The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder
The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Atajio Ivy reflects on four years as a varsity wrestler

Chris Bass, STAFF WRITER • February 16, 2018

Pathfinder: When did you find the passion for wrestling? Ivy: It’s a funny story. So, when I first got into wrestling, I didn’t think I was going to stay with it. I knew that my dad had wrestled...

Kotaru and Senior Andrew Eickman celebrate after scoring a point. The season is quickly approaching, and the team is ready. "I wouldn’t say I’m really nervous about anything, I would definitely say I’m just more excited to start playing games, and just to start getting better," Koratu said.

The boys volleyball team is optimistic heading into the season

Noah Gwin, STAFF WRITER • February 15, 2018

With the program losing six seniors, the boys’ volleyball program is starting up again, and the team is hungry for a winning season this spring. The team has seen a swell in numbers, with around 25...

Senior Jacob Brauner attempts to pin his opponent from Parkway South. In the end, Parkway South junior Connor Hale defeated Brauner in 2:29. “Even though I lost that round, the team still cheered me on as if I had won,” Brauner said.

Wrestling team succeeds with strong coaching

Ridwan Oyebamiji, Features Section Editor • February 5, 2018

Suffering a loss only to Parkway South, the wrestling team kicks off their season with an 8-1 record. According to assistant coach Chip Allison, a contribution that has led to their improvement is the...

Freshmen basketball coach Peg Schane provides feedback to her players during halftime against St. Dominic, Jan. 10. The freshmen basketball team has a record of 10-0-0. “I feel like coach Schane has helped us a lot to be undefeated at this point in the season,” freshmen girls basketball team captain Leah Selm said.

Freshman girls basketball coach Peg Schane leads players in an undefeated season

Irene Yannakakis, STAFF WRITER • January 24, 2018

With 40 years of coaching experience under her belt, Peg Schane has used her expertise to coach the freshman girls basketball team through an undefeated season. Beginning her coaching in the Fort Zumwalt...

Senior Sophie Vietor practices her dive at swim practice. As a sprinter, the beginning of a race is important. "My experiences on the swim team have been great," Vietor said. "the practices are really hard, but it helps me push myself."

Sophie Vietor breaks one minute in the 100 yard freestyle

Maria Newton, FEATURES EDITOR • January 19, 2018

Senior Sophie Vietor broke one minute in the 100 yard freestyle at the Kirkwood Invite on Jan. 12 and 13 for girls swimming in her second year of being on the team. Breaking a minute in the 100 yard freestyle...

Setting up to shoot the ball, sophomore Callie Hummel warms up for the Wednesday varsity practice. Hummel attended the Rolla tournament on Jan. 6-7 and played a total of five games at the Arby’s tournament. “It helped me to improve because I played a lot of harder opponents,” Hummel said. “I never really have much competition in the team’s regular league.”

Racquetball team heads to Arby’s tournament

Erin Slutzky, STAFF WRITER • January 10, 2018

On Jan. 5, the Parkway racquetball team packed up to drive to Rolla for the Arby’s tournament. The tournament, a traditional highlight competition for more than 12 years, allows the team to stays in...

Seniors Andrew Lofgren, Zane Yates, Cerow Aligab and Kyle Andersen lead the pack at the Parkway Quad on Aug. 6. During the quad the team won first place, beating Parkway North, South and Central. “I had been kind of worried that I wasn't as in shape as the other guys because I was injured for much of the summer. The competition wasn't overly competitive, so our top 4 worked on running as a pack,” Lofgren said. Photo

Boys cross country wraps up with eighth place at Nike Midwest Regionals

Noah Gwin, STAFF WRITER • December 15, 2017

As the cross country season came to a close on Nov. 12., the team competed for the first time in a regional race in Terra Haute, Ind. Seniors Blake Selm, Cerow Aligab, Matyas Csiki-Fejer, Andrew Lofgren...

Wrestling at a meet in DeSoto junior year, McCallister grapples with his opponent. “[When I’m on the mat] I’ve got a game plan and I’m just ready to go. My head’s filled with what I’m going to do,” McCallister said.

Six minutes on the mat: senior Josh McCallister looks towards state

Nell Jaskowiak, OPINIONS AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • December 15, 2017

At a West High wrestling camp between his eighth grade and freshman year, senior Josh McCallister laid the foundations for his passion. He picked up the skills quickly, and his confidence drove him to...

Freshmen Danny Talbott glides along the ice at his game against Northwest on Nov. 3. “The biggest challenge for me this game was the big crowd,” Talbott said. “I had to drown them out and just play.”

Freshmen Ty Waddell and Danny Talbott score a spot on varsity hockey

Anna Pavlisin, STAFF WRITER • December 14, 2017

After a long haul of training, freshmen Ty Waddell and Danny Talbott made it onto the varsity ice hockey team. Playing hockey since he was four, Talbott worked out all summer at the gym to make the...

Center fielder Jack Swiney hauls in a fly ball for the out. In addition to a 1.000 fielding percentage, Swiney led Parkway West with a team-high mark in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base plus slugging, runs batted in and extra-base hits his junior year. “It’s a lot of hard work to get where you want to be if you want to play at the next level,” Swiney said. “You’ve got to sacrifice a lot of your time and commit to the process.”

Senior Jack Swiney signs to play Division I baseball

Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief • December 12, 2017

In the realm of high school sports, few days on the calendar are considered as significant as signing day. On Nov. 8, four NCAA-bound Longhorns formally put pen to paper as their athletic careers leapt...

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