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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

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 Year's 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....

First draft pick Ben Simmons

A Star in Strain

Jolie Radunich ’18, Copy Editor October 26, 2016

This past Friday, September 30, it was announced that first pick in the 2016 NBA draft, Ben Simmons, had fractured the fifth metatarsal in one of his feet.   Simmons was born in Melbourne, Australia,...

The Final Five after winning team gold in Rio (www.nbcolympics.com)

Keeping Up with the Final Five

Jolie Radunich ’18, Copy Editor September 30, 2016

It's been approximately one month since the final day of competition for the U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team.  Known as the “Final Five,” Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman, Gabby...

Racing Flats: Yay or Nay?

Racing Flats: Yay or Nay?

Lawrence Wu ’19, Staff Writer September 28, 2016

There is no doubt you have seen trees losing their leaves and colder weather arrive. Along with it, you may have noticed an increase of the amount of high school runners on the roads. As fall arrives,...

Kaepernick's Anthem

Kaepernick’s Anthem

Nico Beard ’17 and Leo Straccia ’17 September 18, 2016

Most people in the US would find it very customary to stand for the National Anthem. On August 26th however, SF 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to challenge this notion and kneel for the anthem...

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