City High vs Linn-Mar: Into the Lions’ Den
Ethan Snee, Reporter
October 12, 2018
Filed under Football, SHOWCASE, SPORTS
The Little Hawks are looking to bounce back this Friday after a wild game against Pleasant Valley last week which had to be finished Saturday due to rain. Senior Max Deprenger will lead City High as they look to take down the Linn-Mar Lions. Deprenger has a positive outlook on tonight’s contest, ...
Hungry For More
Lottie Gidal, News and Sports Editor
October 2, 2018
Filed under SPORTS
The annual ‘battle for the Spike’ between City and West’s volleyball teams was one of the first major tests of the season. City was looking to start off with a bang, but with a 3-2 finish to West High, the Spike will be spending the next year across town. This loss was not going to get new head...
Eating Like An Athlete
Lottie Gidal, News and Sports Editor
October 2, 2018
Filed under SPORTS
Every Sunday night at 10 p.m., Naomi Meurice ‘19 is in her kitchen, meal-prepping for the week. From burrito bowls to salads to fruit, she packs it into tupperware, ready to be grabbed early the next morning. “In school lunches I didn’t really get everything that I wanted or needed,” Meurice...
Going With the Flow
Lottie Gidal, News and Sports Editor
October 1, 2018
The Iowa River is one of the most polluted in the country, but Mae Crooks ‘19 doesn’t care. For two hours every day, she is gliding on top, taking in the feel of the water beneath her oars. “During the spring and summer it goes from dark to light and it’s really pretty to see the sunrise,”...
Into the Cougar Den
Kate Kueter, Reporter
September 26, 2018
Filed under SPORTS
The Cougar Invite, held at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School, was the second invite of the girls swim season. “I think [it] is a great middle of the season competition for us,” Coach Zane Hugo said. “It gives us variety in our competition.” Starting off the diving portion for City were ...
Diving Right In
Julianne Berry-Stoelzle, Reporter
September 25, 2018
Filed under SPORTS
In her very first meet of the 2018 swim season, Olivia Masterson ‘20 broke the oldest swim record at City. She swam the 200 Individual Medley in 1:53.52, breaking the previous record of 2:13.89 set by Erica Wockenfuss in 1980. “Everyone was like, “What the heck?’” Masterson said. “Even I was not ex...
Feeling the Heat
Lottie Gidal, News and Sports Editor
September 16, 2018
Filed under SHOWCASE, SPORTS, XCountry
Cross-country runners at the 2018 Heartland Classic pushed past more than just their competitors on Saturday; the 98-degree heat index forced many athletes past their point of endurance. “I was expecting better,” Cece Kelly-Harvey ‘21 said. “People started cutting me off but I just tried to...
“Camo/Yellow Out” Student Section Theme Announced
Owen Sorenson, Reporter
September 14, 2018
This Friday’s new theme for the student section has changed to “Camo/Yellow Out,” in honor of Military Appreciation Night as well as the cheerleaders’ partnership with St. Jude’s Hospital. Yellow ribbons will be passed out for people to wear. This theme is for the home football game aga...
Volleyball Looks To Improve
Quincy Ott, Reporter
September 13, 2018
Sound bounced off the walls and made the bleachers shake before City High’s opening game against West. Nervous energy radiated from the players as balls soared through the air. After the first serve, both sides seemed to let out a sigh of relief, starting their respective seasons. After a disappoint...
The Unfriendly Friendly
Alberto Ortiz, Reporter
September 11, 2018
The US and Mexico have released their rosters for the friendlies this month including for when they play each other September 11th in Nashville, Tennessee. The US plays Brazil and Mexico plays Uruguay on September 7th. After looking through both of the rosters, they tell me that both countries are...
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