Skip to Main Content
The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

The student voice of West Potomac High School

The Wire

Sports

Wolverines' Basketball Season Opens

Wolverines’ Basketball Season Opens

Ray Rhatican, Sports Editor Nov 26, 2013

On Nov. 22nd, the West Potomac basketball team made their first return to the court since their disappointing first-round 69-53 playoff loss to South County last February. None of the five starters on that 2012-2013 squad returned this year, and the composition...

Wolverine Warrior: Eve Hauptle

Wolverine Warrior: Eve Hauptle

Ray Rhatican, Sports Editor Oct 31, 2013

Eve Hauptle is the face of the promising crop of juniors dominating the West Potomac Field Hockey team. On a team stacked with underclassmen talent, her 97 saves are the most of any goalkeeper in Northern Virginia, and the second in the entire DC area....

Wolverines scrimmage at practice (Photo by Madison Condon)

FCPS Takes National Lead in Concussion Prevention

Ray Rhatican, Sports Editor Oct 31, 2013

With concussions on the rise in high school sports, what is being done to protect athletes? Concussions are becoming an epidemic in schools across the nation. While they have always been present in sports, research in recent years has shown that concussions...