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Wolverines’ last Mission League team alive entering second round

Tyler Graham
May 27, 2015

The first round of playoff baseball proved to be surprising for the Mission League. League champion Notre Dame was blown out of the water by Saugus 10-0. Runner up Loyola was stunned by Valencia 1-0. Alemany,...

Baseball dominates non-league play, clinches playoff berth

Tyler Graham
April 29, 2015

With just six games remaining for the Wolverines this season, the baseball squad is making their final push for a Mission League title. The team currently holds an 18-3 overall record, with all three losses...

Squad dominates Easton Tournament

Tyler Graham
March 18, 2015

The Wolverine baseball program doesn’t rebuild, it reloads. The last time varsity baseball lost a graduate to the first round of MLB’s first year player draft, it quickly reloaded and won the CIF Southern...

Boys eliminated in penalty kicks

Tyler Graham
March 18, 2015

After finishing the season second in league with a 14-4-1 record, the boys’ soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss in penalty kicks to Los Alamitos High School in the second round of CIF Playoffs. The...

Late goal propels team to second round of playoffs

Tyler Graham
February 21, 2015

The boys' soccer team beat Camarillo in dramatic fashion yesterday to improve their overall record to 14-3-1 and advance to the second round of CIF Playoffs. Myles Pindus '15 scored the only goal of the...

Soccer beats rival Loyola

Tyler Graham
February 11, 2015

The boys' soccer team beat Loyola 1-0 tonight to improve their Mission League record to 8-3-1. The team has locked up a spot in CIF Playoffs, which start later this month. Henry Quilici '15, the teams...

Senior tennis player performs well in Central American tournaments

Tyler Graham
February 11, 2015

In September, Michael Genender ’15 will take his talents to Palo Alto to play tennis for Stanford. In the meantime, Genender is traveling far and wide to compete in national, high-profile tennis tournaments. Genender’s...

Soccer squad handles Crespi with ease

Tyler Graham
February 2, 2015

The boys' soccer team improved their overall record to 11-2-1 with a 4-0 shutout win over Crespi tonight. The win pushes the squad's winning streak to three games and the team now holds a 6-2-1 record...

Team concedes late goal to Loyola, game ends in tie

Tyler Graham
January 25, 2015

The boys' soccer team tied Loyola 2-2 Friday night in front of a large turnout of Fanatics preceding the boys' basketball game. The draw improves the Wolverines record to 8-2-1 on the season. The draw...

Wolverines open up season undefeated

Tyler Graham
January 14, 2015

The boys’ soccer team has jumped out of the gates firing on all cylinders with an undefeated start to their 2014-2015 campaign. The team currently holds a 7-0 overall record (2-0 league) and is ranked...

Wolverines fall 42-14 in 1st round of playoffs

Tyler Graham
November 19, 2014

The Wolverines’ season came to an end following a 42-14 loss to Crescenta Valley last Friday in the first round of CIF Playoffs. The team finished with an overall record of 7-4 and a 3-2 record in the...

Wolverines fall in first round of playoffs

Tyler Graham
November 15, 2014

The Wolverines season came to an end following a 42-14 loss to Crescenta Valley High School last night in the first round of CIF Playoffs. The team finished with an overall record of 7-4 and a 3-2 record...

Wolverines beatdown St. Paul 45-0

Tyler Graham
November 7, 2014

Harvard-Westlake overwhelmed St. Paul by a score of 45-0 tonight. With the win, the Wolverines clinched a playoff spot and will return to the postseason for the first time since 2012. The win improved...

Wolverines beat Salesian in Halloween showdown

Tyler Graham
October 31, 2014

Harvard-Westlake beat Salesian 28-14 Friday night to improve their record to 6-3 overall, and 2-2 in the Angelus League. This win puts the Wolverines in third place in the Angelus League, giving them an...

Wolverines lose heartbreaker to Cathedral

Tyler Graham
October 24, 2014

The Wolverines fell to Cathedral 35-28 tonight. This loss drops the team's record to 1-2 in Angelus League play and 5-3 overall. The team came into the game as clear underdogs, but after a dominating...

4-game winning streak ends in loss to St. Francis

Tyler Graham
October 14, 2014

After rattling off four straight wins, the football team suffered their second loss of the season at the hands of their first Angelus League opponent, St. Francis, losing by a score of 21-7. The team currently...

Team starts fast, finishes strong in win over Pali

Tyler Graham
October 2, 2014

After starting off the season with a loss to Loyola, the Harvard-Westlake football team has rattled off four straight victories after their 37-21 victory over Pali High tonight. The team will head into...

Wolverines win third straight game, destroy Westchester on Homecoming

Tyler Graham
September 27, 2014

In front of a huge Homecoming crowd, the football team routed Westchester High School 49-9 Saturday night. This is the third game in a row the Wolverines completely overwhelmed their opponent, as they...

Five former Wolverine athletes inducted into Hall of Fame

Tyler Graham
September 27, 2014

Five former Wolverine athletes will be inducted into Harvard-Westlake's Athletic Hall of Fame during halftime of today's 7:30 Homecoming football bout against Westchester. The inductees are Nadia Dan...

Wolverines head to Homecoming with 44-10 win over Taft

Tyler Graham
September 19, 2014

The Wolverines head into their Homecoming encounter with Westchester Sept. 27 after beating Taft 44-10 Sept. 19 to improve their record to 2-1. Marshal Cohen '16 started for the first time this season,...

Football team bounces back in big way

Tyler Graham
September 12, 2014

The football team bounced back from its blowout loss to Loyola with an emphatic 34-9 victory over Granada Hills on a sweltering Friday night. The win marks the first of the 2014 campaign and evens the...

HWTV increases number of streamed games

Tyler Graham
September 3, 2014

HWTV will livestream more than 40 Harvard-Westlake athletic events with student broadcasting teams this year, beginning with the boys’ water polo game against Dana Hills at Copses Pool Sept. 16. The...

No luck against Loyola

Tyler Graham
August 30, 2014

The Wolverines fell last Friday to the Loyola Cubs 48-6 after beating them in last year’s season opener. It took the Wolverines 42 minutes to get on the scoreboard, when Garrett Robinson ’15 punched...

Track athletes compete in New Balance Nationals

Tyler Graham
July 12, 2014

Two Wolverines competed at the New Balance National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Greensboro, N.C. June 15. Courtney Corrin ’16 finished runner-up in the girls’ long jump while David Manahan...

Swoope ’10 progresses in Colts’ training camp

Tyler Graham
May 28, 2014

After signing as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts on May 11, former Wolverine basketball star Erik Swoope ’10 will get his opportunity to play on an NFL team. Swoope had never played...

Hitting their stride

Tyler Graham
May 28, 2014

Three Wolverines ascended the throne and one defended it when the girls’ varsity track team captured the crown jewel of CIF Division III in a golden CIF Finals for the Harvard-Westlake track program...

Wolverines claim CIF titles at track and field finals

Tyler Graham
May 24, 2014

After winning the Mission League Title, the girls' track team followed up their victory with an equally impressive win at CIF Division-III Championship. Four Wolverines have claimed CIF Championships and...

Girls’ team wins Mission League title

Tyler Graham
May 9, 2014

For the third straight year, the girls’ track team came out on top in the Mission League. Yesterday the girls’ team finished first with a dominating 59 points, 33 points ahead of the nearest competitor....

Wolverines prepare for postseason run following Arcadia Invitational

Tyler Graham
April 30, 2014

As the postseason approaches, the track and field team is making its final tune-ups and preparations necessary for success. The team is coming off of a dominating performance at the Brentwood Invitational...

Rebounds to Receptions

Tyler Graham
April 30, 2014

For eight years, Erik Swoope ’10 devoted week after week to becoming fluent in the language of basketball. Swoope studied up to perfect his game on both ends of the hardwood day-in and day-out. But starting...

Girls’ track stands tall at Palos Verdes Invitational

Tyler Graham
April 7, 2014

Courtney Corrin ’16, already one of the most decorated athletes in Harvard-Westlake history, lengthened her list of accolades with first place finishes in long jump at the Mt. Carmel Invitational on...

Junior sets pole vault record

Tyler Graham
March 19, 2014

Opening with two consecutive league wins and a strong showing at the Oaks Christian Invitational and Tri-County Invitational, the track and field team has come out of the gate firing on all cylinders....

Senior, freshman advance to wrestling CIF Masters

Tyler Graham
February 23, 2014

Two Wolverine wrestlers will be moving on to CIF Masters after medaling at the CIF Championships at Westminster High School on Saturday. The wrestling squad sent a record 10 wrestlers to compete in the...

10 head to CIF Championships

Tyler Graham
February 12, 2014

A total of 10 wrestlers will head to the CIF Championships tournament after placing at the Mission League Finals Feb 1. Team captains Jake Bracken ’14 and Patrick Halkett ’14 both won the title in...

Program adds 2 assistant coaches

Tyler Graham
February 12, 2014

Three athletes who went to State Championships last year will be returning to take a leadership role on the 2014 squad. Lizzy Thomas ’14, Alex Florent ’15 and Courtney Corrin ’16 represented last...

Inexperienced team features two ‘wrestlers to watch’

Tyler Graham
December 18, 2013

Coming off a strong offseason in which wrestlers were expected to work out three times a week, the wrestling team began the 2013-2014 campaign on a good note. The team placed second in the Turkey Duals...

Cross country teams reach CIF Finals

Tyler Graham
November 18, 2013

Both the boys’ and girls’ cross country teams advanced to the CIF Finals, which will be held at Mount San Antonio College on Nov. 23. The teams raced in CIF Prelims at Mt. Sac on Nov. 16, where the...

Cross country prepares for CIF Prelims

Tyler Graham
November 13, 2013

For the sixth straight year, the girls’ varsity cross country team will hang a banner up in Taper Gym after their Mission League Finals victory  Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Woodley Park. After an undefeated...

Wrestling team looks to improve on winless 2012 season

Tyler Graham
November 13, 2013

Coming off a winless season, the wrestling team enters its upcoming season optimistic about its rising talent. "I feel pretty confident this year compared to last year in my and my team’s ability to...

Cross country teams place in top ten at Mt. SAC Invitational

Tyler Graham
October 29, 2013

The boys’ and girls’ cross country teams concluded their regular seasons at the Mount San Antonio College Invitational on Oct. 26. The girls’ team finished fourth out of 21 teams in their division,...

Injured runners return to competition

Tyler Graham
October 15, 2013

With two impact runners returning from injury to the boys’ team, and the girls’ team well on its way to winning a sixth straight Mission League title, the cross country teams are locked and loaded...

College team trains on Ted Slavin field

Tyler Graham
September 25, 2013

The Boston College football team used Ted Slavin Field on Sept. 13. The team practiced at the upper school prior to its game against University of Southern California. BC fell to USC 35 to 7 on Sept. 14. BC...

Girls’ team hopes to add to top finishes after Invitational

Tyler Graham
September 25, 2013

After finishing second in last year’s Mission League finals, Lizzy Thomas ’14 has not missed a beat, starting the season with three consecutive wins. Thomas, a co-captain, has powered the girls’...

Basketball alum signs with Spanish squad

Tyler Graham
September 25, 2013

Renaldo Woolridge ’08 signed with Bilbao Basket of the ACB League in Spain Sept. 7. The forward signed a short term deal and is expected to work with the team in pre-season training. Woolridge also played...

Girls’ cross country places first at league cluster meet

Tyler Graham
September 12, 2013

Lizzy Thomas ’14 continued her winning ways with her third consecutive victory in the Mission League cluster meet at Woodley Park on Sept. 11, leading the girls' varsity cross country team to a first...

Cross country kicks off season at Seaside Invitational

Tyler Graham
September 9, 2013

The boys’ and girls’ varsity cross country teams opened up their season on Sept. 6 with the Seaside Invitational at San Buenaventura County Park. Jack Stovitz ’16 and Henry Roskin ’16 led the...

Seasoned cross country teams hold State meet aspirations

Tyler Graham
August 27, 2013

Following the team’s annual training trip to Big Bear, the varsity cross country teams hope to build off last year’s run to State Finals and the girls’ fifth straight League title. The Wolverines...

Midfielder to attend Creighton University

Tyler Graham
August 17, 2013

Girls’ soccer center midfielder Mckynzie Dickman ’14 committed to Creighton University on August 11. Dickman and the girls' soccer team finished the 2012-13 season with a record of 20-3-3 and in the...

Daily News names four Wolverines to All-Area Track and Field Teams, Corrin Athlete of the Year

Tyler Graham
June 21, 2013

Courtney Corrin ’16 added another accolade to her impressive resume after being named Athlete of the Year by the Los Angeles Daily News for girls’ track. Corrin, along with Alex Florent  ’15, was...

Corrin ’16 wins national long jump title

Tyler Graham
June 17, 2013

Track and field phenom Courtney Corrin ’16 can now check "National Champion’" off her list of titles to earn after winning the girls’ long jump championship at the New Balance Nationals Outdoors...

Fencing team places 6th in tournament

Tyler Graham
May 29, 2013

The fencing team wrapped up a season in which six fencers placed on the podium at the Southern California League individual Epee/Saber tournament under Head Coach Ted Katzoff. Five students also qualified...

Junior fencer receives bronze medal in worldwide event

Tyler Graham
April 24, 2013

Fencer Jake Raynis ’14 was teeming with pride when the bronze medal was slipped over his neck at the 2013 Cadet Fencing World Championships in Porec, Croatia. Raynis represented the USA in the epee under...

Top of the world

Tyler Graham
February 13, 2013

When Ben Gaylord ’13 was 12 years old he went to a UCLA track and field camp over the summer, which ended up shaping his life. Gaylord fell in love with pole vaulting after the coach at the camp had...

Football thinks pink for breast cancer

Tyler Graham
November 7, 2012

All levels of Harvard-Westlake football wore pink in their October games against Chaminade to promote breast cancer awareness. The varsity football team fell to the Eagles by a score of 78-34 and the opponent...

Alumnus baseball player named to all star team

Tyler Graham
September 5, 2012

Austin Wilson ’10 played in the Cape Cod amateur baseball summer league and was elected to the all-star team as an outfielder. Wilson batted .312 and belted six home runs in 23 games playing for the...

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