The Tam News
Varsity Football Crushed by Marin Catholic
By Connor Dargan
September 28, 2016
The varsity football team suffered a crushing 56-0 defeat at Marin Catholic on September 24. Although the game seemed relatively even in the first half, Tam turned the ball over five times, the most ever under head coach Jon Black. The most notable factor in this loss occurred when senior Tre...
Varsity Football Beats Sonoma Valley Dragons
By Adam Tolson
August 28, 2016
photos by Ethan Swope Tam football opened its season by beating the Sonoma Valley Dragons 13-2 on August 26 at Tam. This was a highly anticipated first game, with the return of the Mitchell brothers, a new free safety in senior and Redwood transfer Leonjae Silas, the addition of junior Oscar Corona...
Tam High Mountain Bike Team Wins NorCal D1 at Petaluma
By Calvin Rosevear
May 2, 2016
The Tam High mountain bike team came in first place out of NorCal Division one teams in their fourth race of the year on April 23. The race was the nearest to Tam, in Petaluma, and many team podiums (top five wins) contributed to the win. Nine total riders came in the top five for Tam, spread out throu...
Athlete Q&A with Annie Whalen (Girls’ Varsity Swimmer)
By Jackson Gathard
May 2, 2016
Senior Annie Whalen is on the girls’ varsity swimming team, and has been a part of various leagues throughout her swimming experience. I asked her a few questions about her past in the sport and her plans to continue. Q: How long have you been swimming (how did you get started)? I’ve been swimmi...
Athlete of the Issue: Hank Taft (Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Lead Scorer)
By Trevor Bukowski
April 28, 2016
At the age of nine years old, junior Hank Taft was introduced to lacrosse and found an eternal love for the game. He recalls an early memory when he was very young. He was playing on a lacrosse team called Wolf Pack and his dad was coaching. “We ended up doing really well and beating our rivals, which was t...
Varsity Boys’ Volleyball Loses to Drake
By Kevin Lee, Kevin Lee, Kevin Lee, Kevin Lee, and Kevin Lee
April 8, 2016
The Drake boys varsity volleyball team beat Tamalpais 3-0 at Tam on March 8, 2016. Tam is a young team but Drake has a lot of club experience. “I think we are young and that’s a respectable loss. I think it’s going to take time for the team to find their way,”Head Coach Jason Souza said. “Ther...
Q & A with Megan Lee: Slaying Sports of Many Sorts
By Calvin Rosevear and Calvin Rosevear
February 2, 2016
Junior Megan Lee loves to play sports. She has played soccer, plays basketball and golf, and rides for the mountain bike team. She also plans to play softball this spring. Her focus is on basketball. For this issue’s Q&A, she discussed her experience participating in the variety of sports she pl...
Girls’ Varsity Soccer Beats Justin Siena
By Lilly Murphy and Lilly Murphy
January 26, 2016
The girls varsity soccer team beat Justin Siena 7-0 in a dominating performance January 13 at Tam. Tam had Justin Siena under pressure from the beginning, with a goal made by junior Callie Clifford from inside the box. Within the first few minutes the momentum was set for the game. “Callie’s...
Boys Varsity Basketball Loses to Drake
By Blake Killingsworth, Blake Killingsworth, and Blake Killingsworth
January 13, 2016
Fans packed Gus gym on Friday night to watch the varsity boys’ basketball team (1-3 MCAL, 3-12 overall) take on MCAL powerhouse Drake (3-1 MCAL, 10-5 overall). Tam put up an impressive fight for 3 quarters, but Drake pulled away at the end to seal the 66-53 victory. Tam moved the ball well and quickly...
Girls Varsity Basketball Beats Elsie Allen 72-3 for Second Season Win
By Kendall Lafranchi, Kendall Lafranchi, and Kendall Lafranchi
December 14, 2015
The girls varsity basketball team beat the Elsie Allen Mexican Wolves, 72-3, on December 1 for their second game of the season bringing their record to 2-0. The contest looked very promising from the start with the Hawks shutting out the Wolves 48-0 just in the first half. The Wolves single three-point b...
Boys Varsity Basketball Loses to Open Season
By Connor Norton and Connor Norton
December 14, 2015
The boys varsity basketball team faced off against NCS opponent Analy High school, losing 71-41 on November 28. Tam started strong and competitive against the Analy Tigers from Sebastopol; down only 11-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Tigers took control in the second quarter dropping 24 poi...
