Athlete of the Month: March 2019
By Julia Lescht, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2019
Filed under Athlete of the Month, Sports, Top Stories, Winter
Senior Cat Correa has proved herself to be a dominant force on the basketball court, playing a large role in the WCHS girls varsity basketball team’s strongest season since 2003--the year they won the state championship. Correa has been on the varsity team since her freshman year, and she has been...
Athlete of the Month: February 2019
By Max Kandel, News Editor
February 8, 2019
Filed under Athlete of the Month, Sports, Top Stories, Uncategorized, Winter
With an solid record and consistently improving players, this year's varsity boys basketball team is starting to make some noise. This is due in part to senior John Mbeng. Finishing up his final season with the Bulldogs, Mbeng’s path to success was unlike many star players. While Mbeng was not a...
Athlete of the Month: November 2018
By David Malament, Promotions Manager
November 21, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Month, Fall, Sports, Top Stories
Senior Jane Olcott led the varsity girls soccer team to a 10-4 record and to a MPSSAA sectional final by remaining focused and ready to tackle any challenges during the season. Olcott is the girls varsity soccer team captain and has already committed to Villanova University. Olcott started playing...
Athlete of the Month: May 2018
By Kyle Emery, Senior Writer
May 11, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Month, Sports, Top Stories
With an outstanding record and consistent performance unmatched by any other team at CHS, boys lacrosse has created quite a name for itself. The great success of this program is due in part to senior captain Reed Moshyedi. Finishing up his final season with the Bulldogs, Moshyedi looks ...
Athlete of the Month: March 2018
By Ethan C. Miller, Staff Writer
March 13, 2018
Filed under Athlete of the Month, Sports, Winter
His opponent is in his grasp. He goes for the pin. Five seconds pass and a victor is declared. That victor is senior wrestling captain Andrew Welch. Varsity wrestling has once again put up an impressive season, boasting a 4A West Regional Championship win and finished the State finals in s...
Athlete of the Month
By Sophie Liss, Social Media Editor
February 22, 2017
Filed under Sports
Nine years ago, junior Jack Connolly became a wrestler, a long-standing tradition in the Connolly family. Today, he is ranked third in the Washington Post’s All-Met wrestling team for his weight class and recently won first place at the Jan. 23 Paint Branch tournament, in addition to being named the...
Athlete of the Month
By Ethan C. Miller, Online Sports Editor
January 11, 2017
Filed under Sports
Waking up for a 5:30 am practice may seem extreme to most, but for swimmer and junior Sanjay Wijesekera, it’s merely his weekly preparation. After the boys swim team’s undefeated regular season and second place finish at the state championships last year, Wijesekera is poised to help the team ...
Athlete of the Month
By Sara Heimlich, Features Editor
December 7, 2016
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
In the spring of eighth grade, junior Juliet Twomey picked up a field hockey stick for the first time. Three and a half years later, Twomey is CHS’s starting varsity goalie and a key player in the Bulldogs’ run to the state championship. “I knew I wanted to do a fall sport at CHS because...
Athlete of the Month- May 2016
By Kyle Emery, Sports Editor
May 31, 2016
Filed under Sports
The girls varsity lacrosse team won regionals this season with the help of senior captain Annie Moshyedi, who lead the team in overall points with 35 goals, 25 assists and 22 ground balls on the season, despite missing last season after tearing her ACL. “Annie provides leadership and is a great ...
Athlete of the Month- Mitchell Welter
By Ben Dross, Sports Editor
May 4, 2016
Filed under Sports
For some, running is a chore. It’s just something you do to get into shape. For Mitchell Welter, it’s the opposite. From cross country in the fall to track in the winter and spring, Welter runs year round. Welter ran cross country and indoor track this year, and now is running outdoor track. ...
Athlete of the Month
By Ben Dross, Production Editor
March 23, 2016
Filed under Sports
When junior Zack Einhorn jumped into the water, CHS was in fourth place. This would not do, however, as the team needed to win as many events as possible to win the state championship. Einhorn swam hard, passing the swimmer from Walt Whitman, and then passing the swimmer from Richard Montgomery. He had...
Athlete of the Month
By Ben Dross, Production Editor
February 25, 2016
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
As a humble athlete, junior and varsity girls basketball player Coco Kuchins prefers to let her game do the talking for her. The soft-spoken point guard is known for many things, including her scoring ability, intense defense and ability to control the tempo of a game. Kuchins has led the Bulldogs...