Westlake Picayune

By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor
 

So much for any rust.
In his first game since incurring an ankle injury a month ago in a tournament in San Antonio, Westlake forward Connor Kemper lit up Bastrop for 33 points and ripped down 16 rebounds as the Chaps opened District 25-5A play with an 81-70 win Saturday at Westlake [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor
In a span of eight minutes, the Chaps showed the primary reason why they have lost just three games this season.
Westlake (18-3 overall, 2-1 District 25-5A), flexing its defensive muscle, held Bastrop (5-16, 0-3) without a point in the second period during a 66-37 rout Friday at Bastrop High School. The [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor 
10. Eight enough for tennis team
At a school with such a rich heritage of success in tennis, it takes a lot to make history. But that’s what Westlake did at last spring’s Class 5A Region IV meet, where the program qualified a school-record eight athletes for the state tournament. The previous record [...]

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By Elizabeth O’Brien, Special to the Picayune 
Westlake’s boys soccer team will host its first major tournament in early January. 
Sixteen high school teams will participate in the Capital Cup Soccer Tournament Jan. 8-10 at the Chaparral Stadium and two practice fields at the high school. The tournament, sponsored by Soccer Post, will kick off the high school [...]

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Special to the Picayune 
Despite traveling to the recent Doc Hess Invitational in Bryan with only 11 wrestlers, the Chaps emerged from the 40-team tournament with a second-place finish.

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor
Santa and a sportswriter have much in common, really, although St. Nick dresses better. Both graze on free grub while doing their job, and both suffer accordingly when it comes to increasing belt size. Both have a tendency to grow fuzzy facial hair, and both work on the holidays.
Both often dole [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor 
With the 2008 fall season now a memory, several questions linger as the football and volleyball coaches begin thinking of next year.

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor 
For a team with a rich winning tradition such as Westlake, losses rarely feel good.
But then again, the Chaps have rarely played as well in recent years against the state’s elite teams as they did Friday at Westlake High School.

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Player of the Year: Ryan Swope, Westlake
The senior RB repeats as the Picayune’s Player of the Year after leading the Chaps to a share of the 25-5A championship.
Coach of the Year: Derek Long, Westlake
Steady hand helped the Chaps overcome an 0-3 nondistrict record.
Offense
Most valuable player: RB Ryan Swope, Westlake, senior
• QB: Josiah Monroe, 10, Bastrop [...]

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By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor 
What do you do for an encore after one of the best seasons in school history? You do it again – and add in a district title just for good measure.
That’s what Westlake senior running back Ryan Swope managed to do in 2008,  tallying 1,245 yards rushing, 336 yards receiving and 20 [...]

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