![Broadcast, yearbook and newspaper combined for 66 Interscholastic League Press Conference awards this year. Yearbook won 43, newspaper won 14 and broadcast took home nine. “I think [the ILPC awards] are a great way to give the kids some acknowledgement for all of their hard work,” newspaper and yearbook adviser Paige Hert said. “They typically spend the year covering everyone else’s big moments, so it’s really cool for them to be celebrated so many times and in so many different ways.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/edited-ILPC.jpg)
![Looking down at his racket, junior Hasun Nguyen hits the green tennis ball. Hasun has played tennis since he was 9 years old, and he is on the varsity team. "I feel like it’s not really appreciated in America as much, but [tennis] is a really competitive and mentally challenging sport,” Nguyen said. “I’m really level-headed and can keep my cool during a match, and that helps me play a bit better under pressure.” Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hasun.jpg)
![Bringing her arm over her head and taking a quick breath, junior Lauren Lucas swims the final laps of the 500 freestyle at the regionals swimming competition on date. Lucas broke the school’s 18-year-old record for the 500 freestyle at regionals and again at state with a time of 4:58.63. “I’d had my eye on that 500 record since my freshman year, so I was really excited to see if I could get it at regionals or districts,” Lucas said. “ State is always a really fun experience and medaling for the first time was really great. It was a very very tight race, [so] I was a bit surprised [that I medaled]. [There were] a lot of fast girls at the meet in general, [and] it was like a dogfight back and forth, back and forth.” Photo by Kaydence Wilkinson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kaydence-2.7-23-edit-2.jpg)
![As her hair blows in the wind, senior Brianna Grandow runs the varsity girls 5K at the cross country district meet last Thursday. Grandow finished fourth in the event and led the varsity girls to regionals with a third place placement as a team. “I’m very excited [to go to regionals],” Grandow said. “I’m excited to race in Corpus Christi, and we get to go to the beach, so that’s really awesome.” Photo by Addison Bruce](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/brianna.jpg)
Girls Basketball Rolls into District with a Strong 12-2 Record
Junior point guard Hanna Wheeler looks to pass the ball against Cibolo Steele on Nov. 30. “I think we’re going to do really well in district,” Wheeler said. “It’s going to be a good season for us.”
December 7, 2018
The girls varsity basketball team played their final game before district play against Cibolo-Steele on Nov. 30. Despite losing a close contest, the players were hyped to start off district after a 12-2 record in non district.
Junior point guard Hanna Wheeler has been holding down her spot on this team for two years, and after a severe knee injury, she plans to return this year stronger than ever. On Friday, despite only scoring three points, she dished out a lot of assists.
“It was amazing to see so many fans come out and support,” Wheeler said. “Including teachers and seeing our student section full was really cool.”
Senior forward Pujita Shukla had a big game on Friday also. She stood strong on the defensive front all game and she helped put up a fight against Steele.
“We knew the game against Cibolo was going to be hard and we started off playing really well,” Shukla said. “Even though we lost, we did so as a team, and we aren’t going to let it happen again.”
Last year, for the first time in Cedar Park history, the girl’s basketball team went undefeated in district play, winning 16 games and being named outright district champs. This year, the team plans to do the same in district play. They started this year with a strong showing, only dropping two non-district losses.
Another familiar face on Friday night was junior Nicole Leff. She was on the varsity team last year, and said she plans to have a strong season once again this year.
“Everyone was super excited,” Leff said. “Everyone knew that we had to come out of the locker room knowing to put up a fight and be ready to work. Also, all of the fans we had really helped us play our best.”
The players said they are excited to see what the future holds for their district in the 2018-2019 season.
“I’m excited to play Pflugerville because they will be our biggest competition in district,” Leff said. “I’m excited to make another year of history and go 14-0.”
The season will be shorter this year, and they hope to have a strong start to district against Marble Falls on Dec. 11 at home, and they hope to conquer their district rival, Pflugerville. on Jan. 8 and Feb. 1.
