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The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

Sports

Fort Hunt Lacrosse Night

Matthew Hanley May 4, 2017

As the Junior Varsity lacrosse players lined up for the opening face-off, so did the entrance to the stadium. The stands started to fill with local youth lacrosse players participating in Fort Hunt Night and hoping to someday be where the West Potomac...

Coach Stamos

Boys Lacrosse Prepares for Spring Season

Cami Santa Anna and Maliah Hawkins Mar 19, 2017

Tryouts for junior varsity and varsity spring sports recently concluded. Each tryout participant has to meet the sport’s standards in order to make the team, as they all require hard work and dedication from both the coaches and players. This is especially...

Goalkeeper Lindsay Freewalt during a West Potomac 2016 soccer season game

Senior Season for Spring Sports

Claire Callahan and Bella DeMaso Mar 5, 2017

The spring sports season always accompanies the end of the school year, but for this year’s graduating class, it marks the end of their high school career too. For some, participation in student athletics has significantly shaped their four years at...

Winter Track and Field Districts

Winter Track and Field Districts

Natalie Terwilliger and Sophie Anderson Feb 4, 2017

As the winter sports season closes, winter track begins the most competitive aspect of the season: district competitions. Runners race in a variety of events, some of which include 100 meter dash, 4x200 meter relay, 500 meter dash, 3200 meter, and many...

All About Erging

All About Erging

Madison Davis and Shahtaj Ali Jan 3, 2017

November 28th marked the first day of winter conditioning for many sports, introducing to crew members, the ergometer. What originally started off as a medieval torture device slowly became a way for rowers to train when conditions prevent rowing on the...