There has recently
been a growth of puzzlement towards why the better performing sport teams at
Carlmont are under appreciated and their achievements have gone unnoticed.
“[The attention] is totally imbalanced,” said Robert Fishtrom, an instructional vice principal at Carlmont.
After an on campus poll, it was found that there were many different answers to the question: what is the best performing sports team at Carlmont?
Students voted Carlmont’s cross country to be the premium sports team on campus.
“[Cross Country] is a sport that isn’t given the credit it’s due, some of the stuff they have accomplished is unbelievable,” said Richard Vallero, a physical education teacher at Carlmont.
Going into the Central Coast Sectional Division I finals this year, the Carlmont cross country boys and girls teams had each won five of the last six CCS championships, and were both ranked number two in the CCS.
After winning yet another CCS Division I title both the Carlmont cross country boys and girls team headed off to their tenth consecutive California Interscholastic Federation State Meet.
“I think they are the best team because they work really hard and are always practicing,” said sophomore Julia Albertson.
With numerous championships, students feel that cross country deserves a higher title as an accomplished team.
The next highest voted sport for Carlmont was soccer, both girls and boys.
“Soccer has done well in the past even though it’s one of the most intense sports at Carlmont,” said Elliot Surrovell, a senior at Carlmont.
From 2000-2005, the Carlmont soccer program won eight PAL titles. They have continued this season the Carlmont boys teams are rated third in the PAL Bay division, and the girls are rated fourth.
Other highly rated sports included, track and field, water polo, and volleyball.
“Our best team has got to be volleyball. I watch their games and they dominate,” said Shawn Geronimo, a junior.
For the past six of seven seasons the Carlmont girls varsity volleyball team has made it to the CCS Semifinals, continuing a strong tradition of no more than three losses per PAL season.
Continuing, softball ranked fifth in the poll and physical education teacher for Carlmont, David Heck, commented, “Softball [has] the most trophies, probably because Jim Liggett (softball coach at Carlmont) has been here so long.”
In the 36 seasons that Jim Liggett has coached Carlmont Softball it has never been replaced as the powerhouse of the Peninsula Athletic League.
Liggett, who owns more victories than anyone in California prep softball history, has led his team to eight consecutive CCS titles.
“Softball is the longest running successful team [at Carlmont],” stated Jim Kelly, a math teacher and the schools activities director.
Surprising for some students, football was not one of the top rated sports when it came to performance status.
Several of the students and staff say that it is more the idea of football, not our own team, for the general idea of football being a popular sport.
The Carlmont football team may be the only school sport that has an assembly dedicated to it, but when most people talk about our football team they tend to speak in a belittling manner.
"[The reason for this] is the media. The NFL is the number one sport people watch, so it’s a trickledown effect," reflected Heck.
The Carlmont football team has not made it to CCS sectionals since 1990 and was recently moved to the PAL Lake Division, the lowest of the football divisions, two years ago.
“In Ocean (the second of three divisions for PAL football) they were not the absolute worst, but they did get bumped down,” said Kelly.
After being moved down, the Carlmont team began to be successful. Varsity football was ranked number two in the PAL Lake Division this season with four wins and one loss.
As the list shows, Carlmont sports teams are viewed differently than what it appears. No matter what order, all teams should be given full credit for their contributions and achievements.
“[The attention] is totally imbalanced,” said Robert Fishtrom, an instructional vice principal at Carlmont.
After an on campus poll, it was found that there were many different answers to the question: what is the best performing sports team at Carlmont?
Students voted Carlmont’s cross country to be the premium sports team on campus.
“[Cross Country] is a sport that isn’t given the credit it’s due, some of the stuff they have accomplished is unbelievable,” said Richard Vallero, a physical education teacher at Carlmont.
Going into the Central Coast Sectional Division I finals this year, the Carlmont cross country boys and girls teams had each won five of the last six CCS championships, and were both ranked number two in the CCS.
After winning yet another CCS Division I title both the Carlmont cross country boys and girls team headed off to their tenth consecutive California Interscholastic Federation State Meet.
“I think they are the best team because they work really hard and are always practicing,” said sophomore Julia Albertson.
With numerous championships, students feel that cross country deserves a higher title as an accomplished team.
The next highest voted sport for Carlmont was soccer, both girls and boys.
“Soccer has done well in the past even though it’s one of the most intense sports at Carlmont,” said Elliot Surrovell, a senior at Carlmont.
From 2000-2005, the Carlmont soccer program won eight PAL titles. They have continued this season the Carlmont boys teams are rated third in the PAL Bay division, and the girls are rated fourth.
Other highly rated sports included, track and field, water polo, and volleyball.
“Our best team has got to be volleyball. I watch their games and they dominate,” said Shawn Geronimo, a junior.
For the past six of seven seasons the Carlmont girls varsity volleyball team has made it to the CCS Semifinals, continuing a strong tradition of no more than three losses per PAL season.
Continuing, softball ranked fifth in the poll and physical education teacher for Carlmont, David Heck, commented, “Softball [has] the most trophies, probably because Jim Liggett (softball coach at Carlmont) has been here so long.”
In the 36 seasons that Jim Liggett has coached Carlmont Softball it has never been replaced as the powerhouse of the Peninsula Athletic League.
Liggett, who owns more victories than anyone in California prep softball history, has led his team to eight consecutive CCS titles.
“Softball is the longest running successful team [at Carlmont],” stated Jim Kelly, a math teacher and the schools activities director.
Surprising for some students, football was not one of the top rated sports when it came to performance status.
Several of the students and staff say that it is more the idea of football, not our own team, for the general idea of football being a popular sport.
The Carlmont football team may be the only school sport that has an assembly dedicated to it, but when most people talk about our football team they tend to speak in a belittling manner.
"[The reason for this] is the media. The NFL is the number one sport people watch, so it’s a trickledown effect," reflected Heck.
The Carlmont football team has not made it to CCS sectionals since 1990 and was recently moved to the PAL Lake Division, the lowest of the football divisions, two years ago.
“In Ocean (the second of three divisions for PAL football) they were not the absolute worst, but they did get bumped down,” said Kelly.
After being moved down, the Carlmont team began to be successful. Varsity football was ranked number two in the PAL Lake Division this season with four wins and one loss.
As the list shows, Carlmont sports teams are viewed differently than what it appears. No matter what order, all teams should be given full credit for their contributions and achievements.
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