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Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon

Aquatics

The team poses together after the meet.

Swim & Dive Set Records at Region, 11 Advance to State

Emily Lu, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2019

Eleven swimmers will represent the Warriors at the State Swim and Dive meet after a triumphant run at the Region III-6A Championships on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3. Competing in one of the strongest regions...

Grace Castelino 20 gets ready to dive in.

Swim and Dive Medal at Districts, Qualify for Regionals

Emily Lu, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2019

Showing off their traditional bleached hair and orange spirit cone, the swim and dive team conquered at the 11-6A District Championships on Saturday, Jan. 26. The boys captured a runner-up title while...

Austin Nguyen 22 breaststrokes in an event.

Westwood Sweeps Competition at AISD Invitational Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer November 13, 2018

On Friday, Nov. 9 the swim team participated in the AISD Invite meet which takes place at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center each year. This year the school districts 5A and 6A competed, meaning...

Somil Gupta 19 takes a breath during the 100-meter butterfly.

Warriors Place Second at Round Rock Invitational Meet

Victoria Novoa, Photographer October 29, 2018

The swim team took part of the Round Rock Invitational Meet on Saturday, Oct 27. Boys placed second tying with McNeil, and girls took second place being beat by the Round Rock team. Although they got...

Cole Hebert 19 takes a breath in freestyle.

Swim and Dive Out-Touched by Vandegrift Vipers

Victoria Novoa, Photographer September 10, 2018

The swim and dive team went up against the Vandegrift Vipers on Sept. 8. Full of exhilarating races, the Warriors fell just short losing by just 150 points. Westwood had some amazing neck-and-neck...

Photo Courtesy of Westwood Water polo.

Girls’ Waterpolo Advances to State

Amy Ma, Reporter April 25, 2018

The girl’s water polo team secured their spot at the state championship tournament after a successful regionals tournament, which took place from Thursday, April 19 through Saturday, April 21 at...

Paige Castillo 20 gets high as she takes a shot.

Girls’ Water Polo Defeats Austin 10-1

Amy Ma, Reporter April 6, 2018

The girls' water polo team played Austin High school on Monday, April 2, at Lee and Joe Jamail Aquatic Center. The girls won with an official score of 10-1, although the judges stopped counting the...

Emily Ngo 19 competes in the butterfly event.

Swim and Dive Participates at State Meet

Amy Ma, Reporter February 24, 2018

The swim team showed great athleticism and team spirit at the 6A State Championship that took place Feb 16-17. Eleven swimmers qualified for this meet with three swimming individual events and four relays....

Swimmers pose together following their success at the meet. Photo credit to Westwood Swim and Dive.

Swim and Dive Top Regionals, Advance to State

Emily Lu, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2018

The swim and dive team found historic success at the Region III-6A meet at the Rockwall Aquatic Center on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3. 27 Warriors qualified from the district meet, while 25 advanced to finals and...

Kyle Varozza 18 and Matthew Lane 18 congratulate each other after completing their race.

Swim and Dive Sweep District 11-6A Championship Meet

Amy Ma, Reporter January 30, 2018

The swim and dive team prevailed at the District 11-6A Championship swim meet, taking the victory on Friday, Jan. 26. The boys finished first, continuing their winning streak with the ninth win, beating...

Swim and Dive Sweeps Aggieland Invitational Meet

Swim and Dive Sweeps Aggieland Invitational Meet

Amy Ma, Reporter November 16, 2017

The swim and dive team travelled to College Station on Nov. 10, for the Aggieland Invitational swim meet. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams won for an overall victory at the meet. The Warriors swept...

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