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'Excitement and Pride': Students Catch Fantasy Football Fever

‘Excitement and Pride’: Students Catch Fantasy Football Fever

Noah Levin, Assistant Sports Editor
January 17, 2025

When the NFL season kicks off, Menlo students aren’t just cheering for their favorite teams — they’re also glued to their phones, paying close attention...

Freshman Adam Afar shoots the ball in the NorCal championship game. Photo courtesy of Blake Putanec

Boys Water Polo Wins NorCals

Devon Schaefer, Sports Editor
January 14, 2025

Menlo boys water polo won a NorCal championship for the first time in program history on Nov. 23. In a 12-6 game against Clovis High School, the Knights...

Seniors Will Hauser and Jared Saal
run with sophomore Henry Hauser.
Photo courtesy of Steve Pretre

Boys Cross Country Wins State Championship

Bianca Putanec, Assistant Sports Editor
January 13, 2025

A Division V cross country team had never made it to Nike Cross Nationals (NXN), the unofficial team national championship of high school cross country....

Junior Jack Freehill runs the ball in the Knight’s game against Palma High
School on Nov. 23.

Football Season Recap

Asher Darling, News Editor
January 12, 2025

After losing to archrival Sacred Heart Prep in his first two seasons on Menlo’s varsity football team, senior wide receiver and linebacker Jamie Forese...

Freshman Celena Gao serves the
ball in her singles match at the
CCS finals. Photo courtesy of
Pam McKenney

Girls Tennis Bows Out After Loss in NorCal Championship

Noah Levin, Assistant Sports Editor
January 12, 2025

The Menlo girls tennis team continued a decades-long run of dominance in 2024, clinching first place in the West Bay Athletic League and second place in...

Staff photo: Devon Schaefer

Girls Basketball 2025 Season Preview

Devon Schaefer, Sports Editor
January 11, 2025

The Menlo girls basketball team has a shot to win their fourth consecutive Central Coast Section Championship in the 2024-25 season. And should their success...

Junior Ethan Zhao calls out a play while dribbling up the court.

Boys Basketball 2025 Season Preview

Savannah Smith, Assistant A&L Editor
January 11, 2025

The varsity boys basketball team is gearing up for an exciting season with a larger roster, trips to Hawaii and Carmel as well as momentum after being...

Staff photo: Devon Schaefer

Boys Soccer 2025 Season Preview

Bianca Putanec, Assistant Sports Editor
January 10, 2025

After a thrilling pair of overtime goals, and a nearly unprecedented 13 rounds of penalty kicks in the Central Coast Section Division II semifinals, the...

Staff photo: Devon Schaefer

Girls Soccer 2025 Season Preview

Eleanor Kinder, Social Media and Marketing Director
January 10, 2025

After losing 10 seniors from the previous year as well as senior starting striker Angelica Chou, the 2023-24 Menlo girls soccer season was a rebuilding...

Friday Knight Lights: Flag Football Finishes Season Undefeated (Ep. 3)

Friday Knight Lights: Flag Football Finishes Season Undefeated (Ep. 3)

Devon Schaefer and Asher Darling
December 2, 2024

Preview the third episode of Friday Knight Lights. In order to listen to the full episode, click the Spotify icon, the podcast title, the image or ‘Save...

Athletics Staff Step Up to the Plate as Advocates

Athletics Staff Step Up to the Plate as Advocates

Rafe Weiden, Staff Writer
November 30, 2024

Coaches are no longer limited to just the courts and fields. This year, three athletics staff members are stepping into the classroom as advocates. This...

Sophomore Jonah Block, junior Amay Srinivasan, sophomore Henry Hauser, senior Landon Pretre, senior Will Hauser, senior Jared Saal and freshman Oliver Olbekson pose after placing first in the CIF Cross Country State Division V Championship. Photo courtesy of Miles Bennett-Smith.

Menlo Boys Cross Country Wins States

Devon Schaefer, Sports Editor
November 30, 2024

On Nov. 30, Menlo’s boys cross country team won the CIF State Division V Championship for the first time in school history.  The team finished with...

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