Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• October 1, 2021
It has been a long three years since The Spike has been in the hands of the West volleyball team after the annual Battle for the Spike when the cross-town rivals face-off despite knocking the Little Hawks...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• September 30, 2021
West High hosted the first annual Trojan Games on Sept. 29. This new tradition is a replacement for the previous man ball and powderpuff games. This new tradition is part of a movement to make homecoming...
Isabella Tisdale, Feature Editor, Visual Editor
• September 30, 2021
The boys cross country team hosted their Homecoming meet on Sept. 28 at the Iowa City Kickers Soccer Club. The team showed out and placed first overall, with some individual notable finishes as well.
Alex...
West took on cross-town rival City High and lost 56-7. This is the Little Hawks first win against the Trojans since the boot game of 2016.
With a pick six from City High’s Gable Mitchell ’22 and an...
Every year in late September or early October high schools, colleges and universities celebrate homecoming. The event that was originally created in the 19th century to bring alumni back to campus has...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• September 22, 2021
Coming off of a big road win against Mississippi Valley Conference opponent Dubuque Hempstead in five sets, the Trojans faced off with Waterloo East in one of their last home games of the year on Sept....
West Side Story: When did you first show interest in playing football?
Jack Wallace '25: I think I started showing interest around first or second grade. It has always been my favorite sport, and I...
Camille Gretter, Online Editor-In-Chief
• September 18, 2021
The Trojan football team was back in black for their second home game of the season. With a young and fresh new roster, the team is still settling in to the changes. West played a tough game against the...
The first Weekly of the 2021-22 school year features anchors Owen Aanestad '22 and Coach Camille Gretter '23 with your fall sports updates, and showcases Mohana Sunkara '23 interviewing students in Passing...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• September 5, 2021
Both the boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf to compete at the Spartan Challenge on Sept. 4. The girls cross country team placed seventh with 207 points and the...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• September 3, 2021
The Trojan Bolts swim team hosted their first home meet of the season at the Coralville Rec Center Sept. 2. The team won 150-36 against Waterloo to continue their undefeated dual meet streak.
To start...
