Leo Silverberg

Position

Writer

Graduation

Class of 2024

Leo Silverberg is a writer, music producer, frisbee player, 49ers superfan, and a Junior at Berkeley High. He has written on a wide variety of sports at Berkeley high and looks forward to covering more.

Merhige swam to raise funds for cancer research.

BHS student swims open ocean, sets record

Sports

While her classmates were in school last month, Berkeley High School sophomore Maya Merhige was in Hawaii swimming for 27 and a half hours in the open ocean.

Gabe Ross hefts an opponent over his shoulder at San Lorenzo High School on January 12.

BHS wrestling wins dual meet, displaying strength and strategy

Sports

On January 12, the Berkeley High School wrestling team faced San Lorenzo and Hayward High School at San Lorenzo’s campus. After two long-fought battles, BHS prevailed, beating San Lorenzo 48-36 and winning by tiebreaker against Hayward, 42-42.  The competition was a type of event called a dual meet, in which wrestlers from two schools pair

Ollie Miller follows through on a 3-pointer as the crowd behind him erupts.

Basketball seizes historic win

Sports

In an overtime thriller, the Berkeley High School boys varsity basketball team beat Bishop O’Dowd High School for the first time since 2008, in a 57-55 win.  Berkeley got off to a solid start as juniors Ollie Miller and Samir O’Brien shot the ball well, and junior Will Polishuk controlled the glass, dominating with rebounds.

Senior Emmett Tjen takes it down the line as the rain pours down on Dec. 3.

Boys soccer rains on San Ramon

Sports

The Berkeley High School boys varsity soccer team took on San Ramon Valley High School on Saturday Dec. 3, during a cold and rainy afternoon. The team was coming off of a 3-0 win against Amador Valley in their season opener, looking to continue their success.

A student facing their fear to return after injury

Return from injury plagued by hesitation

Sports

A couple years ago, Samir O’Brien, a junior on the Berkeley High School varsity basketball team, went up for a layup and fell on his hand.   “I knew right away that my pinky was messed up,” O’Brien said.

The BHS football team charges the field with force from a cloud of blue smoke.

BHS takes Huskies in Homecoming win

Sports

A crowd, decked out in colorful flower necklaces, packed into the tropical Homecoming football game on the afternoon of Saturday, October 15 to watch the Berkeley High School Yellowjackets defeat the Washington Huskies in a 53-19 blowout.   There were many BHS football alumni in attendance, including Nathan Dahl, class of 1999.