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Alex Gaspar, Opinion Editor

Alex Gaspar is the Opinion Editor for the 2021-22 school year. Gaspar has been writing for the Talon since the 2019-20 school year, serving as one of the Sports Editors in 2020-21.

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Teichner celebrates after a tournament win

Profile: Noah Teichner

May 13, 2022
Mr. Chevalier and two of his favorite AP Econ students.

Chevalier to step down as athletic director

April 1, 2022
Flyers advocating the message that wearing or not wearing a mask is an option are posted on classroom doors throughout the OPHS campus. (Photo courtesy of Mina Jung)

OPUSD goes through first week of non-mandated mask wearing

March 28, 2022
Todd Greene/Unsplash

Talon Sports Podcast: March Madness Edition

March 27, 2022
Brent Gelick / Talon

Sports Prediction Central: Season 2, March Madness Edition

March 18, 2022
DA meets the real DA

DA meets the real DA

March 11, 2022
Photo illustration (Eric Yeung, Alex Gaspar, and Adam Helfstein/Talon)

Sports sanctions against Russia

March 4, 2022
Brent Gelick / Talon

Sports Prediction Central Season 2, Edition 7

March 4, 2022
Brent Gelick / Talon

EYE 2 EYE: College vs. professional basketball

February 25, 2022

Oak Park Mock Trial makes history

February 24, 2022

Winter sports playoff matchups announced

February 11, 2022

Fan attendance limited at basketball games

January 27, 2022

Boys’ basketball’s Isaiah Sherrard to join West Coast Elite

January 27, 2022
Sports Prediction Central: Season 2, Edition 6

Sports Prediction Central: Season 2, Edition 6

January 27, 2022
EYE 2 EYE: Streaming vs. going to the movies

EYE 2 EYE: Streaming vs. going to the movies

January 14, 2022
Boys and girls soccer line up for picture day

Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer teams begin a promising season

December 16, 2021
Sports Prediction Central: Season 2, Edition 5

Sports Prediction Central: Season 2, Edition 5

December 16, 2021

Oak Park Boys’ Basketball sweeps Agoura

December 16, 2021
From left to right: Coach Webb, Coach Klamecki and Coach Shaw

Coach’s Roundtable

December 15, 2021
Aidan Meek / Talon

What it’s like to be a senior on campus

November 18, 2021
Sports‌ ‌Prediction‌ ‌Central:‌ ‌Season‌ ‌2,‌ ‌Edition‌ 4

Sports‌ ‌Prediction‌ ‌Central:‌ ‌Season‌ ‌2,‌ ‌Edition‌ 4

November 18, 2021
‌Sports‌ ‌Prediction‌ ‌Central:‌ ‌Season‌ ‌2,‌ ‌Edition‌ 3

‌Sports‌ ‌Prediction‌ ‌Central:‌ ‌Season‌ ‌2,‌ ‌Edition‌ 3

November 12, 2021
Sports Prediction Central: Season 2, Edition 2

Sports Prediction Central: Season 2, Edition 2

October 29, 2021
Rob Hall and Winnie Sloan reach 30 years at Oak Park High

Rob Hall and Winnie Sloan reach 30 years at Oak Park High

October 14, 2021
Sports Prediction Central, Season 2, Edition 1: Football is back

Sports Prediction Central, Season 2, Edition 1: Football is back

October 1, 2021
Homecoming night dampered by loss to Hueneme

Homecoming night dampered by loss to Hueneme

October 1, 2021
Brent Gelick / Talon

EYE 2 EYE: Name, Image and Likeness for NCAA Athletes

September 29, 2021
First football game ends in resounding victory

First football game ends in resounding victory

August 24, 2021
La Torra waves at the camera during one of her games (Photo via Brooke La Torra and Jim Dryden)

La Torra’s journey to collegiate athletics

May 24, 2021
Chiu playing the game he loves at the Oak Park Invitational (photo courtesy of Ian Chiu)

Darren Chiu’s unique road to success

May 24, 2021

Deep Dive: Getting to know OPUSD’s new Superintendent

May 14, 2021

EYE 2 EYE Podcast: Cornetto Trilogy

May 14, 2021

Multiple COVID outbreaks around Los Angeles linked to youth sports

May 14, 2021
Talon Top 5: Mrs. Hankins and her favorite books

Talon Top 5: Mrs. Hankins and her favorite books

May 12, 2021
Talon Top 5: Mr. Cooks Favorite Movies

Talon Top 5: Mr. Cook’s Favorite Movies

April 30, 2021
Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 10

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 10

April 16, 2021
Outdoor sport and event venues reopen

Outdoor sport and event venues reopen

March 19, 2021
Alex Gaspar reflects on the impact of the Super Bowl hosting an in-person audience.

The issue with Super Bowl crowd attendance

March 19, 2021
Column: Sports Prediction Central, March Madness edition

Column: Sports Prediction Central, March Madness edition

March 18, 2021

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 9

March 5, 2021
Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 8

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 8

February 19, 2021
Talon Sports Podcast

Talon Sports Podcast

February 5, 2021
Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 7

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 7

January 24, 2021

UCLA and USC athletics hampered by COVID-19 scares

December 11, 2020
Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 6

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 6

December 11, 2020
Breaking down college recruitment

Breaking down college recruitment

December 11, 2020
A diagram sent out by Ventura County depicts the limitations of what one can and cant do while Ventura County is in the purple tier.

Increase in COVID-19 cases force Ventura County into the purple tier

November 20, 2020
Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 5

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 5

November 19, 2020
Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 4

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 4

November 6, 2020

2020 World Series recap

November 6, 2020
Dodgers win the 2020 World Series

Dodgers win the 2020 World Series

October 28, 2020
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 

October 22, 2020
Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 3

Column: Sports Prediction Central, Edition 3

October 22, 2020
The return of college basketball

The return of college basketball

October 9, 2020
Column: Sports Prediction Central — Edition 2

Column: Sports Prediction Central — Edition 2

October 9, 2020

Biden, Trump, college football and the election

September 25, 2020
Column: Sports Predictions Central — Edition 1

Column: Sports Predictions Central — Edition 1

September 24, 2020

USC football players send letter to Newsom asking to play

September 24, 2020
Colleges begin to cut sports teams

Colleges begin to cut sports teams

September 10, 2020
The case for college football

The case for college football

September 10, 2020

ESPN to broadcast Korean baseball league games

May 7, 2020

Adjusted Summer Conditioning for OPHS Athletics

May 7, 2020

Dance team goes virtual for 2020 auditions

April 30, 2020
Spencer Driggs(pictured) competes in his second track meet at Simi Valley High School.

The Fight to Return to the Track: Spencer Driggs’s Comeback Story

March 25, 2020
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