With a strong crop of juniors, the baseball team has had a perfect start to the season and will have to prove they belong at the top of the Jefferson District standings. Tonight they play an undefeated...

Western is full of talented athletes, but there is one in particular who has been turning a lot of heads this year because of her unbelievable speed. Freshman Reese Mattern is a skilled soccer player and...

With sports looking different this winter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several protocols have been instituted in all WAHS athletic activities to allow athletes to play their sports.  Before even entering...

For the last three years, the Western boys swim and dive team has dominated the Class 4 state championship meet, and this year with all its different formats, challenges, and changes it’s good to see...

Coach Redmond and the football team open up their 2021 season against district rival Monticello at home tonight. It will be a tough test for the Warrior defense as they try to stop Malachi Fields, who...

The crisp breeze, the choked leaves falling to the ground, the time change. These are just some of the few things I love about Fall. These lucky few teams get to use this beautiful time to compete in their...

With sports on a pause for now,  the question arises about how coronavirus will affect next season at WAHS, and whether we will have athletics at all.  Things could look very different.  “Contingency...

Austin Winslow, a sophomore, has been putting in effort to make her tennis career as successful as possible for as long as she can remember. Winslow plays tennis at Boar’s Head Sports Club four times...

The sports world has been drastically affected by the COVID-19 virus. The 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed, sport leagues, such as the NBA, have had to postpone games, including playoff matchups, and...

Lilly Argenbright, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, Rowing “I chose UNC because I felt at home when I stepped on campus. I loved the people and the historical feel of the campus. Also I...

Ever since the start of the 2019 season, the boys cross country team has salivated at the thought of winning the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional meet in Cary, North Carolina. Although it initially...

The Western Albemarle boys Cross Country has created a dynasty. Over the past few years they have been an unstoppable force within the world of running. After sweeping the podium and winning the 3A state...