75th Anniversary of The Cougar Press
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The Student News Site of Ventura High School

The Cougar Press

75th Anniversary of The Cougar Press
(Pictured left to right) senior Danny Ochoa, senior Paul Kim and junior Xavier Terminello run through their distance race. Photo by: Shawn Silva

Can’t take the heat? Get out of the meet

Riley Ramirez March 12, 2020

Ventura wins their first home track meet against Rio Mesa and Pacifica High. Ventura High School’s track team competed against Pacifica High and Rio Mesa High at their first home track meet of the season....

(Pictured left to right) Seniors Sammie Prehn, Rita Soriano-Flores, and Julianna Garcia racing hard in their sport, cross country. Photo by: Bill Tokar

Opinion: Leave the running to runners, not your mouth

Peyton Redmond January 16, 2020

Think that track and cross country are fake? Take a look in the mirror, poser. I am so sick and tired of hearing all you haters saying that track and cross country aren’t “real” sports. Have you...

Run, Cougars, run!

Run, Cougars, run!

Riley Ramirez November 22, 2019

Boys and girls cross country make their way to CIF finals On Nov. 16th, varsity boys and girls cross country raced in Riverside, CA. for CIF prelims. The course was 3 miles long, and both team's ran well...

A cake walk through League Finals

A cake walk through League Finals

Jocelyn Lee and Riley Ramirez November 20, 2019

VHS boys and girls Cross Country earn high ranks in Pacific View League Finals Ventura High School’s cross country teams made their way to Pacific View League Finals on Thursday, Nov. 7th at College...

Cougars cycle through the fall season

Cougars cycle through the fall season

Katie Medina November 19, 2019

Student athletes speak their minds about their teams performance this fall season [dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]s Cougars approach the end of the first quarter, we cycle through the season of the fall...

Andrew Peoples: a crafty kid

Andrew Peoples: a crafty kid

Nathan Marshall December 20, 2018

At Ventura High School, there’s many juniors, but there’s only one Andrew Peoples. Andrew Peoples, also known as Andy, is currently a junior at VHS. Peoples explained that he has done lots of...

The boys cross country team keeping cool in hot weather. Photo by: Tyree Cruz

Cougars run towards the finish line

Garrett Jaffe and Douglas Sandford October 3, 2018

On Friday, Sept. 21 and Saturday, Sept. 22, the Ventura High School boys’ and girls’ cross country team's’ varsity runners went to Clovis, CA for an invitational meet, while the JV team went to their...

VHS cross country kicks off ’18/’19 season

VHS cross country kicks off ’18/’19 season

Sam Coats September 17, 2018

Ventura High School's cross country teams got off to a strong start in their first two meets of the season, setting the stage for a hotly contested season. At the Greg DeNike Invitational, held on Sept....

VHS Cross Country takes on the lake

VHS Cross Country takes on the lake

October 7, 2017

Ventura High School’s Cross Country team competed in a meet on Wednesday, October 4 at Lake Casitas. Both the boys and girls teams, JV and Varsity, raced a 1.85 mile course. Girls took first...

VHS Cross Country dominates at Channel League Race #1

VHS Cross Country dominates at Channel League Race #1

September 15, 2017

VHS secured victories at the first meet of the year at Dos Pueblos, competing against Buena High School, Dos Pueblos High School, Santa Barbara High School and San Marcos High School on Wednesday, September...

From left to right: juniors Autumn Brown, Caitlin Espetia, Alisann, River Winn, Claire Ortiz, and Kate Marsden after a long run in Mammoth.
 PHOTO BY: @kate.marsden

Fall sports kick off the school year

August 25, 2017

As the new school year begins, so does the Fall Season of sports for Ventura High School. Throughout the summer, Football, Boys Water Polo, Girls Tennis and Golf, Dance, Cheer, Girls Volleyball, and Cross...

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