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Free Riders cycling club

Learn about one of West High’s newest clubs, the Free Riders cycling club.

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Barker Field

The story behind the opening of Barker Field for West High Soccer

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West High Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer 2013

West High girls’ and boys’ soccer teams are on their way to a successful season. By Frannie Rizzo and Blake Oetting

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A Conversation with swimmer Savannah Butler

By Kristen Lineback Savannah talks about her swimming career and shows off some tokens she’s collected while swimming.

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West Trojans win state second year in a row

It’s been a great two years for West High basketball. After usurping Bettendorf from a 25-0 season, the Trojans earned a second state title. What might be more impressive is the continued perfect record of 52-0. West lead Bettendorf almost entirely from the beginning, eventually defeating them with a final score of 54-36.

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West High girls tennis coach resigns

By Brittani Langland The Iowa City West High girls’ varsity tennis coach, Richie Redfern, has resigned from his position. “He received a great full time job to work with a local TV network,” said Elena Wilson’13, a member of the team.  With tennis season just around the corner, search for a new coach is in [...]

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Girls basketball West Vs. City photo gallery

Photos of the Tuesday girls basketball game against City High. The Trojans defeated the Little Hawks and will be headed to State.

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Introduction to Newspaper’s Sports Update

 

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Photos of the West Vs. Davenport Central game

          

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West High Trojans start the season strong

By Abbie Skemp After the perfect 2011-2012 basketball season, it was a suspenseful first home game on Nov. 29  for fans of the West High Trojans. Playing Davenport Assumption, the lead was volleyed the entire game. “[The Trojans] need to execute much better on offense if we want to extend leads.  Too many quick shots and [...]

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Seniors sign National Letters of Intent

By Brenna Deerberg and Juliann Skarda Three West seniors signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Jeremy Morgan will be playing basketball at the University of Northern Iowa. “It felt most comfortable to me. I felt … connected to all the players and coaches that work there,” he said. Ally Disterhoft signed her [...]

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Deford speaks about Live Like Line segment on HBO

By Juliann Skarda Award-winning journalist Frank Deford speaks about the Live Like Line segment to air on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” The story will feature the life of former volleyball setter Caroline Found, as well as the team’s triumph in loss  and State Championship in their 2011-12 season. WSS: You were the one [...]

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Record holder Jacintha Thomas ’15

By Blake Oetting It is rare to have a diver alongside the swimming team.  It is even more rare to have an accomplished diver. Fortunately, West has an exceptional diver this year.  Jacintha Thomas ’15 is the current holder of West’s six-dive record. You can see her accomplishments and thoughts in this movie:  

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West wins; advances to second playoff game

Wednesday night marked the first playoff game for the West High Trojans, who went into the postseason with a 9-0 record, a feat not achieved in 13 years. The Trojans played against the West Waterloo Warhawks, and after an exciting game, kept West High on the path to a state title. The Trojans maintained the [...]

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Seniors trump juniors at Manball

by Blake Oetting Last year, the Iowa City community watched the girls volleyball team fight their way to a state title. What little may know is that another volleyball programs exists at Iowa City West. They are intense, they are committed, and they are male. Manball has been a tradition at West High for many [...]

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Two of a kind: a profile of Erica and Alison Hsu ’16

By Megumi Kitamoto “They are quiet and extremely hard workers,” head swim coach Rob Miecznikowski said. This description could probably describe many swimmers on the team.  However, not very many of swimmers support each other as much as Erica and Alison Hsu ’16 do.  Erica and Alison are identical twins, and they both snagged spots [...]

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A Fierce Battle: Powder-puff 2012

By Blake Oetting Photos by Abbie Skemp  We have been experiencing a revival in West High football this year. With a perfect record this year, our football domination has returned, along with a particular gold boot. It being October, another tradition has returned to Iowa City West High, and that is powder-puff football. Girls from [...]

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West takes the Boot

On Oct. 5 the West High Trojans defeated City’s Little Hawks and took home “the boot,” earning an engraving on the traveling trophy for their 2012 season victory.

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Player Cards: Xavier May

By Tyler Voss A monthly photo interview featuring different in-season sports, Player Cards give brief insights into the minds of student athletes at West. Senior football player, Xavier May, shares some things about himself.

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Player Cards: Noah Federici

By Tyler Voss A monthly photo interview featuring different in-season sports, Player Cards give brief insights into the minds of student athletes at West. Freshman golfer, Noah Federici ’15, shares some things about himself.

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A Look Inside a Fashionista’s Closet

By Katie Peplow Take a peek inside Annie Belding ’15 closet and see what her favorite pieces and accessories are.

Tanner Wilson does Brooke Lofgren’s Makeup

By Brooke Lofgren Tanner Wilson does Brooke Lofgren’s makeup using his only knowledge of growing up with two sisters. This [...]

Free Riders cycling club

Learn about one of West High’s newest clubs, the Free Riders cycling club.

Garden Recipes

By Megan Kann A website with recipes for fresh food from your garden and helpful tips. https://sites.google.com/site/gardenrecipes123/

Kids Against Hunger

By Jaycie Weathers West students Mareda Smith ’15, Megan Donahoe ’15, Chelsea Barry ’13, Justin Barry ’15, and Abby Hellem [...]

Signs of Spring

By Micah Otterbein. this is a story about spring and being able to tell that spring is comming set in [...]