The shot clock counts down five…four…three…two… the Carver-Hawkeye Arena is dead silent as everyone in the crowd — young fans with signs, long-time ticket holders, families and friends — watch...
Grace Bartlett, Print Profiles Co-Editor
• April 16, 2024
The West High cheer season has officially come to end. After an eventful season, the team hosted their annual end-of-season banquet on March 28. During the banquet, several academic awards were...
West hosted the annual Eastern Iowa Track and Field Festival on April 13, hosting 49 schools from around the state. Because the meet is not team-scored, it is a great opportunity for schools to run Drake...
Feel like you’ll never get out of Iowa? Want to travel the world? West High alum Bennet Luethje ’15 did just that. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a minor...
As the weather warms up, the boys track and field team hosted their annual Hollingsworth Relays. This year the team placed first with a total of 152 points across all events. This beat out Adel DeSoto...
West Side Story interviews Trojan rugby coach Josh Flammang over email.
WSS: Favorite rugby player/team?
Flammang: Jasmine Joyce of Wales, Perry Baker from the USA team, Mason Koch of the New England...
Although the Trojans were not on home turf for the exciting game, they still dominated the pitch at Liberty High School.
Girls
The 3-1 girls soccer team has a new coaching staff this year after long-time...
Erinn Varga, Print Design and Opinion Editor
• April 9, 2024
After moving the only girls’ track home meet from March 26 to March 28, the West High girls’ track and field team competed against Linn Mar and Cedar Falls in the Women of Troy relays. While the meet...
Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief
• April 8, 2024
West’s girls varsity tennis team made their return to the court Friday, ready to continue their success under Head Coach Brenda Guan. In her first season as head coach, Guan led last year’s team to...
The West High Trojan girls’ varsity soccer team started the season with a searing 1-0 win against the North Scott Lancers. Battling freezing temperatures exacerbated by the 20-mile-per-hour winds, the...
This past weekend, the always dominant Trojan boys' soccer team hosted their annual tournament at West High. One other Iowa City team, the defending 3A State Champions Liberty Lightning, was also in attendance....
As the spring soccer season starts up again, the pressure and excitement for tryouts increases. Players have been working all year to show their skills at West High tryouts to make the team, and coaches'...
