By Tommie Hope
The staff is back to back champions once again. They beat the students 77-74 in the student vs. staff basketball game May 28, 2015. It was a very intense game: students had caught up and had the ball in the last 10 seconds. They could’ve tied the game if Deonte McReynolds (Div.515) did not miss a three pointer the last 5 seconds. Deonte had a great game; having players like Trevon Bowens (Div.515) and Kevin Stringer (Div.510) who all had moments that got them students team where they was. Unfortunately, Mr. Sabanagic (a.k.a Mr. S), who probably scored over 30 points but no one was counting, and his team played a great game of basketball. Next year is our year, Greyhounds. Students have to win!
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By Daniel Corona
With big expectations in the outfield for the Greyhounds this baseball season, Coach O’Hara said, “The team was practicing in school preparing not only for their first game, but also for the season.” When asked who he was looking forward to playing the most, he replied Kennedy. They won conference last year and that’s their goal. The coaches expect a lot from their players, but the players have big expectations from their coaches as well. Cesar Acevedo from Div.512 said, “I expect our coaches to do their job and coach the team. Not only to coach us, but give us their full support, show us how to do things, and know what to do in certain situations during a game.” The key players on the team are Demetrius Ruiz,Div.506, and Fabian Chavarria. Unfortunately, the first game against Austin Polly was canceled on March 16th. Coach O’Hara stated, “The game was canceled due to the field and the team not being ready.” This was a disappointment for the Hubbard Greyhounds since they were really looking forward to their first game. The team remains focused and will continue to practice. Recently, the baseball team has played against Little Village and came off with a victory of 12-0. They then lost two games. First loss was against Ag and the second was versus Curie. Right now, the team is trying to come off this losing streak and want to finish their conference strong before moving into city and state play-offs. Only seven games remain in the regular season. The baseball team so far is 16-6. Coach O’Hara stated “The team could possibly win city due to the bracket they are placed in. Teams are placed according to whether they recruit students or not.” As of right now the team is only focused in finishing their regular season, so later they can think about city and state play-offs. All the players are giving it their all to bring home a conference championship. By Angel Segura
The girls varsity softball team has still to come a long way after this season. Although six girls from last year’s team stayed on varsity as seniors and juniors this year, everything changed. This season had five wins and fifteen losses. After last year’s team record, this year’s team had big shoes to fill but it was quite impossible. These girls started the season off playing against Hancock with a win of 17-7. Their start was nice but became difficult because they were in a higher conference. The schools had a big advantage over our school but no matter what these girls put their all into the game. Although these girls had a bad season, they still kept their team together and worked as one. One of their last games against Morgan Park was the game that the girls had to win in order to stay in the conference. It was an intense game going back to back, at the very last inning the schools tied 10-10. But Morgan Park came in with that one point and ended the game. The girls played their cleats off the very last games and were so close in every game. But they knew this season was going to kill their record. After being asked about how she feels knowing she will be saying goodbye to her fellow team mates and what softball means to her, Katelyn Nevarez (Div. 512) said “Being in softball changed me so much. Before I was so shy, now I’m more myself. I’m going to miss all the goofy moments on and off the field. After all those home-runs I’ll finally be saying goodbye and that breaks my heart, I love playing softball especially on this team with these girls. “ Being close as a team means a lot to these girls, in order to achieve greatness you have to work hard all together. There is no I in team and all these girls know that. They put their personal business to the side and bonded to create a family. Nataly Gandarilla (Div. 603) said, “I consider these seniors to be like a second family to me because I know if I ever need anything they will always be there to help me out.” In order to be a great team you need a great coach! Without Coach Browns support and readiness, nothing would have been the same. Their coach made them the players they are today. Coach Brown said, “The hardest part of losing seniors is that we lose leadership.” After all the amazing memories and games for these seniors it will all be gone in a blink of an eye. It’s time to say goodbye. By Pedro Cruz
On April 30th, 2015, Hubbard High School JROTC went on their annual trip to Florida for Nationals. The teams that participated were H-Squad, Blacksheep, and the Color Guard. The teams would practice every morning and whenever they had an off day, they would practice. They worked hard to perfect their routine and do their best in Florida. It wasn’t all work, however. The team had almost a whole week to relax and see beautiful Florida. Alejandro Canales (Div. 511) said, “As one of the seniors to go all 4 years, it was physically and emotionally draining.” He also said, “I’m definitely going to miss Florida because it is my last time competing knowing I’m not going to see my friends that much, but I’m glad I made the best of it.” It’s the memories that these students make while in Florida that they can have for the rest of their lives. Although the team didn’t place, there were a couple of bright spots. Abigail Kremer (Div. 704) got first place in the Mixed Alternatives Division and Juan Garcia (Div.606) got 5th place in the Master’s Division for his solo routine. Congrats goes out to our very own Greyhounds! By Alejandro Rodriguez
In January, our Law 2 class began preparing and practicing for our first ever trial against other schools in a real courtroom. The seniors who had law last year did a practice trial in the classroom, but on February 18 and 20th of this year was going to be the real deal. We divided into two teams: the prosecution and the defense. Those who were lawyers had to practice their direct and cross examinations. The students who were witnesses had to memorize their affidavits in order to answer the questions asked by the lawyers. One of the witnesses, Laura Soza (Div. 508) described her role as “a witness being the best friend of the victim.” She said, “It was a new experience being in a trial because it was my first time being in law.” She also had high praises for Mr. Fitz. “He taught me how to speak with confidence; he is very competitive; and he also taught me how to speak clearly and in a loud manner.” The State Trials took place on February 18 and a second one on the 20th, after a week after the state trials. Hubbard placed 8th. Those weren’t the only trials that Hubbard was participated in. There was also City Trials. On March 11, both teams won the verdict and won in scores as well making the finals. In the finals, Hubbard’s defense team beat Wells High School and the prosecution team beat Kennedy winning again in verdicts and scores, and winning the Championship in the City Mock Trials. Because of their win, there will not be a mock wedding this year. Congratulations to our future lawyers! |
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