• MONDAY 4/7: boys tennis @ CR Washington, boys soccer @ Prairie
  • TUESDAY 4/8: girls tennis vs. Dubuque Hempstead, girls soccer vs. CR Jefferson, boys tennis @ Dubuque Hempstead, girls track & field @ Williamsburg, boys track & field @ Western Dubuque
  • WEDNESDAY 4/9: theater teasers during periods 3 & 6, girls golf @ City
  • THURSDAY 4/10: 'Sound of Music' performance @ 7:00, boys tennis vs. Wahlert Catholic, boys soccer vs. Liberty, girls tennis @ Wahlert Catholic, boys track & field @ Clear Creek Amana
  • FRIDAY 4/11: 'Sound of Music' performance @ 7:00, girls track & field @ Clear Creek Amana, girls soccer @ Urbandale
  • SATURDAY 4/12: 'Sound of Music' performances @ 1:00 & 7:00, boys/girls track & field @ home, boys tennis doubleheader @ home, girls tennis double header @ Xavier & CR Jefferson
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The West girls tennis teams celebrates their win against Cedar Rapids Jefferson at the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center April 12. Photo Courtesy of Amy Stier
Girls tennis competes in season’s first double header
Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 14, 2025
The West varsity girls tennis team celebrates their 8-1 win against Dubuque Wahlert after playing for almost four hours. Photo Courtesy of Matt Stier
Girls tennis defeats Dubuque Wahlert 8-1
Marie Stier, Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 12, 2025
Daniel Fuentes '25 shakes the hands of Des Moines Valley players on April 4.
West High boys soccer team opens season with two consecutive games
Keith Moody and Josephine Schwartz • April 10, 2025
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West's HOSA club members pose together after the closing ceremony. Photo courtesy of Byron Butler.
West’s HOSA qualifies 14 members for the International Leadership Conference
Waad Dafalla, Print Reporter • April 9, 2025
The class of 2025 officially started the annual senior assassin game on April 7.
Annual senior assassin game begins
Ashlyn Brady, Online Editor-in-Chief • April 9, 2025
Demonstrators gather on Iowa Avenue April 5 at 11:30a.m. for the 'Hands Off!' protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Barricades were enacted throughout downtown Iowa City to ensure cars wouldn't interfere with the protest.
Iowa City joins nationwide “Hands Off!” protests
Anna Greenlee and Colin Wehrle • April 8, 2025
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