• 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
The student news source of Iowa City West High

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The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
The student news source of Iowa City West High

West Side Story
Kara Wagenknecht

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor

Kara is a senior at West and this will be her third year on staff. She is the Online Editor-in-Chief and Co-Sports Editor this year. When Kara isn’t covering a sporting event, she can be found playing with her dogs, editing photos, hanging out with her friends and dancing FTK.

All content by Kara Wagenknecht
Mike Schilling '18 attempts to score a goal during the first half of the game on Tuesday, May 15.

Ahmed Adballa '18 runs up the field during a throw in on Tuesday, May 15.

Gada Ambo '19 dribbles the ball up the field as Cedar Rapids Washington's Andrew Hammer '18 tries to get the ball on Tuesday, May 15.

Brody Schilling '20 attempts to score again during the second half of the game on Tuesday, May 15.

[Photo] Boys soccer overcomes Cedar Rapids Washington

May 16, 2018
Gada Ambo '19 celebrates with the crowd after he shot the second goal of the night for West on Tuesday, May 15.

Deniz Ince '19, Claire Edmondson '20 from Dubuque Senior and Bailey Nock '18 battle for first place during the girls 3,000 meter run on Thursday, May 10. Ince placed first with a time of 10:39.49 followed by Edmondson with a time of 10:39.52 and Nock with a time of 10:39.55.

Track teams qualify for state

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
May 14, 2018
Austin West '18 holds up his Drake Relays flag after he won the 400 meter hurdle race on Saturday, April 28. He won with a time of 51.96, .02 off from breaking the meet record.

Drake Relays one-stop shop

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
April 29, 2018
Local news stations interview Austin West '18 after he won the 400 meter hurdle race on Saturday, April 28.

[Photo] Day three

April 29, 2018
Jeff Garbutt '18 gets ready for the 800 meter run to begin on Friday, April 27.

Bailey Nock '18 waits for the 800 meter run to begin on Friday, April 27.

A race to be picture perfect

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
February 8, 2019
Kitra Bell '18 competes in the long jump. She placed 2nd with a jump of 17-11.50 on Friday, April 27.

Kolby Greiner '19 stands at the start line during the boys 1,600 meter run on Saturday, April 28.

Inaugural track and field festival to be held at West High

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
April 5, 2019
Jeff Garbutt '18 runs the last leg of the distance medley relay for West on Friday, April 27.

Austin West '18 competes in the long jump on Thursday, April 26. He placed 2nd with a jump of 22-05.50.

Dante Eldridge '19 runs off the blocks at the start of the boys distance medley on Friday, April 27.

[Photo] 400 meter dash added to Drake Relays

February 20, 2019
Bailey Nock '18 sits on the track after the girls 3,000 meter race on Thursday, April 26. She placed 5th with a time of 10:21.87.

Deniz Ince '19 competes in the girls 3,000 meter race on Thursday, April 26. She placed 6th with a time of 10:24.47, 20 seconds faster than her pervious lifetime best.

Gabe Caruthers '19 runs during the boys 100 meter dash preliminaries, he finished 15th overall with a time of 11.41 on Friday, April 26.

Cole Mabry '19 jumps over the last hurdle during the boys 110 meter high hurdle race on Friday, April 27. He placed 23rd overall with a time of 15.62.

Kitra Bell '18 jumps over a hurdle during the girls 100 meter hurdle race, she placed 13th with a time of 15.66 on Friday, April 27.

Bailey Nock '18 runs during the girls 3,000 meter race on Thursday, April 26.

Kolby Greiner '19 competes in the boys 3,200 meter run on Thursday, April 26. He placed 22nd with a time of 10:08.91.

Kolby Greiner '19 makes his way to the front of the pack during the boys 3,200 meter race on Thursday, April 26.

[Photo] 2019 Drake Relays qualifiers

April 22, 2019
Micah Frisbie '20 celebrates after he scores the second goal for West in the second half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Boys soccer defeats Cedar Rapids Jefferson

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
April 26, 2018
Ahmed Adballa '18 stops the ball with his chest during the second half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Patrick Shirazi '18 chases after the ball during the second half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Tomas Sanchez '20 attempts to score a goal during the second half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Ahmed Adballa '18 goes in to score West's first goal of the night during the first half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Brody Schilling '20 kicks the ball up the field during a penalty kick on Tuesday, April 24.

Josh Jasek '19 dribbles the ball up the field in an attempt to score a goal during the first half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Gada Ambo '19 dribbles around Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Bernard Muhire '19 and Tim Ratchford '18 in order to aim a shot on the goal on Tuesday, April 24.

Gada Ambo '19 and Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Tim Ratchford '18 try to head the ball during the first half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Yulong Shao '21 dribbles the ball around players from Cedar Rapids Jefferson during the first half of the game on Tuesday, April 24.

Lizzie Raley '18 and City High's Callie Menzel '21 battle for the ball on Friday, April 20.

Soccer teams fall to City

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
April 21, 2018
Mike Schilling '18 hugs Tomas Sanchez '20 at the end of the game on Friday, April 20.

Matthew McDonnell '19 goes after the ball as City High's Amani Sila '18 holds him back on Friday, April 20.

Joey Kuehn '19 tries the headbutt the ball into the goal as City High's John Clark '18 jumps in front of it on Friday, April 20.

Gada Ambo '19 and Coleson Krupp '19 run to the West student section to celebrate after Ambo scored a goal on Friday, April 20.

Coleson Krupp '19 moves towards the goal during a corner kick on Friday, April 20.

Brody Schilling '20 kicks a corner kick during the first half of the game on Friday, April 20.

Micah Frisbie '20 tries to score a goal as City High's goalie, Alex Greimann '19, blocks the shot on Friday, April 20.

Gada Ambo '19 goes against City High's Luis Sola '21 for the ball in the first half of the game on Friday, April 20.

Matthew McDonnell '19 awaits a pass from a fellow Trojan during the first half of the game on Friday, April 20.

Hannah Cantrell '19 dribbles the ball towards the goal during the first half of the game on Friday, April 20.

Hannah Cantrell '19 and City High's Grace Foster '19 sprint to get the ball on Friday, April 20.

Rachel Olson '19 looks to pass the ball during the first half of the game on Friday, April 20.

Holly Paulsen '18 moves up the field during a West corner kick on Friday, April 20.

Grace Curran '21 protects the ball from City High's Grace Foster '19 during the first half of the game on Friday, April 20.

Kennedy Hochstedler '19 dribbles the ball around defenders from City on Friday, April 20.

Pauline Kihura '20 brings the ball away from City's Callie Menzel '21 on Friday, April 20.

Walk It Out snapchat coverage

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
April 4, 2018
Dasia Taylor '21 holds up her fist during a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement on Saturday, March 31.

Walk It Out celebrates West’s diversity

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
April 2, 2018
Maryam Musa '18 sings during the Black Lives Matter tribute on Saturday, March 31.

A Walk It Out pamphlet lays on the floor during the performances on Saturday, March 31.

Olivia Manaligod '18 performs a dance during the East Asian section of the show on Saturday, March 31.

(NAME) twirls her skirt around during the (NAME) section of the show on Saturday, March 31.

Lily Meng '19 spins her umbrella as she models on stage on Saturday, March 31.

Aisha Kazembe '18 tells the audience about her paintings on Saturday, March 31.

Micah Frisbie '20 jumps in the air as he tries to stop the ball on Friday, March 30.

Boys soccer hosts Iowa City West Trojan Classic

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
March 31, 2018
Josh Jasek '19 passes the ball during the first half of the game against Ankeny on Saturday, March 31.

Taka Oya '20 brings the ball down the field as he looks for a fellow Trojan to pass to on Saturday, March 31.

Harry Zielinski '18 kicks the ball down the field on Saturday, March 31.

Joey Kuehn '19 tries to get in front of Ankeny Centennial's Jordan Gilmour '19 on Friday, March 30.

Tomas Sanchez '20 brings the ball up the field on Friday, March 30.

Brody Schilling '20 kicks the ball during the first half of the game against Ankeny Centennial on Friday, March 30.

Gada Ambo '19, Harry Zielinski '18, Coleson Krupp '19 and Patrick Shirazi '18 create a wall in attempt to stop a penalty kick on Saturday, March 31.

Harry Zielinski '18 checks to see if Brody Schilling '20 is okay after a fall on Saturday, March 31.

Nadim Teghanemt '18 escapes from Ankeny's Riley Wood '19 as he moves up the field on Saturday, March 31.

March for our lives snapchat coverage

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
March 24, 2018
Members of Students Against School Shootings (SASS), hold up a "March for our lives" banner as they make their way to the Pentacrest on March 24. Nick Pryor '18, one of the leaders of SASS, was impressed by how many people came out in the snow. "It was a nightmare driving downtown, and yet nearly a thousand people came out to support the movement,” Pryor said.

March for our lives

Kara Wagenknecht and Sadie Rhomberg
March 24, 2018
City High's Shayna Jaskolka ‘18 gives the final speech at the Pentacrest on Saturday, March 24.

[Photo] Shayna Jaskolka ‘18

March 24, 2018
Members of Students Against School Shootings (SASS), hold up a "March for our lives" banner as they make their way to the Pentacrest on March 24. Nick Pryor '18, one of the leaders of SASS, was impressed by how many people came out in the snow. "It was a nightmare driving downtown, and yet nearly a thousand people came out to support the movement,” Pryor said.

[Photo] When it happens.

Marta Leira, Print Editor-in-Chief
December 30, 2018
Volunteers help hand out "March for our lives" signs in front of the Pentacrest on Saturday, March 24.

A protester holds up a poster that reads, "Dear America: love your kids more than your guns" on Saturday, March 24.

[Photo] Amanda Parsons ‘18, Catherine Collins ‘18 and Anna Truszkowski ‘18

March 24, 2018
City High's Ellie Stimmel '18 sings "Lean on me" at the end of the march on Saturday, March 24.

Margalit Frank, a sixth grader from Longfellow Elementary, speaks in front of the crowed on Saturday, March 24.

Holly Sanger, a member of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, gives a speech at the Pentacrest on Saturday, March 24.

[Photo] Holly Sanger

March 24, 2018
Protesters fill the Pentacrest holding up signs on Saturday, March 24.

City High's Shayna Jaskolka ‘18 gives the final speech at the Pentacrest on Saturday, March 24.

Hira Mustafa ‘19, a University of Iowa student, gets interviewed after the march on Saturday, March 24.

[Photo] Hira Mustafa ‘19

March 24, 2018
West High's Lujayn Hamad ‘18 gives a speech before the march at College Green Park on Saturday, March 24.

[Photo] Lujayn Hamad ‘18

March 24, 2018
West High's Nick Pryor '18 gives a speech at College Green Park on Saturday, March 24.

A protester holds up a poster that reads, "This is a pro-life rally" on Saturday, March 24.

Protesters chant and hold up posters as they make their way to the Pentacrest on Saturday, March 24.

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