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Even with a Rocky Beginning, SLVHS Wrestling has Created a United Team for the Season

December 7, 2018

The 2018 season has brought challenges with the incoming players, but the persevering unity of the team has shown itself with the recent successes of the tournaments. The new season means new as well as returning players, and according to Brennen Walker, it was a wonderful year to come back. “There’s great unity in the … More Even with a Rocky Beginning, SLVHS Wrestling has Created a United Team for the Season

Unlikely Hero Saves Villanova’s Dynasty

April 25, 2018

Superteams do not usually look like this: no young freshmen superstar, no huge ESPN praise until the N.C.A.A. tournament is over, and no likely NBA All-Star on the starting line-up. Villanova shows how to play a creative way of basketball to constantly be a team in the Final Four in the N.C.A.A. tournament. The … More Unlikely Hero Saves Villanova’s Dynasty

Wrestling Team Faces Challenges with Small Numbers

January 30, 2018

With the wrestling team about to kick off their 2018 season, they have realized that it may be harder than they thought with the small numbers on the team to be a challenge when it comes to larger schools. SLV is a small school so the numbers are not always there. Playing other, bigger schools … More Wrestling Team Faces Challenges with Small Numbers

Cougar wrestling team trains hard for season and has great success

March 8, 2016

As the wrestling season begins, the wrestlers, who have been practicing for about a month now, are itching for the rush of adrenaline they get on the mat. The San Lorenzo Valley High wrestling team’s coaches this year are Todd Kraft and Ken Pollastrini. The team captain this year is Senior Jed Kraft. Sophomore Evan … More Cougar wrestling team trains hard for season and has great success

Captain of Wrestling team, Senior Jed Kraft discusses many years of wrestling for SLV

January 26, 2016

Jed Kraft is a senior this year with an astounding wrestling record in his high school career. Jed Kraft has been the captain of the wrestling team for two years now. Jed Kraft won the SCCAL league his sophomore and junior year thus far. Jed has made it to the Central Coast Sectional his Freshman, … More Captain of Wrestling team, Senior Jed Kraft discusses many years of wrestling for SLV

A New Season for the SLV Wrestling Team

February 2, 2014

Starting the season fresh, and ready to win, the SLV Cougars Wrestling team is entering their first month of weekly tournaments. The first two tournaments of the season, The Peninsula Tournament and Harbor’s Frosh/Sophomore Tournament, were bravely fought on December 7th at Half Moon Bay and Harbor High by the wrestling teams freshman and sophomore … More A New Season for the SLV Wrestling Team

An Inside Look at Student Athlete Patrick Brooks

February 2, 2014

Patrick Brooks, age 17, is a dedicated and exemplary athlete; one of the few Varsity members of SLV Wrestling this year, he is doing his best to “finish strong no matter what happens or where [he] ends up, because once [he] starts something, [he] follows through until the end.” This is his fourth year of … More An Inside Look at Student Athlete Patrick Brooks

Cougar Wrestling’s Rising Stars

February 1, 2014

Jed Kraft, 16, is dominating the competition. Already on the Varsity Wrestling team as a sophomore, weighing in at 138 pounds during his last competition, Jed is returning from an already outstanding season in which he finished second in league as a freshman. Coming from a family whose background holds a long history with the … More Cougar Wrestling’s Rising Stars

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