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Girls Basketball vs. Wootton

January 13, 2012 • Dashel Lewis, Staff Writer

The WJ girls basketball team improved to a 6-2 record with their 43-26 victory over Wootton on Tuesday night. The Wildcats went into Tuesday’s game against Wootton at 5-2 and in need of a win against the struggling Patriots. Wootton had performed better than their 2-7 record suggests, losing close...

Boys Basketball Suffers Loss to Wootton

January 11, 2012 • Ben Resnick, Staff Writer

WJ’s boys varsity basketball came in with four wins and three losses, and had a tough test coming up against Wootton, who had a 5-2 record. Junior starters, forward Michael Lumbuku and center Sean Poosson were unable to participate in the game. Poosson is out an extended period of time due to...

Girls Basketball Succeeds Under Leadership of New Coach

December 15, 2011 • Ian Morrison, Staff Writer

First year coach Lindsey Zegowitz has already begun leading the Girls Varsity Basketball team to victory in a wide-open battle for the 4A division. They started the season winning their first three games, against Clarksburg, Blake and Blair. After a year in which only one senior graduated, the team has...

Boys Basketball vs. Blair

December 13, 2011 • Daniel Fanaroff, Sports Editor

On Mon. Dec. 12, the boys varsity basketball team faced off against Blair, with hopes of avenging last year’s 41-47 loss. Their efforts proved successful as they rocked their opponents to the tune of 75-49, in favor of the WJ Wildcats. The team was led by excellent play from seniors Halid Hamadi...

Boys Soccer State Championship Recap

November 27, 2011 • Ali Jawetz, Online Editor-in-Chief

The spirit was almost tangible. But so was everyone’s breath – the temperature at a crisp 34 degrees, tons of WJ students arrived bundled in black winter attire. The game had an impressive start – WJ Wildcat Noah Sheetz-Ziegel scored the first goal within the first two minutes of the game. With...

A Colliding Kick to Victory: Churchill Game Recap

November 4, 2011 • Isaac Salant and Zachary Williams, Staff Writer

On Monday, Oct. 17, the WJ girls varsity soccer team defeated Churchill in a game that ended in a 2-1 victory. Churchill was first to score, when an outside shot was kicked and dropped by the goalkeeper close to the line. The ref called that it landed behind the line, and Churchill was on the scoreboard...

Homecoming Game Recap

November 4, 2011 • Sabrina Clarke and Wahid Ishrar, Staff Writers

WJ defeated the Kennedy Cavaliers 42-21 in the homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2011. In the first quarter, Kennedy played well offensively and immediately scored a touchdown at the 11:03 mark. They then fumbled the ball on the extra point attempt leaving the score at 6-0. As the game progressed, the Wildcats...

WJ Girls Volleyball Senior Night

November 1, 2011 • Daniel Fanaroff, Print Sports Editor

*This article has been corrected since published. On October 20, 2011, WJ Girls Volleyball defeated the Wootton Patriots 26-24, 25-19, and 25-11. This was a crucial and significant victory for the Lady Cats as it was their Senior Night, the last home game of the season. Going in to the game, emotions...

WJ Field Hockey Senior Night

November 1, 2011 • Ben Resnick, Staff Writer

*This article has been corrected since published. The WJ Varsity field hockey team has only one game left in their regular season, as co-county champions with Churchill and BCC. The team is led by their seniors, Hannah Flesch, Claire Cohen, Rylee Genner, Barbara Issiakou, Charlotte Kirwan, Karen Mata,...

Track & Field: April 9-16 Recap

May 16, 2011 • Josh Benjamin, Staff Writer

Meets: April 9 (Woodward Relays at Georgetown Prep), April 16 (Viking Invitational at Whitman) Score 1: Girls – 3rd Boys – 4th (Relays) Score 2: Meet was not completed due to rain Highlights: At the Viking Invitational, senior Alex Willett ran a 9:32.55 in the boys 3×200. At Woodward...