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The Accolade

Sisters and doubles tennis partners seniors Hannah Saab (left) and Karina Saab hold their rackets while brother senior Lucas Saab prepares for a volleyball spike.

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...

No. 1 singles player senior Derrick Sun returns a serve during his first match at home against Esperanza High School on Thursday, April 24. The Lancers’ last league match ended with a victory, 10-7, keeping Sunny Hills in second place in the division before league finals begin this week.

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....

Sophomore Dominador Tenazas, one of the top returners to the boys tennis squad, practices his serves at the Sunny Hills tennis courts on Thursday, Feb. 27.

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...

Sophomore Madelyn Sooter enters the takeoff zone for the high jump in an attempt to jump over the bar at the Freeway League quad meet No. 2 on Thursday, April 3, 2024.

GAMEBALL: A (wo)man for all seasons

Yena Oh, Sports Editor March 12, 2025

This is the first in a series on student-athletes playing a sport during each season in the 2024-2025 school year. The Accolade profiles their contributions and what they do to keep them on top of their...

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,...

Girls tennis player junior Daniela Borruel (center) received her certificate of recognition alongside her two Sunny Hills classmates, who were also in attendance to receive their own certificates for being Adopt-A-Park volunteers, from the Fullerton City Council in City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

GAME BALL: Girls tennis co-captain earns Fullerton City Council award after finishing 58-0 in high school singles matches last fall

Dareen Hagekhalil, Staff Reporter February 18, 2024

In honor of girls tennis co-captain junior Daniela Borruel’s recent success in keeping her unbeaten streak alive in singles and claiming her second CIF-SS Division 2 title along the way, the Fullerton...

Senior Owen Taylor swings at the ball during practice on Monday, March 13, on the Sunny Hills tennis court.

GAME BALL: Senior manages playing boys tennis, volleyball in same season

Grace Min, Sports Editor May 19, 2023

Two years ago, senior Owen Taylor decided to add a new dimension to his tennis game – volleyball. Having played on the varsity boys tennis squad since his freshman year, Taylor tried out for the...

Junior Brian Lemus gets ready to hit a forehand at a practice on March 3 at Sunny Hills.

BOYS TENNIS PREVIEW: Lancers aim for ‘three-peat’ Freeway League title

Giselle Suastegui, Feature Editor March 13, 2023

Coach: Chris Ghareebo (head coach)  Top Returning Players: Richard Lu (10), Nevin McCann (11), Owen Taylor (12), Calvin Yoo (11) Last Season: The boys tennis team finished the 2021-2022 season with...

Sunny Hills freshman Daniela Bourrel (right) stands with athletic director Paul Jones (left) after winning the CIF-Southern Section singles title at Whittier Narrows on Dec. 2.

Freshman wins CIF Division 3 girls tennis singles title – a first for Sunny Hills

Daniel Kong, Business Manager January 8, 2022

In the 62 years of Sunny Hills High School, no female athlete has ever won a CIF tennis singles title. It took a first-year freshman to change that and make history for the SH girls tennis program. Daniela...

Linebacker senior Kevin Hu runs around a cone during a June 23 practice. The Lancer football team currently practices Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5:00.

Athletes in Cohort C still ‘C’ to it that they stay in shape, contribute to their sports team

Lauren Jung, Guest Columnist December 8, 2020

After spending his first five class periods listening to his teachers’ lectures on Zoom and completing his work digitally from his room at home, freshman Aiden Ko rushes to campus for his sixth period...

Sophomore Carolyn Tran starts her tennis serve toss during practice at Aug. 14. Photo taken by Accolade photographer Brianna Zafra.

New varsity and JV coaches to lead girls tennis

Alice Shin, Managing Editor August 16, 2019

Coaches: Christopher Ghareebo, Minhoh Han (JV coach) Top Returning Players: Natalija Glavy (10), Emily Kim (12), Carolyn Tran (10) Outlook: After guiding the girls tennis team for two years, Madeline...

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