Morgan Glace, Staff Writer
October 30, 2020
The Lady Warrior Volleyball team achieved its 12th overall ICC championship on Tuesday night against the Lady Warriors of Everett. This was also the seniors' fourth consecutive ICC championship. The West Branch Lady Warriors entered the game with a mindset to win, playing their hearts out. Everett entered the game 15-0, hoping to continue their winning streak. Unfortunately for them, the Lady Warriors were destined to win. West Branch downed Everett in three quick sets ending with scores of 25-14,...
Kayden Grubbs, Staff Writer
October 30, 2020
West Branch, still fighting to turn their season around, hoped to get a win against playoff qualified Glendale Vikings. The Warriors won 34-31 against the Vikings while trailing 7-24 at the half. The game started with the West Branch Warriors kicking off to the Glendale Vikings. The Vikings scored a touchdown on a toss, getting a 50-yard rushing touchdown; 0-7. The Warriors responded by driving down the field and scoring on a 3-yard reception to Owen Graham; 7-7. The Vikings scored on a reception,...
Justin Mulhollem, Staff Writer
October 26, 2020
The West Branch Cross Country team traveled to Juniata Valley on Thursday, October 22nd to participate in the Inter-County Conference (ICC) Meet with nice weather conditions. West Branch took 2nd place in the ICC Meet while beating Mt. Union by one point in the dual meet of the year. Sage Carr took 4th in the race coming across the line with a 19:08 and Justin Mulhollem took 5th with his best time all season (19:30). Sage and Justin were 1st and 2nd against Mt. Union, while Joey Trimpey came in 7th,...
Kayden Grubbs, Staff Writer
October 23, 2020
In the intense game that determined if the Warriors made the conference playoffs, hopes for the Warriors were high. The West Branch versus Williamsburg game started with the Warriors kicking off. After an accidental onside kick, the ball was recovered by the Warriors on the 50 yard line. West Branch started to drive, but after a failed fourth down conversion, turned the ball over on the 30 yard line. The Pirates then drove down the field, scored a touchdown, and continued to score again on a 2-point...
Carrie Peterson
Mrs. Hanslovan poses for a photo before beginning a new school day.
Kaitlyn McGonigal, Staff Writer
October 30, 2020
The Warrior Watch Staff has chosen Ronda Hanslovan as Staff Member of the Month of October 2020. Mrs. Hanslovan is an English teacher and the Student Government advisor at West Branch. We would like to recognize her for all of the ambition and dedication she has put forth over the past 19 years. Mrs. Hanslovan is an alumnus of the Bellwood-Antis High School Class of 1989. She participated in several clubs and activities such as field hockey, cheerleading, yearbook, and drama. Following high school,...
John Kristofits
The warrior band marching up to the field to play their show.
Charity Hess, Staff Writer
October 29, 2020
Despite not being allowed to go to away games, the Warrior Band still got to perform their show the past two Fridays. Following the decision that the band would not travel to away games due to Covid-19 concerns, Mr. Jones decided that the band could have their own show without the football team. During this review the band was able to perform its show “Here Comes the Sun” (including Ascend, House of the Rising Sun, and Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me) in front of all their family and friends....
Joelle Fletcher
Joelle Fletcher's desk setup for her cyber education that she works on throughout the day.
Maya Raab, Staff Writer
October 28, 2020
As we all know, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a lot of changes in every aspect of our lives. When West Branch began preparing for the 2020-2021 school year, students from Pre-K to 12th grade were given the option to enroll in the WB cyber program instead of in-person school. The administration expected an increase in students going cyber, but what they didn’t expect was how MUCH enrollment increased. The cyber program is normally offered to students in grades 7th-12th and has an average...
Tracey Pearce Bone
Erika running her ICC meet at Juniata Valley Last Thursday. She placed 8th overall in the race.
Doug Kolesar, Staff Writer
October 28, 2020
Erika Alexander has been selected as the Warrior Watch’s Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending on 10/24/20. Last Thursday, at the Warriors ICC meet at Juniata Valley High School, Alexander placed 8th with a time of 25:25. Her times have been consistent and very impressive throughout the season. Alexander will be running at the District 6 meet next Saturday at Big Valley. Erika is a sophomore and has been running cross country for two years. She is going to be a key asset for the Warrior...
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
October 30, 2020
Charity Hess, Staff Writer
October 29, 2020
Despite not being allowed to go to away games, the Warrior Band still got to perform their show the past two Fridays. Following the decision that the band would not travel...
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
October 26, 2020
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
October 23, 2020
The Warrior Watch is the student news site of West Branch Area Jr/Sr High School. Founded during the...
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Jayden Gower, Staff Writer
October 23, 2020
Though most of us have pets, one thing we always let slip out of our consideration is the significance of where we get them from. Many of us neglect to think about the importance of our pets’ background, which is actually...
Noah Fry, Assistant Editor
October 6, 2020
When I first saw Elon Musk's tweet in May of 2020, I agreed with his statement. In October of 2020, I agree with it even more. "Cancel Culture" needs to go. What is "cancel culture"? Cancel culture is the recurring act...
Jacob Fitzgerald, Staff Writer
October 2, 2020
2020 has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but it’s not over yet. The 2020 election is right around the corner, and the candidates for this year's election are former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, as well as the incumbent,...
Ayden Gutierrez, Author/Editor
May 27, 2020
The last nine weeks of your senior year are arguably the best weeks of your high school career, according to almost every previous high school graduate. However, for this years seniors, you could argue that they were the...