Varsity Football Makes Valiant Effort
October 28, 2009 • Jennifer Welch
Filed under Sports
Varsity football played a good game against South on Friday, October 3, though they lost to the Spartans 14-21. This rivalry game took place at South, and each school was well represented by crowd. Within the first three minutes of the game the Warriors scored the first touchdown of the evening after... Read more »
West Topples North
October 28, 2009 • Jennifer Welch
Filed under Sports
The West High Warriors played the North High Saxons on October 9th, at a near-full West High stadium. West took possession of the ball first, and the Warriors began the game strongly, with a touchdown scored by Kyle Slowey (12) within the first four minutes of the first quarter, giving West the lead... Read more »
Golf Team Confident to Win Next Time
October 28, 2009 • Ephraim Lu
Filed under Sports
The West High golf team met its match on September 22 and September 24 when it competed with Peninsula High School. Tuesday, the team lost with a scores of 190 to 287; on Thursday, it lost again with 242 to 199 (In golf, a lower score is better than a higher score.) Maki Murai (12) reveals that her team... Read more »
Victory for Varsity Girls Cross Country
October 28, 2009 • Esther Kim
Filed under Sports
On September 26th, the West High Cross Country Varsity girls won first place with a spectacular performance at the Bob Firman Invitational in Boise, Idaho. This was a 5k race on a diverse course over grass, sand, and dirt terrains. The race consisted of 27 teams with a total of 170 athletes from different... Read more »
Girls XC Continue a Great Season
October 28, 2009 • Esther Kim
Filed under Sports
So far, the West High Girls Cross Country team has participated in 3 meets, including the Woodbridge Invitational and the 5-Way Bay League meet at Polliwog Park. The Varsity girls performed outstandingly as they came in 3rd place out of the 34 schools that participated in this event. The athletes set... Read more »
Striving for Victory
October 28, 2009 • Diana Han
Filed under Sports
The West High Girls Varsity Volleyball team lost their games against Redondo on October 8, by 12 to 25 and 21 to 25. Captain Katie Colin (12) felt that her team could have easily defeated its opponents, but could not do so because the team spent too much time catching up. Colin also remarks that the... Read more »
Top 5 Rally
October 23, 2009 • Esther Kim, Staff Writer
Filed under News, Uncategorized
Many students have been anticipating who will become this year’s Homecoming King and Queen during the Homecoming Football game against Redondo High School. But, the elaborate entrance of the Homecoming candidates in a car, which was previously provided by a volunteer, driving slowly onto the West... Read more »
HOMECOMING TOP 5 RALLY
October 23, 2009 • Ephraim Lu, Staff Writer
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The long anticipated Homecoming Top 5 Rally took place on October 16, where five couples, chosen by their peers, were announced as the 2009 court: David Cho, Katie Colin, Zach Gray, Shayna Guitare, Ali Nazari, Tori Izumi, Chris Partida, Natalie Kalinski, Franck Xian, and Chie Tamada. Cheerleaders, performing... Read more »
October 19, 2009
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Victory for Varsity Girls Cross Country
October 18, 2009 • Esther Kim
Filed under Sports
On September 26th, the West High Cross Country Varsity girls won first place with a spectacular performance at the Bob Firman Invitational in Boise, Idaho. This was a 5k race on a diverse course over grass, sand, and dirt terrains. The race consisted of 27 teams with a total of 170 athletes from different... Read more »


