![Musical theatre class runs through “Footloose” during their dress rehearsal. Senior student director Mia Morneault says how much she’s enjoyed working with the cast and crew. “I am very proud of all the cast and crew who worked as hard on it as I have. A lot of people care about [this show],” Morneault said. “I have a lot of friends on the cast and on the crew, but I’ve also grown and gained friendships through the show, even as director where I may be a little more stricter than normal. And I am very grateful for everyone I’ve gotten to work with.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DSC_0657-1200x800.jpg)
![Sitting in a line of artwork, senior art student Kaemon Kato’s painting titled “Right Side of History” is displayed for attendees of the district’s art showcase. Kato’s painting is a political piece inspired by a photo of elementary schoolers in the street protesting against ICE. “I think it's also symbolic because they're surrounded by snow, which can represent ICE, and they are still marching,” Kato said. “[The kids] are not stopping until equality or justice is served, which I think is really important to represent and show.” Photo by John Pinion](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-03-26-114740.png)
![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)
![Holding up the bi-district champions trophy, junior shortstop Hudson Cuevas cheers alongside his team. The varsity baseball team played in the bi-district round of playoffs against the Boerne Greyhounds April 30-May 2, where they won Game 1 6-4, lost Game 2 2-1 and won the last game 5-2, allowing them to advance to area. “Honestly, [my favorite] big moment that wasn't even part of my moment was Dom's grand slam,” Cuevas said. “That was a big game changer in Game 1 of round one that ultimately helped us win that game and even move on. It set the tone for the games after and has really impacted and sparked this whole playoff run.” Photo by Allie Tseng](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/allie-boerne00159-1200x800.jpg)
![After he takes the handoff, senior running back Trae Hill runs down the field in search of a first down. Hill rushed for three touchdowns in the 43-36 loss against Frisco Wakeland last Friday, but the Timberwolves were eliminated from playoff contention. “[I’m] just happy I got to experience the game with my brothers,” Hill said. “I’m going to remember how close and how enjoyable everything was with these guys. They are my brothers for life. Just waking up and grinding together, and proving the naysayers wrong [was my favorite part].”
Photo by Kyra Cox](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/trae-hill-wakeland.jpg)
March Madness Concludes
Virginia Wins First Ever D-1 Basketball Championship
Winning in style, the Virginia Cavaliers win their first National Championship one year after fanbase heartbreak.
April 9, 2019
The Final Four was filled with all kinds of madness, just like the rest of the tournament leading up to it. Texas Tech reached their first ever Final Four after they shocked Michigan State, and Virginia slid past Auburn to reach the championship one year after making history in the wrong way. This tournament all around was a great one to watch. Another year passes where no one had a perfect bracket, but that’s the reality of March Madness. No one is perfect.
Virginia started off the tournament in style, paying back the fans who dreaded their first round loss to a No. 16 seeded UMBC last year. They beat Gardner-Webb 71-56. The rest of the games that Virginia played in were nail biters. They beat No. 9 seed Oklahoma 63-51, then No. 12 seed Oregon 53-49. Those weren’t even the closest games that Virginia played in. They beat No. 3 seed Purdue in Overtime after tying it up with a last second shot at the end of regulation, 80-75. Their first game of the Final Four was against No. 5 seed Auburn. This was the game that everyone though Virginia would drop, but they fought through the pain and won 63-62 to reach the championship.
Texas Tech was placed at No. 3 in their region. Leading up to the championship, they won a lot of notable games. Tech started off the tournament in a great way, beating No. 14 seed Northern Kentucky 72-57. They beat the 3-point beast of a team, No. 6 Buffalo, 78-58. This is when it gets crazy. Texas Tech rallied to beat No. 2 seed Michigan 63-44, No. 1 seed Gonzaga 75-69, and No. 2 seed Michigan State 61-51. Texas Tech proved that they were a solid team by beating teams who were favored to win the championship, such as Gonzaga, Michigan, and Michigan State.
The championship was set. No. 3 seed Texas Tech versus No. 1 seed Virginia. Both teams in their first national championship games in their school histories. Virginia was up for pretty much the whole game, before the last few minutes of regulation. Texas Tech started to score point after point, and took the lead with less than a minute to play in regulation. The magic that has been created this year by Virginia showed up again, as they tied the game to send it into overtime. Once overtime started, The Cavaliers put in everything they had and won their last game of the season by 8 points, 85-77.
The college basketball season is sadly over, and people all over the world are going to be studying for the duration of next season in order to put together the first perfect bracket. Noah Hedges, professional bracketologist, signing off until next year.
