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Cougars shown in aftermath of their victory against Buena, taking the rivalry trophy home to VHS. Photo by: Samantha Martinez

Cougars win rivalry game against the Bulldogs

Ventura Football Team beats Buena in the first league game of the year The Ventura High School Varsity football team played an away game against their cross-town rival, Buena High School. The game ended...

(Left to right) Gavin Calderon '25 and Daniel Munoz '25. Calderon has been playing football for nine years. He plays safety and is number one. Photo by: Brynn Kightlinger

Football Season Kicks Off

Brynn Kightlinger, Ava Blau-Grinsel, and Vail Newman September 25, 2024

A glimpse into the 2024 Ventura High School football season The Ventura High School Football season officially kicked off on Aug. 30 with a home game against Thousand Oaks High School, the game ended...

VHS blocks NPHS while on offense to allow VHS to gain yards. Photo by: Brynn Kightlinger

CIF football season finale

Vail Newman and Brynn Kightlinger November 16, 2023

The VHS varsity football team finished third in the Channel League this season. For the first round of CIF, VHS ranked 16th in Division Five and was chosen to play Newbury Park High School, ranked number...

Sawyer Cline '24 and David Nunez '25 celebrating Nunez's touchdown. Photo by: Brynn Kightlinger

Backyard brawl

Brynn Kightlinger, Vail Newman, and Ava Blau-Grinsel October 31, 2023

Buena vs Ventura High School football game proves big success for VHS After losing two years in a row, VHS has won back the “Suzanne Brown Memorial Cup” from BHS. This was the 60th annual Buena vs...

A look back at the most recent 2022-23 NFL season. We look at the ups and downs, the teams who rose from the ashes, and those who crumbled to irrelevancy Graphic by: Christian Montecino

Opinion: A season nothing short of disappointing

Christian Montecino and Jayden Gentry March 8, 2023

A look back at the 2022-23 NFL regular season This year’s National Football League season has been, for lack of a better word, lackluster. Good teams played at a mediocre level. Many players didn’t...

Jack Rose (left) and Jake Auster (right) in the student section at the homecoming game. Photo by: Ella Montano

Opinion: The student section isn’t as fun as it used to be

Christian Montecino and Travis Rinehart October 21, 2022

How can we make it better? The Ventura High School student section has been a great way to keep up the morale of sports players on the field and in turn help students socialize with their peers with fun...

Junior Tobias Raymond said, "I started playing [football] in 8th grade and I was always a little nervous to play but I fell in love with it. I think I love football because of the team camaraderie. It’s really fun being around all of the guys on the team." Photo by: Alejandro Hernandez

Student feature: Tobias Raymond tackles his future

Alejandro Hernandez May 9, 2022

Junior Tobias Raymond on his football career and scholarship offers On May 2, junior Tobias Raymond received a scholarship offer from Yale University. He also has received offers from UC Berkeley, Oregon...

Despite the Super Bowl being held at Sofi Stadium, the Rams acted as the away team. Graphic by: Emily Nguyen

The Lombardi goes to L.A.

Isabella Fierros and Emily Nguyen February 25, 2022

The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI Super Bowl LVI ended in dramatic fashion with a touchdown by Cooper Kupp for the Rams, with one minute, 25 seconds left in the game....

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