The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

The School Newspaper of Winston Churchill High School.

The Observer

Soccer practices hard to replicate last year’s success

By By: Sarah Reitzes- Fact checker September 2, 2010

The CHS boys and girls soccer teams are both looking forward to a great season this year. The girls team remained undefeated last year up until the regional championship game. The boys team did not do...

Football Optimistic about new team Leaders

For the football team, the 2009 season not only met but surpassed high expectations. With Joe Allen taking over as a promising new head coach and talented younger players coming in to replace outgoing...

World Cup excites both fans and nonfans

Imagine if March Madness, the World Series or even the Superbowl occurred only once every four years. The Summer and Winter Olympics do, and they are widely viewed sporting events for this reason. Starting...

Ninja surfaces as new source of entertainment

Forty people are huddled around 10 standing kids in a circle during lunch – Is it a fight? Perhaps a rap battle? No. It’s an epic Ninja showdown. Ninja is a game involving speed, strategy and reflexes...

Hackey sack dominates lunchtime activities

By By Allison Srour- contest manager June 3, 2010

Almost every sunny day at lunch, a group of CHS students gather outside in a big circle, kicking and hitting a small decorated bean bag around.  What used to be a popular game years ago has seemingly...

Easy regular season wins do not translate to playoffs

By By Donald Kim-Staff writer June 3, 2010

After reaching the playoffs, the boys volleyball team fell 0-3 to Wootton May 5 in the first playoff game. Prior to the game against Wootton, the Bulldogs shifted into  high momentum as they easily...

Coed Volleyball’s weak finish hurt playoff run

By By Danny Weiss- staff writer June 3, 2010

The coed volleyball team ended its season with a 7-5 record after an unfortunate lost in the first playoff game April 28 to Blair, 0-3.  “We didn’t finish our strongest, but it was fun and everyone...

Baseball reaches regional semifinals in strong turn around season, but loses to Sherwood

By By Joe Haynes-Sports Editor June 3, 2010

The baseball team’s strong season came to a halt when it fell to Sherwood May 19 in the regional semifinals of the playoffs. The team fell behind early to the Warriors and could not recover. The 18-7...

Boys lacrosse season comes to dissapointed end in regional semifinal game against rival Wootton

By By Amna Farooqi- News editor June 3, 2010

The boys lacrosse team ended its season with a devastating 19-7 loss to Wootton May 17 in the regional semifinals. During the regular season, the boys had a strong 10-3 record including wins against Paint...

Young Tennis team places third in county tournament

The boys tennis team entered the county tournaments as one of the top contenders to win, but because Wootton swept the entire tournament, the Bulldogs placed third. "Everyone worked really hard and...

Softball season ends with first round loss

Unfortunately for the CHS softball team, the season came to an abrupt end with a 5-3 loss to rival Walter Johnson, May 13. The Bulldogs led the entire game until the seventh inning. "We played really...

Track competes in regional finals meet

By By: Joe Haynes-Sports Editor June 2, 2010

The track and field team sent its best performers to the regional finals at Whitman May 19 with hopes of advancing to states. At regionals, the relay team of junior Alex Kim, sophomore Will Conway and...

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