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Tailgate to be held April 23

Tailgate to be held April 23

April 22, 2019

West Henderson High School’s faculty will be hosting a tailgate tomorrow, April 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. to encourage students to attend the three home sporting events. The event was organized by history...

Player of the Week: Branson Smith

Player of the Week: Branson Smith

April 12, 2019

Junior Branson Smith is 12-1 on the season, with his only loss to the reigning 3A state champion. In the last match against T.C. Roberson, Smith beat Senior Noah Dohle twice, 6-4, 7-5, in both matches....

Tennis coach achieves 200th win

Tennis coach achieves 200th win

April 3, 2019

Tennis teams at West Henderson have been lead and expanded upon for nine years by coach Alan Combs, who reached a 200-win milestone on Thursday, March 28 at a match against Erwin. “After you coach long...

Preview: Baseball vs North

Preview: Baseball vs North

April 2, 2019

West’s baseball team will be playing the North Henderson Knights tonight, April 2, at 7 p.m. at home. The Falcons are currently 5-6, and the Knights are 4-8. “From what I’ve seen, (North’s team)...

Color Run to take place March 30

Color Run to take place March 30

March 29, 2019

The Color Run 5K will take place Saturday, March 30 at West Henderson High School, hosted by the track team. At 8:30 a.m., the kids’ fun run will start, while the actual 5K will take place at 9:15....

Drawdown fundraiser to start March 30

Drawdown fundraiser to start March 30

March 29, 2019

West Henderson’s fourth annual Drawdown fundraiser will start Saturday, March 30 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria and auditorium. All proceeds will go to all athletic programs at West; participants choose...

Recap: West beats North in overtime game

Recap: West beats North in overtime game

February 8, 2019

West Henderson High School’s men’s basketball team won a “Raise the Blue” themed overtime game against North Henderson on Tuesday, Feb. 5. During the first quarter, North took an early lead in...

Coaching carousel unfair for players, fans

Coaching carousel unfair for players, fans

January 31, 2019

As the 2018 National Football League (NFL) season comes to an end, the annual coaching cleanse is in full swing. In just this season alone, there have been seven head coaching jobs that have come to an...

Player of the week: Gwyneth Bell

Player of the week: Gwyneth Bell

January 8, 2019

The West Henderson women’s basketball team lost to the Enka High Jets on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at home. Finishing the first half with a score of 43-8, the Lady Falcons returned to the court and fought to...

Junior scores thousandth career point

Junior scores thousandth career point

January 7, 2019

One of the biggest achievements any basketball player can get is scoring 1,000 points for their team. This requires the player to put in time and effort, and for them to have been starting for most of...

Expanding the playing field

Expanding the playing field

January 3, 2019

Another year of college football is almost gone, and that means another year of the typical college football championship game between the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 2 Clemson Tigers. This...

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