Crocs Country
Boys and Girls Cross Country teams gain unity from wacky shoes. Tacky, ugly, uncomfortable, atrocious, dysfunctional, out-of-style? None of these things worry the cross country teams when they slip into their classic clog Crocs and model them to school in unity this year. The girls’ cross country team started this trend about a year ago, […]
Run to the last
Run to the last On September 2nd, the West side Country Country vs. Harrison high school race was started at 9:00 a.m. As the race began ,the boys ran through the way they’ve ran a lot times. Several West side runners were beyond most of other runners. After going up from the slope, the time was […]
David Czerwonky shares his running story
David Czerwonky ‘17 has been running in cross country and track since he was in junior high. He was inspired to start running after being bullied for his weight in the locker room. After a few years of running, he became one of the best runners on the team and is now possibly eligible to […]
Cooper Williams
As a top runner in the state Cooper Williams is looked to as a leader on not only his team but from other teams in the area. “Really i just go out and run and try to improve myself and help improve the team.” On a team that is defending a state title the team […]
Evan Johnson continues to improve
This may be Johnson’s last year of high school, but his days of running have no end in sight. A year after winning state in cross country and getting 41st in the state, Evan Johnson ‘16 hopes to repeat with a changed up varsity lineup that still sees Johnson as the 2nd best runner […]
Going for Gold
Cross Country After winning state last year, the Boys’ Cross Country team is shooting for gold again. With a strong senior class leading the way, including Cooper Williams, Dylan Williams and Evan Johnson, the team feels good about this year. Junior Andrius Kriauciunas says “We are training to win another state championship but would […]
XC has Team Success
For a while now, the West Lafayette Cross Country team has had success. The team has won semi-state more than once and have been invited to Nike Nationals and all sorts of different events due to their running ability. Rachel Bales ’15, a runner for the girls cross country team, said it’s due to Coach […]
Cross Country Runs to State Meet
The last Saturday of October, the cross country state meet was held at the LaVern Gibson Sports Center in Terre Haute. Twenty-four teams as well and individuals competed for dominance. “We worked hard this year,” said girls’ captain Hayley Yocum ’14. The team started practice mid-summer and has been running six days a week since. […]
Sports have successful year
As another school year comes to a close, lets go back in time and take a look at some of the more memorable games and moments of the 2012-2013 school year: 10. WL vs. BC– In the 2012 J&C Hoops Classic, the Lady Devils took on the returning champion Benton Central in the semi-finals. It would […]
WL sports for dummies
For some, sports are not in their main interests and therefore they are uninformed about what actually goes on with our school sports. Given that, here is some basic information about West Side sports. -Girls Tennis Coach: Tim Wright Key Players: Sasha Sokolchik ’15, Miriam Frank ’13, Rival: Harrison Last Sectional Title: 2012 Season: Spring -Boys […]
