Bittersweet Loss
Tsion Belgu
January 9, 2018
For the past two years, Garfield’s football team has been showing incredible progress and great strength. The hard work of our football team this year, lead them to the State Semi-Finals, which hasn’t been done since 1956. Although the football team’s remarkable journey came to an end against...
On Impact
John Volk
January 9, 2018
Everything seemed to be going normally for Garfield junior Malini Williams during an April soccer game earlier this year. The sun was out but the air stung, a typical spring day in Seattle. As always she provided a watchful eye from her goalkeeper position, scanning the field routinely to make sure her...
Got to Get the Green
Sav'ell Smalls
January 9, 2018
Selling boxes of fruit, t-shirts, Sounders tickets and more are just a few of the many ways Garfield student athletes have to do to be able to afford basic necessities to play their respective sport. With no funding in place for Garfield athletics, fundraisers by teams have become the norm. Finishing...
Ula Jones
January 9, 2018
Rituals in sports tend to be confusing, humorous, and very esoteric activities that are often shared among teammates for the sake of team unity and energization if not repetition alone. In fact, this worldwide trend is ubiquitous enough to rear its head among Garfield students as well. Throughout the...
Age is Nothing but a Number
Sav'ell Smalls
October 25, 2017
Antwan Brown Jr At the age of six, Antwan Brown Jr was introduced to the game of football by his cousin. Instantly, he fell in love with the hitting that comes with the game. After a prolific little league career, he’s worked hard to make a smooth transition from playing with kids his own age,...
7 Steps to a Better Student Section
Claire Boudour and Josh Chestnut
October 25, 2017
If there’s one thing Garfield has, it’s school spirit. This much is obvious on Homecoming and Purple and White, but what about on game days? We’re seriously lacking when it comes to supporting our teams and it’s time to step up the game. If we all follow these steps, our student section will...
Athletes as Activists
Carlin Bills
October 23, 2017
This past year, a member of the Garfield Community was forced to move his family to a new home because of death threats connected to protests he was a part of. It started a little over one year ago, when the Garfield High School Football team was under the lense of national press after kneeling before...
Game Plan
John Volk
October 23, 2017
When picturing Garfield athletics, a few images always seem to come to mind. Purple helmets pressed together in the huddle. A basketball player throwing down a monster dunk as Rainier Beach looks on in disbelief. The basketball district champion banners spilling over the purple padding that lines...
I Can’t, I’m Injured
Josh Chestnut
May 22, 2017
If there is one thing that athletes can agree on, it’s that injuries are the absolute worst. As an athlete myself, I’ve been forced to cope with a fractured spine, broken foot, concussion, and many other injuries throughout my soccer career. Over my time on the sidelines, I’ve recognized that injuries...
In a League of His Own
Sydney Santos and Flora Taagen
May 22, 2017
Garfield’s head basketball coach and athletic director Ed Haskins was offered and accepted a position as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Washington State University earlier this month. Haskins’ recent departure has left behind a nearly decade-long legacy that has dramatically affected Garfield’s...
Breaking the Silence
Esther Chien
April 7, 2017
Envision the best collegiate football player you know. There’s a good chance his fame is attributed to how aggressive he is, praised for his merciless attitude. While this mentality suits the field, it can translate onto college campuses. A case study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania...
On to the Next
Josh Chestnut
April 7, 2017
In the middle of Northern California sits Feather River College, in the little town of Quincy. With a population of barely over 5,000 people in the city and being over 600 miles from Seattle, this school seems like an unlikely option for a Garfield student to attend. But oddly enough, a group of students...