Fall Sports 2002 Issue

The winner of our essay contest said that being an athlete has helped his fitness and his academics.

Berley, 19, loves ‘capoeira,’ a Brazilian martial art. w/ photo gallery.

For a long time I thought about taking martial arts. I figured it would give me something to talk about, but my dad wasn’t too crazy about the idea. He told me: “You’ll get hurt. It’ll interfere with your school work.”

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Stacey, 18, never thought she could run the 26.2 miles of the L.A. Marathon.

Monica, 15, was surprised to learn that two of her girlfriends were on the Van Nuys HS football team.

Girls give their opinion on whether they would join a girl’s football team. "Of course. I think women are as

Noel photographed several skateboarders at Venice Beach. w/ photo gallery.

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Despite her disability, Nastja is an all-aound athelete.

Gary, 15, learned street basketball and that’s the way he likes it.