Sports
A Graceful Game
Ryan Graff
Poise and precision immediately come to mind when Senior and Varsity basketball captain Maddie Fahan takes the court. With a long, lean frame and unwavering determination, the six foot shooting guard has reached the pinnacle of high school basketball and has honed the skills necessary to capitalize on her natural ability.
Fahan has [...]
VHS Wrestlers Go To Masters and State
Tyler Ferreria
Last Saturday, Coach Mike Gacha’s wrestlers competed in the CIF Southern Section Championships at Pacifica High School. The Varsity wrestlers broke the record for the most points in CIF history for a Ventura County team with 184.5 points. The team finished the tournament in second place, out of the three-hundred and twenty teams [...]
Black and Gold Track Time Trials
Tyler Ferreria and Daniel Goodkin-Gold
On Saturday, February 20, the Cougar track team competed for the first time this year. The rain ceased on Saturday to allow our athletes to throw, run, and jump in the sunshine.
The very first race of the day was the 800 meter dash. On the girls varsity side, Foothill’s [...]
Girls Basketball Gives Last Effort in Semis
Bobby Oldt
It’s been a long road for the Ventura Girl’s Basketball Team, and even though they’re not done yet, their regular season is at an end. The Girls made sure to give every last ounce of effort to make their last game their best.
But before reaching the semifinals, Ventura had to face Valencia, [...]
Girl’s Soccer Finishes Another Season With a Bang
After months of hard-fought battles, the Varsity Cougars’ played their final days in Larrabee Stadium. At least for this year.
After tying their last game 0-0 against San Marcos on February 9, the girls finished the season with an overall record of five wins, seven losses, and two ties (5-7-2). The final game was a [...]
High Hopes for Boys Tennis
David Calkins
Game, set, match: this is the expected outcome for the Boys Tennis Team this season, with Coach Joan Dodge and team Captain Senior Bobby Oldt helping pave the way to victory. The line-up this year is one of the team’s best ever with four players who are ranked tournament players: Senior Sean Levesque, [...]
Varsity Softball Gears Up
Sam Boydstun
Varsity Girls Softball is now only weeks from starting their season. On March 10th the long line of games kicks off with a battle against Rio Mesa. Most recently the girls team has been preparing for this game. Seniors Jacki Dickson and Courtnie Snyder are currently the team captains and they have been [...]
Spencer Kozik Scores Again
Noel Duarte
Having scored a total of three goals this season, Spencer Kozik is one of the top scoring players for Ventura High School’s Boy’s Varsity soccer team. Kozik has been playing soccer for Ventura High School since his freshman year. As a freshman he initially played for the JV team but played alongside the [...]
Cougars Top Bulldogs
Luke Corley
In a heated game between cross town rivals, Ventura’s Girl’s Water Polo team beat Buena in their game. In an intense game both Ventura’s Varsity and Junior Varsity teams beat Buena, each by one point. The game was held in the Bulldog’s home pool on Tuesday, February 9th. The Varsity team won 4-3 [...]
Girls’ Basketball Gives It Their All
Bobby Oldt
Ventura fans, voracious for victory and aching for action, fell silent as Buena defeated our Girls Basketball Team in yet another close game.
The Ventura girls faced Buena on February 8, 2010 away at the Dog House. They were pumped and ready to go, and wanted to get revenge for their last ill-fated [...]
