The West High boys golf team made great strides this year, not only with the players’ individual performance but also as a team. The team’s 9-hole-average was 168.20 and the 18-hole-average was 326.60.
The...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 20, 2021
It's been a very long time since Byron Butler and the girls swim team lost a regular-season dual meet. So long that the Iowa City Community School Districts' third high school wasn't even open, this year's...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• October 15, 2021
The Trojan cross country teams competed in their last home meet of the season on Oct. 14.
The girls cross country team placed third overall with Cindy Wang ’24 finishing fourth with a time of 20:05...
Friendship. Comradery. Sense of belonging. High school athletics offer students a built-in community, support system and the chance to represent their school. Unfortunately, many students with talent,...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 5, 2021
Ten years ago on Aug. 11, 2011 tragedy struck the West High volleyball team when their beloved setter Caroline "Line" Found passed away in a moped crash. Behind former Head Coach Kathy Bresnahan, the team...
Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter/Photographer
• October 3, 2021
The Trojans concluded their homecoming week with a win against the Davenport Central Blue devils. With a score of 36-21 and new school records being made, Oct. 1 was a great day for West High.
Mason Applegate...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 1, 2021
It has been a long three years since The Spike has been in the hands of the West volleyball team after the annual Battle for the Spike when the cross-town rivals face-off despite knocking the Little Hawks...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• September 30, 2021
West High hosted the first annual Trojan Games on Sept. 29. This new tradition is a replacement for the previous man ball and powderpuff games. This new tradition is part of a movement to make homecoming...
Isabella Tisdale, Sports Reporter/Photographer
• September 30, 2021
The boys cross country team hosted their Homecoming meet on Sept. 28 at the Iowa City Kickers Soccer Club. The team showed out and placed first overall, with some individual notable finishes as well.
Alex...
West took on cross-town rival City High and lost 56-7. This is the Little Hawks first win against the Trojans since the boot game of 2016.
With a pick six from City High’s Gable Mitchell ’22 and an...
Every year in late September or early October high schools, colleges and universities celebrate homecoming. The event that was originally created in the 19th century to bring alumni back to campus has...