Spring Sports – Westside Wired

Seals Named Next Baseball Coach

Connor Stephens, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

February 10, 2020

The Westside athletic department has named Otis Seals the head varsity baseball coach, where he will take the reins this summer. The news when Westside Community schools sent out a press release on Monday afternoon. “Otis Seals has been named Head baseball Coach for the varsity baseball program at...

Seven Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent Wednesday

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

November 13, 2019

Senior student athletes and their families, teachers and coaches gathered on Wednesday morning in the Guidance IMC to celebrate each respective athlete signing their National Letter of Intent. Here is what each athlete had to say about their commitment. Trevor Barajas: Baseball at Iowa Western Community...

Greco Announces Retirement After 26 Years

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

August 8, 2019

In the spring 1994, Westside baseball was looking out on a new horizon with new head coach Bob Greco taking the reigns. Twenty-six seasons, 21 state tournament appearances and 13 titles later, the math instructor is stepping down from his post as head man. "What a wonderful opportunity it was for...

Dunford to Become Next Girls Soccer Head Coach

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

June 18, 2019

In January, former girls soccer head coach Nathan Moseley was looking for an assistant to add to his coaching staff. When the search was complete, Elite Boys Academy technical director Chris Dunford was on the sidelines. Now, six months later, Dunford has agreed to become the next head of the Westside...

Westside Sprinters Earn Wild Cards to State Meet

Will Cohen

May 17, 2019

At the end of the A-4 District track meet, Juniors Dylan Folda and Darian Sopka had not yet qualified for the State meet. Late Saturday, May 12th, it was determined that Folda and Sopka had qualified due to filling wildcard spots. Sokpa (100m) and Folda (300m hurdles and 110m hurdles) competed in the distr...

Season Recap: Westside Baseball Falls Short of Goal in 2019 Spring Season

Connor Stephens, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

May 17, 2019

The Westside Baseball teams season came to an end in the districts final on may 4th after beating Columbus in the semifinal earlier in the day. Westside had a great season and just missed receiving the wildcard to get into the state tournament. Head Coach Bob Greco felt the team had a great season and...

SEASON RECAP: Girls Soccer Looks Ahead to Next Year, Moseley Steps Down

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

May 14, 2019

Last Thursday, the Westside girls soccer team lost to the first ranked Millard West Wildcats in the first round of the state tournament, ending their season. Although the team lost many key players last year, they stayed consistent throughout this year and kept above .500 ending the regular season with ...

Westside Track and Field Teams Host to District Meet

Tommy Connelly, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

May 10, 2019

Westside High School is hosting a NSAA Track and Field District meet on Friday, May 10. The districts were rescheduled from May 8 due to the weather conditions. The track events will take place at 2 p.m. Westside is hosting Bellevue West Senior High School, Elkhorn, Elkhorn South, Millard South, Millard N...

Girls Soccer Prepares for State Matchup on Thursday

Jaden Taylor, Sports Journalism Staff Writer

May 8, 2019

Tomorrow, the Warriors girls soccer team heads to Michael G. Morrison Stadium to face off against the first ranked Millard West Wildcats in the first round of the state tournament. The road to the state tournament was very different for both of these clubs. The Warriors headed into districts off of tw...

Season Recap: Boys Soccer Rebuilds During Trying Year

Aidan Flairty

May 8, 2019

Last week, the boys soccer team took on Bellevue West in district play. Although the team did not make it to state like previous seasons, they still had its victorious moments such as wins over Millard West, Omaha Central and making the Metro Conference Tournament semifinals. Ethan Goldner was a senior on t...

Westside Girls Don’t Give Up, Qualify for State Tournament

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

May 2, 2019

The Westside varsity girls soccer team was on the outside looking in on the top ten in Class A wildcard points heading into their first district game of 2019. Behind an early goal from Kaley Heinz, the Warriors squeezed by the first round of the postseason with a 1-0 win. On Thursday, the Warriors...

Boys Soccer Prepares for District Play

Aidan Flairty

April 29, 2019

The boys soccer team is going into a very important part of the season as districts starts on Tuesday, April 30. So far ,the warriors have had ups and downs this season. The ups include victories over ranked teams such as Millard West and Omaha Central and the downs include a 2-0 loss to Creighton...