The Monarch

Analyzing the A’s Matt Trades

What are the on-the-field consequences of Oakland's most recent payroll gutting, specifically moving Matt Chapman and Matt Olson?

Karthik Iyer, Staff Editor • April 16, 2022

It's pretty embarrassing for a baseball team to treat their players like items on Craiglist, hoping that the junk they can pick up in return will appreciate over time, only to be traded again.

A Deep Dive Into The Swim Team

The swim team is full of laughter and support, but there's a lot of work that gets put in behind the scenes.

Anusha Chadalavada, Staff Writer • April 16, 2022

With a little time left in the season, and CCS and States coming up soon, the future is bright with multiple record-breaking swimmers leading the team.

Softball: Coming Back Swinging

There's a lot that sets the softball team apart from everyone else– their work ethic, their chemistry, their talent, and so much more.

Izabel Lippman, Staff Writer • April 16, 2022

Well, despite the ups and downs over the past couple of years, certain values have remained the same: teamwork and good team chemistry on and off the field.

Men’s Lacrosse: The Underdogs

The men's lacrosse team has their eyes on the win, and work tirelessly to achieve their goals.

Zain Aslam , Staff Writer • April 16, 2022

Often times the lacrosse teams at Mitty are overshadowed by other sports, but it doesn’t change the fact that these Monarchs carry the same Monarch Mentality as everyone else: to bring as much energy...

Super Bowl Preview

The Rams and Bengals will put it all on the line this Sunday, and the X-factor may be someone you didn't expect.

Karthik Iyer, Staff Editor • February 23, 2022

The Super Bowl is a spectacle to the average American citizen for a number of reasons, from the halftime show, which will be graced by Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and D-O-Double-G!, to that one ad by the company your uncle works for – unfortunately, he won’t stop talking about until next year. But on the football side of things, there are two main battles that will ultimately decide the war.

The End Goal and the Goals in Between

The varsity team has battled their way through and is now towards the end of their season and on their way to CCS.

Izabel Lippman , Staff Writer • February 23, 2022

This year’s Mitty women's soccer program has had one exciting season. With many great wins and some tough losses, the varsity team has battled their way through and is now towards the end of their season and on their way to NorCals.

She Shoots, She Scores

April Chan , Staff Writer • February 23, 2022

With a 66-54 win over Pinewood, the Archbishop Mitty Women’s Basketball team took home yet another CCS title. Now it's on to NorCal and, if all goes well, State for the Monarchs.

Another WCAL Title in the Books

This game clinched them the WCAL title. The team is one step closer to being prepared for CCS.

Anusha Chadalavada, Staff Writer • February 23, 2022

After winning their 14th West Catholic Athletic League championship, Men's Basketball's new focus became to win the Central Coast Section championship. Having only four returning players with experience in CCS this year, the team reached the finals before falling to Riordan. Now the team moves forward into NorCal and, if all goes well, State.

Bucs Minus Brady

How will the Tampa Bay Buccaneers move forward after Tom Brady's retirement?

Arya Deshmukh • February 23, 2022

After weeks of speculation about quarterback Tom Brady’s decision on his retirement, the seven-time Super Bowl champion has finally decided to hang up the cleats after 22 seasons in the league.

Trey Area On Hold

With the Niners' NFC championship loss, will Jimmy Garoppolo be traded, and if so, where will he be traded to?

Ansh Singhal, Staff Writer • February 19, 2022

Now that the season is over, the 49ers quarterback position is in flux. The rookie Trey Lance is expected to take over with Jimmy G being traded away.

Men’s Basketball and Mental Toughness

Effort and energy: the two things that are expected to be brought to every game and every practice.

Izabel Lippman and Jayden Brown • December 3, 2021

The men's basketball program has a lot of young talent, and they're all eager to face their biggest rivals.

Women’s Basketball: What Is A Black To Black?

The women's basketball programs, one of the most successful teams at Mitty, spills one of their secrets to success.

April Chan, Staff Writer • December 3, 2021

A black to black: 40 seconds of hell and the most infamous conditioning drill in the Archbishop Mitty Women’s Basketball program.