The second sport the WSS sports coverage team tried this year was football. Since they wouldn't try tackle football for safety reasons, they played two-touch football instead. Check out the video below...
Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• December 2, 2018
Just in time for wrestling season.
A sizeable undertaking in itself, renovating the wrestling room was no simple feat. The project began near the beginning of the school year and concluded before the...
Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• December 1, 2018
For Audrey Koch '21, it can be considered a breakthrough performance.
Just a sophomore, Koch led the defending state champions to victory against Cedar Rapids Prairie, scoring a total of 23...
The rules are simple: be completely silent.
No audible conversations. No getting up and walking around. Just sit, relax and take a few minutes to get a clear head and prepare for the night.
This...
Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
• November 18, 2018
West Side Story: Why did you start playing sports?
Matayia Tellis: I started to play sports because it brought me out to more people. I did it to basically meet new people and communicate.
WSS: Which...
Being criticized for going against the status quo didn’t come as a shock to either Hunter Kopf ’19 or Keshawn Shaw ’19, seeing as they are the only males on the West High cheer team.
“First,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
