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The official student newspaper of Walter Johnson High School

The Pitch
Sophomore Hudson Barrett pins a wrestler from Northwood. Barrett won his matchup and was one of the key contributors to the massive victory.

Wrestling team continues recent successful stretch, routs Northwood 76-6

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
February 3, 2023
All eyes are on Arya Gupta as she performs a backwards dive at the regional diving championships last winter. “People stare but I take that as motivation, it is what fuels me to play well,” Gupta said.

Arya Gupta dives into a new chapter

Becca Freda, Special to The Pitch
February 2, 2023
Senior Jimena Figueroa seeks ESOL teacher, Andrew S. Wons input in filling out college application. Won is known to help several ESOL students with applications.

Foreign students adjust to WJ

Rutajit Shetty, Business Manager
February 1, 2023
Senior Enzo Yamasaki wrestles against his opponent from Richard Montgomery. He was declared the winner by pin, contributing six points to the Wildcats.

Wrestling team dominates RM and Seneca Valley, loses to Northwest

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
January 31, 2023
Head field hockey coach Laura Brager (left) meets with the referees, captains and the other team ahead of the Wildcats senior night victory over the Sherwood Warriors. Brager led the Wildcats to a 7-4-1 record this past fall.

Laura Brager: Returning to her roots

Shaelyn McCloskey, Special to The Pitch
January 31, 2023
Sophomore guard Kendall Alexander goes up for a contested layup against the Paint Branch Panthers. Alexander scored 20 points as the Wildcats defeated the Panthers 62-29.

Wildcats’ win streak halted by Barons

Joshua Singer, Print Sports Editor
January 26, 2023
Former Maryland lawmaker Dan Cox attends a campaign event during his gubernatorial campaign. Cox, a far-right Republican who took very conservative policy positions on the main issues of the race, ultimately performed historically poorly against Democratic candidate Wes Moore.

The Republican party has a Maryland problem

Alexander Lewton, Print News Editor
January 26, 2023
Andrew Kozlowsky goes over the agenda for his second period AP US history class. The lesson for the day was on Dred Scott and the impact of his court case before the civil war.

Worst student to best teacher

Cecilia Saltzman, Print Feature Editor
January 26, 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
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