Dear College Football Committee, Don’t Expand The Playoff To Eight Teams
Zach Singer, Sports Writer
December 17, 2018
Oct. 13, 2013: The day that college football would move on from the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) game and move into a new era with the four team playoff. At the time, excitement was rising through the roof as 2014 commenced the first year of the four team playoff. Two more tea...
Keeping Up with the NBA
Daniel Lee, Sports Editor
December 17, 2018
Filed under Sports
Just over a quarter of the NBA season has gone by, and it has looked more like a reality TV show than a sports league. Let’s walk through the drama so far: Kevin Durant and Draymond Green The reigning champs have had it rough this year. They are currently second in the west with a r...
This is Why I Don’t Play
Daniel Lee, Jasleen Arora, and Harneet Arora
December 7, 2018
Filed under As Seen in Print, Sports
Overall, only 7 percent of high school athletes play at the collegiate level and of that seven, only 2 percent play at the NCAA Division I level. From there, only 2 percent of NCAA athletes go on to play professionally. A significant majority of these student-athletes will leave with a high school d...
Cross Country Recognized for NXN Competition
Mary Waugh, A&E Editor
December 6, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Dec. 3, Mr. Crawford recognized West Ranch Varsity Cross Country for their hard work at the Nike Cross Nationals meet. Not only are they the second team in Santa Clarita history to qualify for the NXN competition, but they also came in 8th in the nation out of 200 runners. To celebrate this, the seve...
West Ranch Soccer falls to Simi Valley in preseason match
Noah Neri, Staff Writer
December 3, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Tuesday, Nov. 27, West Ranch boys soccer took on Simi Valley in their first match of the year. The team ended up losing 4 to 1 in a game that was closer than the final score shows. The first half was a defensive struggle, with no goals scored and very few shots on the goal. When a ball did get th...
Who’s the Man? Mr. Manalastas Q & A
Jasleen Arora and Daniel Lee, Sports Editors
November 30, 2018
Filed under As Seen in Print, Sports
With all the changes that happened last year, we had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Manalastas about his thoughts on approaching his first full year of coaching varsity boys basketball. Q: How did you first get involved in coaching? A: A few years ago, I was asked if I would ever be interested in coaching again, an...
West Ranch Football Season Review
Zach Singer, Sports Writer
November 20, 2018
Filed under Sports
That’s right -- the Wildcats’ season is over after coming off a narrow loss to Oxnard. The team’s 9-3 record led to a historic season. Leading the Wildcats to their historical season was Quarterback Weston Eget who finished the season compiling 2,752 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, and 13 intercept...
West Ranch’s Student Athletes Sign their Letters of Intent
Jasleen Arora, Sports Editor
November 20, 2018
Filed under Sports
Last Tuesday, nine of West Ranch's varsity students athletes along with their friends, family, and teammates all gathered at brunch to sign their letters on intent to their colleges. Congratulations to JD Callahan who is going to play baseball at UC Santa Barbara, Adrienne Chang, who is going to play...
West Ranch Football’s historic season ends with tough loss to Oxnard
Noah Neri, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
After the first-ever playoff win in program history a week before, the West Ranch football team was looking to move on to the CIF-SS Division 6 semifinals with a home game against Oxnard. The team fought hard but lost a close game 34 to 31. On their first drive, West Ranch had a three-and-out, gi...
Dylan Gatua
Jay Singh, Staff Writer
November 4, 2018
Filed under As Seen in Print, Features, Sports
When Dylan Gatua steps onto any cross country course, his mind is focused on one thing: winning. Despite being only a sophomore, he is a top runner on West Ranch Varsity Cross Country. Thanks to his natural talent for running and his extreme work ethic, he is a nationally ranked runner. Gatua...
West Ranch football loses tough game to Hart
Noah Neri, Staff Writer
October 23, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Friday, Oct. 19, West Ranch football had its first loss of the season, falling 31-26 to Hart in a close game. West Ranch football started the action by running the ball out of the triple option like they did the week before against Saugus. However, they were unable to get the offense rolling thro...
West Ranch Varsity Girls Tennis Dominates against Hart
Jasleen Arora, Sports Editor
October 22, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Oct. 16, the West Ranch girls varsity tennis team took off against Hart High School and dominated the game with a final score of 14-4. Head Coach Dina McBride was expecting this game to be an easy win for the Wildcats. “We haven’t really been preparing for this game. We have just been doing our no...
Loading ...