2012 Olympic Games Right around the Corner
Spencer Phillipson
May 2, 2012
The 2012 Summer Olympics is just around the corner and countries across the world are anxious to compete. This year’s Olympic Games will take place in London, England, from July 27 to Aug. 12. London was selected as the host city on July 6, 2005 making it the first city to officially host the modern... Read more »
Swimming To The Top
Jackson Shimanoff
April 26, 2012
LJA water polo girls are victorious! On April 21st at Iolani School, the Le Jardin Academy girls varsity water polo team defeated Punahou 2-1 in the tie breaker championship game. “YES! It was the best feeling I’ve ever had, to beat Punahou. My senior year is truly amazing,” said Marlena Mlynarska,... Read more »
With March Comes Madness
Jonathon Shimmon, Staff Writer
April 20, 2012
Every year avid basketball fans look forward to the month of march, simply for one thing, The NCAA division 1 basketball tournament. The top seeds this year were Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan State, and Syracuse, as those were the best teams during the regular season. The tournament consisted of... Read more »
Ta-Lin-ted
Luke Shimmon, staff writer
March 1, 2012
The NBA’s New York Knicks may have found themselves a future hall of famer in point guard Jeremy Lin. Lin came off the bench against the Utah Jazz and outplayed star point guard Darron Williams, leading the Knicks to the first victory of seven consecutive wins. Lin was undrafted to the NBA after... Read more »
Deadly Stampede
Logan Sussman, Reporter
February 15, 2012
On Feb. 1 2012 a massive riot broke out in Port Said, Egypt after a soccer match between defending champions Al Ahly and fourth place team Al Masry. Al Masry ended up victorious and expected to celebrate but instead a huge eruption of fans starting a deadly riot. Players hurried into locker rooms for... Read more »
Super Bowl XLVI
Jonathon Shimmon, staff writer
February 12, 2012
On Feb. 5, the New York Giants played the New England Patriots in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the NFL’s biggest prize-A Super Bowl ring. The game was a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl, where the Giants won in the final seconds. While the Patriots were heavy favorites once again, the Giants were just... Read more »
Ian “Eban Almighty” White
Sean McWhinnie, Reporter
January 30, 2012
On December 19, 2011, Le Jardin Academy’s own Ian Eban White placed second in the Hawaii Club State Tournament on the Big Island. Every year the Big Island hosts the Club State Swim Tournament, where swim clubs from all over the Hawaiian Islands come to compete. Ian White lost to a swimmer from... Read more »
Le Jardin Boys Basketball Underway
Logan Sussman, Staff Writer
January 30, 2012
The Le Jardin Academy Varsity boys basketball winter season is underway and the Bulldogs are ready to play. Coach Olaso, Coach Sean, and Coach Tony are working diligently to make it to states this year. Senior Sean McWhinnie, team captain, is doing his best to get his team together and is positive... Read more »
LJA Lady Bulldog Basketball Tips Off
Luke Shimmon, Reporter
January 30, 2012
The Le Jardin girls basketball team has tipped off the 2011-2012 season. The team is lead by a new coach Keau Miller, and with no returning seniors, the captains are two seasoned juniors, Taylor Valentine and Stephanie Ramos. Even with the inexperience, Coach Miller was confident when going into the... Read more »
Extremely Different Sporting Venues
Logan Sussman
December 8, 2011
On Nov. 11 sporting fanatics rated the top ten sporting venues across the world; all venues created insanely different aspects to the originality of each sport. Athletes were challenged by playing in different locations, making for more excitement for the fans! Basketball has the largest number of popular... Read more »