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10 things Hunter Garvin cant live without

10 things Hunter Garvin can’t live without

Helelia Wa Kalala, Social Media Editor May 19, 2022

Hunter Garvin '22 has been wrestling all four years of high school at West High and recently committed to Stanford for his next chapter in life. He talks about his family and friends along with some of...

Caden Noeller 22 hands off too Asher Overholt 23 during the 4x800 meter relay.

Trojans head to state

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor May 18, 2022

The State track meet will take place at the end of this week, running May 19th-21st on the "Blue Oval" at Drake University. The girls and boys track teams will be sending a large delegation of athletes...

Ben Nkolobise 22 looks down the field to pass the ball on May 17.

Boys soccer defeats Xavier on senior night

Lily Prochaska, Print Sports Editor May 18, 2022

After demolishing Dubuque Hempstead and Cedar Rapids Jefferson last week, the boys soccer team went into their matchup hoping to win their 12th straight game of the season. With the help of junior Michael...

Recruiting Trail with Alex McKane

Alaina Greenlee and Camille Gretter May 16, 2022

In this episode of Recruiting Trail, learn about senior Alex McKane's commitment to Iowa State University, and listen to both him and track/cross-country coach Josh Kidman reflect on his time at West.

Ismail Mohamed 24 celebrates his goal against Jefferson on May 13.

Boys soccer wins 11th straight game

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief May 14, 2022

Friday the 13th brought Brad Stiles and the Trojan boys soccer team everything but an unlucky night on the pitch against Cedar Rapids Jefferson. The Trojans extended their win streak to 11 after taking...

Patrick Selby 24 and Shivy Mannengi 23 pump each other up during the IHSAA District Tennis Tournament at West High on May 9.

Boys tennis players dominate at districts

Ella De Young, Print Managing Editor May 9, 2022

Another postseason of tennis, another sweep of the competition by the West High boys tennis team at the IHSAA District Tennis Tournament. For years, the boys tennis team has had player after player...

The amount of people that showed up to tryout for cheer this year was a bit more than twice the amount of last years. The professionalism wasn’t affected by this.

Cheer team gears up for another season

Reef Persons, Reporter and Photographer May 9, 2022

The cheer team is currently run by Morgan Dibert and her assistant coach, Sophia O’Brien. This year will be their second year coaching together. Dibert has been doing cheer for 18 years, cheering...

Aidan Jacobsen 24 runs down the runway during the long jump

Trojans compete at annual Drake Relays

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor May 5, 2022

West High Track athletes competed at the Drake Relays this past weekend. West had 10 events between both the girls and boys teams earn "Blue standard times" or times in the top rankings, allowing them...

Amari Nasafi displays his brightly-colored Nike Lebron 11s, originally released in 2014.

Shoe game

Lily Prochaska and Krisha Kapoor April 29, 2022

To some, shoes are just another accessory, something to wear to protect your feet. For others, collecting shoes is a fun hobby, and their footwear brings out a sense of pride. From Yeezys to Crocs, shoes...

Alyson Skala 24 defends against Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Girls soccer dominates Kennedy

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor April 27, 2022

The Trojans women's soccer teams faced Cedar Rapids Kennedy Tuesday, April 26 at the Ed Barker field. The Trojans dominated with the final score being 8-1. Both junior varsity and varsity were victorious....

Recruiting Trail with Makenna Vonderhaar

Zoe Smith and Alaina Greenlee April 18, 2022

Senior Makenna Vondehaar committed to play soccer for the Iowa Hawkeyes her sophomore year of high school. Learn about her recruiting process and how her recent ACL tear is affecting her and her senior...

Amre Ibrahim 23 celebrates junior Michael Nelsons second half goal against City High on April 15.

Boys soccer takes down City High

Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief April 15, 2022

Coming off a tough loss to the highly-ranked Lightning the boys soccer team had a chance to pick up one set of bragging rights this week as they faced off with cross town rival City High. The Little...

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