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By Weston Kelly Landon Cribari is a member of the Westmont High School wind ensemble, and a cross-country team Captain, along with a track and field varsity runner. He helped take the Cross Country team to the State Finals, where the team placed 4th. Involved in clubs, Landon is an active member of the WestmontContinue reading “AOTI: He’s Land-in’ on top”

By Adam Sarsfield As the season has begun for our water polo team there are high hopes amongst the players in reaching CCS level after season play. The 15 players that make up the team are commanded by second-year team captains Ethan Bissell and Ryder Adams with the coaching of Scott Adams and Jeff BissellContinue reading “Westmont Water Polo Boys”

By Gavin Bowyer and Wyatt Spears On Friday, September 8, 2023, Westmont JV and Varsity Football both won respectively 14-7 and 21-7, triumphing over Prospect. Our Wide Receiver, Christian Moore (JV), and Running Back Spencer Hoang (Varsity Captain) made a multitude of excellent plays throughout their games, ultimately allowing their teams to achieve victory. TheContinue reading “Warriors Football”

By Kendall Albrecht Starting off the season with a splash, Westmont’s girls’ water polo team won their first game against San Lorenzo High School, and took home two wins at the SLV tournament. The team, lead by captains Amanda Tran and Rachel Tang, look forward to a promising season. Freshman Maya Bourne says, “I reallyContinue reading “Water Polo Pride”

By Kendall Albrecht After cheering on the football team during their victory against Prospect, Westmont’s varsity sideline cheer team—coached by Kelly Sutton and Shayann Hayes— prepared to pump up the spirit throughout the season. Creating exciting halftimes and perfecting dozens of cheers and chants, the cheerleaders excitedly showcase their Warrior pride at both home andContinue reading “Tumbling for Touchdowns”

By Hailey Kearns This year, Coach Yan Moore leads 31 players (11 varsity and 20 junior varsity) into another year of success and excitement. Hoping to improve their record of 3-7 from last year, the girls have been putting in lots of effort into their practices and continue to keep their spirits high. Commenting onContinue reading “Swinging Into Season”

By Sophia Doan and Nadia Rivas  Cross Country. It’s a sport misunderstood and scoffed at by everyone who doesn’t do it. “Why do you run?” “Do you like cross country?” are questions runners get daily. Westmont has a cross-country team this year bigger than it’s been in a long time. This season the team plansContinue reading “Cross Country”

By Owen Andersen *8-5 means 8 steps in five yards, the standard marching distance* “We start off as a bunch of separate parts, but by the end of the season we’re a cohesive machine,” -Eisen Small, senior and veteran trombonist. With their first competition on October 8th, the Westmont Warrior Regiment Marching Band and ColorContinue reading “Marching Band and Color Guard: 9-4 in 8-5”

By Marina Halbert This year’s fall sports at Westmont have been extremely successful so far, despite turnovers in coaching and the loss of last year’s seniors. The Women’s Volleyball team is no exception. Boasting 12 players, seven of whom are returning Varsity players, and 3 players who have been on Varsity as long as they’veContinue reading “Women’s Volleyball Team Killin’ it On and Off the Court”

By Anjali Nayak  Feuling the school spirit during home football games, the Westmont dance team’s graceful moves and fun comradery continues into the 2023 – 2024 school year. The twelve person dance team is made up of mainly sophomores and two wonderful assistant coaches Amanda Kappenman and Cat Kemp. Kappenman says “I want to shoutContinue reading “Westmont’s Dazzling Dance Team”