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West Po faces off against Fairfax in the March 21 home match.

Tennis Season in Full Swing

Miguel Tsang and Jaylan Post Apr 5, 2024

   With matches having started the week of March 11, the tennis season is now in full swing. While of course, athletes and coaches have been hard at work, training for tennis is wildly different than training for other sports.    “To me, I find...

West Potomac playing Robinson

Will the Explosion in the Popularity of Women’s Sports Spread to the Stands?

Jill Humphries and Olivia Jones Apr 5, 2024

  Behind every record broken, championship won, point scored, and accolade received by successful grown women, is a little girl dreaming and setting goals for herself in the future. Whether it’s watching Caitlin Clark breaking records or sitting in...

The West Potomac Stadium Field

Wolverine’s 7-on-7 Rushes Football to Spring

Rhett Butler and Sebastian Zornes Apr 5, 2024

In the wake of the recent basketball frenzy and with West Potomac spring sports starting up, football will also be in the air. Early football workouts will begin on the stadium field. With the loss of 27 seniors next year the Wolverines need our young...

Norma Martinez and Alisson Mazariegos are co-captains of their girls La Liga team.

Advisory Students Score with La Liga

Nora Fitzpatrick Apr 4, 2024

There’s a new reason to come to class for a whole lot of Wolverines. La Liga, a new intramural soccer league will be played during the 2nd half of advisory. La Liga will include eight separate teams that will be separated by color. Each team will be...

Muchos estudiantes se han registrado en la liga para jugar al fútbol durante el periodo de Advisory.

Introduciendo La Liga de West Po

Sara Lainez, Cultural Editor/Staff Writer Apr 4, 2024

Hay muchos estudiantes que desean jugar para el equipo de fútbol en la escuela, pero no pueden por muchas razones. Una de las razones es porque no tienen tiempo para quedarse después de la escuela para juegos y/o prácticas. “Hay estudiantes que...

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The Madness of March Basketball

Clark Brown Mar 22, 2024

Usually when people think of march madness, they think of teams like Duke and Kentucky winning it all in dominating fashion. Except that is never really what happens. Now more than ever underdogs are taking over the tournament, until 2018 no 16 seed had...

March Madness kicks off March 19th and will go until April 8th
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2024 March Madness Preview

Adler Howell, Sports Editor Mar 20, 2024

March Madness is college basketball's premier end of season tournament. Every year 68 of the best college basketball teams get selected to be a part of the tournament. Selection for this year's men’s and women’s tournaments happened on Sunday March...

March Madness Bracket Challenge Begins

March Madness Bracket Challenge Begins

Emily Butler and Jackson Baker Mar 18, 2024

This March Madness, students can win an ice-cream extravaganza for their advisory with The WP Wire Bracket Challenge!  Students will be choosing the winner(s) of 64 team bracket(s). For a refresher on March Madness, read this background story at https://thewpwire.org/8470/sports/an-intro-to-march-madness To...

Caitlin Clark is now the NCAA All-Time leading scorer
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Caitlin Clark Passes Pete Maravich For All Time Scoring Record

Nora Fitzpatrick, Reporter Mar 7, 2024

Last Thursday, Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark went on social media to announce that she will not return to Iowa for her fifth year and instead declared for the 2024 WNBA draft.  Three days later, she broke the all time scoring record...

Construction of the dugouts at the softball field

Athletic Facilities Receive Major Facelift

Jackson Baker, Sports Editor Mar 4, 2024

West Potomac fans have noticed the various changes brought to the athletic facilities. Since taking over as Director of Student Services (DSA) last April, Mr. Macdonald has brought in many new amenities and has started the process of major renovations...

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An Intro to March Madness

Jackson Baker Feb 29, 2024

When March comes around, most people see the weather getting warmer and the days getting longer. However, many also associate March with the month-long NCAA basketball tournament- March Madness. March Madness is a 68 team single elimination bracket filled...

New York Jets star quarterback Aaron Rodgers down on the field in week 1 right after he tore his Achilles.

The “Curse” of Injuries in the 2023-2024 NFL Season

Thomas Argroves and Finn Johnson Feb 27, 2024

Looking back, the 2023-2024 NFL has been one of the worst years for injuries in the league to date. Many players have had injuries that have ended their seasons and lots more that have kept them out for the majority of the season. The most notable...