Junior Tanoa Tuvalu (pictured), starting quarterback for Fullerton’s varsity football, had 270 yards and 2 touchdowns during the season kickoff against Troy High School on Sept. 6. Although no longer in the same league, the Indians were able to kick off Friday Night Lights with a game against long-time rival Troy. The Indians are currently 0-4 in their preseason thus far. The team will travel to Bell Gardens to play the Lancers on Sept. 27.

Senior Justin Pearson (pictured) prepares to score on Costa Mesa in the team’s first league game. The boys water polo team is currently 2-0 in the Empire League. The Indians traveled to Buena Park and won (10-6) with a solid lead throughout the entirety of the game. The boys water polo team will have their next league match against Valencia on Oct. 8.

Senior Charlotte Edwards (pictured) runs the ball at the (6-26) loss against Segerstrom on Sept. 11. The girls flag football team is currently 0-1 in the Empire League with a strong preseason record of 18-6. The Indians traveled to Garden Grove on Sept. 23 and won 20-2. The girls flag football team will travel to Costa Mesa on Sept. 25.

Sophomore Keely Gallagher (pictured) ran a personal best of 20:14 to help the girls cross country team get first at the Great Cow Invitational Aug. 31. The girls team was led off by sophomore Azumi Fuertes who got 15th with a time of 19:16. After Fuertes was sophomore Ella Casto in 28th (20:03), freshman Arizona Fuentes in 30th (20:09), Gallagher in 32nd, and sophomore Olivia Wilder in 47th (20:46).  The boys cross country team got second and was led off by senior Jack Golla in 8th with a time of 15:37. Following Golla was sophomore Yousef Awad in 45th (16:26), junior Brody McMackin in 48th (16:28), sophomore Dexter Meza in 49th (16:29), and junior Jude Banda 57th (16:40). The Indians will have their first Empire League Cluster meet at Central Park on Sept. 25.

The girls golf team has been thrown for a loop with the most recent game scheduled for Sept. 10 at La Mirada golf course being canceled. Pamela Bustamante says that although the constantly changing schedule is difficult to deal with, it is better than having to play in the heat. “With temperatures reaching over 100 degrees, a canceled game doesn’t seem terrible,” Bustamante said. “It’s not fun to play a game in the heat because it’s just walking around the whole time.” The pre-existing coach, Maan Sidhu, recently left, leaving it up to Mr. Olivas to find the girls’ team a new coach for the season.

Sophomore Ella Kim lunges to make clean contact in a game against Brea Olinda High School on Aug. 27. The girls tennis team had a successful preseason, going undefeated with a record of 5-0, despite the recent heat wave that led to a number of canceled matches. The Indians hosted Valencia on Sept. 24 and lost with a final score of 8-10. The team will travel to Laguna Hills on Sept. 26 for their second league match.

Girls volleyball captain, junior Cora Sailhamer (pictured) spikes the ball during the (1-3) loss against St. Anthony. Sailhamer started off this season as a setter. She now leads the court being one of the strongest offensive players with her recent transition to the outside hitter position. “I’ve been a setter and now I’m an outside. So that’s different for me, but I’m trying to adjust and learn a new position and just trust that it’s the right thing,” Sailhamer said. The girls volleyball team is currently 5-2 and second in the Empire League. The Indians hosted Ocean View on Sep. 24 and swept, winning 3 straight sets (3-0). The girls volleyball team will play against Segerstrom tomorrow.