Is Rubio All-Star Worthy?
January 31, 2012 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Sports
No. But wait, don’t exit out of this article yet, let’s talk guards. Point guards, the engines of every team. As an article on NBA.com talked about how Lowry and Parker in a battle for the last spot on the West for the 2012 All-Star game, I’m going to add a third guard in the [...]
Los Angeles Clakers
January 31, 2012 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Sports
Battlefield Los Angeles. That’s what it’s going to be like every time the two teams from L.A. clash. On one side you have the reputable Lakers with the leading scorer in the NBA with his twin tower allies. On the other you have the former laughingstock of the league, but this year they’ve stocked up [...]
No Lebron, No Kobe, Just the Mighty Barons
January 11, 2012 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Sports
Fountain Valley (11-5) hosted the Edison Chargers (14-2) in a sunset league matchup, in which the Barons were looking to bounce back from an 8 point loss at Huntington Beach while the Chargers were coming off a dominating 22 point win against Newport Harbor. Earlier in the day, Barons’ boys soccer had triumphed over Edison [...]
Ends With a Game Winner
November 30, 2011 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Sports
The boys basketball team began its preseason by outplaying (they didn\’t keep score, but the Barons dominated) Woodbridge in a scrimmage. Then continued into the regular season with an impressive 30 point win at Rancho to advance to the second round in the La Quinta tournament. San Clemente would present the Baron\’s first real challenge [...]
Old Fish, More Morris.
November 30, 2011 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Sports
We\’re cursed to another short season, yet being the basketball fanatic that I am I can\’t help but feel ecstatic about the fact that there will be NBA action. Instead of whining about how the players gave up too much to the owners and talking about how they could have settled the labor dispute months [...]
No Lockout in Fountain Valley
November 18, 2011 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Sports
It\’s the best time of year, basketball season. Even though there\’s no NBA season, basketball still lives on in Fountain Valley. The Barons are getting ready for the upcoming season with high hopes and an experienced squad which consists of six returning players. Last year the Barons hired alumni coach Roger Holmes, whom is in [...]
Why You Should Go to the Bell Game
November 4, 2011 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Editorials, Sports, Student Life
It\’s the best week of the year. Awesome dress up days, creative posters, and school spirit fill up Fountain Valley\’s campus during the bell week. The grand finale is the Bell Game. The reason why the week is what it is. There are so many students who have given up hope on winning back the [...]
The Gateway to Popularity
October 13, 2011 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Editorials, Expression
I have never been popular in my life. In my never ending pursuit of knowledge I decided to explore the realm of popularity. Before I could discover the majestic world of fame (the land of ASB) I had to find out more about the foundation. The members of the Associated Student Body are not just [...]
What’s Up With Homecoming?
September 30, 2011 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Editorials, Entertainment, Expression, Featured, News & Student Life, Student Life
When you hear homecoming, what do you think of? I asked a couple of students and their responses were, “I think of Kanye”, Ryan Peffers (\’12). I think the same thing, Peffers. “A king and queen.” Thao Pham (\’12), “Girls in dresses and boys in dress shirts. Mild freaking out about dates.” Julie Nguyen (\’13). [...]
Football Slides Under San Clemente
September 9, 2011 by Nathan Nguyen
Filed under Featured, Sports
Nathan Nguyen, Staff Writer The Barons’ football team suffered a tough 43-10 loss to San Clemente on Thursday night. To make things worse, the Barons lost starting quarter back Kekai Fernandez (’12) for potentially the entire season with a broken collar bone suffered towards the end of the 2nd quarter. San Clemente rushed for 393 yards against the [...]


