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![In game months apart, senior Brett Ottensmeyer and junior Noor Hacking stand as quarterbacks in their respective games. Ottensmeyer was a four-year quarterback for the Longhorns; Hacking served as quarterback in the 2025 powderpuff game. “There are many challenges [to being a woman in sports]. People underestimate you and you have to work extra hard to get recognition. Sports are a big part of my life because I have played sports my entire life and have grown up [seeing] women set a high standard,” Hacking said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Untitled-1.jpg)
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![Stretching his arms and pushing through the water, captain of the varsity boys’ water polo team and senior Max Moore reaches for the ball during the game against Lafayette High School on April 14. The game also marked Senior Night, celebrating the seven seniors of the team. “It was a really close game the whole time, and we ended up winning six to five. I scored two goals. It's kind of sad [because this is my last season], but it's also a lot of fun,” Moore said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MBS_7153-edited-1200x801.jpg)
SportsTurning the tide -
![West High’s girls’ and boys’ track and field school records are plastered next to the gymnasium entrance. In 2023, the girls’ varsity 4x200-meter relay team set a school record — the most recent track and field school record. “[My] freshman year, we almost made it to state. We made it to sectionals but came up short by 0.79 seconds from advancing,” Love said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC_1232-1-1200x800.jpg)
SportsPassing the baton -
SportsTwo countries, two overtimes, two goals, two victories, two golds -
![Discarded to the side, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams merchandise sits in a trash can after the two National Football League (NFL) teams left the state of Missouri. Both the National Hockey League’s (NHL) St.Louis Blues and Major League Baseball’s (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals, two other Missouri professional sports teams, have been in the city since their developments in 1967 and 1882, respectively. “St. Louis fans are incredibly loyal, judging by [the MLB’s] Cardinals and [the NHL’s] Blues. Team owners on the whole, not so much, judging by the [National Football League’s] Rams. This is more a function of ownership and profit than fan loyalty,” government teacher and football coach Melvin Trotier said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC5875-2-1200x900.jpg)
SportsAnother one bites the dust: Missouri set to lose a second NFL team in 15 years -
![With every second on the mat counting, junior Jaeda McRaven struggles against her opponent in a wrestling match. On Dec. 9, McRaven competed at a girls' wrestling tournament at Rockwood Summit. “I have been doing pretty well this season, [especially] with being able to place on the podium at some matches, but overall, [I] have been trying very hard to [qualify] for state,” McRaven said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSC0206-1200x800.jpg)
SportsPinned by perseverance -
SportsMore than just a game -
SportsAnother season, another story in the middle of its creation -
![Senior Matthew Thomas holds up a stuffed soccer ball, a keepsake he brings to all his soccer games, including Vetta. In 2023, Thomas joined a coed team named S&R along with a group of his friends from school. “Vetta is one of the best parts of the winter season. Friday and Saturday nights playing my favorite sport with my friends is definitely a core memory,” Thomas said. “[We’ve] seen it grow more and more through our school since we started our team, and it’s good to see other friend groups making fun memories like we are.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_8527-1200x800.jpeg)
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