TraCK anD fiELd

Well, it's that time of the year again. I think everyone knows what I'm talking about. Yes, it's spring and that means track and field! The sport that conditions athletes for football and almost every other sport. It takes the largest amount of mental and physical toughness, making it the core for all sports. Coaches will recommend running track to get the kind of training that us athletes need. At the start of the season, the practices are tiring, long, and tough, mainly focusing on the physical abilities, but as the season wears on, the practices become shortened drastically. This does NOT mean that they are easy. They become strenuous and start to have more focus on the mental abilities of the athlete. I hope to see you out there and good luck!

The Bone

As many of us Rancho students know, this is the Bone. As many of you may also know, Rancho has not had this at the school for a long time. Every single year, we go into the game hoping that we will win, having our hopes crushed by those pussy-cats. School spirit is decreasing drastically at Rancho, and we really need something like this to bring back the fighting spirit of the Rams!
After our loss to Vegas last year, we played Eldorado, crushing them, but then losing a game to Valley and later lossing to Del Sol in the playoffs. The presence was just not there during those two last games. This just shows how much of an impact this game has. The team had some stars and standouts on it, but they did not play as a TEAM. Shining moments and outstanding seconds seemed to define the previous players. But, football is not about moments, it's about how you play through the WHOLE GAME. We ended this season with a 5-6 record, not making it to the second round of playoffs. This year, though, feels different. The team is already preparing the season! We have started training and we've been at it for about two months now. In order to win this Bone, we will have to come together as one and beat Vegas at their own place! Early training is a great way to get a TEAM started and getting individuals to come together very long before the season starts. The great coaching staff that we will have is also a step towards being in the top spot. It is still a long way to go, but we will get there.

A Book Everyone Should Read!

Looking at the title of this book, many of us think of a man wrapped completely in bandages and wearing dark goggles. Then we realize that it is not Wells who wrote this book, but Ralph Ellison who reflects his life through the words on these pages. He describes how it was being a man of color in the early '50's and why he saw himself as being invisible. At the beginning of the book, he explains that his invisibility is not the result of some biochemical reaction or any supernatural phenomena, but because of the unwillingness of other people to see him. If you are looking to read a great book, or you really want to get an in-depth look at how life was for many African-Americans of that time, Invisible Man is the book to read.