The Mirror | Van Nuys High School | June 2021 | Volume 107 |Issue 4
The student-produced newspaper at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, California. Awarded the prestigious NSPA Pacemaker Award, the CSPA Silver Crown and 2021 1st place SCJEA Newspaper.
The student-produced newspaper at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, California. Awarded the prestigious NSPA Pacemaker Award, the CSPA Silver Crown and 2021 1st place SCJEA Newspaper.
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22| JUNE <strong>2021</strong> | | A T H L E T I C S |<br />
theMIRROR<br />
COVID-19<br />
COMEBACK...<br />
SPORTS<br />
RETURN<br />
TO CAMPUS<br />
By ANDRE DAVANCENS<br />
SPORTS EDITOR | THE MIRROR<br />
An unorthodox year for schooling and for sports , the <strong>2021</strong> sports<br />
season was unexpected but welcome. As an athlete I checked<br />
every schoology message for the words “sports will resume.” For<br />
my sports, Swim and Waterpolo, this message never appeared on<br />
my feed.<br />
It was a different story for my friends in Boys and Girls Soccer,<br />
Baseball, Softball, Boys Basketball, Track and Field, and Volleyball.<br />
All of these teams jumped at the chance to have a season and<br />
were able to field full teams.<br />
Walking the sidelines and interacting with my fellow athletes<br />
there was no sense of envy towards them. At the end of the day,<br />
this unusual year was the very embodiment of sportsmanship. <strong>The</strong>re was absolute respect between<br />
athletes from all schools because we were all glad to see sports finally back.<br />
THE MIRROR | ANDRE DAVANCENS<br />
SERVES UP! Volleyball<br />
player senior Alex Pinwatana<br />
fires off his killer<br />
jump serve. After winning<br />
second in their league,<br />
boys volleyball continue<br />
their path to victory<br />
beating the Birmingham<br />
Patriots in the first game<br />
of the playoffs.<br />
IN REVIEW After a relay againt Sylmar, Coach Fernando<br />
Fernandez reviews Uriel Ruiz’s race performance.<br />
THE MIRROR | ANDRE DAVANCENS<br />
TIME OUT Discussing the next play, Boys Volleyball team<br />
members huddle on the field. Looking to win a sixth City title<br />
under Coach Omri Azarly, the team won second in the Valley<br />
Mission League with a 4-1-1 record making it to the playoffs.<br />
THE MIRROR | ANDRE DAVANCENS<br />
THE MIRROR | ANDRE DAVANCENS<br />
FRONT RUNNERS “Although it wasn’t the best season, it was nice having a couple of races this year with the team,” says Senior Moises Velasquez. “I‘m happy with how we performed given the situation,<br />
we didn’t have a lot of time to prep but, it was nice to see the team despite the condititions.” (Top) Coach Alejandro Beccera, Andrea Valdivia Palomares, Nasim Abdul-Malik, Leesly Chavez, Uriel Ruiz, Adolfo<br />
Estevez, Moises Velasquez, Yahir Garcia, Emily Finnegan, Coach Fernando Fernandez, Lesley Lutin, Delmis Vaquerano, Sabrina Chase, Andy Joachin, Coach Miguel (second row) Jacqueline Aguilar, Destiny<br />
Fajardo, Gover Olivares, Stephanie Cartagena, Arianna Villalobos, Samira Negrete, Marta Bacajol, (on ground) Marvyn Marcos.
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