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Varsity
Soccer Boys Complete WCAL Season
By Brittany Kelly

The boys varsity soccer season has finally come to an end, with
many accomplishments and memories made. An exciting victory against
rival Archbishop Riordan marked their two-year defeat against
Valley. The winning point was made in the 50th minute, when Joey
Stryker found Jeff Coggan, who turned
on a dime and bent a finesse shot past the Riordan keeper from
22 yards out. The game ended 1-0, and the WCAL league season ended
on an optimistic note. With only a couple games left in the season,
the boys were pumped to finish out the season strong. After playing
Serra to a 0-0 tie just one week earlier, the Warriors wanted
to prove that they could defeat rival Serra. With this strong
desire, the boys pulled out yet another and final win for the
2006 season.
Coming off a last minute loss to the Bells, Serra was very confident
as they took the field, and they started the game on the attack.
Early in the game, Ben Hansen made several good
saves to keep Serra off the scoreboard. As the game went on, the
tide started to turn. In the nineteenth minute, Stryker was accosted
inside the penalty box. The referee correctly pointed to the spot,
and Coggan stepped up to slot it home, creating a 1-0 VC lead.
It wasn’t until the second half that Serra matched the score.
The physical and brutal game continued on until the 8th minute
of overtime, when the Warriors finally got a break and Coggan
scored the last and winning score of the game.
For yet another varsity boys soccer season, Valley Christian has
proven itself worthy of competing against the highly skilled teams
of the WCAL. The season was full of hard work, dedication, and
many memorable games that each player will never forget.
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National Signing Day
Brings VC Athletes to the Table
On Wednesday, February 1, four stars of Valley Christian’s four-time
CCS championship football team committed as a group to San Jose
State University. After weeks of deliberation, Danté
Perez, Mark Piethe, Dominique
Hunsucker, and Bryan North made the
decision to join the 2006 Spartan football team. All received
scholarship offers from several different schools; each evaluated
his options and concluded that SJSU had the most to offer in all
areas. The boys have become a part of the changing Spartan football
program and are excited to see what this experience holds for
them as they pursue their football careers.
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When Anatomy and Physiology students entered their classroom on
January 30, they were shocked to see a “dead” man on the floor.
The man was laying lifeless, surrounded by bottles, blood spatters,
and a knife. According to Mr. Doug Canepa, the
murder had taken place earlier that morning, and there were five
suspects, one of which was not able to be located.
After getting the basic information from Mr. Canepa, the students
got to work. Each had designated responsibilities to attend to.
The first job was to document the crime scene. Using skills learned
over the course of the unit, students collected valuable information,
took photographs, and collected evidence. “Collecting the evidence
was fun. It’s not really like the CSI shows on television, the
process is a lot slower, and we had to wear ugly hair nets and
gloves,” said senior Maricela Galaviz.
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Have you ever wished that you could go to the Academy Awards or
Grammy’s? Well now is your chance. Mr. Nardi’s 2005-2006 Leadership
class is diligently working to prepare one of the greatest Father
Daughter Dinner Dances. This high-end event will be held in Valley’s
very own large gym from 6:30 until 10 pm on March 11. The theme:
A Night On the Red Carpet will include an elegant arrival setup,
a full dinner arrangement, entire dance floor, and an awards ceremony.
The cost will be $40 per couple before the event, and $50 at the
door. Although this evening is a Valley Christian High School
event, the junior high is also being invited. Likewise, you, too,
are given the opportunity to invite some girls outside of school,
such as church friends. It is going to be a lot of fun, so do
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Rugby Makes a Name
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The Valley Christian rugby club has competed in its
first two matches of the 2006 season. This under nineteen’s league
has the Warriors facing opponents well beyond the typical high
school athlete.
College Park was the first team to challenge the Warriors. As
opposed to the regular halves of thirty-five minutes each, this
was both teams’ first scrimmage at fifty minutes total. College
Park due to it under nineteen rule is made up of mainly the hated
Bellarmine Bells, respectfully hated of course. Down the skyway
hill, the teams met on February 4 at Rolling Rock Park, a neighborhood
park in community surrounding Valley Christian. The early afternoon
(kick off) started the thirty-man battle to jump on the first
‘try.’ Remember that ‘tries’ can be compared to a touchdown in
American football yet are worth five points. They are scored by
not just reaching the goal but by touching the ball down into
the try zone. Due to the location, the two point conversion kicks
could not be taken because there were no field goal uprights;
these would follow all tries.
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