Cross Country

The Cross Country team traveled to the London Country Club for a meet on Saturday, September 27. The girls ran first and finished in second place overall. They also took home the Pack Award, which is awarded to the team with the smallest gap between their first and fifth finishers, and Westerville South had just a 24-second gap. Medals were awarded to the top 35 finishers, and the Wildcats had eleven of those thirty-five. Finishing with medals were sophomore Lily Zappin in 3rd place with a time of 20:11, Evgenia Pistolas in 6th place in 20:18, sophomore Katelyn Hogenbirk in 9th place in 20:25, senior Sofie Loftin in 10th place in 20:27, freshman Emmy Strong in 11th place in 20:35, junior Melina Sahadevan in 13th place in 20:38, senior Ziriah Johnson in 19th in 21:16, senior Emily Whitehead in 22nd in 21:55, junior Sarah Tompkins in 28th in 22:25, junior Rebecca Koval in 32nd place in 23:22, and senior Roxanna Uddin in 35th place in 23:40. In the boys race, they also finished second overall. Earning medals for the boys were junior Chase Crawford in 3rd place in 16:35, junior Willis Guard-Batchelder in 5th place in 16:36, senior Colin Lundy in 22nd place in 17:31.2, senior Alex Laus in 23rd place in 17:31.9, and junior Colin Fowler and sophomore Jude Gruber in 31st and 32nd place both with a time of 17:51.9. Just outside the medal range were sophomore Simeon Epting in 39th place in 18:07.6, which was a huge 34-second personal record, and freshman Alex Michalek in 40th place in 18:07.9.

Football

The football team hosted Westerville North this year in a commanding victory. Westerville North started with possession but senior Ja’Mari Alston made an interception just two minutes into the game to give the Wildcats possession which eventually led to an 11-yard rushing touchdown for Jhalil Armstrong. Junior Ethan Rozen made the extra point which put the Wildcats up 7-0. With about a minute left in the half, Westerville North scored a touchdown and made the extra point to tie the game 7-7. The Wildcats came out blazing in the second half where Armstrong rushed for another touchdown just 4 minutes into the half. Rozen made the extra point to make the score 14-7 in favor of the Wildcats. About two minutes later, the Wildcat defense forced the Warriors to punt from their own endzone. As the Warriors were punting, the kick was blocked and the ball went out the back of the endzone for a safety and it put the Wildcats up 16-7. Next, at the beginning of the 4th quarter, Jhalil Armstrong rushed for yet another touchdown and of course Rozen knocked down the extra point to put Westerville South up 23-7. The next possession, it looked like Westerville North was going to score. But right as the Warriors were about to get into scoring position, senior Hassan Kaba made an interception and took it all the way home for an 85-yard pick 6. Rozen easily made the extra point to make the score now 30-7. This would be the final score of the game as the Wildcats now “rule the ville” with victories over both Westerville North and Westerville Central this season.

Girls Soccer

The girls soccer team had their best week all year with three straight victories, all at home. First on Tuesday, September 23, it was senior night when they beat Tri-Valley 2-1. Then Thursday, September 25, they beat Westland 4-1, and lastly on Saturday, September 27, they beat Johnstown-Monroe 1-0 with senior Brooklyn Hogenbirk scoring the only goal.

Girls Tennis

On Tuesday, September 23, the Girls Tennis Team went up against Canal Winchester but they lost all 5 sets in a 0-5 loss.

Girls Volleyball

Girls Volleyball had two games this week but one was one of the most important games of the year. On Tuesday, September 23, they lost 3-2 against Big Walnut. But on Thursday, September 25, they went up against Westerville North where they took home a victory 3-1.