Sports

MCHS Swim team wins Oak League title (Photo: Coach Katie-Lauren Dunbar) by Katrina Gorauskas, staff writer With little recognition, the Maria Carrillo High School swim team has created its own community of athletes both in and out of the pool. Offered during the spring sports season, the co-ed MCHS swim team is a welcoming sport […]

San Francisco Giants face off against the Miami Marlins (Photo: Carson Dillon, Windsor High School) by Luke Shimer, sports editor The San Francisco Giants head into the 2022 season with tremendous optimism after outlasting the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2021 National League West Division title. The Giants set a franchise high with 107 wins […]

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Jordan Poole celebrate a game one victory (Photo: Found on Google using Creative Commons) by Jon Donohue, assistant editor The Golden State Warriors have been tackling obstacle after obstacle since the All-Star Break. As the regular season comes to an end, the Warriors are potential NBA finals contenders. […]

Maria Carrillo Women’s Soccer team playing a home game ( Photo: Maria Carrillo Senior Cassady Carpenter) by Tessa Tappe, staff writer Maria Carrillo High School’s women’s and men’s varsity soccer teams both made it to the North Coast Section playoffs this year. Despite challenges such as injuries and COVID-19, the women’s team went to the […]

Katrina Gorauskas faces off in a jump ball (Photo courtesy of Cindy Lui) by Jon Donohue, assistant editor Maria Carrillo High School’s women’s basketball team had an impressive season from start to finish. This year, they were the favorite to win the North Bay League, Redwood division title and advance to the North Coast Section […]

Junior Gio Lucchesi pitches against Tamalpais High School (Photo: Caroline Cooper, MCHS Junior) by Luke Shimer, sports editor Men’s Soccer: The men’s soccer team finished 13-5-2 and went 8-3-1 in the North Bay League. They made it to the quarterfinals of the NCS Division two playoffs where they lost to Bishop O’Dowd High School. Women’s […]

Donohue running towards the finish line (Photo: Photographer Michael Lucid) by Jungyeon Lee, staff writer After running the fastest three-mile in Sonoma County high school cross country history at the beginning of the season this year, Jacob Donohue, a senior at Maria Carrillo High school, was named the Redwood Empire Runner of the Year for […]

Senior Luc Guggiana shoots a free throw (Photo: Luke Shimer, The Puma Prensa) by Luke Shimer, sports editor Men’s Basketball: The men’s basketball team is currently 7-17 overall and 2-8 in NBL- Oak play. They are eliminated from NCS playoff contention. The Pumas have faced many difficult opponents and have had to go through missing […]

49ers Levis Stadium (Photo: Creative Commons) by Jonathan Giron, staff writer The San Francisco 49ers, after a terrible 2020-2021 season where they ended fourth in the NFC West with a record of 6-10, continued to struggle early on this season. However, against all odds, there’s still hope for the 49ers to be a playoff contender. […]

Cal kicks off to Stanford to start off the Big Game (Photo: James Hart, The Puma Prensa) by Luke Shimer, sports editor The yearly Big Game between the Cal Golden Bears and Stanford Cardinal came and went, with Cal thrashing Stanford 41-11. Cal came off a two-week COVID-19 break where 44 staff and players tested […]