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Breaking down college recruitment

Breaking down college recruitment

Alex Gaspar, Brent Gelick, Adam Helfstein, and Eric Yeung December 11, 2020

The lights, the cameras, the attention. Everyone wants to be on the big stage, the shining star, experience the Cinderella story. However, not everyone is cut out for the life of a NCAA student-athlete.  Under...

Does the return to hybrid equal a return to contact in sports?

Amanda Dermott, Online Editor November 20, 2020

Second semester is just around the corner and students are anxiously awaiting the return to campus with hybrid learning, though with the recent movement to the purple tier there are no guarantees. But...

New OPHS esports club 

Daniel Yeung, Guest Writer November 20, 2020

Disclaimer: I plan on participating in the esports club and possibly running for office within the club. However,  I wrote this article solely for the purpose of providing unbiased information. Over...

Letter to the Locker Room: Football 

Hayden Lynch, Graduated Sports Editor November 19, 2020

Dear Birdcage,  My name is Hayden Lynch — I am a sophomore cornerback for the Oak Park football team. Football during COVID-19 has been an interesting experience from the eyes of a student-athlete....

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 5

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 5

Eric Yeung, Alex Gaspar, and Adam Helfstein November 19, 2020

Welcome to the fifth edition of Sports Predictions Central, a column for predictions of the best games on the sports slate this week.  In this edition, we will be predicting and breaking down the outcomes...

Girls team warming up before their long run.

Cross country practices during COVID-19

Alexa Pinon, Staff Writer November 6, 2020

 Click on the image or on this link and scroll down to view.   Ever since the cross country team received clearance to resume, they have been doing in-person practices. There are new safety...

ComedySportz is back and ready for laughs 

ComedySportz is back and ready for laughs 

Angie Bleau, News Editor November 6, 2020

ComedySportz is back. The first game of the 2020-21 school year is set for Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Due to distance learning and guidelines set forth by the state of  California, games have been moved to an...

Letter from the locker room: Girls basketball

Navya Batra, Graduated Digital Media Manager November 6, 2020

Dear Birdcage, My name is Navya Batra and I am a senior on the girls Varsity basketball team at OPHS.  Most years, our season takes up the entire year. We start summer conditioning in June, have the...

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 4

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 4

Alex Gaspar, Adam Helfstein, and Eric Yeung November 6, 2020

Welcome to the fourth edition of Sports Predictions Central, a column for predictions of the best games on the sports slate this week.  In this edition, we will be predicting and breaking down the outcomes...

2020 World Series recap

Alex Gaspar and Eric Yeung November 6, 2020

The drought has finally been lifted. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the World Series for the first time since 1988, lifting a weight off of Dodger’s fans around the world.  In the first to four series,...

Dodgers win the 2020 World Series

Dodgers win the 2020 World Series

Eric Yeung and Alex Gaspar October 28, 2020

The Los Angeles Dodgers have broken their World Series drought of 32 years, winning their fourth game with a score of 3-1 in Game 6 of the first to four series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Blake Snell...

During pre-pandemic times, the LucStrong foundation — a nonprofit organization devoted to combatting sickle cell disease — held an annual kickball tournament to raise funds for the organization.

LucStrong Kickit Challenge 

Alex Gaspar, Adam Helfstein, and Eric Yeung October 22, 2020

The annual LucStrong Kickball fundraiser will look a little different during the age of COVID-19. During pre-pandemic times, the LucStrong foundation — a nonprofit organization devoted to combatting...

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