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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

Profiles of student athletes

By Sophia Krivoruchko Dec 18, 2017

  Four hours of gymnastics a day “isn’t a big deal” to junior gymnast Nicole Leary. This is her second year training at Novato Gymnastics after transferring from Gymworld Gymnastics in...

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Athlete of the Issue: Zoe Wortzman

Athlete of the Issue: Zoe Wortzman

By Fergus Campbell Nov 9, 2017

Senior Zoe Wortzman never leaves the pool. One can find her at College of Marin or Redwood High School nine times a week, unless, of course, she’s competing. Meets take her as far away as Florida when...

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Natalie Durham: Making a Racket

Natalie Durham: Making a Racket

By Eddie Schultz Oct 31, 2017

Girls’ varsity tennis captain, Natalie Durham has had a strong presence as a leader on the team for the last two years. The senior and four year varsity starter has led her squad to an impressive 10-0...

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Cian's Cannon

Cian’s Cannon

By Miles Rubens Oct 31, 2017

The boys’ water polo team has a reputation for constant jokes and pranks during practice, and at the center of it all is senior Cian Concannon. Concannon, who is third on the team with 34 goals as...

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The team poses for a post practice photo, dripping in swag

Small Fish Big Pond

By Jack Loder Oct 12, 2017

As the final seconds ticked off the aquatic center scoreboard at Acalanes High School on November 17, Boys Varsity Water Polo head coach Bob Kustel breathed a sigh of relief. In his 16th season at the...

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Big Limpin'

Big Limpin’

By Jack Loder Sep 23, 2017

Senior lineman Tristan Mitchell lay sprawled on the couch in his downtown Mill Valley home on an unusually hot September Friday afternoon. The heat was especially bothersome for the physically imposing...

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Athlete of the Issue: Sam Carlson

Athlete of the Issue: Sam Carlson

By Megan Butt and Connor Dargan Sep 22, 2017

Once junior Sam Carlson steps out onto the football field, he’s in the zone.  No matter the situation, he stays disciplined and poised to blow through the opposition’s offensive line.  As soon as...

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Athlete of the Issue: Zevan Solomon

Athlete of the Issue: Zevan Solomon

By Connor Dargan Jun 3, 2017

As his senior year comes to a close, Zevan Solomon stops to catch his breath and look back on his time on track and field and cross country.  Solomon runs the 800 meter, 1600 meter, and 3200 meter and...

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Freshmen Success on Varsity Sailing

By Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes May 31, 2017

Freshmen Lilly Hocke and Luke Marshall joined Varsity Sailing this fall.  “[I became interested in sailing] when I was younger,” Hocke said. “I would go to my lake house in Pine Crest, near Yosemite....

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Nikhil Kharkar: Serving His Way to the Top

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...

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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...

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Rob Davis Succeeds on the Court (Web Exclusive)

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...

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