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Sarah LaVake

Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer

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SDA boys soccer beat out rivals at LCC.

SDA Boys Soccer Defeats LCC

By Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018

The San Dieguito Academy boys soccer team took on longtime rival La Costa Canyon Wednesday, resulting in the team’s first win over LCC in two years. The Mustangs anticipated a challenging match up against...

Senior Brittany Reppenhagen scores first goal of match off of a free kick.

SDA Competes In Close Match Against TP

By Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer
January 18, 2018

The San Dieguito girls soccer team took on Torrey Pines yesterday in a matchup that ended in a 3-2 loss. After losing 7-0 to Torrey last year, the Mustangs knew going into the game that it was not going...

Girls Varsity Soccer vs Oceanside Scores First Season Win

Girls Varsity Soccer vs Oceanside Scores First Season Win

By Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer
December 7, 2017

San Dieguito Academy girls’ soccer played Oceanside High School yesterday in their third match of the season, looking for their first win. The game started off with a kickoff from SDA and the Mustangs...

The girls soccer team

The girls soccer team

Keep your eyes peeled for Mr. Stimson, and his lookalikes, at the next Homeroom Olympics event.

Seen Stimson?

By Sarah Lavake, Staff Writer
November 30, 2017

The next major Homeroom Olympic event is coming up next week on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event, a Stimsonian Scavenger Hunt, begins at 9:27 a.m. when students’ classes will be sent an email with a list...

SDA's boys water polo overpowered LCC in Tuesday's rivalry match.

SDA Water Polo Makes A Splash

By Sarah Lavake and Ashlyn Haines
October 12, 2017

With 10 seconds left in the game, parents and fans of the boys water polo team counted down the seconds leading to San Dieguito Academy’s victory over long-time rival La Costa Canyon on Tuesday. “We...

SDA athletes compete at Kit Carson Park this past weekend.

Cross Country Finishes Top Five in Bronco Invitational

By Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer
September 13, 2017

San Dieguito Academy’s Cross Country team raced over 55 teams from around San Diego at Kit Carson Park in a two mile long course, including a hill that spans almost half a mile, at the Bronco Round Up...

Boys Lacrosse Plays CCA  for Academy Cup

Boys Lacrosse Plays CCA for Academy Cup

By Sarah Lavake and Natalie Haghani
April 19, 2017

SDA Boys’ lacrosse took on rival Canyon Crest Academy yesterday, playing for the Academy cup. Within the first few minutes of the first quarter, CCA got past SDA defenders and scored. Less than five...

Track vs Torrey Pines

By Sarah Lavake, Staff Writer
April 5, 2017

On Thursday March 30, San Dieguito Academy raced Torrey Pines at the Mustangs home track. Although both boys and girls lost, he track meet was good practice and a tough matchup for SDA, going against a...

Impressive Win from SDA in Regionals Game

Impressive Win from SDA in Regionals Game

By Layla Gantus and Natalie Haghani
March 8, 2017

SDA’s girls’ soccer team won their regionals game this Tuesday in a 6-0 sweep over Crean Lutheran High School. The next game, the semifinals, will take place on Thursday at SDA. After their...

Girls CIF Finals to be Live Streamed Online

By Natalie Haghani, Sports Editor
March 3, 2017

Students and parents who are unable to watch the Girls CIF Soccer championships game this Saturday at Mission Bay High School, will be given the opportunity to catch the game online through a public broadcast....

Boys Soccer CIF Quarterfinals

Boys Soccer CIF Quarterfinals

By Natalie Haghani and Sarah LaVake
February 27, 2017

The Mustangs advanced to the quarterfinal round of CIF, playing La Costa Canyon Friday. When asked before the game on how he thought SDA would play, senior Arturo Diaz said, “I think, being such an...

CIF Week Preview

By Natalie Haghani, Sports Editor
February 21, 2017

As the winter season for sports comes to end, many SDA teams will have a chance of playing and competing in CIF for a school title and victory. Sports teams to cheer on and follow during this week include...

A Win and a Loss for Girls Soccer vs LCC

By Natalie Haghani, Staff Writer
February 10, 2017

SDA girls soccer teams played LCC for their second league game against the Mavericks. The junior varsity team ended up with an impressive win against LCC with a score of 3-1 and varsity had a close game...

Girls Soccer vs Torrey Pines

By Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer
February 3, 2017

San Dieguito Academy girls soccer took on longtime opponent, Torrey Pines, on Thursday afternoon. After a previous loss against Torrey this year, the anticipation was high to see the final score. Mustangs...

SDA Boys Soccer vs San Pasqual

By Sarah Lavake and Natalie Haghani
January 22, 2016

SDA boys soccer showed great determination and hard work as they battled to change the 1-1 score against San Pasqual on Thursday. Unfortunately, SDA was unable to score a second time despite SDA’s many...

Who Won ASB Elections?

Who Won ASB Elections?

By Natalie Haghani, Staff Writer
December 17, 2015

ASB Elections With multiple candidates running for spots on ASB, many students visited the PAC to cast their vote. The results were tallied on Monday night, revealing the future ASB candidates. Here's...

Cross Country CIF Meet

By Sarah Lavake, Staff Writer
November 23, 2015

The SDA Cross Country team went to Morley Field for the San Diego CIF race last Saturday. The race included 104 schools from all over California who were competing for one thing, to go to State. Freshman...

Cross Country Bronco Round-Up

Cross Country Bronco Round-Up

By Vicky van der Wagt and Sarah LaVake
September 16, 2015

The SDA Girls Varsity cross country team finished 5th out of 10 schools and SDA Boys Varsity cross country team finished 4th out of 11 schools on Saturday at the Bronco Round Up Invitational meet at Kit...

Prom: Black Tie at the Bay

By Sarah LaVake
May 22, 2015

Attracting between 400 and 500 students, Prom this year was a success according to junior Zac Sippel, ASB secretary. “We didn’t have any setbacks,” he said. “The venue was really nice,” he...

Prom Preview

Prom Preview

By Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer
May 15, 2015

The countdown has begun. This year’s prom is being held at the Catamaran Resort in Mission Beach on Saturday, May 16. The venue, right along the bay, was chosen during a day trip taken by junior directors...

Third Time's the Charm

Third Time’s the Charm

By Olivia Olander and Sarah LaVake
April 27, 2015

Junior Cameron Sippel, who placed third in a statewide speech and debate tournament on the weekend of April 17-19, didn’t expect to have a career in the subject before he came to high school. “I...

Mustangs Across the Pond

Mustangs Across the Pond

By Olivia Olander and Sarah LaVake
April 17, 2015

After 5,178 miles and what junior Margot Leach described as “a super long flight,” a group of 15 SDA students touched down in Cork, Ireland. This was the beginning of an almost 10-day trip that covered...

SDA vs Carlsbad Boys Soccer

SDA vs Carlsbad Boys Soccer

By Sarah LaVake and Cydney Melton
February 25, 2015

The boys varsity soccer team won their first CIF game against Carlsbad High School on their last penalty kick yesterday. Junior Owen Ereso scored SDA’s first goal in the first 10 minutes of the game...

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