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West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

Recruiting Trail with Makenna Vonderhaar

Zoe Smith and Alaina Greenlee April 18, 2022

Senior Makenna Vondehaar committed to play soccer for the Iowa Hawkeyes her sophomore year of high school. Learn about her recruiting process and how her recent ACL tear is affecting her and her senior...

Amre Ibrahim '23 celebrates junior Michael Nelson's second half goal against City High on April 15.

Boys soccer takes down City High

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief April 15, 2022

Coming off a tough loss to the highly-ranked Lightning the boys soccer team had a chance to pick up one set of bragging rights this week as they faced off with cross town rival City High. The Little...

Luca Chackalackal '22 getting in position to hit the ball at the West High tennis courts on April 14th.

Boys tennis sweeps Prairie

Mohana Sunkara, Videographer April 15, 2022

Even with the immense gusts of wind, the undefeated boys tennis team remained on top. The Trojans took down the Prairie Hawks with a score of 9-0 on their home courts.  “No one wants to play in the...

Both City and West High players gather in honor Liberty High's Owen Skelley's sixteenth birthday during the last fourteen seconds of the first half in their April 14 matchup.

Girls soccer falls to City High

Alaina Greenlee and Lily Prochaska April 14, 2022

The girls soccer team traveled across town on April 14 to face the rivaling City High. With the occasional steal from the whipping winds, the Trojans were not able to maintain a handle on the ball. After...

Six seniors signed their National Letters of Intent in the West High cafeteria April 13.

Six Trojans sign National Letters of Intent

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief April 14, 2022



Caroline Mascardo '22 addresses the ICCSD school board.

Former West girls varsity tennis players speak out against current coach

Kailey Gee and Katherine Shoppa April 14, 2022

Former girls varsity tennis players Ella De Young ’23 and Caroline Mascardo ’22 voiced their dissent of the district’s decision to allow the current West High head tennis coach to continue coaching...

Ethan Titus '22 has been a member of CrossFit Kilo 2 since 2018 and hopes to continue after high school.

Crossing the limits

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief April 11, 2022

One step into Iowa City’s CrossFit Kilo 2 and all you can hear is Eminem’s ’Till I Collapse, barbells rattling, stationary bikes roaring and sweat hitting the floor as it drips off of everyone's...

Moustafa Tiea '25 runs at the UNI-Dome during the Dickinson Relays on March 8.

Rising star: Moustafa Tiea ’25

Zoe Smith, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2022

West Side Story: What made you first want to do track and cross country? Moustafa Tiea '25: When I was a kid, in like second grade we would have these races and I would do really well. We would also...

As March begins winding up, so do West High's spring athletics.

Spring sports preview

Zoe Smith, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2022

With the second trimester coming to a close and the last trimester of the year starting, we know spring is coming. The melting of the snow and the longer days can only mean one thing, spring sports are...

Christian Barnes '22 reacts as he makes his way off the court for the final time as a Trojan after the substate semifinal against Burlington on Feb. 25.

Trojans struggle in substate semifinal against Burlington

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief February 26, 2022

Riding their longest losing streak of the season the boys basketball team came into the substate semifinal game in desperate need of some confidence if they wanted to keep their hopes up for a trip to...

Alex McKane '22 and Seth Cheney '23 try to separate from the crowd at the start of the 3200-meter race at the Class 4A district track and field meet on May 13.

Boys track and field preview

Barry Diallo, Sports Reporter February 23, 2022

A premature ending to the 2020 outdoor track season was a major setback for success throughout the 2021 season. Seniors Alex McKane and Caden Noeller, both state qualifiers, along with newcomer Asher...

Keiko Ono-Fullard '23 pushes the ball up the floor against Cedar Falls in the regional semifinal on Feb. 19.

Girls basketball takes control of Cedar Falls in regional semifinal

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief February 19, 2022

BJ Mayer and the girls basketball team had a chance to do what they do best on Feb. 19 against Cedar Falls: win in the postseason. The Trojans faced off with the Tigers in the Class 5A Region 8 semifinal...

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