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Tuesday night’s varsity girls soccer match featuring the Fremont Firebirds and MacDonald Condors was a clash of two teams in very different circumstances. For Fremont, this season feels like a culmination of years of building blocks reaching the year where everything comes together. With the 5-0 victory, the Firebirds improve to 4-1-1 in league and … Read more
It’s a rebuilding year for the Santa Clara Bruins varsity girls’ basketball team. For the MacDonald Condors, it’s simply a building year, its first ever at the varsity level. The two new cross-town rivals linked up Friday, Jan. 17, on the MacDonald hardwood floor. Through the first four minutes of action, the game appeared to … Read more
At halftime on Jan. 8, the Fremont Firebirds were flying both fast and furious, and up and away from the Monta Vista Matadors. The varsity boys’ basketball team closed out the second quarter on a 12-0 run, turning a tie game into a 12-point advantage heading into the break, 32-20. The third quarter, however, was … Read more
1979 was the year Joe Montana was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. Star Wars: A New Hope was released in theaters in 1977. The Golden State Warriors won their first NBA Championship as a Bay Area franchise in 1975. All of these things happened after Fremont’s Miguel Castillo began coaching high school basketball. Born … Read more
“Never take anything for granted, never take a team lightly no matter the score, and play the same way all four quarters!” These are just a handful of sports cliches that coaches will use when their teams open up a big lead, only to see their advantage dwindle into an uncomfortable territory. On Jan. 4, … Read more
On Christmas Eve Eve, aka Dec. 23, the Fremont Firebirds varsity basketball team looked primed for a win at halftime and after three quarters. The Firebirds led the Fighting Knights by six points at the half and by seven at the end of the third quarter. Unfortunately for Fremont fans, things would get really weird … Read more
It was clear from the opening tipoff that the MacDonald Condors were the superior team as they hosted the Latino College Preparatory Academy Golden Eagle Warriors on Tuesday, Dec. 17. However, the fact that a first-year varsity team could dominate a game as thoroughly as they did is nothing to sneeze at. MacDonald would cruise … Read more
Building any high school athletic program from scratch is a daunting task, but MacDonald Condors Wrestling Head Coach Eric Rivera has his program making itself known despite being in just year three of the school’s history. “I don’t know how many schools have this ideal situation, but we are kind of blessed here, we have … Read more
Last season, Angelinah De Leon finished her junior season wrestling for the Santa Clara Bruins as a CCS Champion and second-place finisher at the CIF State Wrestling meet. The one opponent who defeated her has since graduated, leaving De Leon as the highest-ranked returning wrestler at the high school level. Those facts, combined with the … Read more
The cliche “It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog” rang true in the Wilcox Chargers’ 34-30 win over the Sequoia Ravens on Dec. 10. Despite a size disadvantage, the Chargers were the better team from start to finish. While Wilcox trailed briefly early … Read more