Spring sports preview

Since finishing third in districts for the fall season, the McCallum tennis team has been preparing for the start of the spring season after winter break. The spring season allows players to amass points individually, competing in doubles or singles, rather than as a team. “The second semester we shift gears and we have a whole different format [so] instead of team tennis where we’re playing ...

Looking for a lifelong sport with long term benefits and ongoing challenges? Then give golf a swing. Even though practice is just beginning, the 2019-20 McCallum Knights golf team is off to a good start. “This year’s boys team has a very good chance of making it to Regionals again,” says Coach Nitardy, the head coach of the golf team. “We have four boys back from last year’s Regional te...

After several people made it to regionals last season, with a few team members almost advancing to state, the McCallum wrestling team is determined to do even better this season. “It used to be seen as a slack-off period,” boys captain Sam Buford said. This year, however, he is determined to create a better team dynamic where people want to put in the work required for such a strength-based ...

Are you 6 feet tall and looking to score? There’s a group at McCallum in search of strong swimmers who can stay on a man. If you fit this description, and you’re wondering “Who wants me?” the Knights’ water polo team does. The McCallum water polo team was created two years ago by the current captains, now seniors, Ivan Zaplatar and Cole Kershner, who are both competitive swimmers on the...

90 minutes. That’s all a soccer game is—90 minutes. But for senior boys on the McCallum soccer team, senior sadness always comes around because for the seniors, it will be their last time playing high school sports. Eagerness and nervousness are what goes through their mind and body as they step on the field that one last time. “I started playing soccer when I was 6,” senior Rey Bernacki said...

Post tryout the girls’ soccer class is in full swing. As the team prepares for the upcoming season, big goals loom large in their eyes. “[Our goals are] to beat Drip twice, to get further in playoffs and to take it all the way to state if we can,” senior Cynthia Maldonado said. Two wins over Dripping Springs would get McCallum the district title, but this undertaking will require some eff...

It’s Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 and the stakes are high in double overtime in the McCallum varsity boys basketball game. 30 seconds on the clock, their opponent, Lanier, scores a layup to take a one-point lead. Five seconds remain. There are two attempts at a basket one by junior Takai Satberry and another by sophomore Rob Wade. Wade rebounds his own miss and takes a final shot at the basket; the buzzer...

The Shield: How do you balance technical theatre and basketball? Georgia Harrington: Really poorly. It’s hard, I basically run from one building to the next, but I have to talk to all of my bosses and directors and coaches, so it’s a lot of work. TS: Which is more time-consuming? GH: Probably tech because it goes year-round, and basketball is really time-consuming during the winter, ...