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The Emerald

Sacred Heart Cathedral's student-run newspaper. We've got issues.

The Emerald

Sacred Heart Cathedral's student-run newspaper. We've got issues.

The Emerald

2018 Fall Sport Varsity Review

December 3, 2018

Boys and Girls Cross Country In Coach Andy Chan’s 21 st season, the 2018 season was a huge success. At the many invitationals in which the Irish competed, at least 70% finished in the top 50% in every...

The Bruce Mahoney!

The Bruce Mahoney!

Eric Coestad '21 October 2, 2018

At the beginning of each school year, a sense of optimism over yet another year of the Bruce-Mahoney football game floods the SHC campus. The Bruce-Mahoney series consists of three games, starting with...

The Bruce Mahoney: the Oldest Rivalry West of the Mississippi

The Bruce Mahoney: the Oldest Rivalry West of the Mississippi

Lucas Beard, Gwyn Morgan, and Emma Hawk October 13, 2017

Each year here at SHC students are given the tremendous opportunity to witness a tradition that goes back 125 years. On Saint Patrick's Day in 1893, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory and Saint Ignatius...

Running at the Largest Meet in the World

Running at the Largest Meet in the World

Lawrence Wu, Staff Writer October 8, 2017

The Sacred Heart Cathedral cross country teams recently went down to Oaxaca in Southern California to run at the 37th Annual Skechers Woodbridge Classic, the largest meet in the world in 2017. It is...

Patrick Pan

The Path to Greatness

You probably have heard of Olympic legends such as Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt. For most athletes, qualifying for the Olympics and winning a gold medal is the ultimate dream. But the road to achieving...

Tom Brady, A Force to be Reckoned With

Tom Brady, A Force to be Reckoned With

Nico Beard '17, Sports Editor March 2, 2017

Tom Brady, a Bay Area native, has done it all. Brady grew up in San Mateo, California and attended Serra High School, where he idolized Joe Montana through his glory years and was determined to accomplish...

Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports

Is CJ McCollum better than Damian Lillard?

Nico Beard '17, Sports Editor February 1, 2017

CJ McCollum, point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, has been overlooked because of Damian Lillard throughout his entire career. Lillard has been a top point guard in the league for many years but...

The Breathtaking Bruins

The Breathtaking Bruins

Alexander Dippery '20, Staff Writer December 12, 2016

On November 11th, the 2016-17 college basketball season tipped off with many teams beginning to emerge as the powerhouses of college basketball. After 4 weeks of fierce competition, the top 5 teams were...

via Sports Illustrated

NBA 2016-2017 Predictions

Martin Chavarria '18, Guest Writer December 7, 2016

The first month of the 2016-2017 NBA season has come to an end, and there have been plenty of surprises and disappointments. While there are a fair share of surprises and disappointments in the season...

Getting to Know Andy Chan, Running Coach Extraordinaire

Getting to Know Andy Chan, Running Coach Extraordinaire

Lizze Han '18 and Lucas Beard '18 November 20, 2016

Cross Country isn’t always known for being a popular sport here at SHC, but in his 19th year coaching at our school coach Andy Chan takes great pride in the team and has begun to make a name for himself...

via Andy Chan

Catching Up with Shannon Rowbury

Lawrence Wu '19, Staff Writer November 14, 2016

Shannon Rowbury ‘02, a three Olympian and the American record holder in the 1500 m, was recently nominated by to receive a special commendation by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The board declared...

Fighting for This Years Bruce-Mahoney: Football

Fighting for This Year’s Bruce-Mahoney: Football

Alexander Dippery '20, Staff Writer November 14, 2016

On October 28th, our football team faced off against the Wildcats of Saint Ignatius in the first game of the 70th annual Bruce Mahoney, a best-of-3 series in honor of two men, Bill Bruce and Jerry Mahoney....

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