Aaron Carter, Writer and Sports Editor
• February 7, 2016
The 50th Super Bowl in NFL history is tonight as the Denver Broncos face the Carolina Panthers. This game will not be below expectations; It will be as historic as it looks to be, and to make history there...
It was a busy two days for the West High basketball teams. On Friday night, the girls tipped off at home against Cedar Rapids Jefferson while the boys traveled to Cedar Rapids where they also played the...
Wednesday, Feb. 3 marked the second National Signing Day for West High's seniors this year. Friends and family gathered in the cafeteria after school to eat treats and show their support as eleven athletes...
The boys basketball team came back late in the fourth quarter to defeat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 42-39. West trailed all game until that point in the fourth quarter.
Kennedy’s three point shooting, specifically...
Leah Dusterhoft, Art editor, Sports Producer, and Designer
• January 31, 2016
Donovan Doyle ’16 and Nelson Brands ’18 led the West High Wrestling team Saturday night at the Mississippi Valley Conference Championships, hosted by Cedar Rapids Prairie High School.
But a conference...
Both the boys and the girls basketball teams played City and home Friday, January 8. In the girls game, City took home the victory 70-67 in double overtime. The boys steadily led throughout the game, and...
The Coralville Recreation Center begins to fill up with a swarm of high school boys around 4:15 every day. The swim team files in and prepares for another day of practice.
This year’s team, however,...
After school on Wednesday, Nov. 11, the cafeteria looked a bit different than normal. On one side of the cafeteria tables were lined up, stretching from wall to wall, each table filled with balloons, colorful...
Aaron Carter, Writer and Sports Editor
• November 6, 2015
In the world of competitive sports everything counts; every push-up, sit-up, hour of sleep, extra mile, and even what you eat. West Side Story investigates the diets of athletes in different sports.
Leah Dusterhoft, Art editor, Sports Producer, and Designer
• November 3, 2015
Monday was the last night the 2016 seniors would put on their pads and gold helmet and take the field together.
The Trojans suffered a 43-18 loss to number two ranked team, the Bettendorf Bulldogs....
The boys and girls cross country teams both ended their seasons Saturday, October 31 at the State Championship meet.
The boys team finished in 8th place, led by senior Patrick Karanja who finished in...
Want to relive homecoming? Scroll down to go relive everything from spirit week to the homecoming game.
West celebrated homecoming with a spirit week, where everyone dressed up for a different theme...
