The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Lacrosse falters late, drops league opener to rival Loyola

Cole Jacobson • March 10, 2015

With a first-half hat trick from freshman attackman Paul Rodriguez '18 and a three-goal lead late in the second quarter, the varsity lacrosse team looked primed to upset second-ranked Loyola (according...

Wolverines avoid non-league upset with overtime heroics

Cole Jacobson • March 6, 2015

MaxLaxLA determined Harvard-Westlake's lacrosse matchup with Agoura, matching the third and 12th ranked teams in the MaxLaxLA coaches' poll, to be the premier "Game to Watch" on Friday night in the Los...

Lacrosse opens season with non-league blowout over Culver City

Cole Jacobson • March 4, 2015

In the opening matchup of the 2014-15 season, the varsity lacrosse team proved worthy of its lofty preseason ranking, using a dominant offensive performance to crush Culver City (0-2 overall, 0-0 in...

Hilliard’s career ends with fourth straight quarterfinal playoff loss

Cole Jacobson • February 24, 2015

For three straight years, the CIF-SS Division 4AA quarterfinals had spelled doom for the Harvard-Westlake varsity boys' basketball team; Gardena Serra in 2012, Bishop Montgomery in 2013, and Buckley in...

Wolverines take second consecutive playoff game, heading to quarterfinals

Cole Jacobson • February 21, 2015

Rancho Mirage High School, only in its second year of existence, earned its first varsity basketball playoff appearance in school history during the 2014-15 season. Alex Copeland '15 made sure it ended...

Copeland ’15 sets steals record, basketball coasts to first round playoff win

Cole Jacobson • February 18, 2015

With a full week of rest after their tight loss to chief rival Loyola, the varsity boys' basketball team came out with a vengeance, using a historically explosive first quarter to eliminate Fillmore (9-12...

Football analyst discusses findings with Sports Research class

Cole Jacobson • February 13, 2015

Tim Chou, a football analyst who graduated from Purdue with a major in engineering and has coached for Inglewood High, Torrance High and Golden West Junior College in Huntington Beach, talked to Bill...

Facing severe lack of depth, basketball remains in playoff race

Cole Jacobson • February 13, 2015

Despite a tough 79-71 loss to rival Loyola in the final regular season game of Head Coach Greg Hilliard's career, the varsity boys’ basketball team remains in the thick of the playoff race, currently...

Wolverines blow 18 point lead, fall to rival Loyola again

Cole Jacobson • February 11, 2015

The last time Harvard-Westlake boys' basketball saw Stone Gettings '15, the Loyola forward hit a three-pointer with five seconds left to stun a sold-out Wolverine crowd and allow his team to escape Taper...

Wolverines drop league game to Chaminade, eliminated from automatic playoff bid

Cole Jacobson • February 6, 2015

In the first meeting between Harvard-Westlake and Chaminade boys' basketball three weeks ago, the Eagles' Jake Porath '15 watched from the sideline due to a knee injury, unable to contribute at all in...

Wolverines end five-game skid with dominant league win over St. Francis

Cole Jacobson • February 4, 2015

Wednesday night's game marked a major transition for the Flintridge St. Francis basketball program; the Golden Knights played their first game in seven years without former Head Coach Jeff Stephens, who...

Basketball losing slide continues with league loss to Crespi

Cole Jacobson • February 2, 2015

Behind dominant performances from stars DeAnthony Melton '16 and Mitch Mykhalov '16, and some spotty officiating in the second half, Crespi (17-6 overall, 6-2 in Mission League) turned a tight game at...