It has been a good ride for the Charter Oak High baseball team. After going through their ups and downs throughout the season, they caught fire at the right time and were able to fight their way into a playoff spot by winning their last three games. However, going...
Does 7v7 football hurt teams (and players)?
A growing trend in high school football is the rise of 7 on 7 teams. 7 on 7 football is exactly what it sounds like, teams of 7, which consist of all the same positions in 11-man football minus the linemen, playing against each other. “In terms of tangible and...
Charter Oak loses in semis, Bishop Amat wins Spring Showcase
May 16 was the day of the third annual Charter Oak Spring Showcase (rebranded this year as the Super 7’s Spring Showcase), a 7-on-7 football tournament featuring several schools from Southern California. Some new teams showed up and impressed, others flamed out early....
Charter Oak finishes season strong
The hardest part of the battle was already over with as Charter Oak beat West Covina a week earlier to get into second place, however now they needed to close out the job in order to secure their playoff spot. All they would need to do is beat fifth-place Chino and it...
Charter Oak baseball takes series over West Covina
Charter Oak needed to win badly. They had just lost three straight games, all of them chances to take over first place in the Hacienda League. Now, however, they were fighting to keep their season alive. The Chargers knew they could not afford to lose again, and they...
Twitter Coverage of Wango Tango
Full twitter coverage from the pre-show, red carpet, photo pit, and more! [protected-iframe id="417bc93adb46bc5a410ff8525e3fbe8a-83826907-82906549" info="//storify.com/kfinck/wango-tango-2015.js?header=false&border=false&template=slideshow" class="storify"]
Interviewing the top four American Idols – Jax, Clark, Rayvon, and Nick
On a perfect evening in Los Angeles, I put on my wedges, something I do not do too often- so you know it means something special, and I head to American Idol to interview the Top-Four remaining contestants. Considering my previous Keith Urban article receiving such...
Chargers tie for first, can’t close deal
Going into their series against first place rival Los Altos, the Charter Oak baseball team was one game behind them. If they beat the Conquerors in both games, the Chargers would’ve taken first place in the Hacienda League. Charter Oak hosted the first game of the...
Servite Soccer takes the higher ground
As the Servite Soccer prepares for their upcoming season, they are not only putting in work on the field, but also in their local community. The Friars are currently working with the organization, “Higher Ground.” Higher Ground Youth & Family Services is a...
Charter Oak student-athlete battles cancer
Dec. 5, 2014, is the date that changed Charter Oak senior Anthony Ortega’s life forever. Anthony was going through what was a normal day until he was in his second period Economics class. “I was in second period, and my friend Ryan Hansen pointed out that I had a ball...
