The Downey Legend

Downey Duals

Vanessa Carrillo, Co-Editor-in-Chief December 15, 2017

On the morning of December 2, the varsity boys and girls wrestling team as well as the boys junior varsity team, competed in the Downey Duals.   The Downey Duals is a yearly tournament held...

Winter Sports Recap

Valeria Ostorga, Writer December 13, 2017

As winter sports begin their season, fall sports are finishing up their year. Football At the beginning of this month, varsity football ended their season at the CIF game Saturday, Dec. 2. The Vikings...

After competing in CIF, Masters and winning State, Jonathon Prata, 11, comes back to school to celebrate his accomplishments with his team and school. “The thing I enjoyed most about this season,” Prata said, “was taking CIF individuals with my teammates.”

Boys Wrestling Goes to Masters

Allie Gurrola, Writer April 5, 2017

After competing on Feb. 17 and 18, the boys varsity wrestling team was crowned CIF champions, along with individual winners, Jonathan Prata, 11, Dilan Ajtun, 11, Armando Padilla, 12, Roland Dominguez,...

In the final minutes of the game Alejandra Villa, 12, strikes again and makes another goal for Downey. She has made half of the season’s goals for Downey; the final score was 9-6.

Girls Water Polo CIF

Miranda Ramirez, Editor-In-Chief March 7, 2017

On Wednesday, February 15, girls varsity water polo competed in their first round of CIF at Downey High School’s swimming pool against Woodrow Wilson High School.   Playing since her...

In the Downey High School gym on Saturday, Dec. 3, Haylie Leon competes with a San Francisco opponent during the second match of the day. “Going into my match I was pumped up and ready to work my hardest,” Leon said. “I was just a little bit nervous and I expected the match to be somewhat tough but it all worked out at the end.”

First Girls Wrestling Match

Genevieve Gaubert, Photographer December 19, 2016

Starting off their first season, the girls wrestling team competed against North View, Del Oro,  Bell Gardens, and Birmingham on Sat., Dec. 3. The team had been learning new moves and drilling non...

Prior to wrestling season, Jessica Gudino, 12, practices for the upcoming wrestling match that will take place on Dec 3. “We will just face each hardship ,” Gudino stated. “Push through it despite any odds.”

The Girls Are Ready To Kick Off Their First Wrestling Season

Melissa Estrada, Section Editor November 18, 2016

At the end of last year, the first ever, all girls wrestling team was created at Downey High School and is now made up of about 25 members led by Coach Soto. Since then, the athletes have been practicing...

Junior, Justin Reyes, plays on varsity during the quarterfinals of the CIF basketball 

game that took place at Downey High School on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 PM. “We 

had a great season and I am excited to see what happens next year,” Reyes says.

Last Basketball Game of the Year

Amanda Davila, Staff Writer March 8, 2016

The quarterfinals of the CIF basketball game took place at Downey High School on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7 PM. After four quarters of the game, Downey came out short with a 36-51 defeat against John W....

From the start, the ladies in the varsity basketball team were confident for the win against Paramount on Feb. 11. “To be honest, no [Paramount was not a strong opponent],” Victoria Lopez, 11, said, “but I respect that they never give up.”

The Paramount Pirates Walk the Plank

Melissa Hernandez, Staff Writer February 24, 2016

  Downey High’s varsity girls basketball team competed against the Paramount Pirates at Paramount High on Feb. 11 at 5:15 PM. The girls scored a victory in their last conference game with...

Varsity player Adrian Segovia shares the victory on Thurs., Jan. 7 with his fellow teammates at Warren. Winning against warren with score of 51-15 keeping their undefeated streak up.

Downey Wrestling Beats Crosstown Rivals

Amanda Davila, Staff Writer February 19, 2016

Downey’s varsity wrestling team defeated Warren to continue their 3-0 streak, on Thurs., Jan. 7, as the boys left Warren High School with a victory of 51-15.   Downey’s wrestling team...

“We’re coming back as champions.”

Bruno Braka and Cintia Macias February 10, 2016

As the wrestling team heads into their first CIF match on Feb 6, they are undefeated. Pablo Ochoa, 12, along with others such as Jonathan Prata, 10, have carried their team to three straight undefeated...

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