April 2019 – THE FEATHERDUSTER

JV places in District throwing events

April 17, 2019

Filed under Sports

Many people run track as their main sport, while others run it to get faster for football. In addition to running events, some athletes do field events like long jump, high jump and pole vault. Others throw shot put and discu...

Sports gambling column: Week 27

J.T. Sparks, Reporter

April 17, 2019

Filed under Sports

Remember those double chance bets I made the last time I wrote this column? Well, it turns out those were a little too good to be true because I found out after the semifinals of March Madness that those bets only applied if either of the...

Jocelyn Lass places third in Regionals

Nora Romman, Webmaster

April 12, 2019

Filed under Sports

Though many girls at Westlake have chosen volleyball or soccer as their main sport, freshman Jocelyn Lass is the first female wrestler since 2001. She was first inspired by the students in her class during fourth grade. “I w...

Varsity baseball rolls past Lehman thanks to pitching, situational hitting

Jake La Barbiera, Head Brawn

April 9, 2019

Filed under Sports

Head coach J.T. Blair seemed content with the varsity baseball teams 6-0 home win last Friday night, citing it as “a big win” for the team. Pitcher senior Taylor Anderson took the mound for the Chaps and pitched a complet...

Baseball v. Boerne-Champion photos

April 8, 2019

Amateur mythbuster debunks common rumors

Nick Pigott, Reporter

April 5, 2019

Filed under Columns

Spring is blooming, and bluebonnets are growing. It’s time to take your yearly photos in the fields. You always wanted to pick a bluebonnet and keep it, but your mom would always tell you it’s against the law. But...

Psychiatrist Dr. Afshan Khan speaks to parents about anxiety at Westbank Library

April 5, 2019

Principal Steve Ramsey wins 2019 Administrator of the Year award

April 5, 2019

Ending its season, Theatre reflects on historic show

Jack McManus, Marketing Director

April 4, 2019

Filed under News

Theatre ended its performance season March 13 at District after advancing with a third-place finish in the Zone level of the competition season. “[It was] the first time we advanced in the time I’ve been at Westlake,�...

Track team makes impression at Texas Relays

Tosca Johnson, Reporter

April 4, 2019

Filed under Sports

This past weekend, Westlake took a handful of varsity athletes to one of the most elite meets in the nation, Texas Relays. Held at the Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer stadium, the four-day event was packed with talent and comp...