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Sommers raises the bar

Sommers raises the bar

Sophia Haines March 4, 2020

Paige Sommers ‘21 broke the U20 national pole vault record on Feb. 22, 2020 with a vault of 14 feet, 6 inches has propelled herself to a ranking of 4th in the world for her age group. Sommers has...

U.S. women’s soccer is going for gold in 2020

U.S. women’s soccer is going for gold in 2020

westlakearrow February 26, 2020

Written by Alyssa Rice The crowd roars as forward Tobin Heath advances up the right sideline with the ball at her feet. Seconds after an awe-inspiring display of technical skill, Heath rips the ball...

WHS boys basketball win league championship

WHS boys basketball win league championship

Jeff Mendoza February 13, 2020

League Champions. That is a title that has evaded the Westlake Boys Basketball team for years on end. But after a win over Oaks Christian on they are once again atop the throne of Marmonte League Basketball.  A...

Unified Sports unifying Westlake

Owen Kobett December 13, 2019

Ever since Unified Sports were adopted in 1989 by the Special Olympics, they have permeated 4,500 elementary, middle and high schools, including our own according to specialolympic.net.  The...

Girls varsity lacrosse dominates last years No. 1 team in Southern California

Girls varsity lacrosse dominates last year’s No. 1 team in Southern California

Michelle Hang April 2, 2019

Claire Moats '19 wins the draw. Girls varsity lacrosse played a tough game against St. Margaret's High School on Tues. March 5 at 7 p.m. With just 17 minutes left in the game there was a thunderstorm,...

WHS Dance meets Nationals

WHS Dance meets Nationals

Bob Xia March 29, 2019

Photos by Quinn Moss '20 The WHS Dance team once again qualified for Nationals. With all the hard work throughout the year, their effort payed off with their exemplary results at both of their National...

Cameron Baklenko for Athlete of the Month

Brittney Nial March 28, 2019

Cameron Baklenko ‘20 was named Athlete of the Month for girls beach volleyball. Baklenko transferred to WHS from Washington state this August. She made the All Ventura County and All Marmonte League...

The Arrows March Madness picks

The Arrow’s March Madness picks

Peter Beer March 22, 2019

From Villanova’s second national tournament victory in three years 16th seeded University of Maryland - Baltimore County’s historic victory over the tournament favorite University of Virginia to...

Kritsch chosen as February Boys Athlete of the Month

Kritsch chosen as February Boys Athlete of the Month

Peter Beer March 19, 2019

WHS varsity baseball player, Cade Kritsch ‘19, is the Boys February Athlete of the month. Kritsch is the starting center fielder for the varsity team and is a power bat for the team in the middle...

OAKLAND, UNITED STATES:  United States Eric Wynalda celebrates after scoring a goal against Cuba during the first round of the Concacaf Gold Cup in Oakland, California, 01 February. The United States defeated Cuba, 3-0. AFP PHOTO Monica M.  DAVEY (Photo credit should read MONICA M. DAVEY/AFP/Getty Images)

Wynalda reflects on career and state of U.S. Soccer

Alex Li March 15, 2019

As a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Eric Wynalda ‘87 is one of WHS’s most successful alumni. With over 100 appearances for the U.S. Men’s National Team and 34 goals to his name, Wynalda...

Interview with Christian Yelich

Melanie Zhang February 12, 2019

In your senior yearbook you were voted "Most likely to be famous." And now that you’re actually famous, what’s it like reflecting on how far you’ve come? I don’t know if I’m actually famous...

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