RECAP: Football Extends Success Against Columbus

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

October 22, 2019

This past Friday, the Warrior varsity football team took the hour and a half bus ride down to Columbus, Nebraska and set up shop for their fourth district game of the year. The Columbus Discoverers had had a rocky start to their district campaign, just barely losing to Creighton Prep and then getting...

PHOTO GALLERY: Varsity Football v Elkhorn South

Emma Rieser, Sports Photo Editor

October 16, 2019

Westside Football Defeats Second Ranked Team of the Season

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

October 15, 2019

This past week the Warrior football team stepped onto the field up against their third top ten ranked opponent of the year in the Elkhorn South Storm. Coming into the game the Warriors kept a 1-1 record against ranked opponents throughout the season. The Storm, however, were still winless in ranked ga...

Playing for a Purpose

Josh Siegel, Sports Journalism Co-Editor-In-Chief

October 11, 2019

Every day, you can find high school athletes working on their game in practice for a chance to show their skills in a matchup once or twice a week. But what if their hard work could pay off in a different facet while still doing what they love? That is the question Athletes 4 Children hopes to answer. Thi...

PREVIEW: Football Excited to Take on Road Task at Elkhorn South

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

October 11, 2019

Football is back again for week 7 as the season is getting nearer and nearer to the playoffs. With three games left for all Class A teams, district winners are still up for grabs between all 6 groupings. In District 5, the top four out of six teams are all battling it out in the standings. As of rig...

Warriors Break Class A Record

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

October 11, 2019

This past Friday the Westside varsity football team hosted their second district game of the season against the Omaha Northwest Huskies.  The Huskies of Omaha Northwest had had a rocky start coming into 2019 as they were 1-4 going into the contest. Their lack of offense was a big reason for their reco...

PREVIEW: Westside to Take on Huskies Friday Night

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

October 4, 2019

The latter half of the season is upon us. The leaves start to turn to colors, the t-shirts and shorts head to the drawer and the thermometer starts to become negligible of what anything above 70º is. But most importantly, there’s district football to be played. Tonight the Warrior varsity football w...

RECAP: Warriors Fight Past Jr. Jays in Homecoming Win

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

October 1, 2019

This past Friday the Warrior varsity football team set up camp at Phelps Field for the highly anticipated homecoming matchup versus the Creighton Prep Jr. Jays. The Jr. Jays came out to the field wearing their normal white away uniforms matching up with their student sections white out campaign. However, in...

PREVIEW: Westside Hopes to Take Home Victory in Rival Game

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

September 27, 2019

Arguably the biggest high school sports rivalry in all of Nebraska sets center stage on Phelps field tonight as the #6 Westside Warriors and the #9 Creighton Prep Jr. Jays both look to steal a win from their arch-rival. The Warriors come into this week with a 3-1 record and are looking to get their fi...

Game Notes: Omaha Creighton Prep at Omaha Westside

Jonathan Snover, Sports Journalism Co-Editor-In-Chief

September 26, 2019

The public address announcer at the 2018 edition called the matchup the "greatest rivalry in Omaha." The Omaha World-Herald's Mike Patterson called it "that time-honored rivalry." It's Omaha Creighton Prep at Omaha Westside, and it's at Phelps Field on Friday night. --->Since 2010, Westside holds...

RECAP: Football Falls to 2-1 After Tough Away Loss

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

September 17, 2019

This past Friday, the third-ranked Warrior varsity football team headed down to Seacrest field in Lincoln for a top ten matchup against the seventh-ranked Lincoln Southeast Knights. Both teams came into the game coming off convincing wins against unranked opponents. However, Lincoln Southeast dropped multi...

PREVIEW: Warriors Head to Lincoln for Their First True Test

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

September 13, 2019

Week three is upon us and the Warrior varsity football team is headed up against their first true challenge of the season in the Lincoln Southeast Knights. The Warriors start this week coming off of two convincing wins against two unranked teams in Pavilion La and Bellevue East. Through those games, the ...