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The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

The student news site of Iowa City High School

The Little Hawk

Mackenzie Murphy 19 and Alexa Ingram 17 attempt to block a spike.

Volleyball Season Comes to an Early End in 5th Set

Anna Roemerman and Corbin Nguyen November 4, 2016

On Monday, the City High volleyball team faced the Hempstead Mustangs for the final round of regional playoffs. The Little Hawks have already played the Mustangs two times this season with Monday being...

Virginia Mut and Angel

Breaking Barriers

Corbin Nguyen and Anna Roemerman November 4, 2016

Two girls set out with a plan. At the beginning of the summer, they decided they wanted to do something new, something unique. So naturally, they signed up for football. “I feel like people may...

Assistant Principal Natalee Thompson runs in Hickory Hill Park

Playmaker Profile: Natalee Thompson

Victor Kalil, Reporter November 3, 2016

Most runners thrive to complete the coveted marathon race -- the infamous 26.2 miles of punishment on the body. Natalee Thompson, the most recent addition to City’s administrative team, not only...

Lone Trees Jovonte Squiers (#2) escapes the grasp of a Midland defender during his 54 yard punt return touchdown in the second quarter. It was his fourth punt return touchdown of the season.

A Look into Eight Player Football in the State of Iowa

Jonathan House, Sports Editor November 2, 2016

It’s a Friday night in Lone Tree, IA. Like in many towns and cities across the country during the fall, that means it’s Friday night lights. Except in Lone Tree, something is different. This season,...

Annaliese Rummelhart 19 and Kinsee Brands 18 race in the 2016 State Meet.

Girls Cross Country Brings Home Third Place Hardware

Zoë Miller, Reporter November 1, 2016

In the face of adversity, City’s varsity runners, led by four year letter winner Mary Arch, banded together as a team and travelled to Fort Dodge on October 29th for the annual state cross country meet....

Girls Cross Country Plans Annual Run for Relief

Girls Cross Country Plans Annual “Run for Relief”

Lottie Gidal, Reporter November 1, 2016

Every year, the girls cross country team organizes a “Run for Relief," a charity run that benefits an organization, that usually takes place a week or two after the season is over. The run began back...

Anna Denniston 18 shows off her Chicago Cubs jacket.

Student Fans Excited About Cubs’ World Series Championship Prospects

Mina Takahashi, Reporter October 31, 2016

It has been 71 years since the Chicago Cubs last appeared in the World Series, and 108 years since they have won. The Cubs recently defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in game six of the National League matchup...

Little Hawks Take Down North Scott

Jonathan House, Sports Editor October 29, 2016

After struggling in the first quarter of their last few games, the Little Hawks jumped out to a 6-0 lead on a punt return touchdown by Zach Jones '18, and extended it to a 12-0 lead by the end of the first...

Pack Strategy Helps Girls Cross Country Win Districts

“Pack” Strategy Helps Girls Cross Country Win Districts

Addy Smith and Lottie Gidal October 21, 2016

The Girls Cross Country team came into the District meet with a plan in mind. The pack-oriented strategy worked, securing the title of District champion and qualifying the team for the State Meet for the...

State in Sight for City High Volleyball

State in Sight for City High Volleyball

Anna Roemerman and Corbin Nguyen October 18, 2016

Just last week the play-off pairings were released for state volleyball. City High has been matched up to play against Cedar Rapids Washington with the winner advancing to play against either Dubuque Hempstead,...

QB Nate Wieland 17 and the offense stand in the huddle.

Little Hawks Fall to Bulldogs

Jonathan House, Sports Editor October 14, 2016

Football is a game that they say is won in the trenches. That's something that City High head coach Dan Sabers emphasized after City's loss to the Bettendorf Bulldogs. "I've been around football for...

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