Puckett Dec 6, 2012

A sport once enjoyed only by REI employees, extreme sports enthusiasts and granola eaters, rock climbing has recently risen in popularity among Tam students. In the last year, many students have flocked...

HANGING OUT: Vangelos and junior Tris Craig sail on San Francisco Bay, enjoying beautiful weather and the view of the city. Photo by: Sam Gates

Quinn Vangelos Rides the Wind

By Emma Boczek Dec 6, 2012

Senior Quinn Vangelos, an enthusiastic and highly successful member of Tam’s sailing team, recently attracted recruitment attention from Harvard, Stanford, and Yale. Vangelos discovered sailing during...

CHECK UP: Tubbs treats football player Devin Birch. Photo by: Claire Talkoff

Tina Tubbs Brings Athletic Training Services to Tam

By Emma Talkoff Dec 6, 2012

Tam’s first ever athletic trainer, Tina Tubbs, expertly wraps a basketball player’s ankle with shiny blue medical tape, firing off questions about the injury while giving directions on icing and...

FORMATION: Bear members pedal together during a race. Photo courtesy of: Stu Bone

Students Race on Bear Development Team

By Cody Duane-McGlashan Dec 6, 2012

Cycling is one of the few sports that require an all-out lung aching, quad burning effort. The Bear Development Team, established in 2012, is a squad of 16 to 21-year-olds who have devoted themselves...

Prodigy Quits Swimming to Row

Prodigy Quits Swimming to Row

By Sonja Hutson Nov 26, 2012

Junior Róisín “Ro” Duffy was on her way to the Junior Nationals for swimming, the competition preceding Olympic Trials of 2011, when she decided to quit the sport after ten years in order to...

Boys Varsity Soccer Defeats Marin Catholic 1-0 in MCAL Finals

By Zack Tolpen Nov 12, 2012

The Tam boys varsity soccer team defeated Marin Catholic for the second time this season on Wednsday, November 7 in a 1-0 victory. For the second season in a row, the team has advanced to the final round...

Tam Varsity Soccer Defeats Branson 1-0 in MCAL Semifinals

By Kiera Atashkarian Nov 8, 2012

On October 24, the Tam boys varsity soccer team defeated Branson 1-0 in their MCAL semifinal match. The start of the game was marked by shouts and chants erupting from the Tam team as they came together...

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