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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

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Maggie Stout 19 and Lauren Gregorczyk 18 say a few words for the parents on parent night.

Varsity Volleyball Beats Pflugerville in a 3-0 Landslide

Alex Reece, Reporter October 5, 2017

The Varsity volleyball team came into the game against the Pflugerville Panthers ready for action. After some kind words towards their attending parents for Parent Appreciation night, the Lady Warriors...

JV Orange Volleyball Triumphs over Hedrickson Hawks

JV Orange Volleyball Triumphs over Hedrickson Hawks

Arthur Wang, Reporter October 4, 2017

The Westwood Junior Varsity Orange Volleyball team defeated the Hendrickson Hawks 2-1 on Friday, September 29, 2017. While the Lady Warriors were able to win with relative ease in the first set, in the...

Nathan Early 20 takes a breath during the butterfly portion of the 200 individual medley.

Swim Team Places First for Girls and Boys in Charity Meet

Amy Ma, Reporter October 2, 2017

The swim team held a charity swim meet at Waterloo Swimming on Sept. 30. Three schools including Westwood, McNeil, and Stony Point high schools participated in this charity meet that was held for a...

The cross country team begins the race.

Boys’ Cross Country Falls Short at Marble Falls Meet

Lindsey Thomas, Men's Sports Editor October 1, 2017

The boys' cross country team fell short in their meet at Marble Falls. Although they had a couple of athletes either injured or sick, the Warriors fought with an unbreakable stance. Waking up at...

The team gathers before the game to prepare for their game against Hendrickson.

Varsity Volleyball Slips Past the Hawks 3-2

Presley Glotfelty, Women's Sports Editor September 30, 2017

Going into the game with a 5-1 district lead, the Lady Warriors varsity volleyball team added another win to their list on Friday, Sept. 29 against the Hendrickson Hawks. In five sets, the Warriors...

Lauren Kelly 21 sets the ball to a waiting hitter.

JV White Volleyball Conquers the Hawks in Two Sets

Rustin Mehrabani-Farsi, Extras Editor September 29, 2017

For the Lady Warriors’ annual Pink Out game, the JV White volleyball team fought against the Hendrickson Hawks on Friday, Sept. 29. In a constant back and forth battle between the two teams, the...

Abby Brueck 20 recovers a short serve.

JV White Volleyball Falls Short to the Dragons in Two Sets

Presley Glotfelty, Women's Sports Editor September 28, 2017

A volleyball matchup between the Round Rock Dragons and Lady Warriors took place on Sept. 26, but led to a heartbreaking loss for the JV White team. The girls had a home advantage, but lost in two...

Varsity girls celebrate Maddi Kriz 19 after she scores a hard earned point.

Varsity Volleyball Narrowly Beats Round Rock 3-2

Catherine Wiesehuegel, Reporter September 28, 2017

The varsity volleyball team faced off against the Round Rock Dragons in a heated battle on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the field house. The game was close in all sets, but Westwood was able to pull ahead...

Freshmen Kristen Koporc, Grace Neall, and Isabella Garcia talk amongst each other and prepare themselves at the net.

Freshman Volleyball Suffers 2-0 Defeat Against Round Rock

Nicolle Duvall, Reporter September 27, 2017

The Lady Warriors’ freshman volleyball team fell to the Round Rock Dragons 2-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The first set ended 17-25 in Round Rock’s favor. As for the second set, the game ended 8-25...

Reagan Harrington 20 and Jessica Lane 21 switch during a break.

JV Orange Volleyball Slips Under Round Rock in Two Sets

Alex Reece, Reporter September 27, 2017

Despite starting out with a strong lead, the Lady Warriors’ JV Orange team was defeated by the Round Rock Dragons on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Starting out, the first set was offensively perfect with Westwood...

Maggie Stout 19 gets in position to bump the ball to Lauren Gregorczyk 18

Varsity Volleyball Sweeps Hutto in 3-0 Game

Alex Reece, Reporter September 27, 2017

Without a large crowd to back them up, the Lady Warriors varsity volleyball team was still able to defeat the Hutto Hippos for a well deserved 3-0 win on Friday, Sept. 22. “I think it was...

Abby Gregorczyk 21 looks up at the ball as it goes over the net.

JV Orange Volleyball Vanquishes the Hutto Hippos in Two Sets

Arthur Wang, Reporter September 25, 2017

The JV Orange volleyball team defeated the Hutto Hippos 2-0 in their fifth district game on Friday, Sept. 22. In both sets, the Warriors were able to gain an early lead and hold onto it until the end...

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