Boys baseball crushes Waterloo East
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
June 14, 2017
Filed under Baseball, Showcase, Sports
Girls soccer defeats Clinton
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
June 1, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Soccer, Sports
Track teams compete at state championships
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
May 26, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Track and Field
The girls track and field team placed second overall at the track and field state championships that took place May 18-20, losing to Waukee. Individual state champions included Valerie Welch '17 who won the long jump, the distance medley relay and the 100 meter hurdles. Welch also placed third in the...
16 seniors to continue athletics at division I schools
Gabby Skopec, Isabelle Robles, and Sarah Longmire
May 23, 2017
Filed under Sports
Rising star: Gabe Caruthers
Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor
May 19, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Track and Field
West Side Story: When did you start running? Gabe Caruthers: I’ve always done sports, but I have never really been good at them. Except for in football I could get down the field fast and in baseball I could get to the bases fast. So, I was kind of always liked running but just not as a sport yet....
Track and field state preview
Deniz Ince, Assistant Sports Editor
May 17, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Track and Field
Both the girls and boys track and field teams will travel in Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa to compete in the state championships that will take place May 18-20. At the state-qualifying meet that took place last Thursday, May 11 at City High School, the Women of Troy put down the competition to...
Age of Amelon
Deniz Ince, Assistant Sports Editor
May 15, 2017
Filed under Golf, Showcase, Sports
Starting out at West High, Jordan Amelon ’17 was no star golfer. She saw herself in the “middle of the pack” and “definitely not a leader.” Since her freshman year, Amelon has grown to become one of the top golfers in the state, finishing sixteenth individually and leading her team to an eigh...
Boys soccer celebrates senior night
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
May 15, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Soccer, Sports
Pitching relief
Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor
May 10, 2017
Filed under Baseball, Showcase, Sports
As the Trojans begin competition, they face a new pitching regulation. This regulation was implemented to minimize overuse related injuries by limiting the amount of pitches a pitcher can throw during a game based on their grade. “This is a model [based] on workload pitches. People will be on a ...
Boys track and field team snags MVC champion title
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
May 9, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Track and Field
Top 5 placewinners: Team scores: 1. West High 100 meter dash: 5. Trumell Roberts '18 11.45 200 meter dash: 1. Gabe Caruthers '19 22.35 400 meter dash: 5. Chris Low '17 52.63 800 meter run: 1. Derek Nugent '17 1:57.10 2. Jeff Garbutt '18 2:00.29 1600 meter run: 2. Ali Ali '...
Tennis teams beat City
Kara Wagenknecht, Photographer
May 9, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Tennis
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Ethan is a Junior, who will be enjoying his first year on the West Side Story staff! When he's not studying for tests while listening to classic rock, you can find him running cross country, playing vi...