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Waukee Winter Guard’s Success in IIMA Marion

Last weekend on February 16, Waukee Combined Winter Guard (WCWG) performed at IIMA Marion, their first competition of the season. With a spectacular performance, their show “Disco Dreaming” ended up ranking first out of the five schools in their division.  The show, contrary to the one from last season, features upbeat…

by Miku M  •  Feb 20, 2025
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Overtime has Left Iowa High School Soccer

A surprising change has officially been made for IHSAA (Iowa High School Athletic Association) and IGHSAU (Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union) soccer. Now, during the regular season of high school soccer, there will be no overtime. Before this year, high school soccer games always ended in a win or…

by Victoria Bohnenkamp  •  Jan 31, 2025
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A Look Into the Recruitment Process

Many athletes in high school aspire to continue playing their sport at the next level. Roughly 6% of those kids end up playing in the NCAA. The recruitment process for athletes can be a roller coaster. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and patience to get to play…

by Lena Bruening  •  Jan 15, 2025
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What’s Winter Guard? Is It Worth It?

Although the marching band season has ended, there are still opportunities to participate in similar activities. An example of that is the Waukee combined winter guard.

by Miku M  •  Dec 5, 2024
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The eSports 2024 Winter Season

Find out some of the changes happening on the eSports team in preparation for the winter season and information about how to join.

by Dan Murlaga  •  Dec 2, 2024
Culture

The Warrior Culture

Culture: the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. So what does culture mean in sports? Waukee Warrior athletics has a special culture throughout all the teams. From the way the game is played to the identity and behaviors, sometimes it’s not…

by Lena Bruening  •  Nov 14, 2024
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How Club Sports are Beneficial to School Sports

Many student-athletes are also balancing club sports. Club sports play a beneficial role in those who do school activities. However, it may be hard to balance both club and school sports, as they both go hand in hand with one another. Club sports show how much more improvement you can…

by Makenna Parsons  •  Nov 7, 2024
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Golf Article

With the second and final day of the state golf tournament concluding last Thursday, there is a lot to unpack. The team finished 6th overall in the state, with senior Ian Lantz coming in 8th overall individually. At districts, they shot their team lows, shooting a 292, Freshman Johnny Ward…

by Samuel M.  •  Oct 31, 2024
News

Shooting into Season

With this year’s basketball season starting up soon here are some of the preparations that each of the teams are doing to prepare. The varsity basketball teams are starting their seasons off with weekly open gyms and after-school lifting. With only two returning starters on the girls varsity basketball team,…

by Layla Reed  •  Oct 22, 2024
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An Introduction to Color Guard

Color guard is a team sport that combines dance, music, and props like flags and rifles to create a big performance at home football games. This year the theme of the color guard performance is Ragnarok and one of the captains, James Bohnenkamp said, “It’s such a fun show, we…

by Victoria Bohnenkamp  •  Oct 8, 2024