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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

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Baseball
Baseball extends victories to community through Miracle League
Baseball extends victories to community through Miracle League
Lily Tapparo and Joshua Singer • 12:00 pm
Girls' Lacrosse
Junior attacker Ginger Fishberg carries the ball during a match. With her scholarship to Butler University, she looks to continue her performance on a bigger stage. (Courtesy Ginger Fishberg)
Wildcat to Bulldog: Fishberg Butler bound
Jeremy Silberglied, Staff Writer • 12:00 pm
Softball
LIVE: Softball takes on Damascus HS
LIVE: Softball takes on Damascus HS
Mateus Bouquet and Seyun Park • April 20, 2024
Boys' Lacrosse
Junior defenseman John Jernell presses up on the incoming Quince Orchard attackman. The Cats fell 7-10 on home turf, and play Rockville tonight. (Courtesy John Jernell)
Boys lacrosse bests B-CC, tumble against QO
Mateus Bouquet, Print Sports Editor • April 16, 2024
Track & Field
Vance Bonior sails over the high jump bar at the MPSSAA 4A West Region Championships. Bonior finished 2nd in the high jump, jumping five feet and 10 inches. Although I had a bit of a disappointing high jump, I was fortunate enough to qualify for states, Bonior said. (Courtesy Vance Bonior)
Vance Bonior reaches new heights in his dual dominance of high jump, shot put
Ben Kim, Senior Opinion Editor • March 21, 2024
Boys' Volleyball
Senior Peter Hristov serves on for set point against B-CC. The Wildcats ended up winning the set 27-25. We just kept our energy calm and collected. We didn’t get too rowdy. We wanted to stay as calm as possible and make sure their attacks weren’t bringing us down, senior captain Victor Goerlitz said.
Wildcats defeat Barons, improve to 5-1
Joshua Singer, Print Editor-in-Chief • April 15, 2024
Athlete Profiles
Junior attacker Ginger Fishberg carries the ball during a match. With her scholarship to Butler University, she looks to continue her performance on a bigger stage. (Courtesy Ginger Fishberg)
Wildcat to Bulldog: Fishberg Butler bound
12:00 pm
Senior JR Dubose sets his feet up for a shot. DuBose has developed over the years as a three-level scorer and looks to carry that into his collegiate career at Chatham University. (Courtesy JR DuBose)
Lacrosse standout JR DuBose commits to Chatham University
March 21, 2024
Sophomore Dylan Cain competes with his partner at the 2024 Youth Olympics. The two have been skating together since 2015.
Fate to skate: WJ skater medals for US at Youth Olympics
March 8, 2024
Sophomore Sophie Pyott sends a pass to her brother Adam Pyott (left corner) which leads to a goal for the Cats on Nov. 21, 2023, when the Cats faced the Upper Montgomery Lightning.
Dynamic duos: Teammate siblings strive throughout WJ
March 8, 2024
Senior Karthik Shankar (right) open fences against his teammate during practice. During this round, he lunged to attack as the opponent tried to defend.
Fencer Karthik Shankar lunges to victory
March 8, 2024
Pro Sports
Caitlin Clark guards Shay Ciezki as she drives to the rim. The Iowa Hawkeyes won in a 95-51 game against Penn State with Cailtin Clark leading in scoring with a triple-double. (Courtesy Tim Weight via Wikimedia Commons)
Caitlin Clark shines in the spotlight
Leo Holma, Film Editor • April 17, 2024
Washington Spirit and Portland Thorns set up a throw in for a chance to score. The Spirit welcomed a new coach and new management this season. (Courtesy Ivanka Weerasinghe)
Washington Spirit to start 2024 season
Emma Matalia, Staff Writer • March 22, 2024
Donta Scott jumps for the opening tip-off from Maryland vs. Minnesota in College Park, Maryland. Scott averaged 11 points for the Terps this year but that wasnt enough as the Terps fell to a 16-17 record. (Courtesy Patrick Rouin via Wikimedia Commons)
Maryland Basketball travels into a disappointing season
William Murphy, Photography Editor • March 21, 2024
The Washington Capitals celebrate a decisive win against the Chicago Blackhawks, their first game following the trade deadline. The Capitals are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.
Future uncertain for Capitals following trade deadline
Seyun Park and Mia Halper • March 11, 2024
The FedEx field stadium today seats 58,000 fans, though it once had a max capacity of 91,000 people in 2011 when its home football team was still the Washington Redskins, not the Commanders (Courtesy Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson via Wikimedia Commons).
FedEx Field: It’s time for Harris, Washington to seriously invest or relocate
Brady MacBride, Staff Writer • March 5, 2024
The All-Star game will be played in Indianapolis on Feb.18. WIth the three-point contest starting at 8. p.m.
NBA, WNBA stars face off in 3-point contest
Mateus Bouquet, Print Sports Editor • February 15, 2024
Washington Results
  • Washington
    2
    Ottawa
    3
    Apr 7 / Washington Capitals
    Washington
    3
    Phillies
    2
    Apr 7 / Washington Nationals
    Washington
    122
    Toronto
    130
    Apr 7 / Washington Wizards
  • Washington
    2
    Carolina
    4
    Apr 5 / Washington Capitals
    Washington
    0
    Phillies
    4
    Apr 5 / Washington Nationals
    Washington
    102
    Portland
    108
    Apr 5 / Washington Wizards
  • Washington
    1
    Pittsburgh
    4
    Apr 4 / Washington Capitals
    Washington
    5
    Pirates
    3
    Apr 3 / Washington Nationals
    Washington
    120
    L.A. Lakers
    125
    Apr 3 / Washington Wizards
  • Washington
    2
    Buffalo
    6
    Apr 2 / Washington Capitals
    Washington
    117
    Milwaukee
    113
    Apr 2 / Washington Wizards
    Washington
    4
    Pirates
    8
    Apr 1 / Washington Nationals
Washington Upcoming Games
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Apr 29 /6:40 p.m. / Washington Nationals
Boys' Tennis
Girls tennis falls to Bulldogs, slams Rockets, Patriots
Girls' tennis falls to Bulldogs, slams Rockets, Patriots
Jeremy Silberglied, Staff Writer • April 16, 2024
Girls' Tennis
Junior Miram Elag hits a volley against B-CC on Monday. Elag, along with freshman Zoe Rojas, were the number one doubles pair against B-CC. They won their match in straight sets (6-3, 6-1), helping the Wildcats to sweep the Barons to remain undefeated. (Courtesy Mia Milicevic)
Girls' tennis slam opponents in start to season
Jeremy Silberglied, Staff Writer • April 10, 2024
Gymnastics
Senior Rachel Finn starts her balance beam event, helping the Gymcats score more points to close the gap between the Vikings. Im really proud of all of us. Whitman are tough competition and the fact that we were that close makes me so excited for our future performances! Finn said.
Gymcats face close loss against Vikings
Michelle Kim, Photography Editor • April 19, 2024
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