Cortez’s career spanned from 1986 to 2023
On April 20, former varsity boys basketball head coach Felix Cortez ‘83, a VHS alum, coached the basketball team for the last time. It was his last official...
Track and field athletes race to earn money for amenities
VHS track and field’s main fundraiser for their season is Cougar Quarters. This year it took place on April 15. The main goal of Cougar Quarters...
Recap of VHS dance teams 2022-23
VHS’ dance teams have been around since the 2000s. The school's dance program, taught by Taylor Koester, has brought dance education to VHS students. VHS offers a variety...
VHS defeats Oxnard High School in one fell swoop on the beach
The VHS girls beach volleyball team played at 3 p.m. on March 28 against Oxnard High School at VHS’ home beach, San Pedro. There were three...
VHS loses a match in three sets
On March 28, the VHS boys varsity volleyball lost to the Dos Pueblos High School Chargers in a best of five game with DPHS winning the first three sets. The first set had...
Fast Horse was one of two VHS students to make it to cross country nationals this year
Anthony Fast Horse ‘24 has been running since the third grade. He ran for De Anza Middle School and the Ventura...
Only a sophomore, Woodworth already shows promise to bring many wins to VHS
Josh Woodworth ‘25 has been playing varsity baseball at VHS for the entirety of his high school baseball career. He received...
For their eighth game this season, VHS battled cross-town rivals BHS for the win
VHS varsity girls softball played in a rivalry game against Buena High School on March 17 at 3:30 p.m. They defeated Buena...
BHS beats the VHS baseball team 2-1 and 6-5 in back-to-back games
The BHS varsity baseball team defeated VHS 2-1 March 17, then won again 5-6 March 18. Following the two losses, the VHS baseball team’s...
With the erosion of several sand courts, the VHS girls beach volleyball team is pressing for new courts
As a result of the irregular amount of rainfall in Ventura for 2023, four out of eight of the public...
On March 14, the VHS varsity baseball team was set to play BHS on their home field in their annual cross-town rivalry game. However, due to heavy rainfall, the game will be rescheduled. JV was...
![Marley Haener 23 and Sophia Sletten 24, left to right, high five each other during a set. This is [Sletten’s and Is] first time playing a game together but we’ve played in practice a little bit, said Haener. Photo by: Belen Hibbler](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/COVER-Marley-Sophia-1-900x643.jpg)
![Josh Woodworth 25 said, [USA Baseball] was great and amazing. There were many things I learned and got to experience with a new team. Photo from: @32josh15 on Instagram](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/COVE-719x900.jpg)
