Cycling shows prevalence among Urban Students
August Ackley, Staff Writer
June 2, 2017 • 156 views
Filed under Sports
In the spring of 2017, the Urban School of San Francisco began offering an indoor cycling class in addition to rock climbing, strength & conditioning, and other physical activity classes. Cycling is a way for Urban School students to earn their physical activity credits and exercise socially wi...
Why Aren’t Urban Athletes Recruited?
Jack Cogen, Staff Writer
May 18, 2017 • 191 views
Filed under Sports
The recent successes of Urban’s sports teams may have raised the school’s athletic standing among peers at other Bay Area independent schools but have not yet translated to increased recruiting by colleges known for their sports. Joe Skiffer, the Urban School Athletic Director, said “eight current...
The ballers of the Salkind Center Gym
Lola McAllister, staff writer
April 27, 2017 • 684 views
Filed under Sports
At around 11:20 a.m., the newly built Mark Salkind Center is a bustling place. People wait anxiously for their food from Flik, students hunch over their laptops to cram for their test next period, while some swish threes and break ankles all over the basketball court. This group of basketballers fl...
The life of skating
Tikloh Bruno-Basaing, Staff Writer
February 8, 2017 • 382 views
Filed under Arts and Culture, Sports
In the 1950s the modern skateboard was invented as a way for surfers to ride the concrete, according to Scholastic News: Skateboarding. Since then, the sport of skateboarding has created a popular and distinct worldwide culture through videos, clothing, music, and entertainment. Skateboarding ha...
Increased interest in Urban School volleyball creates frosh-soph team
Zoe Meneghetti, Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper
November 2, 2016 • 481 views
Filed under Sports
This year, there has been the biggest increase of girls volleyball players since Athletic Director and Boys Varsity Basketball coach Joe Skiffer has been at Urban. With 38 students showing up to tryouts, the Urban School was able to field not only full varsity and junior varsity teams, but also create ...
San Francisco 49ers make headlines for off field controversy amidst defeat
Ian Shapiro, Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper
October 25, 2016 • 374 views
Filed under Sports
It was not a good off-season for the San Francisco 49ers. CG technology, a Las Vegas based betting and wagering technology firm, bets that the Niners will lose all 16 of their games by at least two points. This was a huge disappointment to fans who saw the Niners win the NFC title just four years a...
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