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Freshman Maddy Dannenberg (number 8) fights for the ball against Rio Mesa. Photo by: Jocelyn Lee

Ventura shoots, they score!

Jack Schatzman and Jocelyn Lee February 12, 2020

Varsity girls soccer defeats Rio Mesa At 5:00 p.m. on a cold January evening, Ventura High School’s girls varsity soccer team put on their game faces as they played against Rio Mesa. The first half of...

(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...

Junior Grant Lawler said, I got [my letterman jacket] to have something nice to remember my high school years when Im older. I know Ill look at it in the future and be reminded of all the good things that happened in high school. Photo by Riley Ramirez

Opinion: We get it, you have a letterman jacket

Katie Medina and Riley Ramirez January 10, 2020

Letterman jackets aren’t that cool, stop showing it off [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]o all the Ventura High students that wear letterman jackets every day, this one goes out to you. We are sick and...

Anderson sprints his way to coach of the year

Anderson sprints his way to coach of the year

Anna Guerra October 26, 2019

After coaching track and field for over a decade, Ventura teacher is recognized for his hard work On top of being department chair for health with college and career seminar, Kory Anderson has been coaching...

Pictured above is the Varsity team at the scrimmage. Regarding the scrimmage, Conboy stated, “We still got some things to work on of course, but I’m very confident in our team going forward.”
Photo from: Gage Gregorchuk

Powderpuff: It’s grind time

Sarah Clench April 26, 2019

It’s that time of the year again for powderpuff to start up at Ventura High School, and the team is already prepping for their game against Buena High School on May 24. The official practices for...

After I found out that I got under five minutes for the 1500 meter run, I was so excited that I wasnt even tired, commented Pekar. Photo from: Derek Pekar

It’s over 7,000: Derek Pekar breaks decathlon record

Jezel Mercado April 25, 2019

On April 5 and 6, senior Derek Pekar attended the Arcadia Invitational Track Meet in Arcadia, CA, and made history. Pekar was invited to this event, so he could participate in the decathlon. A decathlon...

The varsity Cougars went three and two in the tournament and received a trophy for earning second place. Photo by: Juan Jaquez

Spring break wasn’t much of a break from baseball for the Cougars.

Gavin Cross April 12, 2019

Over the break, the Ventura varsity baseball team traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the Bishop Gorman Desert Classic. The Cougars played in five games over the five days they were in Vegas. They...

Senior Jackson Ellis going to block a goal. Photo by Julie Ellis 2019.

A look at Cougar Water Polo through the ages: part four

Garrett Jaffe March 29, 2019

This is the fourth of four articles interviewing four different generations of  Ventura Water Polo players ranging from 1980 to present. Thirty years since Mark Schmidt played his last Buena ventura...

Tyler Grey going for the goal. Photo by Bill Grey circa 2009.

A look at Cougar Water Polo through the ages: part three

Garrett Jaffe March 28, 2019

This is the third of four articles interviewing four different generations of  Ventura Water Polo players ranging from 1980 to present. Me: Ok, I have a few questions: When and where did you play water...

A look at Cougar Water Polo through the ages: part two

A look at Cougar Water Polo through the ages: part two

Garrett Jaffe March 28, 2019

This is the second of four articles interviewing four different generations of  Ventura Water Polo players ranging from 1980 to present.   Ventura Water Polo in 1990 Interview with Mark...

Great article detailing Ventura Water Polo teams victory over Beuna High Schools team and this articles subject Mitch Dooleys scoring of five goals in the game. Photo by David Jaffe

A look at Cougar Water Polo through the ages

Garrett Jaffe March 19, 2019

This is the first of three articles interviewing three different generations of VHS water polo players ranging from 1980 to present The sport of Water Polo came to prominence in 1900, becoming the first...

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