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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

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No Captains, No Problem

No Captains, No Problem

Jai Kademani, Staff Writer December 11, 2017

As the winter sports season approaches, Blake Boys Basketball is certainly a team to keep an eye on. With a plethora of young talent and few senior players to mentor them, the upcoming season looks to...

Mystery Athlete of the Month

Varun Agarwal, News Editor December 8, 2017

The mystery athlete of this month has been playing basketball ever since she "could walk." She's currently serving her first year as a Captain and has gotten all-conference honors in her past seasons....

Girls Soccer dominance ends in State

Girls’ Soccer dominance ends in State

Varun Agarwal, News Editor November 6, 2017

     Although the team lost 4-1 in the section semi-finals last season against Benilde St. Margaret, the team has rebounded this season by qualifying for the state tournament after shutting out DeLaSalle...

New cycling team off to great start

New cycling team off to great start

Zach Slavitt, Contributing Writer November 3, 2017

Mountain biking enthusiasts have started competing as part of the new combined school cycling team, or B3. The team is made up of four Blake students and two Breck students. B3 trains with the much larger...

Mystery Athlete of the Month

Mystery Athlete of the Month

Alyssa Story, Social Media Editor November 3, 2017

November's athlete of the month is a dedicated varsity tennis player who has been playing since she was seven years old. She has won three state championships on the Blake team and many tournaments outside...

Girls Swim and Dive makes a splash

Girls’ Swim and Dive makes a splash

Brian Brener, Contributing Writer October 3, 2017

The Girls’ Swim and Dive team has had a strong start to the season as they defeated their rivals, The Breck Mustangs, 97-89 on September 14th. Then, only two days later, the Bears won the Laker Invite...

New Coaching Staff Leads Girls Volleyball Team

New Coaching Staff Leads Girls’ Volleyball Team

Matt Martinez-Sutton, Comedy Editor October 3, 2017

After coaching the Girls’ Volleyball Team for two years, science teacher Kjirsten Walt decided to step down as head coach following the birth of her son, Leif. Now, the team welcomes two new...

Girls varsity soccer plays Providence Academy in one of their first games of the year

Aamoth stadium gets a makeover

Emily Hykes and Isaac Gittleman September 29, 2016

Over the summer, one of the middle school’s biggest assets–Aamoth Stadium–underwent some significant upgrades and the long-anticipated turf project was completed. Construction began on March 7th...

The new Aamoth Field

Steven Nye September 19, 2016

Stay tuned for more coverage on the new turf at Aamoth Field!

Josh Wilson 18  takes flight

Running in unison

Lucy Nelson, Arts and Culture Editor May 28, 2015

Glancing out at Blake’s track on a beautiful spring day, one might sense a pulse of energy filling in the cracks of the expansive black tar. Blake’s track and field team is both larger and younger...

Summer sports reads

Summer sports reads

Will Kaback, Sports Editor May 28, 2015

Sports books are a great way to fulfill the necessity of a solid summer book. They come in both nonfiction and fiction form, and encompass an area as wide as the sports they cover. During long summer...

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