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VHS basketball ends win streak at regional game

Vandegrift senior Jake Hatch (#5) scored  ve points vs Westwood at VHS on March 3. SCOTT W. COLEMAN

By ZACH SMITH, Hill Country News

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March 8 2020 Issue

March 1 2020 Issue

VHS wrestler Sloan is state champ, other Vipers place

Vandegrift Viper senior wrestler Luke Sloan is a state champion at the meet at the Berry Center in Cypress, Tex. Photo posted by Texas UIL

Vandegrift Viper senior wrestler Luke Sloan provided the most memorable moment of last weekend by winning the state championship in the 138 lb weight class with a 6-1 victory in the finals, said Paul Muck, VHS head wrestling coach.

“This capped a perfect 12-0 run through the post season capturing the district, regional, and state title,” Muck said. “Luke ended the season with the most wins by anyone in the state with a 62-1 record.”  

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400+ member VHS band wins Sudler Shield award

The Vandegrift High School Band has been chosen as the 2019 Sudler Shield Award Winner!  The Sudler Shield is an international award recognizing “High School and International Marching Bands of World Class Excellence” and is administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. 

By NATALIE BRINK,  CLAIRE LAWRENCE 

Vandegrift Voice

The John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the Vandegrift band and Vision Dance Company the 2019 Sudler Shield. The award recognizes high school marching bands that meet the foundation’s international standards of excellence.

“It was a shock,” snare captain Israel Ramirez said. “It’s really difficult what the directors asked of us, and people who have four years of experience doing what we did, people who had two months of experience all worked toward the same goal. The fact that we could get rewarded was really important to me.”

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