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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

Boys Varsity Soccer Defeats Rival Redwood 1-0

By Zack Tolpen Oct 10, 2012

The Tam boys varsity soccer team defeated Redwood 1-0 on Wednesday, October 10. This brought Tam to a record of 10-1 and protected their first place spot in MCALs. Tam attacked early with a goal in the...

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BREAKING THE SURFACE:  Brigitte Winkler comes up for air during a breaststroke race at the Olympic Trials. Photo courtesy of: Peter Macintosh

Tam Senior Swims in Olympic Trials

By Billie Mandelbaum Oct 8, 2012

There are 300,000 swimmers registered with USA Swimming, the national governing body for American swimmers. Of these swimmers about 1,700 swimmers were invited to participate in the Olympic Time Trials...

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The boys varsity football team poses in front of the scoreboard after defeating Drake 28-7 in their homecoming game.

GALLERY: Homecoming Football Game 2012

Oct 4, 2012

On September 2, the Tam High football teams played their homecoming games in front of a full crowd at home. Varsity took on the Drake Pirates, and finished with a 28-7 victory. During halftime, entertainment...

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WINGSPAN: Ordway braces for a shot from Terra Linda offense.  Photo by: Kristie Lee

Ballet Brings Star Goalie to Tam

By Joe Laland Oct 3, 2012

Ballet isn’t a typical cross training sport for water polo players. However, senior Elliot Ordway has transitioned from ballet dancer to one of the toughest water polo goalies in MCAL. “3 years...

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AND THEY'RE OFF: Members of the Tam girls cross country team set out at the Stinson Beach Relays.  Photo courtesy of: MJ Alves

Young Cross Country Team Optimistic About 2012 Season

By Emma Talkoff Oct 3, 2012

The cross country teams were put to their first test of the season on September 8 at the Ed Sias invitational meet, where 310 runners from 24 schools raced a 2-mile course in Pleasant Hill. Tam had...

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Girls Varsity Volleyball Gears Up for 2012 Season

By Maddie Elias Sep 19, 2012

An unusually high number of players this year prompted girls JV water polo coach Katie Schlueter to try something new; two JV girls teams. Previously, there were only one JV and one varsity team. “Those...

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GALLERY: Girls varsity water polo defeats Justin Siena 9-7

GALLERY: Girls varsity water polo defeats Justin Siena 9-7

By Kristie Lee Sep 14, 2012

On Wednesday, September 5, the Tam girls varsity water polo team defeated Justin Siena 9-7 at home. Below are some featured photos of the game.

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Butler attempting to shake off a Redwood defender on a screen pass

Tam varsity football defeats Redwood, remains undefeated

By Kenny Rosenberg Sep 13, 2012

The Tam varsity football team is currently undefeated through their first three games. After knocking off St. Patrick, St. Vincent and Petaluma High, the Hawks rolled through the Redwood Giants in...

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Boys varsity water polo wins 7-2 against Northgate Mustangs

By Declan Katz Sep 6, 2012

On September 6, the Tam boys varsity water polo team faced the Northgate Mustangs at home in a 7-2 victory. A dominant offense and defense with contributions from freshman Jackson Hettler, junior Alec...

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GALLERY: Boys varsity soccer defeats Montgomery 4-0

GALLERY: Boys varsity soccer defeats Montgomery 4-0

By Max Shulman Sep 6, 2012

On Tuesday, August 28, the Tam High boys varsity soccer team celebrated a 4-0 victory over Montgomery High School. Senior Julien Melendez was responsible for two of Tam's four goals, "Since this was the...

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The boys varsity team celebrates their first place finish in the Bay City Invitational tournament on August 24. Photo courtesy of Ken Rosenberg.

Boys varsity soccer wins Bay City Invitational

By Zack Tolpen Aug 30, 2012

Tam soccer coach Dustin Nygaard created the Bay City Invitational soccer tournament in 2007, but as of one week ago, Tam had yet to win a trophy. That changed when Tam won Northern California’s famous...

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2012-13 Fantasy Football Preview

2012-13 Fantasy Football Preview

By Kenny Rosenberg & Joe Laland Aug 30, 2012

Welcome to the most useful fantasy football preview you will ever read. Our goal is to give you a couple tidbits of advice without boring you half to death. We hope this quick grid can help you win a championship.   Kenny’s...

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