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Swim Team Picture. Taken by Brian Hamelman.

Top Winter Sports Moments of 2023

Hallie Darmante, reporter March 20, 2023

Rockbridge County High School is home to many talented athletes. Winter athletics include  Wrestling, Swim, Indoor Track, and Basketball. All of these teams are stacked to the brim with accomplished individuals...

Boys Soccer Falls to Fort

March 20, 2023

On Thursday, March 16 the Boys Soccer JV and Varsity team traveled to Fort Defiance to take on the Indians. JV ended in a tie with a score of 1-1 with a goal from Fisher Howald. Varsity was equally unsuccessful...

Freshman Keagan Black and sophomore Spencer Pfaff prepare for a sprint set. Photo taken by Maxwell Pearson.

Wildcat Athletes Prepare for States

Maxwell Pearson, Editor-in-Chief February 27, 2023

As the winter sports season comes to a close, state competitions are underway. For athletes, this is the climax of the season and the pinnacle of all they have worked for throughout the season. This year,...

Coach Shearer helps his athletes with a new move.

Youth Wrestling Club Trains Wildcats of the Future

Nala Shearer, Reporter February 27, 2023

Having quality youth sports is an important factor in the successes of high school athletics. Starting kids early gives them enough time to learn and grow to love the sport, and by the time they get to...

Mays takes a shot from the top of the key.

Number Zero Rules the Basketball Court

Maddie Dahl, Reporter February 27, 2023

Senior shooting guard Brandon Mays was a key player on the Boys Varsity Basketball team this past season. Leaving the season with an 11-11 record, the ‘Cats made a six-game improvement from the year...

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Washington Nationals on August 6th. Photo taken by Sean Martino.

MLB Season Kicks Off

Sean Martino, Assistant Sports Editor February 27, 2023

As spring approaches, so does the Major League Baseball season. Thirty teams battle it out over a 162-game regular season in order to crown a World Series champion.  The normal fan favorites, like...

Cats Defeated on the Court

Bee Sackett, Opinion Editor February 17, 2023

On Feb. 1, 2023, RCHS hosted a Boys Varsity Basketball Game against Alleghany County. Sadly, the Wildcats lost by a margin of five points, 52-57. Junior player Milo Mulitalo said, “Keaton played really...

Girls Basketball Wraps Up the Season

McKenzie Alley, Reporter February 17, 2023

At Broadway High School, on Feb. 7, the girl’s varsity basketball team faced the Gobblers. The game was a tough fight that led to a sad defeat.  The girl’s haven’t had the best season this year,...

Academic Team Secures Districts

Maxwell Pearson, Editor-in-Chief February 8, 2023

The RCHS Academic Team hosted the district match on Jan. 23 after a victorious regular season. The Wildcats, split into five different teams, went 14-1 during the match and the ‘A’ repeated as district...

Senior Caitlyn Haynes keeping statistics for the football team.

Sport Management and Medicine Gains Popularity From Students

Sarah Phelps, News Editor February 8, 2023

Sports can be one of the biggest parts of student life at Rockbridge, and if a student is not playing a sport, some could be found watching or helping out in some way with the sports games. The boys lacrosse...

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