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The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

I want you to want me: Students share their recruitmen experiences; Senior Will Szamosszegi-Tennis

I want you to want me: Students share their recruitmen experiences; Senior Will Szamosszegi-Tennis

By Ben Fox, Sports Editor March 26, 2014

While some student-athletes have their lives controlled by the college recruitment process, senior tennis player Will Szamosszegi believes that he might have started caring about it a bit too late. As...

I want you to want me: Students share their recrutiment experiences; Junior David Fitzgerald- Track and Field

I want you to want me: Students share their recrutiment experiences; Junior David Fitzgerald- Track and Field

By Ben Fox, Sports Editor March 26, 2014

Colleges began to watch junior distance runner David Fitzgerald during his freshman year at CHS, when he ran a 4:09.52 1500-meter dash at the 2012 New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, NC. Since then,...

Coed Volleyball Preview

By Katherine Michael, Staff Writer March 24, 2014

Coed volleyball spikes off the season with high goals following last year’s 9-2 winning record. The team looks forward to improving its weak spots and strengthening its harmony before the first game. "We...

March Madness storms through CHS hallways

March Madness storms through CHS hallways

By Ana Faguy and Michael Fox March 24, 2014

The madness has begun. Yet again, it is time for all college basketball fans to come together and make their ever-so-famous brackets. People will begin to hustle together and decide the future of the NCAA...

MLB All-Star is the only one worth watching

MLB All-Star is the only one worth watching

By Jake Certner, Staff Writer March 24, 2014

The MLB All-Star game has become a staple of each baseball season ever since a 2003 decision guaranteeing the winning conference home field advantage for the majority of games in the World Series. Unfortunately,...

Openly gay football player makes NFL history

Openly gay football player makes NFL history

By Julia McDermott, Sports Editor March 21, 2014

On Feb. 9, 2014, football player Michael Sam of the University of Missouri gave a history-making interview on ESPN’s "Outside the Lines." An All-American defensive lineman and recent SEC Defensive Player...

NFL bullying incident raises questions: How prevalent is harassment in high school sports?

NFL bullying incident raises questions: How prevalent is harassment in high school sports?

By Daniel Miyares, Staff Writer March 21, 2014

The sporting world has been rocked by Richie Incognito and other Miami Dolphins players’ verbal harassment of fellow teammate Jonathan Martin, leading to Martin’s highly-publicized leave from football. ...

Nationals need to Rebound from Last Season

Nationals need to Rebound from Last Season

By Ross Tanenbaum, Production Editor March 21, 2014

As baseball season begins, the Washington Nationals need to figure out a strategy to make it to the playoffs, after coming up short last season. After a heart-breaking loss to the St. Louis Cardinals...

Track and field struggles with inclement weather

Track and field struggles with inclement weather

By Julia McDermott, Sports Editor March 6, 2014

After a winter full of snowy days and single digit temperatures, CHS track and field has had to endure countless practices away from its beloved track. As one of the only winter sports relying on outdoor...

Keeping score: A look back at CHS track record holders

By Ben Fox, Sports Editor February 27, 2014

Anybody who frequently visits the CHS track knows that every year, runners leave behind impressive legacies. On a tall brick wall next to the concession stand hangs the list of track and field record holders,...

Hockey

Hockey

By Michael Fox, Sports Photo Editor February 26, 2014

The CHS hockey team may not have won the championship, but each and every man on the ice bled blue and green in a 4-2 loss against Wootton Feb. 17. The Bulldogs concluded the regular season with a 9-2-1...

Wrestling

Wrestling

By Ben Fox, Sports Editor February 26, 2014

Despite its disappointing finish in the regional semi-finals of the regional team dual meet on Feb. 12, the Bulldogs made the regional dual meet as a team for the first time since 2001, capping an impressive...

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