Tag Archives: Cross-Country

Challenge Accepted

By Jessica Steger, Current Staff

Talk about the ultimate all-sports all-star.

Dennis Ziegler, the new East athletic director, has committed to a year-long challenge. He has extended an invitation to all East sports teams to give him an athletic challenge, and he will fulfill that request at their practice for that day.

On Tuesday, Ziegler joined the boys varsity soccer team for a pk5 shootout, acting as both a goalie and a shooter. He previously ran with the girls cross country team, running eight Decorah Hills, and joined the girls volleyball team by performing a five-ball drill with them. Continue reading

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Wanie: On Track for Spring Sports

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By Anthony Schlass, Current Staff

As of late, sophomore Katherine Wanie has been battling more mentally than physically with her sports.

Wanie, who is a three-sport athlete at West, has been recently sidelined with a rare condition with fewer than 20,000 cases in the U.S. per year. Sitting out has been psychologically difficult. Continue reading

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Cross Country Runners Hit the Pavement

By Allison Trampe, Current Staff

East senior Kayla Keegan remembers almost getting hit by cars last year while running on a grassy, gravel-filled patch of land between a cornfield and a busy road. Continue reading

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Seeing Double, Once Again

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Twin runners sign with Marquette

By Hannah Johnson, Current Staff

West seniors Aric and Alec Miller have run together, competed against each other, and had classes together for four years. And now, it will be another four years. Continue reading

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