The Urban Legend

Increased interest in Urban School volleyball creates frosh-soph team

Zoe Meneghetti, Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper • November 2, 2016

This year, there has been the biggest increase of girls volleyball players since Athletic Director and Boys Varsity Basketball coach Joe Skiffer has been at Urban. With 38 students showing up to tryouts,...

Teacher Coaches Reflect On what they have learned

Diego Lopez, Staff Writer • March 29, 2016

When Urban’s varsity soccer team won NCS in November, head coach Danny Cardoza was as focused on his A period Spanish class as he was on the game. Cardoza is one of the few teacher-coaches at Urban...

Urban freshmen playing varsity sports reveal their secrets to success

Ariane Goldsmith, Staff Writer • December 8, 2015

ALIZA MAYER How and when did you start playing tennis? “I started playing tennis when I was four years old, just taking lessons. In seventh grade I played for the United States Tennis Association,...

The Urban School of San Francisco versus University High School: Bitter rivalry or petty jealousy?

Griffin Bianchi, Staff Writer • November 5, 2013

During his first month on the job, Greg Angilly was cleaning a closet when he found a curious artifact from Urban’s long gone sports teams — the mysterious “Blue-Red” bell, which once represented...

Girls varsity volleyball focuses on positive energy in face of 2-9 record

Hannah Berk, Staff Writer • October 13, 2012

At first glance, it’s hard to see why the varsity girls volleyball team shows so much pride: After all, a 2-9 record usually puts a damper on a team’s energy. But co-captains Abby Lowenthal (’13)...

Girls varsity volleyball falls to Drew Dragons in four sets

Aideen Murphy, Staff Writer • August 28, 2012

Despite a St. Agnes gym packed with hopeful Blues fans, the girls varsity volleyball team suffered a loss at the hands of the Drew Dragons on Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Urban's first game of the preseason. The...