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Elizabeth Finn

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor

Elizabeth is a Print Sports Editor for the Pitch this year. She runs cross country and track for WJ and enjoys spending time with friends.
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Senior captain and midfielder Ellie Hilton takes the ball down the field. Hilton and the Wildcat offense came together and scored 11 points against the 2023 MOCO Champions.

Cat Lax Killas upset Vikings, claim regional title

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
May 23, 2023

[Video] Q&A with SMOB elect Sami Saeed

Elizabeth Finn and Seyun Park
May 23, 2023
Senior captain and midfielder Olivia McCloskey runs down the field against BCC. McCloskey and the Wildcats came back after being down 5-4 at half, to defeat the Barons 8-7.

Girls’ lax pushes past Barons, prepares for regional finals

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
May 15, 2023
Senior captain and midfielder Olivia McCloskey runs through her teammates before the Whitman game. McCloskey committed to Saint Josephs University to continue her career after high school.

Girls’ lacrosse falls to Sherwood, rebounds against Northwest

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
May 2, 2023
The Wildcats huddle before the start of the Whitman game. The Vikings bested the Wildcats 9-8. I think we need to work on communication and having more faith in ourselves to handle hard situations, sophomore defender Peyton Brown said.

Girls’ lacrosse pushes past Barons, improve to four wins

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
April 19, 2023
Larry Hurd Jr. in the middle of a huddle. As head football coach, Hurd Jr. elevated the football program to play against the highest level of public school football.

Larry Hurd Jr. named next Athletic Specialist

Robert Hsu, Joshua Singer, and Elizabeth Finn
March 27, 2023
Junior Jay Wandell up at bat as he swings and connects with the pitch. Wandell had a very successful season pitching last year and is excited to make it even farther this season. The Wildcats lost their first game to the Blake Bengals on Tuesday, March 21 12-6.

WJ athletics Spring into new season

Elizabeth Finn, Audrey Ring, Raquel Tolin, Sebastian Beltran, Joshua Singer, Josh Hananel, Blake Bailey, and Jose Tovar
March 22, 2023
Junior captain Healey Morgan dives in the pool for her race. She placed third in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle.

Wildcats dominate and win back-to-back state championships

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
March 7, 2023
Senior captain Maren Conze starts her race at regionals. She will be competing in the 200 freestyle and the 100 backstroke in the 4A State Championship on Feb. 25.

Girls’ swim and dive seeks consecutive state titles

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
February 24, 2023
Senior captain Sienna Karp high fives sophomore Isla Bartholomew. The two of them swam the 100 breaststroke next to each other and finished first and third.

Girls’ swim and dive finish third, boys’ tie for eighth at Metros

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
February 16, 2023
The girls swim and dive team celebrates their divisionals win. Their win came down to the last event where the 400 freestyle relay held their ground over BCC.

Girls’ swim and dive win divisionals, boys’ tie for fifth

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
February 9, 2023
Sophomore Madeleine Simmons swims the 200 Individual Medley (IM) at the meet against Wootton. Senior captain Sienna Karp won this even with a time of 2:06.09 and Simmons came in second with a time of 2:07.28.

Making the laps count: swim and dive prepares for championship season

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
January 26, 2023
Junior quarterback Charlie Blessing sets up the offense on the line of scrimmage. Blessing was successful both running and throwing the ball in the first half.

Historic football season ends with first round exit

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
November 14, 2022
The defense tries to stop Woottons offense from scoring. The defense only allowed a total of three points the entire game.

Seniors shine with blowout victory, claim second playoff seed

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
November 4, 2022
Freshman running back Dylan Byrd breaks a tackle. Byrd had success running the ball multiple times against Seneca Valley and will make an effort to perform similarly in the regular season finale against Wootton.

Eagles beat Wildcats in fight for playoff home field advantage

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 28, 2022
Football remains undefeated at home

Football remains undefeated at home

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 25, 2022
Senior captain and linebacker/running back CJ Newman prepares himself for the start of the game. To get ready, he listened to music including the song, Forever by Drake. Sometimes before a game Ill give a little pep talk to the team, pretty much telling everyone to have confidence, Newman said.

CJ Newman: Leading the way to the next level

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 22, 2022
Senior quarterback Andrew Plotnick hands the ball to freshman running back Dylan Byrd. Northwest trailed the entire game while trying to stop the WJ offense from continuing their successful.

Wildcats beat Northwest for first time in 12 years

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
October 6, 2022
Senior quarterback Andrew Plotnick hands off the ball to senior running back Kiran Sen. Both players hope to find similar connection against Northwest. “I am confident in our team’s ability to come back after a loss last year, and we have the talent to perform well,” Sen said.

Football bounces back against Wheaton

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
September 29, 2022
The Wildcats huddle under the lights as they try to fend off the reigning state champions. They were unable to put points on the board as Quince Orchard won 42-0.

Cat fight: Cougars pummel Wildcats

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
September 22, 2022
The defense makes a tackle to stop Whitman from gaining yards. The Wildcats defense held the Vikings to only six points the entire game. The Wildcats hope to stay successful in week three against Quince Orchard.

Football stays undefeated after triumph over Whitman

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
September 14, 2022
The football team runs onto the field to start the first game of the season. The crowd was dressed in green and cheered in support. Running out was exciting and nerve-racking. Everyone was feeling a ton of emotions, senior Elijah Barringtine said.

Friday Night Lights return as Wildcats win

Elizabeth Finn, Print Sports Editor
September 8, 2022
The US womens soccer team celebrates winning their World Cup win in 2019. Currently the national team is celebrating achieving equal pay. “I’m just so proud, to be honest. I’m so proud of all of the hard work that all of us did to get us here,” Megan Rapinoe said on Good Morning America.

New deal sparks equal pay for the USWNT

Elizabeth Finn, Staff Writer
June 7, 2022
Quarterback Dwayne Haskins died April 9. During his career he played for Bullis, Ohio State, the Commanders and the Steelers.

Former local quarterback Dwayne Haskins dies at 24

Elizabeth Finn, Staff Writer
May 6, 2022
Paper towels vs hand dryers

Paper towels vs hand dryers

Elizabeth Finn, Staff Writer
April 8, 2022
The gymnastics team wins the 2019 County Championship. Because of the pandemic, the team was unable to have a season in 2020 or 2021.

Gymnastics team looks ahead with new coaches

Elizabeth Finn, Staff Writer
March 21, 2022
Former University of Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett boosts his profile by performing well at the NFL Combine. In week seven of college football Pickett and the Panthers defeated Clemson 27-17.

The NFL Combine exposes future stars

Elizabeth Finn, Staff Writer
March 10, 2022
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates a week six victory. Mahomes and the Chiefs, who protested the NFLs overtime rules in 2019, played two playoff games this year under the same format.

P/CP: Should NFL overtime rules change?

Erik Rees and Elizabeth Finn
February 17, 2022
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