• 12/2: Girls wrestling vs. Dubuque Senior @ home
  • 12/3: Boys and girls basketball @ Clear Creek
  • 12/3: Boys swimming @ Coralville Rec Center
  • 12/4: State dance team competition
  • 12/5-7: Boys and girls wrestling tournament @ Xtream Arena
  • 12/5-7: Theatre West's 'Chicago'
  • 12/6: Boys and girls bowling @ Cedar Rapids Washington
  • 12/6: Girls basketball vs. Cedar Rapids Jefferson @ home
  • 12/6: Boys basketball @ Cedar Rapids Jefferson
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A day in the life of Trojan varsity football with Barry Diallo

Yaya Orszula, Sports Editor
October 31, 2022
West and City clash during the second half of the Battle for the Boot game on Friday, September 23.

Homecoming showdown for the Battle for the Boot

Zoe Smith and Paige Albright
September 27, 2022
Ahmed Haroon '23 takes the field for warmups.

The route to recovery

Zoe Smith, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2022
Kyle Chi '23, Cindy Wang '24 and Matthew Jetton '22 participate in their respective sports.

Trojans of all trades

Zoe Smith, Editor-in-Chief
January 19, 2022
The Trojan football team highlights the front page of the Nov. 17, 1995 issue of the West Side Story.

Looking back: Championship football

Barry Diallo, Sports Reporter
November 1, 2021
Jack Wallace '25 looks to pass for a first down against Davenport North on Sept. 17, 2021.

Rising star: Jack Wallace ’25

Owen Aanestad and Barry Diallo
September 21, 2021
This episode of Life After a Trojan features Nate Kaeding '00.

Life After a Trojan: From Trojan Field to SoFi Stadium

Paige Albright, Managing Co-Editor, Podcast Editor
April 7, 2021
WSS staffers Fatima Kammona '19, Allie Schmitt-Morris '19, Grace Christopher '19 and Kara Wagenknecht '19 pose with Mason Sorge '19, Cole Mabry '19 and Justin Thomas '19 on Saturday, Oct. 13.

WSS staffers learn how to play football

Grace Christopher, Broadcast Managing Editor
December 3, 2018
Justin Thomas '19 (3) watches as Tate Crane '20 (10) brings the ball down the field as Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Cam Jones '19 trips him up on Oct. 26, 2018. "I was running over to block for Tate, so when he went down I went straight to catch him or help him up," Thomas said. "Whenever your teammate hits the ground you help them up. It's part of being a team and he would do the same for me."

West to rematch Bettendorf

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 27, 2018
The team celebrates with the boot after their 54-13 win over City on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

West keeps the boot

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 20, 2018
Mason Sorge '19 high-fives Cole Mabry '19 after Muscatine kicked a safety during the first half on Friday, Oct. 12.

West topples Muscatine to become district champs

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
October 13, 2018
West players tackle Linn-Mar's Trey Martin '20 as he brings the ball to their end zone on Friday, Sept. 28.

West football improves to 5-1

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
September 29, 2018
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