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State Champion Falcons: The Lady Falcons Track Team's Road To State

State Champion Falcons: The Lady Falcons Track Team’s Road To State

October 26, 2022

By: Cooper Hughes Going into the 2022 spring women's track season, athletes had very high hopes. Coming off of successful cross country and winter track seasons, West Henderson felt this was their year...

Junior breaks national track record

Junior breaks national track record

December 14, 2021

On Dec. 1, during the first home meet of the 2021-2022 winter track season, junior Brendan Henby made history. He ran the 55 meter race in 6.3 seconds, breaking the national record for high school boys.   “I'm...

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....

Falcon Invitational at West Henderson.  - 
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Recap: Invitational track meet

March 28, 2019

West Henderson hosted the invitational home track meet of the season on Tuesday, March 26. The men’s track team placed third in the 4x8, and the women’s team placed second, putting both teams in first...

November sports

November sports

November 8, 2018

Varsity Football West Henderson @ Asheville, 11/2, 7:30 pm   JV Football West Henderson @ Asheville, 11/1, 7:00 pm   Cross Country State, 11/3, 10:00 am   Swimming Hendersonville...

New software 'Jyrosolve' used at West game

New software ‘Jyrosolve’ used at West game

October 16, 2018

Dan Jystad is a Cornell University alum and University of Massachusetts Amherst grad who attended high school in Montana. Jystad is currently a math teacher and track coach at North Henderson High School....

Image used courtesy of the Miami Heat.

Former athlete, sports editor working with Miami Heat

May 15, 2015

On a fall Saturday morning in 1984, 16-year-old Kim Stone walked around Mills River neighborhoods with boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. She wondered how many more boxes she and the other volleyball players...

Right Track: Women's relay team sets record again

Right Track: Women’s relay team sets record again

June 4, 2014

Adrenaline coursed through sophomore Taylor Houck as she pushed down the track to her teammate, baton in hand. Houck stretched out her arm, knowing that the two weeks of preparation in practice led up...

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