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Jenny Geng 21 swims at Cedar Rapids Washington High School on Aug. 25.

Season of changes: A recap of the 2018 West/Liberty girls swim and dive season

Jessica Doyle, Podcast Editor November 7, 2018

The class of 2018 brought a lot of talent to the West/Liberty High girls swim team, contributing largely to the varsity team’s undefeated dual meet season and ultimate eighth-place finish at the state...

Aurora Roghair 21 competes in the 500 free at Wests last dual meet. Later in the season, Roghair swam a 4:53.20 to place second in the 500 free at the state swim meet.

Staying afloat

Alex Carlon, Online Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2018

While most students spend their high school years hanging out with friends, stressing over assignments and trying new activities, Aurora Roghair ’21 has spent a majority of hers somewhere completely...

WSS staffers Fatima Kammona 19, Grace Christopher 19 and Kara Wagenknecht 19 stand with Raina Pfeifer 22, Mckenna Proud 21 and Ellie Kouba 19.

WSS staffers learn how to play volleyball

Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor October 30, 2018

This year members of the sports coverage team on the WSS staff decided to learn how to play different sports at West High. They want to know how hard these sports actually are. The first sport they learned...

Justin Thomas 19 (3) watches as Tate Crane 20 (10) brings the ball down the field as Cedar Rapids Kennedys Cam Jones 19 trips him up on Oct. 26, 2018. I was running over to block for Tate, so when he went down I went straight to catch him or help him up, Thomas said. Whenever your teammate hits the ground you help them up. Its part of being a team and he would do the same for me.

West to rematch Bettendorf

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor October 27, 2018

After defeating City High 54-13 last week, the Trojans came into the first round of playoffs on a seven game winning streak. Will Hoeft '20 started the night off with a touchdown for the Trojans and Landon...

Austyn Goodale 20 stands on the sidelines as she cheers during the first home game against North Scott on Friday, Aug. 24.

Diving into a new sport

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor October 25, 2018

The silence of an entire room weighs down across the pool. Everyone holds their breath, waiting for the dive to be executed. Once the diver’s head breaks the surface, her team roars in approval of the...

The team celebrates with the boot after their 54-13 win over City on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

West keeps the boot

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor October 20, 2018

Trojan Field hosted the annual Battle of the Boot football game against City High. It was a busy night for the Trojans as they honored the senior football and cheer members. The Little Hawks challenged...

Rylee Fay 20 and Emily Cray 19 jump to block a Kennedy hitter on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

West volleyball season over, Kennedy advances

Alyssa Skala, Yearbook Managing Editor October 18, 2018

West volleyball battled Kennedy in the first qualifying round for the state tournament at Kennedy High School. West lost with a score of 1-3.

Mason Sorge 19 high-fives Cole Mabry 19 after Muscatine kicked a safety during the first half on Friday, Oct. 12.

West topples Muscatine to become district champs

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor October 13, 2018

The night began with a recognition for the Homecoming Court and seniors in band. Marcus Morgan '20 set the pace of the game by throwing a 62-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Gaudet '19 in the first 30...

Sara Beckord Swails could be considered a trailblazer in the Iowa City community for women entering the field of coaching. However,  NCAA studies have shown that the women in coaching positions has declined over the most recent half-century.

Why not women, too?

Deniz Ince and Will Conrad October 11, 2018
Examining the gender divide in coaching.
Are you mental?

The Mental Edge

Fatima Kammona, News Editor October 10, 2018
From the court to the course, having the right mentality can change the outcome of a game´s most important moments.
Peter Breitbach 19 tries to escape a tackle from a defender from Davenport North on Thursday, Oct. 4.

West sweeps Davenport North

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor October 5, 2018

Owen McAreavy ‘19 set the pace by scoring the first touchdown of the night during the first quarter. Peter Breitbach ‘19, Jalen Gaudet ‘19 and Landon Green ‘19 all added touchdowns during the second...

Lily Ernst 20 swims down the lane on Sept. 10, 2018.

Flying forward

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor October 4, 2018

Six months. A record-setting swimmer, Lily Ernst had to slow down and do physical therapy for six months straight to help ease a severe pain in her hip. She started experiencing hip pain early last...

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