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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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At a field hockey team dinner, sophomores Sarah Kline and Annie Zahoran blow up another balloon for a competition to see who could not let the balloon drop to the floor on Sept. 2. Members of the field hockey program met at Coach Dawn Callahan’s house for a team dinner of Italian food.  “We were playing keep it up with the balloons as a competition between our three teams, but we ended up popping all of them. I was really struggling [to blow the balloons up] but we ended up having a lot of fun anyways," Kline said.

Photo of the week – Sept. 2

Kathryn McAullife, CEIC Intern • September 6, 2019

     

During a game against the Lindbergh Flyers, sophomore Karen Trevor-Roberts guards her goal. “I do everything to make sure the ball doesn’t get into the goal, even during practice when a lot of balls are being shot against me,” Trevor-Roberts said. “[Field hockey] gives you a family. It teaches me teamwork and even helps with social skills. It also teaches me how to balance school and sports.”

From a failed dream to a future Olympian

Zoe DeYoung, Staff Writer • April 11, 2019

"Speechless." That is how sophomore Karen Trevor-Roberts describes the moment she discovered she will be attending Sport EuroTour Drivjer GK Academy in Amsterdam, deemed to have the “top training and...

Getting ready for their first session, the field hockey team meets other campers in preparation for training. The camp consisted of five training sessions over three days, totalling at just over 10 hours of practice. “We were barely in our dorm rooms because we were busy going to practices, games and of course meals,” senior and varsity captain Olivia Reimer said. “[Before this camp] we had never gone out of town with our team, so it helped us bond and learn more skills that we can incorporate into this season.”

Field Hockey team attends training camp at the University of Iowa

Carly Anderson, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief • September 18, 2018

With 12 girls, two coaches and enough suitcases to slow their cars down, the field hockey team embarked on a four-hour drive to Iowa City, Iowa for a three-day training camp with the D1 University of Iowa...

Navigating an obstacle course, sophomores and JV field hockey players Haley Keller and Rishita Nannapaneni work together to compete against their teammates in a bonding exercise. In preparation for their first game of the season Aug. 24, both the JV and Varsity teams got together for their annual Pasta Night dinner at their Head Coach Dawn Callahan’s house. “I really wanted to win because I’m really competitive, but it was hard with those eclipse glasses on,” Nannapaneni said. “I loved bonding with the team. In order to play good as a team, you have to be connected outside of the game because then you know you can rely on them to be there for you in the game and in real life.”

Photo of the week – Aug. 20

Carly Anderson and Sabrina Bohn • August 24, 2018

Pushing the ball to a teammate, junior Ashley Avery takes a free hit against Whitfield on Sept. 29.

Field hockey sisterhood looks to succeed in postseason

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor • October 21, 2015
Going into the postseason with a 12-5-1 record, Parkway West field hockey heads to the state tournament.
Junior Maggie Walkoff takes a free hit Sept. 8 against Clayton, creating a scoring opportunity.

Sticking With It

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor • October 1, 2014
Varsity field hockey improves their record with new players and coaching staff.
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