Caroline Found’s legacy lives on
Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor
September 19, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Volleyball
Caroline Found was a stellar athlete and leader at West and her positive ideals were influential to everyone she crossed paths with. Found’s legacy lives on through a tournament dedicated to her, and inspires all who participate. “I think [the tournament] is really special because it is ...
West brings home the boot
George Liu, Eman Elsheikh, and Fenna Semken
September 17, 2017
Filed under Football, Showcase, Sports
The West High Trojan football team triumphed over the City High Little Hawks on Friday in the annual Battle of the Boot game with a final score of 52-6. Cheered on by an energetic student section, West took an early lead, scoring 10 points in the first quarter. “It’s super fun to watch,” said Call...
Cross country recap: Cedar Rapids Invite and Bobcat Invite
Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor
September 16, 2017
Filed under Cross Country, Showcase, Sports
The girls cross country team traveled to Noelridge Park on Thursday, September 7 for the Cedar Rapids Invite. The boys cross country team split in two, with half traveling to Marshalltown for the Bobcat Invite, while the others joined the girls. Both the boys and girls team had the #1 ranked individua...
Student section etiquette
Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor
September 15, 2017
WSS: How are the student section themes decided for each game? MD: For the games we have a group message of the people that run the Twitter account so we usually just text in that, I mean it's not very methodical. Then we know there are certain games like the City [versus West] football game is always...
Summer success: Patrick McCaffery ’19
Deniz Ince, Assistant Sports Editor
September 12, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
For most high school students, summer is a time to relax. Patrick McCaffery ’19 saw it as a time to improve his basketball skills. Beginning in mid-to-late June, McCaffery started off his summer with the invite-only National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp. He later traveled around the co...
Football team overcomes Cedar Falls
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
September 10, 2017
Filed under Football, Showcase, Sports
The Trojans narrowly defeated Cedar Falls, 32-31 in overtime. The boys were down 17-0 at halftime but came back fighting in the second half. The end of the fourth quarter saw the game tied at 24-24, leading to overtime.
West beats City for the spike
Sophie Stephens, Kara Wagenknecht, and Alyson Kuennen
September 8, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Volleyball
The Women of Troy took home another win against City High, giving them a 7-4 score for the season. Although the match between the Iowa City rivals doesn't count towards the team's conference score (the games used to determine conference rankings), the team agrees that the win Tuesday night will help...
Football team crushes Muscatine
Kara Wagenknecht and Pareen Mhatre
September 4, 2017
Filed under Football, Showcase, Sports
The Trojans had their first home game of the season against Muscatine, who they defeated on Friday, Sep. 1, with an end score of 51-3. Click below for more photos of the football game. ...
Trojans bring home a win in season opener
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
August 28, 2017
Filed under Football, Showcase, Sports
The West High Trojans traveled to Southeast Polk on Friday, Aug. 25. They won 37-27, making their season 1-0.
Girls cross country team hosts first annual Iowa City West Early Bird Invitational
August 26, 2017
Filed under Cross Country, Showcase, Sports
On Aug. 24, the girls cross country team hosted the first annual Early Bird Invitational at the University of Iowa Ashton Cross Country Course. The Women of Troy came home with first place finishes in both the varsity and junior varsity (JV) divisions....
Boys baseball crushes Waterloo East
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
June 14, 2017
Filed under Baseball, Showcase, Sports
On Monday June 12th the boys baseball team faced Waterloo East in a double header. The Trojans went onto beating Waterloo East 12-2 in the first game and 11-1 in the second game.
Wings finishes 12th in the nation
June 7, 2017
The Iowa City ultimate frisbee team Metallic Wings finishes 12th in the nation at the high school ultimate frisbee national invite.
Print Editor-in-Chief
Nina Elkadi is a senior at West and a third-year staffer. She is the Print Editor-in-Chief this year and would like to thank Kanye West for helping her get there. She enjoys being outside and on the water,...