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  • 12/16: Pajama + stuffed animal day
  • 12/17: Jersey day
  • 12/17: Girls basketball vs. Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys basketball @ Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/17: Band concert in Arganbright Auditorium
  • 12/18: Pink out day
  • 12/19: Throwback Thursday
  • 12/19: Boys wrestling @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
  • 12/20: Ugly sweater day
  • 12/20: Boys and girls double-header vs City
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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story

State wrestling one stop shop

State wrestling one stop shop

Leah Dusterhoft, Art editor, Sports Producer, and Designer February 17, 2016

District Results On Saturday Feb. 13, five West High wrestlers qualified for the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament. Three of the five will be participating in the State Tournament for their...

Boys swim team has record breaking day at state meet

Boys swim team has record breaking day at state meet

Gabby Skopec, Sports Editor February 17, 2016

The boys swim team competed at the state meet in Marshalltown this past weekend. The Trojans fell short of winning their third consecutive state title, but set four state records en route to placing second...

West loses in a double header against City High

West loses in a double header against City High

Aaron Carter and Sarah Longmire February 16, 2016

Last Friday, both West High’s girls and boys basketball faced off against crosstown rival the City High Little Hawks in a double header at City High. On the girls side, the game was controlled by...

Boys swim team heads to state meet Saturday

Boys swim team heads to state meet Saturday

Gabby Skopec, Sports Editor February 11, 2016

The boys swim team will travel to the Marshalltown YMCA this Saturday to compete in the state meet. The Trojans are aiming for their third consecutive state title and are qualified in ten of 11 events....

Queen of the court

Queen of the court

Jiung Jung and Sarah Longmire February 10, 2016

Every athlete has a goal whether it be to make varsity, to become a top regional player or even to find success at the national level. Emma Koch ’19 has achieved all of this -- in two sports -- and...

Column: the golden game

Column: the golden game

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...

Boys and girls basketball go three for three in weekend matchups

Boys and girls basketball go three for three in weekend matchups

Gabby Skopec, Ellie Gretter, and Sarah Longmire February 7, 2016

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...

Second national signing day

Second national signing day

Morgan Schmitt-Morris and Lexi Shaffer February 4, 2016

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...

West's late comeback tops Kennedy

West’s late comeback tops Kennedy

Aaron Carter and Sarah Longmire February 2, 2016

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...

Doyle and Brands lead Trojans at MVC’s

Doyle and Brands lead Trojans at MVC’s

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...

Boys and girls team takes on City at home

Boys and girls team takes on City at home

January 10, 2016

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...

Third time's the charm

Third time’s the charm

December 11, 2015

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,...

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