A little over a year ago, in the infancy of the coronavirus pandemic, spring-sport athletes waited restlessly for news on their long-awaited seasons. Many had been training rigorously for months in preparation,...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• April 3, 2021
The weather couldn't have been any better for the boys soccer team and their first game back in over a year on beloved Ed Barker Field. Sixty-five degrees and sunny was the perfect temperature for goals...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• March 30, 2021
The girls track and field team, who watched their season fall victim to the pandemic last year, finally had a chance to run, throw and jump once again at the Iowa City West Invitational this afternoon....
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• March 26, 2021
As one of the most unusual high school basketball seasons wraps up with all-state honors and season reviews, just one part of this year's season felt reminiscent of years past: the absence of a shot clock...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• March 4, 2021
After taking down Waterloo West on Monday, the sixth-seeded girls basketball team faced off against the Dragons of Johnston for a trip to the state championship. The last time BJ Mayer and the Trojans...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• March 2, 2021
After a regular season filled with uncertainty, BJ Mayer and the girls basketball team came into their seventh state tournament appearance as a team looking for something more than a win: revenge. Coming...
In the world of sports, there’s no in between.
The ball is either in or out. You make the shot or miss it. You win or lose. Even the way sports teams are categorized is firmly rooted in the binary:...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• February 24, 2021
Six foot nine Pete Moe ‘22 is easy to spot in the hallways, regardless of the recently crowded West High halls. Knowing almost no one beyond his new teammates on the basketball court, Moe found himself...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• February 23, 2021
Wells Fargo Arena bound.
For the first time since 2018 after winning the 5A state championship, BJ Mayer and the girls basketball team are headed back to Des Moines for the state basketball tournament...
When parents first sign their children up for a recreational soccer league or for tennis lessons, kids probably don't think of it as much more than an activity that takes up a couple of hours of their...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• February 16, 2021
Coming off one of their biggest wins of the year on Saturday against a highly ranked Liberty team, the Trojans were looking to stay hot and come up with a win at home against the 11-7 Warriors.
Cedar...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• February 13, 2021
Different pool. New team. Same goal.
With the state meet moved to Linn-Mar due to COVID-19 restrictions at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City, and many teams experiencing unpredictable...