Baseball is America’s Pastime and one of the most popular sports to play and watch in the United States. The Los Angeles Dodgers is one of the most well known sports teams not just in the LA area, but in all of baseball. With the 2021 MLB season in full swing, the Dodgers are looking…
In the US, basketball, American football, and tennis are popular sports. These are perceived as “cool” or “exciting” and receive much media coverage through television, social media, and radio stations. In contrast, badminton is often viewed as a “backyard sport” to play with family and friends. The lightness of the shuttlecock, the object that badminton…
Under the bright lights of Staples Center, the crowd yells “Defense! Defense” while on their feet, cheering on their Los Angeles Clippers in a grueling 1990’s-esque defensive duel against the Phoenix Suns. This was a scene at Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals (WCF) in an injury-riddled yet exciting, 2021 NBA playoffs. I had…
“The club made a ‘swoosh’ sound as I hit the golf ball. I crossed my fingers, hoping that the ball would go into the hole.” It was the Richmond Invitational, and Joe’s team was counting on him to make this putt. Joe Choi played for his high school team as well as playing individual golf….
2020 was different. School was different. Sports were different. Athletes at La Canada High School began to practice in October due to COVID-19. However, as cases began to spike during the winter season, the campus had to close down, resulting in a pause to all sports. In late February, when cases decreased, the school reopened…
The basketball launched from my fingertips, flying through the air, with the arc of a rainbow, making a *swishhh* and ending with a loud thump as it hit the ground with recoil. Since April 2020, school was put on hold, households around the world filled with panic, and hospitals were beginning to get busier than…
The roar of crowds cheers on players as they bat, dribble, shoot, run, slide, hit, and steal. The intensity of sports events normally draws thousands, if not tens of thousands, of attendees during normal sports seasons. March Madness, the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the NBA Finals are just a few of the examples…
The competition for college is becoming more and more fierce but the more difficult part about going to college is that many students are having a hard time affording college. So, many students are turning to sports for their scholarship opportunities although obtaining a sport’s scholarship is more difficult than one can imagine. Some say however, that going to college should not be the only motivation for playing sports.
Going to college these days is something that everyone aspires to do. In today’s society a bachelor’s degree is equivalent to a master’s degree making it even more of a necessity. However, getting into college has proved to be a larger obstacle than one would expect as the requirements are getting more and more difficult. In order to earn a leg up in the competition, many students are turning to sports but being a student athlete is also much more difficult than one would imagine as managing sports and academics is a very tight rope.
The sport requires dedication.
