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NIL Deals Changing College Athletics

Jackson Baker, Sports Editor
November 22, 2023

As the college football bowl season approaches, many JMU fans, alumni, and prospective students are wishing the team could be awarded for the success they have found on the gridiron. However, the two year...

Athletes Try Out For Winter Sports Next Week

Athletes Try Out For Winter Sports Next Week

Addison Hood and Ireland Mcgee
November 2, 2023

Student-athletes are encouraged to join and try out for winter sports, but all athletes should turn in their physical forms. Here is a look at some of the sports that are hosting tryouts.  Cheer Coach...

West Po Volleyball heads to the Region Quarterfinals tonight. The Senior Class and their families are pictured here.

Volleyball team plays in Regional Quarterfinals

Nora Fitzpatrick and Jacqueline Henwood
November 2, 2023

Last night West Potomac Varsity Girls Volleyball defeated Lewis in three straight sets to advance to tonight’s Region quarter-final at Thomas Jefferson High School at 6:30 p.m. Recently, the team...

A tardy sweep table located in the hallway of the down stairs New Building.

On Time Or Off The Team: West Po Athletics Adopts A New Attendance Policy

Phoebe Schultz, Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2023

This school year, West Po Athletics has cracked down on attendance policies, enforcing strict consequences for student-athletes who obtain many class cuts and/or unexcused tardies. In order to participate...

Some Inter fans are furious with the triumph of City, but a lot of City fans think that they deserved to have their first UCL.

Manchester City Complete Treble After 1-0 Win Over Inter Milan

Brian Cordova Centeno, Staff Writer
June 15, 2023

Last Saturday, Manchester City successfully conquered Inter Milan and took the 2022-23 Champions League to a tense game over a goal by Rodrigo in minute 68. Not only did they win a treble this season...

Allison Balladares, senior, poses with her mother following West Potomac’s “Next Level” Signing Ceremony. Photography by Peter Rainey.

Class of 2023’s College Committed Athletes—The Follow Up

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor
June 1, 2023

If you pay close attention to this newspaper, you may remember an article last November highlighting college-bound student-athletes in West Potomac’s class of 2023. Since then, that list has tripled....

New Athletic Director Takes Reins at West Po

New Athletic Director Takes Reins at West Po

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor
May 8, 2023

Matthew Macdonald was introduced to the role in a press release last month. For the first time in 17 years, West Potomac High School is welcoming a new Director of Student Activities.  Macdonald sequels...

Angel Reese: Unapologetically Black

Jaylan Post, Writer
May 2, 2023

The LSU Women’s Basketball team won the 2023 NCAA National Championship game over Iowa, 102-85 on April 2nd, 2023, headlined by incredible performances by multiple players with the likes of Caitlin Clark,...

State Quarterfinal Flier Design by Peter Rainey with photography from Marcus Relacion.

West Potomac Girls Basketball Sees Season Close in State Quarterfinals

The West Potomac Girls Basketball season drew to a close last weekend as the Wolverines fell 34-42 to the Northern Regional Champion James Madison Warhawks in the Virginia State Quarterfinal round. Ending...

Picture, courtesy of West Po Journalist Roger Velasquez

Spring Sports Try-Outs Ongoing

Roger Velasquez-Medina and Benjamin Price
February 23, 2023

 A huge number of hopeful athletes are currently trying out for teams as Winter sports have wrapped up. Student athletes prepare for the upcoming season. Hundreds of West Po Students have registered for...

Graphic design from Peter Rainey with photography from Sean Daros

West Po Boys Basketball Lies a Win Away From States

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor
February 23, 2023

The West Potomac Wolverines Boys Basketball team, who entered the postseason this month as the fourth seed in their district–let alone region–are now a win away from the program’s fourth state tournament...

Graphic design by Peter Rainey with photography from Aldo Razo, Shariez Salman, and Sean Daros

West Potomac Boys Basketball Looks to Repeat as District Tournament Champions

Peter Rainey and Aaron Moore
February 17, 2023

Coming off a thrilling week of playoff basketball and an upset victory over Alexandria City Wednesday, West Potomac Boys Basketball has earned its way back to familiar territory, the Patriot District Championship...

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