• 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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Parker McBride '22 pins his Liberty opponent at 120 pounds on Jan. 16.

Boys wrestling team beats Muscatine, Liberty in triangular meet

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
January 16, 2020
Amelia Stevens '23 and Emily Elizalde '23 joined West High's first girls wrestling team, gearing up with their game faces.

Wrestling with stereotypes

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 23, 2019

Recruiting Trail with Will Hoeft

Joe Goodman and Tosh Klever
December 20, 2019
Ava Davis '22 hooks her opponent's leg during her first match on Dec. 16 at City High.

First girls wrestling meet a success

Joe Goodman and Maddy Smith
December 17, 2019
Newcomer Anu Dokun '20 fights for position during his 195 pound match against Adam Ward '21. Dokun fought back from a 7-3 deficit to force an extra period, but ultimately fell 11-9. Dokun transferred to West from Memphis for the beginning of his senior year.

Boys wrestling team falls in home opener to Dubuque Hempstead

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
December 12, 2019
Athletes Will Hoeft '20, Laurel Haverkamp '20, Minou Emmad '23, Raymond Yang '20, James Pinter '20 and Olivia Taeger '22 debate the hardest sport at West High.

No Cap Recap: What is the hardest high school sport?

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
November 30, 2019
Varsity wrestler Will Hoeft '20 jumps ropes during his open period as part of his weight cutting process. Hoeft placed sixth at the Iowa high school state wrestling meet last year competing with a torn ACL.

Mind over matter

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
November 17, 2019
Assistant boys wrestling coach Kody Pudil speaks to a group of about 10 girls after school about uniforms, coaching and the season.

Budding girls wrestling team prepares for season

Natalie Dunlap, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2019
West High looking to add girls wrestling team in 2019-2020

West High looking to add girls wrestling team in 2019-2020

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
May 14, 2019
As part of her duties as a manager for the West Wrestling team, Laurel Haverkamp '20 records a match during the West vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie meet on Feb. 2, 2017.

Managing the transition

Joe Goodman, Sports Editor
May 2, 2019
Hunter Garvin ’22 raises his hand victoriously in the air after defeating Dubuque Wahlert’s Colton Kisting ’22 on Jan. 17, 2019. Garvin wrestled at 120 pounds last season, but is making the jump up to 132 pounds this year.

Rising Star: Hunter Garvin ’22

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 23, 2019
Will Hoeft '20 tries to keep City High's Joe Ring '19 from escaping on Thursday, Jan. 3. Hoeft pinned Ring in 45 seconds.

Six wrestlers qualify for state

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 9, 2019
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