Scholastic Press Association First Place with Special Merit
San Joaquin Valley Student Press Association First Place 2009, 2012
By Romina Zamanpour The Clovis West swimming team beat Central High School yesterday afternoon. The team has had a strong start in league with an undefeated record. “Our goals are always to win league and a CIF Championship,” said head coach Adam Reid. The girls swim placed first and the boys swim team placed second [...]
By Taylor Ferdinandsen After a close five-game loss to Buchanan last year in the Valley Championship, the boys volleyball team plans to return this year and earn a win in the final match. It’s early in the season, but the boys still see Valleys as a reachable goal. At a team retreat in Shaver, the [...]
By Joel Witt This year’s boys baseball team is aiming to redeem themselves from their shocking quarter-final defeat in last year’s Valley Championships. “Our goals this year are we want to win a Tri River Athletic Conference (TRAC) championship with the ultimate goal of winning a Valley Championship. This year we play as a team.It [...]
By Joel Witt The boys golf team won a second consecutive Valley Championship May 14, which has motivated the boys to place well in state. “I’m incredibly proud of these boys; they work hard, they are a team, and they play for each other,” head coach Tom Deel said. The boys won all but one [...]
By Regan Hahesy The boys and girls swim team competed in the 2012 CIF swim final this past Saturday May 19. Both the boys and girls teams won the Valley titles, bringing their totals to 14 and 16 consecutive championships. “I’m really proud of how many girls stepped up and helped us defend a valley [...]
By Regan Hahesy The Clovis West boys tennis team won its fourth consecutive California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) title Thursday May 17. The boys took on rival Buchanan at CW for the championship. The team earned the first place seed after it finished first in the Tri-River Athletic Conference (TRAC) with a record of 18 wins [...]
By Alexandra Bitter P.E. teacher and volleyball coach Bob McCarthy is known for his winning record, sarcastic sense of humor and strict enforcement of the dress code. He seems to have it all figured out, but unbeknown to most Clovis West students McCarthy’s journey to coaching wasn’t all smooth sailing. He was born and [...]
by Alexandra Bitter Clovis West’s boys volleyball team is not only aiming to dominate the court this season, but also to commemorate would-be senior Kao Kue, who died before the school year began. The program is paying tribute to Kue by placing his jersey, number 10, at the end of the bench with the players. [...]
by Regan Hahesy Coming off of a strong preseason and two early Tri-River Athletic Conference wins, the Clovis West baseball team hopes to carry its momentum into tonight’s game against the Buchanan Bears. The stadium lights of the Clovis West baseball field warmed up late in February for the start of the 2012 season with [...]
by Brett Edwards
The boys take on the Buchanan Bears at Stan Bledsoe field tonight looking to beat the team that has given the Eagles two of their three loses this season, 20-3. Clovis West was ranked first in the Valley, and third in the state before losing in a heartbreak game on Tuesday April 22 to Buchanan. After a flawless six innings of pitching Sean Silva gave up a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh, ending the game with a final score of 3-4.