City v. West Soccer
Lottie Gidal, Sports Editor
April 10, 2019
Women "We pay you the big bucks to score something out there!" yelled West High's varsity girls coach in frustration as the game entered its second half, and the coach's sentiments were shared by the expectant crowd. The annual City v. West soccer game was progressing at a slow pace, with only a few ...
Check-In With Tennis
Victoria Weckmann, Reporter
April 9, 2019
Filed under SPORTS
The first men’s varsity tennis meet at City High is officially over, and despite some crushing losses, Evan Hansen ‘19 is optimistic for the upcoming season. “[My goals are] probably to improve as much as I can and win as many matches as I can,” Hansen said. Hansen is not new to tennis ...
Girls Track Team Reaches for Drake Relays at Pleasant Valley
Phoebe Chapnick-Sorokin, Executive Editor
April 9, 2019
Filed under SPORTS
The girls track team has been practicing since February; running, jumping, and throwing almost every day for three months. It has attended many meets and is now working on qualifying events for the Drake Relays. On April 5, it competed in a meet at Pleasant Valley, varsity scoring fifth place with 90 poi...
Early Season Boys Tennis Q&A
Victoria Weckmann, Reporter
April 3, 2019
Filed under SPORTS
As we head into the 2019 boy's tennis season, there are a lot of exciting things to look forward to. Now, John Nicknish ‘22, and Diego Paciotto-Biggers ‘20 spill the tea on the upcoming season. According to Nicknish, this year in tennis is something to look forward to… Q: Have you played ten...
City Places Second at 15th Annual Steve Sherwood Relays
Natalie Green, Reporter
April 1, 2019
Filed under MULTIMEDIA, SHOWCASE, Slideshows, SPORTS, Track
In Search of a Coach: Ultimate Season Starts Up Again
Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos, Features Editor
March 28, 2019
As spring sports start up again, the second year of City High’s ultimate disc club is coming quick. Last year Collin Spratt and Brady Vanlo started the first ever City high ultimate frisbee team. Certified by the American Ultimate Disc League, the team competed at state with more than enough members t...
Cold Temps Cancel Scoring at West High Track Meet
Jae Dancer and Jack Bacon
March 27, 2019
City High girls track kicked off their outdoor season on Tuesday at Iowa City West’s Trojan Relays, but, due to cold weather, the event will not count on the team’s record. Though temperatures were too cold for the event to be officially scored city high still competed to their best ability. “I ...
New Year New Team
Ruth Meehan, Reporter
March 27, 2019
Filed under SPORTS
The 2019 men’s track season has just started bringing in a whole new group of runners, jumpers, and hurdlers. Lower and upperclassmen alike have started to become a team. They have attended four track meets so far and are figuring out how to be a team even when you aren’t all competing at the same time....
LH Sports Podcast: 10 Questions with the New A.D. Phillip Hansen and a Soccer Preview
Jesse Hausknecht-Brown and Julianne Berry-Stoelzle
March 15, 2019
Filed under MULTIMEDIA, Podcasts, SHOWCASE, SPORTS, Sports Podcast
SOCCER PREVIEW City High Men’s Soccer Gears Up for Another State Run The squeak of shoes echoes across the City High gym. Players pass and move off the ball, and cheers for impressive skills occasionally permeate the short games. This is the City High men’s soccer team, who is prepar...
City High Tennis Swings Into Season
Jae Dancer, Reporter
March 15, 2019
Filed under SPORTS
After weeks of bad weather, City High womens tennis swings into the season beginning on Monday March 12th. With practices prior to the season being consistently cancelled and delayed, City High womens tennis has had a rough start to the season. “Not having any practice prior to yesterday means we will have...
Powderpuff Hits the Mark
March 12, 2019
Filed under SPORTS
After months of delays, four teams gathered in the CHS main gym for a chance to show off their volleyball skills. The annual powderpuff volleyball tournament had its second year on Wednesday, and it generated a huge amount of excitement. “It was a really awesome experience,” Younes Rouabhi ‘19 s...
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