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Westwood Horizon
The student news site of Westwood High School.

Westwood Horizon
LACROSSE
Behind the goad, Bodie Bradley 23 goes around the Highland Park defense to attempt a goal.
The Warriors competed against Frisco for their first game of the season. The team won 25-5.
Richard Xue ‘26 performs a face-off against an Anderson opponent at this weekend’s lacrosse tournament.
BASEBALL & SOFTBALL
With a powerful throw, pitcher West Morgan 26 launches the ball towards the batter.
Pitcher Dorothy Ziebell 24 launches the ball towards the batter with a powerful throw.
Warrior Baseball become District Champions at the end of their game against McNeil. The team got right to celebrating and even dumped water on their coach.
AQUATICS
Sonny Wang 23 cheers passionately after finishing his race. Wang became overjoyed as he finished first in the 50 yard freestyle and claimed the state title.
Zachary Hobbs 24 attempts to get possession of the ball from the opposing team. Westwood is playing their opening game for the UIL season.
Cheering loudly, Morgan Vopat 23, Anila Modak 24 and Audrey Derdeyn 26 urge their teammates to go faster from the platform. Swim and Dive had their first ever meet for the 2022 season at the newly constructed RRISD Aquatic Center.
Reaching for the ball, Effie Castel 24 defends against the Cedar Ridge player shes on. Her interception helped stall opponent advancement.
TENNIS
With another state title under their belt, the varsity tennis team celebrates their latest victory together. The team swept both semifinals and finals, winning each without dropping a match. 10-0 in the state finals is unheard of and these kids accomplished it, Head Coach Travis Dalrymple said. [This was] just an unbelievable moment for this team.
Tracking the ball, Karen Chen 26 hits a backhand to return the ball. Westwood started off the day with double matches, ending with single matches.
Making contact with the ball, Devon Zhang 26 finishes a deep cross-court backhand shot. Zhang was down 2-3 in his singles match as the full team victory was called.
Leaping across the court, Simryn Jacob 24 puts away a volley. Jacob and her partner Anwi Duduka 25 have built up their doubles dynamic to complement each other. [Simryn] is really fast [and] aggressive, and Im really consistent, so it works really well, Duduka said.
FOOTBALL
Right back Ananias Vance 24 runs the ball down the field. He was able to gain several yardages for the team.
Luke Espersen ‘26 hands off the ball to Jack Kelley ‘26. After the handoff, Kelley was able to gain several yards before getting stopped by Stony Points defense.
The team celebrates after scoring a touchdown. The Warriors scored two touchdowns during the duration of the game.
VOLLEYBALL
The Warriors complete their pre-game cheer for the last time this season. Photo courtesy of @erinleephoto.
The Warriors pose after winning the bi-district championship game. The team will be moving on to the area championship game.
Leaning back to brace for impact, libero Tayla Score 25 receives a Manor serve. Consistent serve receive allowed Westwood to win back possession easily and keep a strong lead.
SOCCER
Pablo Zavala 24 looks at the audience after scoring the Warriors first goal. The audience members stood up and cheered for the team.
Defender Jackson Connor 24 dribbles the ball into the middle of the field to get closer to the goal.
Rodrigo Garcia 26 looks around the field to pass to his teammates.
BASKETBALL
The Warriors celebrate a good play in the fourth quarter of the game. The student section was packed with fans cheering the Warriors through the first round of playoffs.
Henry Chuo 23 reaches for a layup, moving past Stony Point defense. Chuo attempted this layup in the last play of the game.
Pushing past Round Rocks defense, Gabe Parr ‘23 drives toward the paint. Parr had three assists throughout the game.
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