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Graphic design from Peter Rainey with photography from Sean Daros

West Po Boys Basketball Lies a Win Away From States

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor Feb 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 berth in history. Following a district championship...

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 Feb 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 Game. The Wolverines entered the district...

Graphic design from Peter Rainey with photography from Sean Daros

West Potomac Boys Basketball Prepares to Open Postseason Play

Peter Rainey and Aaron Moore Feb 14, 2023

West Potomac Boys Basketball opens postseason play tonight with a home matchup against conference rival Woodson, the latter end of a home double-header as the girls host Fairfax tonight at 6:00 PM. The boys enter postseason play having won ten of their...

Serving Up Volleyball for All

Serving Up Volleyball for All

Jaylan Post, Assistant Social Issues Editor Feb 9, 2023

Imagine this: the game is at 14-13, with both teams having won two sets each. West Po has been in the fight for their life in the final set, and the crowd, like normal, is on their feet for our incredible team. You see the ball thrown into the air, the...

WPDT outside of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena after competing their Pom dance

West Potomac Dance Team Hits the National Stage

Mercedes Henwood, Social Issues editor Feb 8, 2023

This past weekend, our very own West Potomac Dance Team attended the UDA Nationals competition in Orlando, Florida. This year the team had 20 girls and they competed in the Large Varsity category for pom and jazz. The dances were choreographed by coaches...

Mary Prater in Action

Senior Guard Mary Prater Surpasses 1,000 Career Points

Phoebe Schultz and Peter Rainey Feb 8, 2023

Mary Prater, a senior guard and team captain on the girls basketball team, surpassed the 1,000 point threshold for her high school career last Tuesday in a 43-27 win at West Springfield. She was eight points away from the milestone going into the game...

Lorelei Dean, a senior captain, strikes down an airborn frisbee.
Photo: Kevin LeClaire

Girls Excelling in West Po’s Co-ed Sports

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor Feb 8, 2023

While the VHSL (Virginia High School League) does not offer Co-Ed sports in its participating schools, girls and boys can compete on the same playing field through West Potomac’s club sports which do not affiliate with the VHSL–Ice Hockey and Ultimate...

REC Center Renovations Send Swim Team to Another Lane

REC Center Renovations Send Swim Team to Another Lane

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs and School Issues Editor Feb 8, 2023

Mount Vernon Rec Center will be sitting out the next two swim seasons. Our swim team’s go-to practice spot, first built in 1974, is completely closed down for renovations until sometime in 2025. The 75,000 square foot expansion is expected to include...

Girls basketball team celebrates with coach Colligan  Photo: Team Parent

Girls Basketball Head Coach Brian Colligan Tallies 100th Career Win

Peter Rainey, Sports Editor Feb 8, 2023

With a 42-32 home victory over the West Springfield Spartans on January 12th, girls basketball head coach Brian Colligan broke triple digits in his Wolverine career win column. “The funny thing is I didn’t know I hit [the milestone] until the cake...

Image Credit: Reuters

Round 2 of the Qatar World Cup

(11/25/2022)  Wales Vs. Iran started the day with Iran winning and scoring two goals in the last minutes. Qatar vs. Senegal ended with Senegal winning 3-1. Netherlands and Ecuador had a tie 1-1. It was a very paced game but they tied. England vs. USA...

Why This Year’s World Cup Is a Big Deal To Fans, Old and New

Why This Year’s World Cup Is a Big Deal To Fans, Old and New

Image: FIFA The World Cup begins tomorrow with a bang, kicking off with Qatar Vs. Ecuador. Qatar is hosting this year's World Cup, but due to the weather, FIFA decided to move the event, typically held in the summer, to the months of November and December.  When...

Graphic by Peter Rainey with photos from Shariez Salman.

Tackling Senior Night

Annie Ghaffari and Peter Rainey Nov 4, 2022

West Potomac meets the 8-1 Robinson Rams tonight in a Senior Night matchup under the lights. Emotions will be high, but the stakes will be higher: with a win tonight, the Wolverines will clinch their second consecutive state tournament berth–with a...