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News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

All of the Tamalpais High School sports coverage, from games to athlete profiles

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Girls Varsity Volleyball Loses Final Game, Says Goodbye to Senior Players

By Jessica Rasmussen Nov 1, 2012

On October 25, the Redwood girls’ varsity volleyball team defeated Tam in all three sets during their last game of the season. The Tam players started the final game of the year, and last high school...

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Girls JV water polo splits into two teams

By Sonja Hutson Oct 12, 2012

In years past, Tam High has had two girls water polo teams: Varsity and JV. However, with an unusually high number of talented players this year,JV water polo coach Katie Schlueter is trying something...

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Tam Varsity Football Falls to Justin Siena

Oct 12, 2012

The boys varsity football team played Justin Siena (5-1, 2-1 MCAL) at home on October 6, losing by just two points, 12-14. Tam lost in the final minutes of the game, on a two-point conversion attempt that...

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