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Boys’ basketball coach Hilliard to retire after 30 years

Grant Nussbaum
April 29, 2014

He entered in 1985 as the new Harvard school basketball coach from Oregon, taking over a team that went 1-23 a year earlier. With 603 wins, 9 CIF titles, two State Championships and one season to go, he...

Collins ’97 signs with Brooklyn Nets for season

Grant Nussbaum
March 19, 2014

After playing basketball for four years at Harvard-Westlake, four years at Stanford University and for 12 years in the NBA before coming out as gay in April 2013, Jason Collins became the first openly...

Martin ’08 traded to San Francisco 49ers

Grant Nussbaum
March 11, 2014

In October 2013, former Wolverine football lineman Jonathan Martin '08 ignited a national bullying debate after leaving the NFL Miami Dolphins and claiming to be bullied by his Miami teammates. Now, Martin...

Girls’ soccer coasts to 5-1 playoff opener victory

Grant Nussbaum
February 21, 2014

The one-seed Wolverine girls' soccer team found little trouble in the form of at-large seed Rancho Cucamonga, routing its first round opponent 5-1 Friday to advance to round two of CIF Playoffs. Courtney...

Wolverines fall to Loyola, look for at-large bid

Grant Nussbaum
February 11, 2014

Finishing its regular season with a 66-56 loss Feb. 10 against Loyola, the boys’ varsity basketball team will aim to reach CIF playoffs via an at-large bid after failing to automatically qualify for...

Senior wrestlers win championships, Wolverines qualify for CIF at Mission League Finals

Grant Nussbaum
February 2, 2014

Patrick Halkett '14 and Jake Bracken '14 earned the right to call themselves the "best in league" after winning the Mission League wrestling championships Saturday. The two seniors' first place finishes...

Boys’ basketball breaks losing skid against Notre Dame, Hilliard gets 600th win

Grant Nussbaum
January 31, 2014

Behind the scoring duo of Derick Newton '14 and Alex Copeland '15, the boys' varsity basketball team bounced back from five straight losses Friday, defeating Notre Dame 66-60 and capturing Harvard-Westlake...

Boys’ basketball drops fifth straight against Crespi

Grant Nussbaum
January 29, 2014

Following a 74-64 loss to Sierra Canyon Jan. 25, the boys' varsity basketball team's cold streak continued against Crespi Wednesday, as the Wolverines fell to the Celts 69-52 for their fifth straight defeat. The...

Girls’ soccer tops Louisville 6-0 in Senior Night victory

Grant Nussbaum
January 29, 2014

The girls' varsity soccer team followed up its 12-day break from competition with a 6-0 Senior Night win over Louisville Wednesday to move to 12 straight games undefeated. A brace from Courtney Corrin...

Boys’ basketball falls to Loyola 80-39

Grant Nussbaum
January 24, 2014

In one of its biggest losses in recent history, the boys’ varsity basketball team suffered an 80-39 defeat at the hands of longtime foe Loyola Friday as the Wolverine-Cub rivalry played out in Taper...

Preview: Boys’ basketball versus Loyola

Grant Nussbaum
January 23, 2014

The last time the boys' varsity basketball team met rival Loyola in Taper Gymnasium in 2011, emerging point guard Michael Sheng '14 dished out five assists, prospect Derick Newton '14 supported from the...

Girls’ soccer undefeated through 11 with wins over Chaminade, Alemany

Grant Nussbaum
January 17, 2014

Goals from Courtney Corrin '16, Brianna Gasmarian '15, Quinn Frankel '16 and Paige Howard '17 provided the girls' varsity soccer team with another convincing win Friday, defeating Alemany 4-0 to extend...

Boys’ basketball falls to Chaminade and Alemany, Hilliard remains win away from 600

Grant Nussbaum
January 17, 2014

The boys' varsity basketball team will continue to pursue Harvard-Westlake career win number 600 for head coach Greg Hilliard after suffering a 75-67 defeat to Alemany Friday night and a 67-50 loss to...

Girls’ soccer keeps streak alive against Flintridge Sacred Heart

Grant Nussbaum
January 13, 2014

The girls' varsity soccer team continued rolling Monday night, defeating Flintridge Sacred Heart 2-1 to remain undefeated through nine games. Forward Courtney O'Brien '15 and midfielder Paige Howard '17...

Girls soccer defeats Notre Dame, extends undefeated streak to eight

Grant Nussbaum
January 10, 2014

The girls' varsity soccer team followed up its 8-0 rout of Louisville Jan. 8 with a 3-0 victory over Notre Dame tonight, moving the team to eight straight games without a loss. Since their last loss to...

Girls’ soccer rolls over Louisville 8-0

Grant Nussbaum
January 8, 2014

Braces from three Wolverine scorers led the girls' varsity soccer team to an 8-0 rout of Louisville Wednesday, the team's biggest victory so far this season. Forward Courtney O'Brien '15, midfielder Quinn...

Boys’ basketball comes up short in league opener against Crespi

Grant Nussbaum
January 8, 2014

Following a 3-2 overall finish at the Desert Heat Classic tournament over winter break, the boys' varsity basketball team could not hang on in a back-and-forth Mission League opener against Crespi Wednesday,...

Santa Monica hands boys’ basketball team first loss

Grant Nussbaum
December 4, 2013

Despite cutting down a 20 point lead to seven in the fourth quarter, the boys' varsity basketball team could not follow up its opening game comeback victory with a sequel, ultimately falling to Santa Monica...

Boys’ basketball rallies back to top Palisades in season opener

Grant Nussbaum
December 3, 2013

A double-digit fourth quarter comeback and a last-second layup from Derick Newton '14 to force overtime kicked off the varsity boys' basketball season in thrilling fashion, as the Wolverines defeated Palisades...

Boys’ water polo overcomes Mater Dei to win CIF Title

Grant Nussbaum
November 23, 2013

When head coach Brian Flacks ’06 and the boys’ varsity water polo team entered William Woollett Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon, they marched onto a battlefield where familiar foe Mater Dei waited...

Cross country qualifies for State at CIF Finals

Grant Nussbaum
November 23, 2013

Both the boys' and girls' cross country teams will be heading to Woodward Park in Fresno Nov. 30 for State Championships after finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively in CIF Finals today. Both teams' final...

Martin ’08 leaves NFL team, sparks national bullying debate

Grant Nussbaum
November 13, 2013

Jonathan Martin ’08 spent three years serving as both a sentinel for quarterbacks John Howe ’07 and Sean Berman ’09 on the offensive line and as a predator for opposing backfields on the defensive...

Jonathan Martin ’08 leaves Miami Dolphins, Athletics Department responds

Grant Nussbaum
November 1, 2013

Former Wolverine football lineman and NFL Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jonathan Martin '08 left the Dolphins Thursday, reportedly due to personal issues after being pranked by his Miami teammates in...

Field hockey to face Edison in finals after overtime win

Grant Nussbaum
October 31, 2013

One year after a controversial and heartbreaking loss to the Huntington Beach Oilers in the Los Angeles Field Hockey Association finals, the varsity field hockey team will try to write its storybook ending...

Sports analysts, doctors to speak about statistics, sports medicine in new interdisciplinary class

Grant Nussbaum
October 15, 2013

Within the next month, analytics consultant and Long Beach Wilson football coach Tim Chou, co-owner of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies Steve Kaplan (Madeline ’14, Leo ’16) and Grizzlies’ Vice President...

Flaherty wins gold with Team USA

Grant Nussbaum
September 25, 2013

Jack Flaherty ’14 will now have international gold to go with his CIF Division I Championship ring and his Player of the Year award, after the pitcher-infielder won the International Baseball Federation...

Football tops Sylmar 65-24, continues undefeated streak

Grant Nussbaum
September 20, 2013

Performing before an audience throughout southern California in Time Warner Cable's "Game of the Week," the varsity football team delivered a spectacle on the gridiron, as the Wolverines scored nine touchdowns...

Field hockey builds three-game win streak

Grant Nussbaum
September 13, 2013

Two wins in two days this week extended the varsity field hockey team's record to 3-0 since the start of the 2013 campaign, as the Wolverines  defeated Huntington Beach 3-1 and Fountain Valley 7-0 on...

Flaherty seizes World Cup gold with Team USA

Grant Nussbaum
September 8, 2013

Jack Flaherty '14 will now have international gold to go with his CIF Division I Championship ring and his Player of the Year awards, after the pitcher-infielder won the International Baseball Federation...

United States volleyball team scrimmages on campus

Grant Nussbaum
July 20, 2013

Spectators packed Taper Gymnasium as it housed a United States Women's National volleyball team intrasquad scrimmage on Friday. The U.S. team, which is ranked number one in the world, split into two squads...

Corrin qualifies for, places fifth in World Youth Championships

Grant Nussbaum
July 17, 2013

After breaking two national records to claim a spot on Team USA, Courtney Corrin '16 took fifth place in the International Association of Athletics Federations World Youth Championships girls' long jump...

New Athletic Director announced

Grant Nussbaum
July 2, 2013

Former Milken and Stephen S. Wise Head of Athletics Jason Kelly will take over as the new Wolverine Athletic Director, the athletic department announced in a press release Monday. Kelly, a native of the...

Flaherty and LaCour head five Wolverine All-CIF First Team selections

Grant Nussbaum
June 13, 2013

Two days removed from earning the titles from the Los Angeles Times, pitcher Jack Flaherty '14 and baseball head coach Matt LaCour were named Player of the Year and Coach of the Year respectively of...

Alumnus called up to MLB by New York Mets

Grant Nussbaum
June 10, 2013

Four days after Austin Wilson '10 added a sixth to the tally of ex-Harvard-Westlake baseball players in Major League Baseball, the MLB's New York Mets recalled another former Wolverine, Josh Satin '03,...

Collins ’97 throws first pitch at baseball game, walks in gay pride parade

Grant Nussbaum
June 8, 2013

Current NBA and former Wolverine basketball player Jason Collins '97, who came out as gay in April and became the first active openly gay male athlete in a major professional sport, participated in a Boston...

Former baseball player drafted by Seattle Mariners

Grant Nussbaum
June 6, 2013

Former baseball outfielder Austin Wilson '10 was taken 49th overall in Thursday's Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners, joining five other former Wolverines in the MLB. Wilson, who elected...

Alumna’s national running record broken

Grant Nussbaum
June 2, 2013

Nearly two years to the day she set the national record, Amy Weissenbach '12 saw an end to her reign as the country's fastest ever female 800 meter high school runner on Saturday, at the hands of New York's...

Freshman jumper wins State Championship

Grant Nussbaum
June 1, 2013

A select few names hover high on the banners of Taper Gymnasium, emanating the immortality that comes with a California State Championship. For the distinction of winning a State Title in track and field,...

Fall teams finish playoff competition without CIF titles

Grant Nussbaum
December 19, 2012

All seven fall teams made it to the playoffs, but zero received a CIF ring. In its first season under Head Coach Scot Ruggles, the varsity football team made CIF playoffs for the first time since 2009....

Boys’ basketball wins Palos Verdes tournament

Grant Nussbaum
December 15, 2012

The boys' varsity basketball team came out victorious in an overtime thriller in the Palos Verdes tournament finals on Saturday, defeating Mira Costa 80-77 to win the tournament for the second straight...

Boys’ basketball reaches Palos Verdes Tournament Finals

Grant Nussbaum
December 15, 2012

The boys' varsity basketball team will face Mira Costa in the finals of the Palos Verdes Tournament after a 78-58 win over Lawndale in the semifinals Saturday morning. The victory marks the Wolverines'...

Boys’ basketball wins second straight in Palos Verdes Tournament

Grant Nussbaum
December 13, 2012

The boys' varsity basketball team claimed their second straight victory in the Palos Verdes Tournament with a 66-54 win over South Torrance on Thursday. Forward Derick Newton '14 and guard Mike Sheng...

Boys’ basketball takes first round in tournament

Grant Nussbaum
December 12, 2012

The varsity boys' basketball team bounced back from a two game losing skid with a 66-56 win over Centennial Compton in the first round of the Palos Verdes Tournament on Wednesday. The Wolverines were...

Boys’ basketball loses to Fairfax, takes fourth in Torrance Tournament

Grant Nussbaum
December 2, 2012

The varsity boys' basketball team finished fourth in the Torrance Tournament after losing to Fairfax 69-58 in the third-place game on Saturday. The Wolverines went into halftime up 32-21 but could not...

Boys’ basketball falls to Loyola in tournament

Grant Nussbaum
November 30, 2012

In the semifinals of the Torrance Tournament, the varsity boys' basketball team lost their first game of the season 80-61 at the hands of arch-rival Loyola on Friday. The Cubs took a double-digit lead...

Boys’ basketball opens season with 82-53 win

Grant Nussbaum
November 26, 2012

In their first game of the regular season, the varsity boys' basketball team defeated Frederick Douglass Academy 82-53 at the Torrance Tournament on Monday. Derick Newton '14 and Mike Sheng '14 led the...

Cross country finishes season at State Finals

Grant Nussbaum
November 24, 2012

After an extensive playoff run, the boys' and girls' cross country teams concluded their seasons at State Finals Saturday at Woodward Park, where the boys finished 12th overall while the girls took fifth. Trishta...

Cross country qualifies for State Finals

Grant Nussbaum
November 17, 2012

Both the boys' and the girls' cross country teams will be heading to Fresno for State Finals after qualifying at CIF Finals on Saturday. The girls took third overall while the boys grabbed the last qualifying...

Girls’ cross country wins league for 5th straight year, boys’ team finishes 2nd overall

Grant Nussbaum
November 7, 2012

  Not one, not two, not three, not four, but five straight Mission League trophies will appear in the girls’ cross country team’s trophy case after the Mission League Finals. The girls outran...

Boys’ basketball implements new offensive game plan

Grant Nussbaum
November 7, 2012

The four out, one in offense allowed last year’s boys’ basketball team to be CIF contenders. The Wolverines’ 2012-2013 campaign will feature a new offense based around spreading the floor and creating...

Girls’ cross country wins league for 5th straight year, boys’ team finishes 2nd overall

Grant Nussbaum
November 7, 2012

Not one, not two, not three, not four, but five straight Mission League trophies will appear in the girls’ cross country team’s trophy case after the Mission League Finals. The girls outran every team...

Runners place at Mt. SAC Invitational

Grant Nussbaum
October 19, 2012

In their final competition of the regular season, the girls' varsity cross country team placed seventh overall out of 18 teams as the boys took ninth out of 22 teams at the annual Mount San Antonio College...

Cross Country teams finish second and third; Individual runners take first

Grant Nussbaum
September 6, 2012

By Grant Nussbaum In their first Mission League meet, the girls' and boys' varsity cross country teams placed second and third respectively at Woodley Park on Thursday. Although each team fell short of...

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