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Several West Side Story Staffers have been learning to box at ICOR.

West journalists take on boxing

Tosh Klever, Video Editor February 4, 2020

Boxing is not a sport many athletes decide to take on. For the well-conditioned athletes at ICOR Boxing the boxing gym prioritizes the community and personal growth of their members. For the last three...

Christian Barnes '22 pulls off of City's number 14 and makes a perfect layup Jan. 31.

Basketball teams split with Little Hawks

Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor February 1, 2020

Katie Hoefer '21 stares down her opponent for the start of her first wrestling match at City on Dec. 16.

Girls wrestling team wins first home dual meet

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief January 29, 2020

The Trojans girls wrestling team added another page in their history books Wednesday night. The newly formed girls wrestling team finishes off their season with their first home dual meet, a 48-30 victory...

Meena Tate '23 and Audrey Koch '21 trap Wahlert's Mary Kate King '21 at half court on Jan. 28.

Defense puts Women of Troy past Dubuque Wahlert

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief January 28, 2020

When the students disappoint, the Women of Troy don't. With Chick-fil-A coupons on the line, it wasn't exactly the student section the team had hoped for, but a solid defensive performance from the...

Steve Bergman and BJ Mayer coach against City on Dec. 14.

Living legends

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief January 26, 2020

Mayowa Dokun '22 is exhausted, but holds her hand up in victory after her first win of her wrestling career.

Two sides of wrestling

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor January 25, 2020

Wrestling has recently become a sport that anyone can participate in at West High. However, the programs have lots of differences, with girls wrestling building the foundation of their program, and boys...

Ben Vanderleest '20 plays aggressive offense against Waterloo West.

Boys basketball team overpowers Waterloo West 53-32

Camille Gretter and Alyssa Skala January 22, 2020

West earned their sixth consecutive win this season behind a stout defensive outing and flashy offensive play. With a strong student section and an even stronger team, the boys’ basketball team took...

Luke Nichols '21 swims in the 100-yard butterfly against City on Jan. 21.

Boys swimming team finishes undefeated dual season with win over City High

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief January 21, 2020

Step one: completed. After a seventh-place finish at the state meet last year, the Trojan Bolts have set themselves up for another year of success with the help of senior leaders James Pinter and Izaak...

Ashton Barker '21 tries to turn his opponent during his match at 182 pounds. Barker pinned Hempstead's Andrew Hefel '20 in 1:08.

No Cap Recap: Barker wrestlers

Joe Goodman and Owen Aanestad January 19, 2020

It's a good time to be a West High sports fan. The boys basketball team is currently on a four-game winning streak while the girls basketball team is looking for their third straight win on Monday,...

Mayowa Dokun '22 is exhausted, but holds her hand up in victory after her first win of her wrestling career.

The progression of the girls’ wrestling team

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor January 18, 2020

The addition of the girls’ team to the wrestling program had been in the air for a while, with student polls being sent out throughout the 2018-19 school year. It was questionable whether it would happen...

Parker McBride '22 pins his Liberty opponent at 120 pounds on Jan. 16.

Boys wrestling team beats Muscatine, Liberty in triangular meet

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor January 16, 2020

The boys wrestling team defeated Muscatine 50-24 behind two major decisions from Ashton Barker '21 and Graham Gambrall '21. After dropping the first two matches, Barker got the team on the board with...

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