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The Student News Site of Van Nuys High School

The Mirror

The Student News Site of Van Nuys High School

The Mirror

Devin Tanner Brown (#3) spikes the ball over the net for a kill.
Devin Tanner Brown: Volleyball athlete of the week
By Rogers Levitt, Staff • Jun 8, 2024
A peek into the life of our volleyball player of the week, Devin Tanner Brown.
Senior Team Captain Kirk Uytiepo and freshman Cliff Favis giving it their all and having fun despite facing their most challenging opponents that day.
Kirk Uytiepo: Tennis athlete of the week
By Jaden Gervacio, Staff • Jun 7, 2024
Showcasing Kirk Uytiepo, tennis athlete of the week
KICKED TO THE CURB Players’ skills are often literally sidelined when they’re benched, leading to frustration, dissatisfaction and, in some cases, outright quitting the team.
Stuck on the sidelines
By Chioma Chiawa, Staff • Jun 3, 2024
The story of a basketball player struggling to stay off the bench.

Stephen Curry was destined for legacy, coming from a family of athletes and growing up with the dream of sucess.
Cooking up a legacy
By Alyson Cerna May 31, 2024
With a bigger-than-life childhood, NBA star Stephen Curry grows to navigate a modest yet eventful career in professional basketball. In doing so, he earns the hearts of millions around the world with his humane persona and undeniable skill on the court.
Nieco Erasmo practices his volleyball skills during warmup.
Boys volleyball’s comeback season
By Jaden Gervacio, Staff • May 20, 2024
The last chance towards entering a championship boys volleyball had was in the 2022 Division II playoffs, where they caught themselves in a 3-0 defeat in the finals against the Narbonne Gauchos.
Shortstop Nate Renard swings his bat against the Kennedy High School pitcher on May 6.
Baseball souring through Division II playoffs
By Isabel Valles, Athletics Editor • May 17, 2024
After a 10-10 overall season record, the baseball team has been performing incredibly well in their playoff season, with an inside-the-park homerun and a nailbiting game against the top seed in the division.
Japans Summer Koshien has allowed many baseball teams to rise to stardom. However, the competition is fraught with allegations of abuse by coaches who try to push their players to the limits.
Japan’s Summer Koshien: Exploitation of honor
By Alyson Cerna May 13, 2024
In a society filled with endless pressure to succeed, the Summer Koshien is home to hundreds of teenage boys who share one goal – make this the greatest baseball game of their lives – at the expense of large-scale abuse that has increasingly been facing pushback.
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