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The Student News Site of Olathe West High School

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The Student News Site of Olathe West High School

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Girls Wrestling Season Continues Amidst Injuries

Girls Wrestling Season Continues Amidst Injuries

Addison Smith, Caleb Chacon, Stella Brown, and Zach Darby February 1, 2023

Girls Wrestling season started in mid-November, led by head coach Lucas Vincent and assistant coaches Kelly Ledesma and Amanda Robinson.  The team won first in the Wrestling Girls Varsity Tournament...

Boys Basketball Rundown

Boys Basketball Rundown

Annie Self, Writer February 1, 2023

Boys Basketball is having a hot season. The boys currently stand third in the state and have an overall record of 10-1. Not only have the boys been doing great as a team, they are also accomplishing goals...

Football Season Concludes; Players Reflect

Football Season Concludes; Players Reflect

Addison Smith and Miranda Elgin December 2, 2022

Football season ended Nov. 11 against Olathe Northwest, wrapping up the fall sports season. Even though it wasn’t the outcome they wanted, the team had many other victories and successful moments...

Coach Brad Ball, seen here in a huddle with the 2021-2022 varsity boys basketball team, is known for his compassionate coaching style.

Coaching Matters

Corinne Zieg, Writer November 28, 2022

Recently, in the fall print issue, I talked about how student athletes deal with certain amounts of stress and pressure from their sports, which can be made worse by over-demanding coaches that want perfection...

Senior Spotlight: Fall Sports

Senior Spotlight: Fall Sports

Bryce Mallory and Annie Self November 14, 2022

Senior athletes share their personal experiences with their sports as they finish their final fall season playing for Olathe West. 

Triple Threat: Girls Cross Country Wins Third State Championship

Triple Threat: Girls Cross Country Wins Third State Championship

Corinne Zieg and Caleb Chacon November 5, 2022

On Oct. 29, the girls Cross Country team made history yet again. Competing at Rim Rock Farm, they placed first and gained their third consecutive State title. The team had been dominating many of their...

As the varsity football team plays against Shawnee Mission North, Griffin cheers on the team on the sidelines.

Nolan Griffin: Brightening Olathe West One Cheer at a Time

Emily Harter, Writer October 22, 2021

It’s Friday night and the lights of the stadium are shining down on the grassy field as students begin filing into the rows of bleachers. You see a student running across the field chanting, “O-W,...

 Olathe West girls basketball beats Shawnee Mission East 72-16 in their second fall league matchup.

Basketball is Back: Girls Basketball Begins Fall League

Emily Harter, Writer October 1, 2021

On Sept. 19, Olathe West girls basketball began their fall league games, marking the beginning of their training for the 2021-2022 season following their third place tie finish in the 6A state tournament...

Senior Girls Commit to Play College Basketball Over the Summer

Senior Girls Commit to Play College Basketball Over the Summer

Tyler Burkett, Writer October 12, 2020

Over summer break, seniors Bailey Collar and Mackenzie Hart signed to play basketball at the collegiate level.  For both players, this accomplishment was the culmination of many years of work. “I...

Cancelled Spring Sports, and their Seniors

Cancelled Spring Sports, and their Seniors

Sydney Brown, Editor N Chief May 4, 2020

Recently, Kansas students found out that they would not be returning to school for the rest of the year. With this news, spring athletes had to say goodbye to their seasons which had not even started....

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