Athlete of the Month: Hannah Hankim
By Allison Jacobs, News Editor
December 17, 2019
Practicing three to four times a week with the team, as well as on her own, junior Hannah Hankim has dedicated most of her after-school life to golf. Hankim has been golfing since she was ten years old and has been on the varsity team since her freshman year. Hankim is finishing her season as an over...
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...
Athlete of the Month: Serena Xu
By Maya Bhattiprolu, Assistant Online Editor
October 21, 2019
Six years ago, senior Serena Xu stepped on the court for the very first time. Today, she is a key player in helping the WCHS volleyball team win their games. “I started playing in sixth grade after playing beach volleyball during vacation,” Xu said. “I love playing volleyball because it's...
Athlete of the Month: June 2019
By Riley Hurr, Editor-in-Chief
June 4, 2019
14 kills. 3 blocks. Number ten does it yet again. For the past five years, Ben Tombini has continued to master the game of volleyball. Ever since moving to WCHS from Brazil three years ago, he has been on the WCHS boys varsity volleyball team. This number three seed team finished 10-1 in the regular...
Athlete of the Month: May 2019
By Caitlyn Jennings, Senior Writer
May 7, 2019
WCHS is full of talented and skilled athletes. While this is a positive contributor to increased school spirit, it can have negative effects on students who are looking to play on a varsity team as an underclassman. “Ryann is a great captain,” senior Anna Kim said. “She is good at motivating...
Athlete of the Month: April 2019
By Allison Jacobs, Assistant News Editor
April 1, 2019
Freshman Jaden Selby has set a new standard as a young wrestler on the mat, taking on opponents two or even three years older than him and still dominating each match. He was also one of only three wrestlers on the team to qualify for states. Selby has been wrestling for nine years and was one of...
Athlete of the Month: March 2019
By Julia Lescht, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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...