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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Members of the Trojan Bolt team pose for a picture. Back row: Megan O'Neill '25, Gretchen Gerke '26, Bella Freissan '25, Averie Bilskemper '25, Gabby Cwiertny '28, Berkeley Dismang '27. Front row: Emelia Greuter '26, Hannah Geng '27, Hannah Longmire '27, Maggie Nguyen '28.

Girls swimming takes eighth at state meet

Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief November 20, 2024

The Trojan Bolts girls team has completed their successful 2024 season, finishing their regular season dual meets 7-1, placing second at their conference meet and winning their state qualifying meet. After...

Behind the number

Behind the number

Gianna Liu and Mrudani Ramkumar November 19, 2024

Players’ jersey numbers allow others to identify them both in and out of games. Athletes carry their numbers on their back, and for many, the number has become an integral part of who they are. Whether...

Jack Wallace '24 watches from the sideline vs. Prairie on Oct. 14, 2022.

Jack Wallace: “football is life”

Kellen Craig, Sports Reporter November 12, 2024

For the past four years, Jack Wallace '25 has balanced long summer days on the field, early morning yoga sessions, winter lifting, studying film in class, sharing team dinners and Friday night games under...

Moustafa "Moose" Tiea '25 poses with his medal and plaque after the awards ceremony. On Nov. 1, Tiea took ninth in the state meet, running 15:38.2 in Fort Dodge, IA.

West girls and boys cross country compete at the state meet

Maddux Neukirch and Colin Wehrle November 2, 2024

In the wake of a challenging state qualifying meet on Oct. 23, only four of West High’s cross country runners earned spots in the state meet: Michael Hanna '28, Susanna Olson '27, Kate Van Waning '26...

Number eight Emma Fish ’25 takes the first serve of the match to kick off the semifinal match between West High and Marshalltown.

West volleyball forges ahead to finale

Maddux Neukirch, Photographer October 29, 2024

On the evening of Oct. 24, the sky around West High was lit with lightning and alive with the noises of rain and thunder, but inside the atmosphere of the Trojan gym, it was even more electrifying. The...

Gretchen Gerke '26 races against competitors in the 500Y Freestyle during the girls swim conference meet Oct. 26.

Girls swim and dive places second at conference meet

Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief October 29, 2024

After finishing their regular season dual meets 7-1, the Trojan Bolt swim and dive team began their postseason meets with their respective Mississippi Valley Conference meets Oct. 24 and Oct. 26. City...

The two football teams line up and get ready for the quarterback to pass the ball.

Trojans dominate Pleasant Valley for a senior night victory

Minna Abdalla, Sports Editor October 21, 2024

The Trojan football team, joined by the twirlers, dance squad, band, cheerleaders and both the boys and girls cross country teams, celebrated senior night on Oct. 18 with a season-capping victory over...

Kalli Titus '25 leads a pack of runners Oct. 17 at Seminole Valley Park.

Girls cross country competes in MVC Mississippi Divisional

Colin Wehrle, Print Photo Editor October 18, 2024

After racing in the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Super Meet last week, the girls cross country team returned to compete at the MVC Mississippi Divisional at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids...

West Volleyball players pose for their media day pictures.

One way

Grace Bartlett and Celia Sadewasser October 5, 2024

At West, volleyball is one of the longest-lasting programs to date. Since 2021, Head Coach Keeley Arnold has run the program, but she resigned at the beginning of the summer to focus on her family; the...

Colin Whitters '26 lifts up Mason Woods '25 after a touchdown versus Liberty on Aug 30.

Football midseason update

Keith Moody and Kellen Craig October 3, 2024

This season marks the start of a culture shift within the Trojan football program. After a streak of up-and-down seasons where the team constantly fell short of where they wanted to be, everyone knew something...

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