Westville High School - Home of the Tigers

The Westville Boys Golf team kicked off the season today at Harrison Park GC in the Oakwood Bring 5 Scramble. Today was a long day that included over an hour rain delay. The guys played well but with all the rain the course got had a hard time finding their groove but they battled through. The boys will be back in action next Thursday while the Girls kick off their season on Monday in the Blue Ridge Invite!!

Drum majors Ruby and Ella did a great job of leading the band today! #Bandcamp

Westville Jr High softball with a 22-4 win over Paris Mayo. Autumn McDaniel with a home run

The 2026 Pride of Tigers marching band took the field for the first time today.

WHS Students taking Art for the 2026-27 school year, please review the Art Supplies Checklist. There are only 3 items students are required to have for Art class, the rest are optional/recommended materials for students who want their own during class.

Shout out to all of the Westville students who participated in theater productions this summer. It takes a lot of hard work. Congratulations on some great performances from Jackson and Ryan who were in DLO's Sweeney Todd, Belle who was in C-U's production of Annie, and Carson, Mina, Lidia, Alyssa, and Liza who were in DLO's Sponge Bob Square Pants. Awesome job everyone! Westville has a lot of talent!!

It is time!!
Pre-Camp Registration: 7/29, 9:30 - 10:30am
Drumline & Guard: 7/28, 7/29, 7/30, 1:00 - 2:15pm
Band Camp for everyone: 8/3 - 8/7, 8am-3pm
See you there! #MarchingTigers

WHS Gol for the 2026 season starts Monday August 10 out at Harrison Park GC. There will be an informational meeting on Sunday August 2 at 6pm in the WHS Media Center. This meeting will cover all details for the season. There's a QR Code to join the Gamechanger app for communications. Attached is the tentative practice schedule. All players must have a physical on file in order to start practices. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Simpson @simpson.dustin@gowestville.org. Looking forward to a great season!! Go Tigers!!

Congratulations to Lincoln Cravens for receiving a scholarship from the Vermilion County Retired Teachers Association.

Westville Tigers Baseball finishes the regular season this evening by going 22-12 as they defeated Leroy 15-5 in 6 innings. Now, the Tigers will meet Monticello at Monticello for the regionals on Thursday (May 28) at 4:30pm. Senior Matt Darling had 2 big hits with runners in scoring position as he belted a 3 run homer and a base clearing triple which added up to 5 RBIs. This effort earned Matt the Offensive Player of the Game. Jace Smith was the man on the bump and he was masterful...He retired 4 batters by throwing 10 strikes and only 4 balls (71%) and his pitch to contact style method worked like a charm. Jace was named the Defensive Player of the Game.

Dual sport athlete Easton Bolin won the Sectional Track meet with a long jump of 6.67 meters (21 feet 10 inches). He will compete in the state track meet at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday 5/28. Great job Easton Bolin, the baseball team is pulling for you.

The Westville Baseball Team was at it again after an eight day lay-off as they hosted the Rantoul Eagles. Ben Johnson knocked a deep fly ball in the bottom of the 6 while teammate Matt Darling was tagging up and this play would give Westville a 5 to 4 lead. Then it was Easton Barney to close the game for the Tigers where some great defense led him to 2 innings pitched and he threw 16 out of 23 strikes (70%) and got the win. Easton Barney earned the Defensive Player of the Game. The Offensive Player of the Game was earned by Gavin Long as he went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and played some excellent 1st base on Defense. The last regular season game is Tuesday (5/26) at home vs Leroy at 4:30 pm.

The Tigers won their 20th game this evening and 9th in a row vs Champaign Centennial and the final score was 8-7. Junior Braxton Barrett pitched 5 2/3 innings and struck out 7 while giving up 0 earned runs. He was the winning pitcher tonight and was named the Defensive Player of the Game. Westville's junior catcher Ben Johnson was seeing the ball really well as he accumulated 3 singles that helped him drive in 3 runs plus he scored 1. Offensive production like this, earns Ben Johnson the Offensive Player of the Game. More than once, the bases were loaded and just when things were starting to go downhill, our defense and pitching really stepped it up. Great job team for never giving up no matter what the odds were.

Today, we celebrated the senior baseball players and their parents: Easton Barney, Ean Jones, Bryson Stanis, Matthew Darling, and Jace Smith were the 5 that were honored. The final score was Westville 6 and Cissna Park 3. Easton Barney went the distance, as he pitched 7 strong innings, had 6 Ks, and only gave up 1 earned Run. But he was not done there, Easton also had a great offensive night as he was 3 for 3 with a single, double, and triple and also had 2 RBIs and 2 Runs Scored. Bryson Stanis and Ean Jones both had sacrifice bunts which moves the runner into scoring position which led to Barney knocking the 2 Runs in with a triple. Great job you too. Matthew Darling went 1 for 3 with a single and a Walk. Jace Smith gave the fans reasons to cheer as he had a hit a frozen rope for a single that gave him an RBI and a total of 2 Runs Scored and 1 HBP. Coach Brazas says to you five athletes, "gentleman, it had been a privilege to coach you for the past 4 years and you will be missed." "The legacy that you leave behind will help future players and the brotherhood that you have built was last forever."

This is what every baseball player dreams of... the bases were loaded with 2 outs and 2 strikes and the Tigers #3 hitter Ben Johnson was at the plate. Here comes the pitch and the ball gets away from the catcher and Kip Appl (who was on 3rd base because of a lead off double and a walk that moved him over to 3rd) scored the winning run as he beat the ball home. The crowd and team shouted with joy because Westville won the game 3-2 in the bottom of the 7th. A well played game by Westville and they did it vs a very good team. Gavin Long also added a solo shot to right field that left the ball field for a HR. Gavin Long and Kip Appl were the Offensive Player of the Game. Matt Darling was ready to pitch as he struck out 6 and gave up only 1 run in 5 inning. This effort earned Matt the Defensive Player of the Game. The Tigers have won 7 in a row and play their final home conference game vs Cissna Park on Monday (5/11) at 4:30pm.

The Tigers defeated the Oakwood Comets 6-1 and now have a 17-11 record (7 -3) in the Vermilion Valley Conference). The pitcher on the hill today was Junior Ben Johnson and he was locked in from the 1st batter of the game until the last hitter. This complete game gem included 7 innings pitched, 1 run, 6 strikeouts, and only 3 hits given up. This effort earns Ben the Defensive Player of the Game. Offensively, our #2 hole hitter went 3 for 4 with a single, double, and a triple while scoring 2 Runs. He barreled up 3 and because of this, Matt was named the Offensively Player of the Game. Westville has Friday off, but this Sat at 10am, the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins come to town for a battle.

The Westville Tigers have now won 5 games in a row as they defeated the Schlarman Hilltoppers 14-4 in just 5 innings. Pitcher Easton Barney went the distance for a complete game victory and recorded 7 strikeouts. This effort earned him the Defensive Player of the Game. On the offensive side, it was Matthew Darling who was locked in as he went 3-3 which included 2 doubles and a single, a walk, 2 RBIs , and 3 Runs scored. This effort earned Matt the Offensive Player of the Game. The Tigers host Paxton tomorrow at 4:30pm. The Tigers are now 16-11 (regular season) and 6-3 in the VVC.

Hellooooo, dearie! Some members of the WHS chorus and a few friends went and saw Mrs. Doubtfire the musical at the State Farm Center. We had a great time!

Westville did it again by a score of 7-4 vs GCMS. Kip Appl pitched 5 innings and got the win escaping trouble when GCMS was rallying. Kip also struck out 4 and this effort earned him the Defensive Player of the Game. After the game, Kip had prom plans so no picture was taken of him for his Defensive Player of the Game so Easton Barney pretended. (See attached picture) Easton Barney had the hot bat going 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs and 2 Run Scored. Barn also played super defense at Shortstop making 8 putouts. This effort earns Easton the Offensive Player of the Game.

The Tigers showed patience as the first game of the round robin went 13 innings and the final score had Westville 5 and Casey 3. Braxton Barrett was the Defensive Player of the Game as he impressively pitched 7 strong innings in relief and threw only 88 pitches. He gave up 1 unearned run and this effort earned him the Defensive player of the Game. It was all tied up at 3 in the top of the 13th inning and Ben Johnson stepped to the plate with teammate Matt Darling on 2nd base and he hit the go ahead run with a single to left field. This put Westville ahead for good where Matt Darling shut the opposing team down in the bottom of the 13th inning. It was a Marathon win for the Tigers and many stories will be talked about for years to come about this game. Ben Johnson's effort earned him the Offensive Player of the Game. Great job Team.