Jimmy McMahon, Sports Editor
May 26, 2011
Filed under Sports
As spring sports come to a close, I can’t help but notice a striking similarity between the 2011 season and the past several years. After months of indoor sports such as track and basketball, WS athletes look forward to enjoy...
Jimmy McMahon, Sports Editor
May 26, 2011
Filed under Sports
From class time workouts to Firebreather competitions, this year’s weight room activity can only be described as one thing: people picking things up and putting them down. What better way to end a year of intense non-stop work...
Julie Parisi, Oracle Editor
May 11, 2011
Filed under Sports
Baseball was not the only local team to win a state championship last year; West End Rugby is the defending 2010 Division 1 Virginia High School State Champion.
In front of about 300 spectators at the T.C. Williams turf field,...
Lee Gleason, Sports Editor
May 11, 2011
Filed under Sports
Reunited and it feels so good.
Senior captains Paige Bable and Danielle O’Brien of the Varsity girls soccer team have been playing high school soccer together for the past four years.
What makes this tandum different...
Nora Osei, Viewpoint Editor
May 11, 2011
Filed under Sports
Sports are always fun..until you get hurt.
Many high school students play a sport either for the competitiveness of their school team, or for their club team just for fun. Through this they improve their fitness level, make...
Allie Collela, Forum Editor
May 11, 2011
Filed under Sports
Although officially the Spartan Boys Basketball season is complete, the team’s work is far from over.
Coach Jason Eldridge, who joined the basketball program at the beginning of this year, began offseason training on March...
Jake Trump, Sports Editor
May 11, 2011
Filed under Sports
Sport dedication has now reached an all-time high.
Students who participate a high school sport and wish they could play year round can now rejoice. Effective next year, Virginia High School League (VHSL)...
Nicole Brigham, Orange Page One Editor
April 12, 2011
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
Recently, at Fennville High School in Michigan, a 16-year-old star basketball player hit the game winning shot to end the game 57-55. What happened next left the crowd stunned. Fenville Junior, Wes Leonard, hit the ground and...
Jimmy McMahon, Orange Sports Editor
April 12, 2011
Filed under Sports
It’s the ultimate American tradition. Nothing like putting your feet up on a Sunday afternoon to watch a little NFL football. Unfortunately, football fans everywhere may have to find something else to do on Sundays now that...
Austin Kaminski, Orange Sports Editor
April 12, 2011
Filed under Sports
“It’s time to get loud, it’s time to represent. West Springfield, what time is it?!”
This famous chant has been repeated by every girls basketball player throughout the last few years. While there is no real traditional...
Peter Simonsen, Senior Staff Writer
April 11, 2011
Filed under Sports
The DC United Soccer Club is considered the most successful club in Major League Soccer, having won four MLS championships since its inception in 1995.
The main club also sponsors a youth team which is recognized as one of...
Jimmy McMahon, Sports Editor
April 8, 2011
Filed under Sports
Do you have what it takes to be a firebreather?
The weight room used to be a place to challenge yourself, but the new Firebreather Invitationals have turned it into a place for students to get the competitive juices flowing...
