Bad Reality
Josh Chestnut
March 29, 2017
Each year, a group of peers buy two large pizzas and gather at a friend’s house in hopes of drafting the perfect team. Each member is equipped with a soda in hand and a computer on their lap. The members log in to espn.com, and switch off making picks on the draft simulator program, acting like a general...
The Next Genderation
Susana Davidson
March 29, 2017
From the moment you are born you have existed in a world of binary gender. Baby boys are greeted with swaths of blue balloons, trucks and toys to prepare them for the aggressive masculinity they will have to endure in later life. Girls on the other hand, are expected to have an affinity for pink, Barbie...
The Athletic Body Image
Sydney Santos
March 14, 2017
It isn’t new information that people suffer from body images established by modern culture. From comparing stomach rolls to envying thigh gaps, idolizing a certain appearance has become a societal habit. But as any good health class teaches, having unhealthy body image goals can create a dangerous...
Gotta Catch ‘Em All
Bella Rowland-Reid
March 12, 2017
If you had a television or Nintendo system growing up, chances are you wanted to be a Pokémon trainer at one point or another. For competitive Pokémon players around the world, and in Seattle, this childhood dream has become reality. The sport of competitive Pokémon where players battle characters...
She’s a Shooting Star
Ester Chien
March 10, 2017
Most freshmen are shy when surrounded by upperclassmen on a varsity team, but that doens’t come as a challenge for Sah’Cari Davis. Most of her stats are already higher than the national average, (2.0 steals per game and 1.4 assists per game) and that’s just for playing a few months since the...
Play On!
Julia Reguera
February 27, 2017
Garfield alum Gabe Rapier is working relentlessly to bring the unique culture of futsal to the United States, starting here in the Central District. Futsal, which originated between Uruguay and Brazil in the 1930’s resembles street soccer but has a heavier ball, only five players per side, and is played...
Pinning Down the Basics
Ann Shan
February 13, 2017
There is not a wrestler out there who would tell you that wrestling is a comfortable sport. It is both physically intense and mentally exhausting; warm ups begin with a mile run, and can take an hour or more. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, Garfield’s wrestlers this year are motivated and full...
Alternative Athletics
Elena Orlando
February 13, 2017
"My deadlift single is around 24o pounds.” Known for her integral position in the midfield of Garfield’s girls soccer team, Junior Carlin Bills’ newest sporting venture involves a stylish singlet and a new viewpoint of competition. “I’ve never played an individual sport before, so I really...
RECAP: Nathan Hale v. Garfield Basketball
Emma Cooper
February 10, 2017
Garfield boys take a break on the bench. Photo by Toby Tran On Friday night, January 27th, Nathan Hale visited Garfield for a girls varsity and a boys varsity game. GIRLS - Final Score: Garfield 84, Hale 33 Garfield was clearly the more dominant team of the two. By the end of the fir...
Purple Haze, Purple Reign
Emma Cooper
February 7, 2017
After an undefeated regular season, the Garfield boys’ ultimate Frisbee team has accepted a bid to Nationals, an invitational for the top sixteen Frisbee teams in the nation. This is the inaugural year of Nationals, which replaced the former regional tournament system. “We heard about this tournament...
A Winter Sports Wonderland
Sydney Santos and Julia Lin
February 7, 2017
WRESTLING- For the boys and girls of the wrestling team, winter means discarding warm layers, whipping out singlets, and taking the world on one match at a time. But following the loss of thirteen ‘016 wrestlers this season, the team needed fresh talent. According to junior captain Rogan Zangari,...
Say Hello to the NCAA
Esther Chien
February 7, 2017
Garfield has an illustrious history of college bound athletes going to top schools, with even more being dispatched from the class of ‘17. Applying to colleges is not an easy task, but for athletes aspiring to be recruited, there’s even more work to be done. Official visits, meetings with coaches,...