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McKayla Ross '22 hits the ball to the Rangers.

JV Orange Volleyball Crushes the Vista Ridge Rangers 2-0

Audrey Lemen, Index Manager October 25, 2018

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Lady Warriors attacked the Vista Ridge Rangers in only two sets to win their last game of the season. Starting off the set with a bang, the Rangers served the ball and the...

McKayla Ross '22 blocks an opponent's spike.

JV Orange Volleyball Wins A Nail-Biter Against Vandegrift 2-1

Vikram Joshi, Horizon Editor in Chief October 21, 2018

On Friday, Oct. 19, the Warriors won a tough match against the Vandegrift Vipers by a final score of 2-1. In the first set, the Warriors came out strong, taking the lead 8-2. Yet the Vipers fought...

Erin Fagan '22 hits the ball.

JV Orange Volleyball Defeats the Cedar Ridge Raiders 2-0

Anouka Saha, Opinions Editor October 11, 2018

The JV Orange volleyball team defeated the Cedar Ridge Raiders 2-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 9. “My girls did a really great job of just being consistent across the board,” JV Orange coach Amber Hall...

Madeleine Shrull '21 and teammate jump to block the ball.

JV Orange Volleyball Falls to McNeil 0-2

Audrey Lemen, Index Manager September 4, 2018

The JV Orange volleyball team fought viciously against the McNeil Mavericks on Sept. 4, but faced a loss of 0-2. In the first set, the team gained momentum and lost a close one by a narrow margin....

Lauren King '20 sets and prepares the ball for Madeline Shrull '21 to spike it over.

JV Orange Volleyball Dominates Stony Point 2-0

Audrey Lemen, Index Manager September 1, 2018

On Friday, Aug. 31, the JV Orange volleyball team defeated the Stony Point Tigers with a home crowd advantage and finished an overall score of 2-0. At the beginning of the first set, the Warriors...

The team huddles before the game.

JV Orange Volleyball Falls To Round Rock 0-2

Anouka Saha, Opinions Editor August 29, 2018

The JV Orange volleyball team fought valiantly against the Round Rock Dragons on Aug. 28, but unfortunately faced a defeat of 0-2. Both sets started off with the teams neck-to-neck, but Round Rock...

JV Orange Sweeps Raiders 2-0

JV Orange Sweeps Raiders 2-0

Connor Cowman, Community & World Editor October 11, 2017

On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the JV Orange volleyball team faced off against the Cedar Ridge Raiders at Cedar Ridge High School. Yet even in the Raiders’ own home, the Lady Warriors still managed to seize a...

Reagan Harrington '20  takes a breath.

JV Orange Volleyball Declaws the Pflugerville Panthers

Connor Cowman, Community & World Editor October 5, 2017

The JV Orange volleyball team fought the Pflugerville Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 3 -- which also happened to be Parent Appreciation Night -- and, after three sets, defeated their opponent with an overall...

Abby Gregorczyk '21 and Anna King '20 block the tip.

JV Orange Volleyball Conquers McNeil

Connor Cowman, Community & World Editor September 13, 2017

In the third set of their spectacular game on Tuesday, Sept. 12, the JV Orange volleyball team defeated the McNeil Mavericks with an overall score of 2-1. The two teams showed great spirit and drive...

Harris Quraishi '20 races the 1600-meter run.

Track and Field Takes Home District Titles

Jenny Xu, Executive Editor April 18, 2017

After months of training and competing in local meets, Westwood’s track and field team participated in the 2017 District 13-6A Track and Field Championships at Pflugerville High School, coming home...

Lauren King 20' steps up the serve.

JV Orange Volleyball Defeats Raider in the First Two Sets

Nicole Dhar, Photographer October 15, 2016

The JV Orange volleyball team showed the future players of Westwood how it’s done, in their 2-0 defeat of the Cedar Ridge Raiders during the Future Stars Night game on Tuesday, Oct. 11. With this...

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