Noah Gersch

I am a junior at Redwood High School in Larkspur California, and part of the Redwood journalism program. I have an older brother and a younger sister. Outside of school I love playing baseball, golf for fun, being outdoors, and hanging out with my friends and family.

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Nicotine prevention assembly:
On March 11, a schoolwide assembly was held in the big gym featuring guest speaker Kyle Wimmer. Wimmer spoke about his own struggles with addiction, and went into depth on the recovery process to motivate and educate students about the dangers of the drug. The assembly was organized by the Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) team, with support from the Redwood High School Foundation.The presentation was interactive, lively and left a lasting impact on student at...

A deep dive into the upcoming Redwood spring sports season

To say that the 2025 Redwood spring season was impressive is an understatement. Last year, the season brought home three Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) titles, two Division one North Coast Section (NCS) Championships, 45 all-league members and countless memories. With numerous collegiate athletes graduating last year, it begs the question of how each respective Redwood team will bounce back this season. In the article below, we predict how each team will do based on returning players, past...

Oldest vs middle vs youngest

The notorious battle of which sibling has it the hardest: the overburdened oldest, easy-to-blame middle, or forgotten youngest? This subject has been debated since the mid-1800s, when English polymath Sir Francis Galton suggested that male scientists are more likely to be firstborn sons than later-born in their family, therefore making them better. Later on in the 20th century, the work of Alfred Adler proposed the birth order theory, which states that the order in which a child is born determin...

Sports Spotlight: Owen Malone makes waves for boys’ varsity water polo

Many elite athletes start their journey early. They’re the ones who grew up with a love for the sport, playing day in and day out. Others take less traditional paths. Although senior goalie Owen Malone started his sport a little later than most, it hasn’t affected him, now finding himself as one of the top goalies in California and captain of the dominant boys’ varsity water polo team.
“In seventh grade, I used to be on the swim team, and the water polo team would practice after us. I was gettin...

4-for-4: No. 4 McGrath leads Giants to victory with 4 TDs

The Giants moved to 3-2 on the season after completing a comeback win against Petaluma 31-21 this Saturday. Leading the way for the Giants was senior wide receiver Dylan McGrath, who scored four instrumental touchdowns.
The game started a little shaky for the Giants after the defense let up two rushing touchdowns, one to senior Trojan quarterback Aidan Wirtz, and the other to senior running back Evan Clarke, quickly putting Petaluma up 14-0.
Bouncing back quickly, the Giants found their rhythm o...

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