Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 17, 2020
The Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet is usually step one in the girls swim team's road to regionals and then state. When the MVC announced a couple of months ago that there would be no MVC Super...
As the summer heat fades into an autumn breeze, the cool weather is normally met with roaring crowds on the bleachers of West High and the excitement that comes along with the fall sports season. The cheering...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 10, 2020
It felt more and more like a normal Friday night as fans spread out to fill the stands in the football team's last regular-season game of the year last night at Trojan Field. The Trojans celebrated...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 7, 2020
The average high school football game on a Friday night can consist of anywhere from 150 to 200 plays. For wide receiver Grahm Goering ’21, the most important step on every play is always the first one....
The volleyball team fought hard against their rival, the City High Little Hawks, who put up a fight that not even West could win. That being said, the Little Hawks once again won the Battle of the Spike.
The...
Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor
• October 1, 2020
The boys golf team competed against City, Liberty and Prairie at Pleasant Valley Golf Course Oct. 1. Prairie placed first, followed by the Lightning. The Trojans took third place with a combined score...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• September 30, 2020
Despite many drastic changes and uncertainty due to COVID-19, the Trojan Bolts are keeping one thing consistent: a winning streak.
Due to the mechanical issues at the Coralville Recreation Center...
It has been a crazy couple of months for athletes at West High.
On this episode of the No Cap Recap, hosts Owen Aanestad '22 and Camille Gretter '23 take a look back at the summer sports season and...
With only three seniors on the roster, West's volleyball team is looking to utilize its young talent to have their breakthrough season.
The Women of Troy showcased their strong offensive abilities...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• September 6, 2020
The girls and boys cross country teams traveled to Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf on Sept. 5. The girls cross country team placed sixth with 117 points and the boys cross country team placed third with...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• September 5, 2020
Unstoppable.
That's the only word that could even start to describe the West High offense in the 52nd Annual Battle for the Boot, where the Trojans handed their cross-town rival City High their first...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• August 29, 2020
Silence.
In a normal year that's not exactly the word you would think of when you hear Friday night lights, but it's 2020. Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Johnson County, the Iowa City Community...
