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Forward Paige Howard 17 takes the ball forward during a game. Credit: Carina Marx/Big Red

Girls’ soccer focuses on bright future

Carina Marx January 4, 2016

From the girls’ varsity soccer sidelines, Head Coach Richard Simms is constantly repeating, "Next play, next play, next play." It’s that focus on possible future successes, instead of past failures,...

QB Marshal Cohen looks beyond injuries, heartbreak

QB Marshal Cohen looks beyond injuries, heartbreak

Joe Levin October 27, 2015

space for redirect to longform "snowball" post on Marshall

Creative Commons-licensed illustration from Andrew on Flikr.

The rise of eSports: Virtual hats and a multi-billion dollar industry

Cameron Stine October 26, 2015

With the rising popularity of video games around the world many gamers have become involved in competitive gaming. Most Esports, the term for competitive gaming, have fans watching games on streaming sites...

Jon Nelson 16 (left) plays varsity soccer and last year took all honors classes. Credit: Henry Vogel/Big Red

Work before play: how do athletes find balance?

Dario Madyoon October 22, 2015

There’s a common saying that in high school: students have to choose between good grades, good social life or good sleep. For many students athletes at Harvard-Westlake, they have to shoulder the burden...

Josie Baker 18 spends up to three hours a day improving her game. Credit: Bryant Wu/Chronicle

Josie Baker is a consistent top scorer for Girls’ Golf

Bryant Wu October 22, 2015

When Josie Baker ’18 finished her second round at River Ridge Golf Course Oct. 27, 2014, she thought she had just missed a great opportunity. Baker had shot 78 on the first day and was hopeful. Then...

Fanatics section at a recent game helped increase energy. Credit: Connor Reese/Big Red.

Fanatics try to boost crowd volume and encourage attendance at games

Connor Reese October 22, 2015

Since the Fanatics inception in 2006, the Fanatics have received praise and complaints. The main grievance the Fanatics receive concerns their lack of attendance to less popular sports and less popular...

Mike Mapes 16 celebrates a sack during the football teams 44-23 victory against Jefferson High School Sept. 4. Credit: Harvard-Westlake Athletics Department, used with permission.

Mike Mapes, Josie Treadwell step into alpha roles

Rian Ratnavale October 22, 2015

On the field or on the court, and in the locker room, both girls’ volleyball Captain Josie Treadwell ’16 and football captain Mike Mapes ’16 have been on both sides of their respective teams’ demanding...

Alex Oser 16 and Jenna Thompson 16 race Oct. 17 at the 51st Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. Published with permission of Alex Oser.

Alex Oser, Jenna Thompson race in Boston’s Head of the Charles Regatta

Ellis Becker October 21, 2015

Student rowers Alex Oser ’16 and Jenna Thompson ’16 raced in the 51st Annual Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Massachusetts. The regatta was hosted Oct. 17-18, and served as a temporary home...

Bella Headley, right in red, prepares to pass in the volleyball teams 3-0 win at Notre Dame on Sept. 29. Credit: Dario Madyoon/Big Red

Girls’ Volleyball is hungry to win Mission League this year

Dario Madyoon October 20, 2015

It’s Sept. 15, and the Wolverines step back onto the hardwood of Taper Gymnasium for their first home game of the season. The last time they played a game in Wolverine territory, it ended in disappointment:...

Claire Quinn 16 moves the ball during Sept. 8 game against Edison High School. Carina Marx/Big Red

Field Hockey is ‘fired up’ with returning seniors

Carina Marx October 20, 2015

As Emma Wasserman ’16 stepped on to the field for the first time since sophomore year to play field hockey, she was nervous. She had not played for two years, and was trying to keep up with the fast...

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