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West High athletes share their nicknames and their origins.

Nifty nicknames

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 22, 2020
Mayowa Dokun 22 is exhausted, but holds her hand up in victory after her first win of her wrestling career.

Two sides of wrestling

Carmela Cohen Suarez, Entertainment Editor
January 25, 2020
Ashton Barker 21 tries to turn his opponent during his match at 182 pounds. Barker pinned Hempsteads Andrew Hefel 20 in 1:08.

No cap recap: Barker wrestlers

Joe Goodman and Owen Aanestad
January 19, 2020
Mayowa Dokun 22 is exhausted, but holds her hand up in victory after her first win of her wrestling career.

The progression of the girls’ wrestling team

Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
January 18, 2020
Amelia Stevens 23 and Emily Elizalde 23 joined West Highs first girls wrestling team, gearing up with their game faces.

Wrestling with stereotypes

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 23, 2019
No Cap Recap is a sports podcast with sports editor Yaya Orszula and staffer Anna Gibson.

No cap recap: Pleasant surprises and biggest questions of the winter sports season

Joe Goodman and Owen Aanestad
December 23, 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
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
Follow WSS on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for the most up to date coverage concerning West High.

West High officially announces girls wrestling team

Edward Keen, Arts Editor
November 1, 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
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