The 2020 Westhill Virtual Graduation video has been released.  Just click on the link below to view it.  And I know we have said it before, but all of us in the Athletic Department want to say thank you to our graduating student-athletes for all they have done for our program over these last four years.  We also wish each of you the best of luck as you leave the Hill and enter the next phase of your life.   And don't forget- ONCE A VIKING, ALWAYS A VIKING

Senior student-athletes Betsy Sachs and Alex Edwards have been honored as Westhill's recipients of the CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award.  The award is presented to one male and one female senior student-athlete at each CAS-CIAC member school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.

Westhill Athletic Director Dick Cerone commented "both Betsy (volleyball, indoor track, softball) and Alex (wrestling, lacrosse) are talented, committed multi-sport athletes, extremely strong students and most importantly, outstanding people.  They are great representatives of our athletic program and our school and are certainly deserving of this honor.  We wish them much success as they prepare to leave Westhill soon."

Betsy plans on studying pre-med at The University of Virginia.  Alex is currently undecided on his college choice.

Senior Betsy Sachs, who was honored this spring as one of Westhill's two CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athletes, was recently interviewed by The Ruden Report concerning this honor, among other things.  The link to the interview is below.  Hope you enjoy it.  

The boys basketball has team has qualified for the CIAC D-III state tournament, cruising past Norwalk 63-50 in the Main Gym last night.  The team will be on the road next week (3/5 or 3/6) with the opponent and site not yet set.  Last night was also a big night for two other reasons.  The team held its annual Senior Night ceremony, thanking our seniors, co-captains Jack Schlachtenhaufen and Nick Lappas along with Tim McKeithen and Mike Maloney, as well as senior cheerleaders Dwan Boursiquot, Madison Cordwell and Josephina Trebing, for their commitment and dedication to their teams.  Finally, Head Coach Howard White hit a major milestone, winning his 200th career game as a head coach.  Congratulations to the team, to the seniors and to Coach White on a memorable night.

The NCAA has recently issued a FAQ sheet regarding how the current Corona Virus situation will affect the initial athletic eligibility of members of the classof 2020.  Click on the link below to access the information.

Congratulations to senior girls volleyball player Betsy Sachs on being named The Ruden Report fall season Female Athlete of the Year.  Betsy garnered over 20% of the vote in a pool of 13 finalists.  Thank you to all of you in Viking Country who took the time to vote for her.  

https://therudenreport.com/vote-for-the-ruden-report-fall-male-female-players-of-the-year-2/

Westhill Athletic Policy requires that all student-athletes ride to and from away games with their teams.  However, we also realize that on occasion circumstances may arise that would necessitate a waiver to this policy.  When such unusual circumstances do arise student-athletes or their parents may request a waiver from this policy by completing a Bus Release Form and submitting it to Mr. Cerone.  Forms must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the the trip.  To access the Bus Release Form, click on the link below.  You can submit the form either electronically or with a hard copy.  Electronic forms can be emailed directly to Mr. Cerone.  Hard copies can be given to him directly or be placed in his mailbox in the Main Office.  He will notify you directly to let you know whether or not the appeal was granted

The registration period for fall sports is now open.  The window will be open beginning today until midnight on Friday July 31.  All students planning on playing a fall sport must sign up during this period.  If you plan on playing a fall sport and do not sign up during the early registration your participation will be delayed until the start of school.  The registration link is below.  If you have not set up an account before, you will need to do so prior to registering.  Do NOT use your Stamford Public Schools email as the email for your account as that is a closed system.  Once you have set up and confirmed your account, you will need to log into the website and click on the registration link.  The registration will take about 10 minutes to complete.  

Official start dates are as follows:

Football  Thursday August 13

Cheer  TBA

All Other sports Thursday August 27

Actual days and times are set by each programs head coach and will be posted on this site shortly.  Please contact our Athletic Director, Dick Cerone, if you need further information.

BATTLE FOR THE CITY CUP

2018-19 RESULTS:   STAMFORD 12-WESTHILL 11

2019-20 RESULTS: SUSPENDED DUE TO CANCELLATION OF SPRING SEASON

NEXT UP: 

2020-21

Five Westhill student-athletes have been named to All-State teams in three different sports for the winter season.  Earning first team honors were  senior Tommy Mazur (wrestling),  sophomore Bailey Petrizzi (gymnastics), and freshman Hannah Chuckas (gymnastics).  Name second team were senior Hunter Gilchrist (B hockey) and  junior Tucker Healy (B hockey).  

Westhill senior wrestler Tommy Mazur swept through the CIAC Class LL Championship this past weekend, becoming Westhill's first state wrestling champion since Ronald Thompson won the 160 pound title in 2008.  Mazur, who wrestles at 170 pounds, moves on to this weekend's CIAC State Open Championship.  The tournament starts with the preliminary round on Friday (2/28) and will be held at New Haven's Floyd Little Athletic Center.

The honors and awards for Viking senior three-sport athlete Betsy Sachs just keep coming.  Following her selection as Westhill's CAS-CIAC female scholar-athlete, announced last week, Betsy has earned another statewide honor.  The Connecticut State High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) has announced that Betsy has been awarded one of their four John J. Fontana scholarships for 2019-20, chosen from more than 300 nominees from high schools across the state.  Betsy is the first Viking student-athlete to earn this honor since the award was inaugurated 20 years ago.  Congratulations Betsy. 

Senior wrestler Tommy Mazur has been named the NewsChannel 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday March 9.  Beginning with the 5:00 broadcast, Tommy will be featured in the sports segment of each news broadcast on Monday March 9 (tomorrow).  Mazur joins Viking Girls Volleyball captain Betsy Sachs as a weekly honoree for the 2019-20 school year.   We will post the link to the video on Tommy as soon as we get it.  The link to Betsy's report is below.

Hey Viking Country.  Volleyball senior Betsy Sachs has been named the channel's Scholar-Athlete of the Week.  Check out the feature they did on her.  The link is below.  Congrats Betsy.  Well deserved.

http://connecticut.news12.com/clip/14960369/scholar-athlete-betsy-sachs

http://connecticut.news12.com/story/41357236/team-of-the-week-westhill-vikings-girls-volleyball

Senior Girls Lacrosse player Emily Reid has signed a National Letter of Intent to take her talents to Sacred Heart University for the 2021 season.  Emily is pictured here with her proud parents, Bill and Christine, and her brother Conner.  Best of luck to you Emily.  All of Viking Country is looking forward to watching you play this spring as you finish up your career at Westhill.  Viking PRIDE!

Contact our Athletic Director, Dick Cerone 

(203)977-4696