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Patrick McCaffery '19 dunks the ball during the second quarter and increases West's lead to 15 on Sat., Jan. 20. When asked about what it was like playing at the U.S. Cellular Center McCaffery said, “There’s a bit of a shock factor when you go out there for warm ups, but usually it doesn’t take long to get over that and focus on the game.”

Trojans travel to US Cellular Center

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor January 21, 2018

On Friday, Jan. 20 the boys basketball team traveled to Cedar Rapids to battle Prairie during the Wells Fargo Advisors Shootout game. The Trojans overcame the Prairie Hawks 65-55. Patrick McCaffery '19...

The team reacts in celebration after Lauren Zacharias '19 increased the lead for the Trojans to 49-34 on Friday, Jan. 19.

Women of Troy narrowly defeat the Prairie Hawks

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

No. 3 Iowa City West faced off against No. 10 ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie in a close battle. West came out on top and won 58-53. The Women of Troy will face off against the Little Hawks again during...

Brayden Adcock '19 pressures Cael Schmitt '20 as Schmitt brings the ball to Wahlert's basket on Friday, Jan. 5.

Boys basketball crushes Wahlert at home

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor January 6, 2018

The boys basketball team defeated Dubuque Wahlert Catholic 79-41. West will host Linn-Mar on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 pm.

Return of a state champ

Return of a state champ

Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor December 23, 2017

Most student-athletes dream of becoming a state champion at some point during their high school career. Only a handful can achieve this feat, with an even smaller portion able to come out on top multiple...

Dante Elridge '19 runs by a Prairie defender to set up his shot.

Boys basketball improve to 6-0

Sean Brown, Photographer December 22, 2017

State bowling site moves to Waterloo

State bowling site moves to Waterloo

Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor December 19, 2017

A fire left the whole interior of Des Moines's Plaza Lanes in flames and caused the entire roof to collapse on Dec. 18. For many years, Plaza Lanes had hosted the state meet in the state's capitol;...

Austin Geasland '18 leads the student section in a cheer during the varsity basketball games against City on Dec. 12.

Basketball teams face off against City

Kara Wagenknecht and Alyson Kuennen December 14, 2017

The girls team played first in the double header against City on Dec. 12 and fell 53-40 after a hard fight. Logan Cook '18 led the Women of Troy with 14 points. Promptly after, the boys dominated against...

Ruby Martin '18 swims the 200 fly finals. She finished with a time of 1:56.05 on Saturday, Dec. 9.

West swimmers compete at Speedo Junior Championships

Deniz Ince, Print Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor December 13, 2017

For West High swimmers, the trip to the Speedo Junior Championships was a short one. “It was nice that I could just still sleep in my own bed and didn’t have to wake up that early or travel anywhere,”...

City vs. West Basketball Snapchat Coverage

Allie Schmitt-Morris, Social Media Editor December 12, 2017

On Dec. 2, West High took on their east side rival, City High, at City High. The basketball game was a doubleheader with girls going first, falling to City 40-53 and the boys winning 75-48.

Patrick McCaffery '19 holds the ball away from Dowling's Sam Ingoli '18 on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Boys bring home a win during season opener

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor December 1, 2017

There was lots of anticipation on how the returning State Champions would fair after losing their stacked senior class. However, the Trojans proved that they were still a strong and developed team. After...

The football team stands together during the National Anthem on Friday, Oct. 27.

Road to state: a multimedia experience

Ellie Gretter, Sports Editor November 29, 2017

Throughout the 2017 football season, a team of two Videographers and the Sports Editor followed the team on their journey to return to the UNI-Dome for another shot at the state title. The team compiled...

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