Jannell Avila ’23 was a well-known wrestler in Iowa for years before girls’ wrestling was sanctioned in the state. As a freshman, Avila won the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association State...
Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
• February 8, 2023
Not many west high sports teams get to travel across state lines for competition, however, after qualifying for another year this past summer the West High Dance Team spent five days at Disney...
West Side Story: When did you first start wrestling?
Alex Pierce ’26: I started at six years old at the little kids' wrestling club here [at West].
WSS: Who has been your biggest mentor or inspiration,...
Ella De Young, Print Managing Editor
• February 2, 2023
To start off the exciting, busy month of February at West High, three accomplished athletes in three different sports signed their National Letters of Intent in the West High cafeteria after school Feb....
With the sanctioning of girls’ wrestling in Iowa, Iowa City West decided to induct a new coach for the team. Elijah Sullivan came to West with a positive attitude toward the job with high hopes. After...
With West students decked out in white and City High students sporting camouflage, the cross-town rival student sections were packed and ready to witness two intense, back-to-back basketball games in the...
Crowds cheer as the boys swim team crowds onto their bleachers. They wave flags, one is purple with a lighting bolt and reads “OS14”, the other has waves and reads “just keep swimming”. Both these...
Sitting around a table with sweat dripping down their backs, students carefully pick their team for the next fourteen weeks. As students shuffle through tabs on their computers, looking closely at statistics...
Cheer can often be an overlooked sport, many do not know or understand the work that goes into a performance or stunt. From long hours at practice everyday after school to cheering for multiple games a...
A gym packed full of students and families cheering for the opposing team — that's not an easy scene to compete in. Yet, being a part of that setting away at Linn Mar Jan. 20, during Linn Mar's crowded...
Girls basketball, Lucy Wolf '24: “Cosmic Stardust Alani Nu and a banana because I like to keep it light.”
Boys basketball, Ben Hoefer '23: “My favorite pregame fuel is usually just some...
