Chuck Cary
Cary is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1985 to 1991. He graduated from Cal in 1978 and played for several MLB teams, including the Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.
Colby Buzzell
Buzzell is an American author, blogger, and former United States Army soldier who was later deployed in Iraq. He graduated from Cal in 1995 and has written three books, including “My War: Killing Time in Iraq”, “Lost in America: A Dead End Journey” and “Thank You For Being Expendable”.
David Bingham
Bingham graduated from Cal in 2008. He is now a professional soccer player and a goalie for Charlotte FC. Bingham played college soccer at UC Berkeley between 2008 and 2010. Bingham led Berkeley to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament in 2010. He also earned All-Pac 10 second team honors in 2009.
Ryan Wright
Wright is a punter for the Minnesota Vikings. He graduated from Cal in 2018. In Week 6 of the 2022 season, Wright was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time in his career.
Alyssa Brewer
Brewer graduated from Cal in 2018 and attended the University of Southern California. While attending Cal, Brewer was a Junior Olympic track and field champion in the 800 meters in 2016.
At Cal, she set multiple records for the track and field team, including the women’s 400- and 800-meter races.
She also won Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year at Cal. At USC, she continued to set records, including the all time record for the womens’ indoor 800m. She is now USC’s all time record holder.
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Mahita Chava, Staff Writer
March 5, 2024
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Mahita Chava, Staff Writer
Sophomore Mahita Chava is entering her first year of newspaper at Cal High as a staff writer. She hopes to improve her writing skills through this class. She also plays for the varsity tennis team at Cal. In her free time, Mahita likes to play tennis with friends, take her dog out on walks, spend time with friends and family, and travel to new places.