Three days before its first official day of practice, the Richmond High basketball team’s 2014-15 season began in tragedy.     Fixing a bike on his grandfather’s front lawn, 16-year-old Rodney Frazier was fatally shot in what has been reported as a gang-related case of mistaken identity. It was... Read more

Why don’t water polo players get more respect? It’s a really hard sport; it’s got tactics, and there’s plenty of action. But other sports get more coverage, and it seems like water polo is something no one cares about but the players and coaches. A.N., Orinda    Everything you... Read more

   We’ve already reached November, which means two things: 1) We all have friends and family who are already Christmas shopping (and this annoys us), and 2) The 2014-15 school year has already reached its first championship season.     It’s true. The next six weeks should be quite eventful,... Read more