Rundown Of The NBA Trade Deadline
Zach Singer, Sports Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Sports
This year’s NBA Trade Deadline was a historic one for the league. All-Star players were moved, and draft picks were sent around in a frenzy. Here is a rundown of the notable trades we witnessed over the trading period. Mavericks lure Porzingis from New York Dallas...
Catcalling Wildcats: How Street Harassment Affects our Female Runners
February 11, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Sports
43 percent of women have been harassed while going on their morning or night time runs. This number -- from a CNN survey -- startled plenty of male readers, but women across the country were surprised that the number wasn’t higher. One of the most terrifying cases of female runner harassmen...
Varsity Girls Basketball Graduates two Talented Seniors
Jasleen and Harneet Arora, Sports Editor and Copy Editor
February 1, 2019
Filed under Sports
On Tuesday, Jan. 29, West Ranch varsity girls basketball seniors Jacqueline Paul and Carman Winters faced off against Hart high school in their last home game of their high school careers. Before the game, both seniors met up with their parents in the center of home court to take their last pictures wit...
Super Bowl Llll Breakdown
Jay Singh, Staff Writer
February 1, 2019
Filed under Sports
On Feb. 3, in Atlanta, the Rams and Patriots will face off in Super Bowl Llll. It took a controversial missed call, a vintage Tom Brady performance and two overtime games to decide which teams would be playing in the big game this year. It’s safe to say that this year’s match will be a hotly-contested...
This is Why I Don’t Play
Daniel Lee, Harneet Arora, and Jasleen Arora
January 28, 2019
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...
Girls Basketball Falls to Canyon in a Blowout
Jay Singh, Staff Writer
January 24, 2019
Filed under Sports
On Jan. 18, West Ranch girls basketball faced off against Canyon High School, where they lost 23-66. The Wildcats came out of the game flat, falling down 13-5 after the first quarter. Though they fought hard in the second quarter, they were thoroughly out-played during the third quarter, when they...
Boys Basketball crushes Golden Valley
Harneet and Jasleen Arora, Copy and Sports Editor
January 22, 2019
Filed under Sports
All of the winter sports teams are already halfway through league and are now facing the second half, fighting for a spot in playoffs. The varsity boys basketball team finished off this first half of Foothill league with a big win against Golden Valley this past Tuesday by a score of 64-38. From t...
WR Boys basketball defeats Canyon in first league game
January 15, 2019
Filed under Sports
On Dec. 14, 2018 West Ranch boys basketballs defeated Canyon 61-58 in their first league game of the season. After recently beating Hart over winter break, the Wildcats have developed an overall record of 2-2. Join the Cats in their next game on Jan. 15 at home at 6:30 p.m. Good luck Cats!
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...
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...
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