Number 8
By Cuinn Huber
Each year, the Westmont baseball team rewards one senior player with the chance of being able to wear the number of one of our most treasured athletes, the late Kirk Vasquez’s #8 . This year the recipient was Ryland Wulff, this was given to him based on his team spirit and passion for the game. He has had his eye on winning this prize ever since his friend and former teammate Reid Ross won it last year. “ I was very honored to win ever since Reid got it; it has been something I wanted to receive,” states Wulff. The legacy of Kirk has been very important to the baseball team since his tragic passing three years ago. He was a beloved student and athlete who had already committed to play division 1 baseball at the University of the Pacific his Junior year just months before his death. If you would like to help you can donate to the KV8 memorial foundation which helps local baseball players with anything from paying for books for college to helping local teams with making sure they have the supplies they need to play the game.
This Day in History: April 27
By Cynthia Andary
1947 – “Babe Ruth Day” was celebrated at Yankee Stadium.
1989 – Student protests took over Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
1992 – For the first time in its 700-year history, the British House of Commons is presided over by a female speaker.
1994 – South African citizens of all races are allowed to vote in a general election for the first time.
2005 – Russian President Vladimir Putin became the first Kremlin leader to visit Israel.
2006 – In New York, NY, construction began on the 1,776-foot One World Trade Center on the site of the former World Trade Center.
2007 – Russian conductor and musician Mstislav Rostropovich, one of the most acclaimed cellists of the 20th century, died at age 80.
2014 – Pope John Paul II was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI.
Fun Facts About April
By Cynthia Andary
- April is the fourth month of the year and has 30 days.
- April is the second month of Spring.
- The April birthstone is a diamond.
- The Daisy and Sweet Pea are the April flowers.
- The Boston Marathon takes place in April.
- Autism Awareness Day takes place in April.
- April is the month when the professional baseball season begins in the United States.
- Aphrodite is the goddess of April.
- In ancient Rome, the month of April was sacred to the goddess Venus.
- In the Southern Hemisphere, April is the same as October in the Northern Hemisphere.
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