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Cougar catnip: Wearing sports jerseys and dignity are mutually exclusive

Cougar catnip: Wearing sports jerseys and dignity are mutually exclusive

Alejandro Hernandez January 11, 2023

I often see people, especially men, wearing the sports jerseys of professional athletes. It’s laughably self-deprecating. It’s the equivalent of saying, “look at how cool this other man is!” Wearing...

How do students at Ventura High School feel about snowboarding and skiing, do they prefer one over the other? Graphic by: Annika Lange

Trashy snowboarders vs preppy skiers

Annika Lange and Hugh Murphy January 11, 2023

Two sports very similar on the surface; yet their supporters would argue otherwise Winter to early spring is the prime time to hit the slopes. California has many ski resorts, some of which are only a...

Jake Auster ‘24 (center), the point guard on the varsity boys basketball team, said, This season, I am most excited about having packed crowds and student sections because a loud student section can affect a game a lot more than people realize. Photo by: Vinhanh Nguyen

Winter sports start in full force after fall break

Ava Mohror and Lourdes Almalab November 10, 2022

The transition from fall to winter sports spoken on by VHS athletes Winter sports will take over sports at Ventura High School for around the next four months. Winter sports include boys and girls basketball,...

Kobie Jimenez playing the libero volleyball position at Ventura High School in 2016. The VHS Girls Volleyball team went 36-3 this season, as well as winning CIF. Photo by: Felix Cortez

Opinion: How do student athletes feel about alumni coaches?

Lourdes Almalab September 19, 2022

Student athletes define the positive and negative aspects of having returning players lead them in their fall seasons Here at Ventura High School, the majority of our coaches are returners, but how do...

Freshman Caroline Von Guten, freshman Bailey Burman, junior Chelsea Ochoa, freshman Brody Daw and junior Addie Ragsdale (left to right) all attended eighth grade sports night to advertise for both the cross country team and the track and field team. Photo by: Livia Vertucci

Incoming freshmen experience their first taste of the VHS sports world

Livia Vertucci May 17, 2022

Freshman sports night allows soon-to-be freshmen to see all the sports VHS has to offer Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the yearly eighth grade sports night hosted at VHS hasn't been held since 2020. Then...

The Ventura High School track team is home to many seniors graduating this year. Including Luke Anestos, who is committed to Cadwell University. Photo by: Steve DeGeorge

Seniors’ sports come to an end

Brody Daw May 12, 2022

With summer drawing closer, nostalgia runs through many in the senior class as they commemorate their years spent at VHS With spring season sports coming to an end, many senior students face the end of...

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