Amongst the flood of cancellations, spring sports seasons are no exception. What will become of the summer season has yet to be announced. Athletes are doing their best to stay in shape and keep their...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Sports Editor and Yearbook Co-Sports Editor
• May 20, 2020
Gov. Kim Reynolds gave permission for Iowa high school summer sports to reopen June 1 in a press conference held on May 20. Reynolds is working closely with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and...
Owen Aanestad, Online Sports Editor and Yearbook Co-Sports Editor
• May 13, 2020
The spring sports season came to a sudden halt on March 16 when the Iowa City Community School District announced that they would suspend classes until April 13, preventing track and field’s upcoming...
Owen Aanestad, Online Sports Editor and Yearbook Co-Sports Editor
• May 9, 2020
The 2019-2020 athletic season was definitely one to remember. State championships, comebacks, wins, losses and most recently cancelations are what made up West High athletics over the past eight months....
Whether it's a frosty winter morning spent weightlifting in the gym before school or practicing drills in the scorching heat of summer, this is what the typical life of a club athlete looks like. Athletes...
Owen Aanestad, Online Sports Editor and Yearbook Co-Sports Editor
• March 26, 2020
In a time where athletics have stopped around the world, the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the 2020 regular season football schedules this morning for teams around the state.
In...
You’ve probably thrown a frisbee around with your friends.
Maybe you tossed it up into the wind and sent the disc flying down the street, or underestimated your curve and nailed an innocent bystander...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Sports Editor and Yearbook Co-Sports Editor
• March 21, 2020
On March 16, the Iowa High School Athletics Association and Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union announced that all Iowa high school sports have been suspended until April 13. This news has mainly impacted...
Owen Aanestad, Online Sports Editor and Yearbook Co-Sports Editor
• March 11, 2020
The boys basketball team’s 10th consecutive trip to Wells Fargo Arena wasn’t as long as they hoped. The Trojans fell to Ankeny 68-54 in the 4A Quarterfinal on Wednesday afternoon in Des Monies. Even...
Club West has sponsored an instructional yoga series for student-athletes on Sundays during the spring. The program aims to help athletes increase their flexibility and mobility while also proactively...
Maddy Smith, Yearbook Student Life Editor
• March 7, 2020
Over the years, the variety of sports at West has changed drastically. In 1969, the only female sports offered were tennis and track, with the boys having football, wrestling, track, tennis, swim and dive,...
