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JV player Cameron McNeilly sets the ball at Marmonte Beach League Tournament #2 on Saturday, Aug, 30. (Photo by Timon Pham/OPHS Boys Beach Volleyball)

Digging deep on the beach

Riya Yarlagadda, Senior Staff Writer September 27, 2025

Since the start of the 2025-26 season, Oak Park High School’s boys beach volleyball team has been attending weekly tournaments. This year, volleyball games are no longer held at Will Rogers State Beach,...

From left- Lily Synder, Emily Hardy, Ariel Ben Mocha, Jasleen Sumal, Sophia Lara, Maryam Mahmood

Pushing past limits: Athletes set new personal records at Woodbridge cross country meet

Siddharth Suthar, Senior Staff Writer September 26, 2025

At one of the most important events of the year, the cross country team’s meet at Woodbridge had the members locked in. The student-athletes prepared, and it showed in their attitude. With many of them...

Girls volleyball sets the tone with strong start under new coach

Girls volleyball sets the tone with strong start under new coach

Emily Miller, Business & Communications Manager September 26, 2025

About midway through the new season, girls volleyball is finding its rhythm. The team has been working hard at practice to not only strengthen as individual players, but build a solid foundation for a...

(Photo by Amber Fouse/Amaizing Visions)

Intensity, Hunger and Standards: New OPHS Girls Basketball Coach April Schilling

Yash Parikh and Charlie Crivello September 26, 2025

Calling new Oak Park High School girls basketball coach April Schilling overqualified is an understatement. As a former collegiate player and coach, Schilling will be taking the lead of a team that is...

The team poses before an away game.

OPHS girls golf aces the start of the season

Tanvi Jeurkar, News Editor September 24, 2025

A month into the season, the Oak Park High School girls golf team is on par with and constantly raising expectations.  “The season’s going very good,” senior Madeleine Kim said. “We're still...

Camacho cheers at an OPHS home game.

The best of both worlds with Acacia Camacho

Tanvi Jeurkar, News Editor September 24, 2025

Almost every student at Oak Park High School is involved on campus in some way. Some students join ten clubs. Some help create the Yearbook. And some are on two sports teams–at the exact same...

JJ Lew: Baroque enthusiast and biking extraordinaire

JJ Lew: Baroque enthusiast and biking extraordinaire

Abhinav Kodali and Yash Parikh September 24, 2025

If JJ Lew had one hot take to tell the world, he would make sure it sizzled. “This might be a crazy take, but I think that rap is uninspired Satanist propaganda,” Lew said. He obviously presents...

(Photo by Sarah Smith)

Athletes of the Week: Rafe Anderson, Kathleen Lambe and Aine Pitillo

Isabella Xing Gonzalez, Business & Communications Manager September 19, 2025

Rafe Anderson, Kathleen Lambe and Aine Pitillo were chosen as athletes of the week for the week of Sept. 8, 2025.    Freshman Kathleen Lambe was chosen as one of the three cross country athletes...

(Photo by Jackson Thayer)

Football profile: Ryder Risty

Emerson Adams, Broadcast Editor September 10, 2025

Oak Park High School has many ambitious and hard working athletes which make up the exciting school spirit and energizing sports games all throughout the year. To take a deeper dive into the OPHS varsity...

(Photo by Jackson Thayer).

Profile: Varsity point guard Ava Rogerson

Yash Parikh and Charlie Crivello September 9, 2025

“My favorite NBA player is Steph Curry,” sophomore Ava Rogerson said. “And my favorite WNBA player is Sabrina Ionescu.” The second-year varsity girls basketball player certainly shoots like her...

Bo Nix and Puka Nacua (Photo by Yash Parikh/The Talon).

The End Zone Report: Volume 10

Yash Parikh, Sports Editor September 9, 2025

Note: This article was written by a Ravens fan who just witnessed his favorite team suffer a loss that was a tragedy of unparalleled proportions. Any comments made about that game should be taken with...

(Photo by Milo Labor)

Girls varsity cross country secures a win at Cool Breeze Invitational

Emily Miller, Business & Communications Manager September 9, 2025

Oak Park High School is known for its rigorous curriculum and academic excellence. However, it also excels in many different sports on campus. Oak Park’s girls varsity cross country team took on the...

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