Athlete of the Month: Mateo Noguera
By Allison Jacobs, News Editor
November 20, 2019
Training six days and playing up to two games a week, senior captain Mateo Noguera has dedicated his Falls to soccer since he was a freshman. Noguera has been playing soccer since he was only three years old and made the WCHS varsity team his sophomore year. As his final regular season comes to a close...
Fall sports in review
By Jackson Resnick, Features Editor
December 17, 2018
Boys Soccer (8-5-1) Coach Arnold Tarzy’s squad impressed once again this season, but could not get past an obstacle that the team has not been able to overcome in the past couple of years-- the sectional semi-finals. The team finished 10-5, a disappointment by WCHS standards. However, three of...
Athlete of the Month: November 2018
By David Malament, Promotions Manager
November 21, 2018
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...
Student Art Spotlight: Frannie Phillips
By Balbina Yang and Emily Wang, Arts Editor and Features Editor
January 9, 2017
There are few people who are both artistically and athletically gifted. Senior, captain of the CHS varsity girls soccer team, sculptor and illustrator Francine Phillips, is one of those few people. Currently, Phillips is in both Advanced Studio Art and Advanced Ceramics. She has been active in the arts...
Soccer, Golf Coaches Bring Family Tie to CHS
By Arielle Gordon, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2016
Like father, like son. Boys varsity soccer head coach Arnold Tarzy is the father of co-ed golf coach Robert Tarzy, making them the only relatives to both coach at CHS. Arnold is in his eighth season with boys soccer, after coaching golf for five years prior. Robert is following in his father’s footsteps...
Pro Sports’ Gender Disparity Evident at CHS
By Dani Miller, Production Editor
May 3, 2016
Recently, five members of the U.S women’s national soccer team, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn, sued the U.S Soccer Federation for wage discrimination. This lawsuit has made headlines for further exposing the disparity between how female and male athletes a...
Athletic Recruitment Changes College Process
By Maya Rosenberg and Becky Wolfson
October 29, 2015
The pathway to collegiate athletics begins at an early age. Senior Juliana Comer began playing on a recreational soccer team in elementary school with friends. Her passion for soccer during her childhood led her to become a more dedicated athlete and student. Next year, she plans to play soccer for Cornell...
Catching Up with CHS’ Athletic Alumni
By Jake Certner, Sports Editor
October 29, 2015
Last year’s CHS senior class excelled in almost every sport, and the Observer would like to highlight several CHS athletes that have continued their excellence at the collegiate level. Lucy Srour (XC): Srour graduated last year and was a top runner for the cross-country team. She is...
Boys Soccer Preview
By Ben Dross, Production Editor
September 29, 2015
Boys soccer will try to continue its success from last year’s 8-2-4 regular season. The team has began the season 1-2 and is looking to bounce back from some early injuries including Nicholas Yazdani's arm injury and sophomore goalkeeper Joel Assal's sprained back. “I’d like to continue to improve...
Hakopian stars on Dr.Oz show
By Lauren Roseman, Business Manager
September 16, 2015
Varsity girls’ soccer coach Haroot Hakopian will be on The Dr. Oz Show Thursday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. to talk about concussions. When Dr. Oz recently got brain scans back from the doctor that showed the concussions he got as a young child are still affecting his brain today, he decided to dedicate...
Club sports more important for college recruiting
By Nathan Gertler, Online Sports Editor
April 29, 2015
For two to three months at most, student-athletes get to compete in their high school seasons. However, during the other nine months or so, club sports take priority. For students wanting to play sports in college, there is a clear gap between club and high school competitiveness. Many high school...
OSPN: Observer Sports People Network
October 8, 2014
The Churchill Observer recaps all CHS sports in the new segment OSPN.