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Co-team captain midfielder senior Ethan Castro prepares for a pass during a Monday, Dec. 2, away game against Valencia High School in Placentia. The Lancers got shut out 4-0.

BOYS SOCCER PREVIEW: Lancers aim to avenge last year’s CIF first-round playoff exit with strong debut in new league

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • January 3, 2025

Coaches: Jordan Brinkley (head coach), Jonathan Burtea (assistant coach), David Torres (assistant coach) Top Returners: Alexis Arroyo (10), Mina Besada (11), Zachary Cardona (12), Ethan Castro (12),...

Girls soccer head coach William Allgeier guides the Lady Lancers against the Esperanza Aztecs during a scrimmage on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Esperanza turf field.

ALL IN FOR ALLGEIER: First-time girls soccer head coach becomes fourth in program history

Emily Kim, Sports Editor • December 26, 2024

William Allgeier said he has been inspired by the words of Marcelo Bielsa: “A man with new ideas is a madman, until his ideas triumph.” Allgeier, hired in May to become only the fourth person to...

Power forward and co-captain junior Arianna Holguin gets ready to shoot the ball during a Thursday, Dec. 19, girls basketball game in the Sunny Hills gym against the Woodbridge Warriors.

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Coach aims to work on offense with ‘fresh batch’ of players who take over from senior-heavy team last season

Aashna Dialani, Web Editor-in-Chief • December 20, 2024

Coaches: Jae Byun (head coach), John Wooldridge (assistant coach) Top Returners: Arianna Holguin (11), Sydney Kim (11), Kayla Ma (11)  Top Newcomers: Rianna Jones (10), Janna Mariano (10), Allie...

Senior Zachary Cardona sprints to the ball, passing Santiago High School defenders, to look for a shot at a goal at Buena Park High School stadium on Thursday, Nov. 21.

GAME BALL: Soccer player reaches goals with commitment to Rhodes College

Alexxa Berumen, Editor-in-Chief • December 15, 2024

Although he started later than his peers, a future in soccer was never out of the question for center and right back senior Zachary [Zach] Cardona.  After spending the first eight years of his life...

Sophomore Maddie Ramirez aims to score a goal near the goal during the first girls varsity water polo game of the 2024-2025 season on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after school at the pool.

GIRLS WATER POLO PREVIEW: With new co-head coach, Lady Lancers aim to remain perfect in league play

Soojin Cho, Feature Editor • December 12, 2024

Coaches: Riley Godfrey (co-head coach), Keith Nighswonger (co-head coach), Natalie McIlveen (assistant coach) Top Returners: Cayenne Bagnol (12), Audrey Bogard (12), Mia Hernandez (11), Lauren Jacobsen...

Junior varsity tennis player sophomore Alice Chae takes her racket back as she prepares to hit her opponent’s shot at the Thursday, Oct. 24, match against Villa Park High School.

LEVELING UP: Releaguing pushes me to strive my best, adapt to new situations

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • December 8, 2024

New schools. New rules. New league. Our girls tennis team still played in the Freeway League, and we still had Troy as an opponent — but we were now up against three additional high schools: El Dorado,...

Sophomores Chanwy Shin (left) and Dylan Kim play a round of Brawl Stars on a bench in front of Room 111 during lunch on Friday, Dec. 6, in preparation for the eSports club’s Brawl Stars tournament the next day at 4 p.m. via a Discord call.

FRIENDLY FIRE: SH students prepare for a lighthearted Brawl Stars tournament

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • December 7, 2024

A $10 Google Play Store gift card will be the top prize today, Dec. 7, when Sunny Hills students compete in a Brawl Stars tournament that will be played remotely and organized by the eSports club. “I...

Team USA delivers gold medals during the 2024 Paris Olympics, ending Sunday, Aug. 11. Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone help bring home wins with their performances in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles, respectively. (“Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 2024” by Citizen59 is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. “Noah Lyles - TeamUSA - Men's 100m GOLD at Paris” by Andy Miah is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.)

COLUMN: 2024 Paris Olympics brings home gold medal for its top 5 unforgettable moments

Lauren Kang, Managing Editor • December 2, 2024

Junior Mikel Cho (right) celebrates with his teammates at the 2024 Pan Am Cadet & Junior Taekwondo Championship on Friday, July 26, held at Arteaga Gymnasium in Querétaro, Mexico. Their performance earned the trio the gold medal.

STRIKING GOLD: Third time’s the charm for then-rising junior competing in international taekwondo team event in Mexico

Kevin Lee, Layout Editor • November 7, 2024

It took then-rising junior Mikel Cho three tries before striking gold. Two years ago on June 29, 2022, Cho traveled to Heredia, Costa Rica, and earned a silver medal in a team taekwondo performance...

Wide receiver and linebacker senior Avery Koo (left) holds up his helmet in celebrating the Lancers’ first win of the season, a 33-3 blowout over Valencia Tigers on Friday, Oct. 18, at Buena Park High School stadium.

Lancers secure first win of season over Valencia, 33-3, on Friday, Oct. 18

Alice Chae, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • October 22, 2024

This story was updated on Thursday, Oct. 24, with quotes from the head football coach. A new head football coach. A new league with five other schools. A new scheme on offense. The 2024-2025...

Lancer football players prepare to defend the Troy Warriors at the 15-yard line in the second quarter of the Battle of the Nations match on Friday, Aug. 23.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW: New head coach hands off new form of leadership to his players

Lauren Kang, Managing Editor • October 2, 2024

Coaches:  Frederick Gambrell (head coach, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/running backs), Matthew Acosta (defense coordinator/outside linebackers), Chris Collodel (offensive line), Ricky Holloway (inside...

Goalie freshman Thomas Rovira throws the ball to a teammate during a Thursday, Aug. 29, home game against Segerstrom at the Sunny Hills pool.

BOYS WATER POLO PREVIEW: Lancers plan to take advantage of practices and offseason matches to prepare for the Century Conference

Serenity Li, Entertainment Editor • October 1, 2024

Coaches: Jordan Jaime (head coach), Sergio Dorrego (assistant coach), Andrea Lantz (assistant coach) Top Returners: Kastuv Aryal (12), Dante Gelles (11), Chase Lee (12), Evan Sereg (12) Top Newcomers:...

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