The 400 individual medley is not Logan Borrelli’s comfort zone. It’s a longer distance than normal and requires all of the strokes—not just his specialty: backstroke.
That’s why, at the 2026 Hawk Invite, held March 27–28, swim and dive head coach Jason…
Pageant queen Dedra Bauer appears handpicked from a fairy tale, with her bright-eyed smile and sparkling list of accolades. Bauer’s upbeat, melodic voice evoked Disney princess vibes when she graced Las Positas’ Cultural Community Center with her royal demeanor. She exuded a…
“Why doesn’t she just leave?”
This is what we ask victims of abuse when they don’t leave their abuser. It is a question I have (shamefully) asked my loved ones before. And when it happened to me. I found myself in a…
Gold balloons formed an arch in a room adorned with moons and stars. Students dressed in abayas, thobes and other forms of cultural wear filled the space. Muslim students across campus at LPC have been participating in the month of Ramadan, a…
Arguably the greatest season in the history of the Hawks program came in 2017. The collection of talent and endurance swept away head coach Jason Craighead.
Diver Valentina Barbalinardo won two medals at the state championships that year, silver in the one-meter…
By the end of the Bob Miyashiro Invitational, the 13-school swim tournament at Santa Rosa Junior College, two names could not be missed: Samantha Fehr and Filuka Houborg.
Fehr, the sophomore breaststroke specialist, and Houborg, the freshman sensation, stole the spotlight with…
The world has been shaken by the actions of President Trump’s and Israel’s joint attacks on Iran. Since Feb. 28, these actions and their subsequent retaliations have already taken the lives of over 1800 Iranians. As well as at least 13 U.S…
It was the second day of finals at the Bob Myashiro pool in Santa Rosa, and exhaustion was setting in. Larwence Thomas was getting ready for the 200 butterfly. He’d already impressed himself in the morning preliminaries, cutting 2 seconds off his…
Pink and white petals painted every surface. Red paper lanterns inscribed with kanji draped from wall to wall. Japanese pop music and a bubbling crowd welcomed Las Positas’ first-ever Cherry Blossom Festival on March 18 in Room 2401, the Cultural Community Center.…
Alysa Liu returned to the Bay Area and Oakland celebrated its latest hero. Our multimedia editor Camille LeDuc was there for the event and captures the reason Liu has become such a beloved figure. Here is her story on why the Olympic…
