The Accolade

SPORTS RECAP: Swim and dive remains undefeated throughout entire league season; girls place first, boys place second

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • May 30, 2025

After a six-year consecutive win streak, the Lady Lancers went undefeated in the new, revamped Freeway League, qualifying for CIF-SS preliminaries and finals with a 4-0 league record and a 7-0 season record...

SEASON WRAP-UP: Track & field league finals end with seven qualifying for CIF

Yena Oh, Sports Editor • May 30, 2025

Seven athletes qualified for CIF after league finals at the Fred Kelly Stadium, officials said. “The majority of them have strong athletic backgrounds, so it helped that we were able to share athletes...

eSPORTS WRAP-UP: League of Legends, Valorant players reclaim their CIF spots, seeking championship next year

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • May 22, 2025

After a competitive 2024-2025 eSports season, the League of Legends team finished second in CIF, falling short to Rowland High School with a score of 1-2 in a final match on Saturday, April 26, at California...

GAMEBALL: Co-captain’s efforts on, off field lead to admission to MIT, a spot on its women’s soccer roster

Kaylynn Park, Cub Reporter • May 18, 2025

At first, her heart sank. That was her initial reaction when senior Lauren Won opened up the Notre Dame admissions portal to see what the result was regarding her early action application. “I opened...

SUPER SAAB STORY: Senior triplets reflect on high school athletics bond; plan to pave their own path past graduation

Emily Kim, Staff Reporter • May 16, 2025

They’re triplets. But they’re not all the same gender. Two are girls, and one is a boy. For the past four years, these three have taken their athletic talents to either the tennis or volleyball...

MAKING A HOME RUN: Ex-baseball player returns to his alma mater as head baseball coach

Ellen Hwang, Spotlight Team Reporter • May 1, 2025

Boys tennis ends league season in second place; qualifies for CIF playoffs

Soojin Cho, Copy Editor • May 1, 2025

After winning its third consecutive Freeway League match last week against Esperanza, the boys tennis team maintained its hold on second place in the division while qualifying for a spot in the CIF playoffs....

WINTER SPORTS RECAP: Boys soccer, boys basketball, boys wrestling, girls water polo qualify for playoffs

Faith Jung, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor • April 22, 2025

Boys soccer, boys basketball, boys wrestling and girls water polo advanced to playoffs this season, with two of the four teams bringing home the league championship title. After the disbandment of the...

Boys volleyball clinches second place in inaugural Crestview League; qualifies for CIF playoffs

Nathan Lee, Layout Editor • April 15, 2025

After a four-match losing streak, the boys volleyball team rebounded during its senior night home match against Yorba Linda High School and clinched second place in the inaugural Crestview League, qualifying...

Despite wind gusts, boys tennis captures its first league win against Cypress

Soojin Cho, Copy Editor • April 8, 2025

After losing its first Freeway League match to private school Crean Lutheran of Irvine at home, the boys tennis team rebounded for its first win in its Tuesday, April 1, match against Cypress High School...

BOYS GOLF PREVIEW: Stacked Lancers with 3 D1 commits seek to win inaugural Crestview League title, another CIF championship

Nathan Lee, Layout Editor • March 31, 2025

Coach: Scott Enrico (head coach) Top Returning Players: Andrew Choi (11), Jonathan Jeon (11), Felipe Jikal (10), Caleb Kim (12), Troy Kwon (11) Top Newcomer: Cole Kim (11) Last Season: The Lancers...

BOYS TENNIS PREVIEW: Younger Lancer squad aims to challenge for inaugural title of revamped Freeway League

Kayden Kim, Opinion Editor • March 26, 2025

Coaches: Christopher Ghareebo (head coach), Lori Peterson (assistant coach) Top Returners: Nathan Lee (12), Richard Lu (12), Dominador Tenazas (10) Top Newcomers: Florenzo Tenazas (9), Julian Yoon...