By Andrew Ferron, Author at The Tam News

Varsity Baseball Defeats Novato 5-3

By Andrew Ferron ♦ May 22, 2017

The boys’ varsity baseball team defeated the Novato Hornets 5-3 in a home game on May 5. “We got the win ultimately but it was a very hard fought game, tough one,” manager Nathan Bernstein said. ...

Sports Opinion: Why Coaches Shouldn’t Expect Early Release (Web Exclusive)

By Dani Egan ♦ May 4, 2017

It’s the end of fourth period, and the classroom is deserted. Slowly, sports obligations emptied out the classroom as students left for early release, the lesson unfinished in their notes. Some are happy...

End of an Era

By Sabrina Baker ♦ May 3, 2017

The varsity baseball team is nearing the end of the season, but for the eight senior Hawks, it’s an especially bittersweet time. Seniors Matthew Kearney, Kevin McDougal, Jack Dickson, Will Muir, Connor...

Nikhil Kharkar: Serving His Way to the Top

By Dahlia Zail ♦ May 3, 2017

Senior Nikhil Kharkar began playing tennis at the age of five with his dad and older sister. “We would go to the Tiburon tennis courts every week and we would just hit,” Kharkar said. Kharkar started...

Lucky Shulman: Brining Tam Lax to LA

By Sophia Venables ♦ May 3, 2017

Senior and Tam News design and photo editor, Lucky Shulman, will be fulfilling her longtime goal of playing midfield for the UCLA lacrosse team next year. Growing up mainly on the East Coast, Shulman was...

March Madness: Impact on Tam (Web Exclusive)

By Jack Goldman ♦ Apr 18, 2017

What could be more thrilling than watching the best college basketball teams square off in March Madness? Simple: filling out a March Madness bracket for yourself! However, this tradition of filling out...

Rob Davis Succeeds on the Court (Web Exclusive)

By Francis Strietmann and ♦ Mar 31, 2017

Senior and middle blocker of the Boys’ Varsity Volleyball team Senior Rob Davis transferred to Tam after four years at Eastside College Preparatory School, a boarding school in Palo Alto. Davis, who...

Sports Opinion: Physical Education: Unnecessary for Student Athletes

By Arya Guinney & Kennedy Cook ♦ Mar 31, 2017

Physical Education (P.E.) is a two-year required course for every student that attends Tam. It has two components–one that encompasses the information a student would learn in a health class and a second,...

Athlete of the Issue: Isobel Wright

By Sophia Venables ♦ Mar 31, 2017

Senior Isobel Wright will be a part of the Wesleyan University track team as a high jumper come next fall. Wright attributes her passion for high jump to joining track in eighth grade. “[The Mill Valley...

Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Loses to Las Lomas

By Jack Loder ♦ Mar 28, 2017

The boys’ varsity Lacrosse team came up short against Las Lomas on March 24 at Tam. A close and competitive game throughout, Las Lomas ultimately pulled away in the fourth quarter, winning by a score...

Athlete of the Issue: Karim Shakur, NCS Wrestling Champion

By Miles Rubens and Miles Rubens & Zoe Wynn ♦ Mar 14, 2017

Karim Shakur’s remarkable transformation into an elite high school wrestler didn’t take place overnight. Shakur, this year’s NCS champion in his 195 pound weight class was the first Tam wrestler...

Sports Opinion: In Defense of Girls Lacrosse

By Dahlia Zail and Dahlia Zail ♦ Mar 14, 2017

Imagine this. You spend two hours after school practicing every day. You play your heart out in every single game. You condition, train, and drill, trying tirelessly to get better. And in return for all...