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Senior Emma Stone poses wearing her Westminster College t-shirt. Stone announced her commitment on April 4 via Instagram. “Westminster reached out to me. I visited the school, and it just worked out perfectly. Everything about it seemed good, and I knew I wasn't forcing it, so the fact that it came to me made it all that much better,” Stone said. (Courtesy of Emma Stone)

Cleats with a comeback

Ruthvi Tadakamalla, Editor-In-Chief April 21, 2026

The whistle blows, and senior Emma Stone dribbles the ball up the field. Dodging defender after defender, Stone works her way up to the goal. She shoots, and scores! Earlier this month, Stone committed...

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.”

Kick back

Jake Herrmann and Elle Levesque January 12, 2026

With the cold winter nights and gloomy weather, boredom may start to set in for many teenagers. While it may seem hard to find entertainment on a cold winter night, Vetta indoor soccer, which offers boys,...

Parker Kim

Parker Kim

Sanjana Daggubati, Staff Writer October 22, 2025

“[This] season has been amazing so far. Most of the team has been playing together for over four years, so our chemistry is great, [and] I think the team spirit comes naturally [because] we are all really...

Pitching the ball on Apr. 14, senior Henry Wild and his team play against Belleville East. Wild was named scholar athlete of the year by St. Louis Post-Dispatch after maintaining a high cumulative GPA and staying involved with athletics for all of high school. “It’s an amazing honor. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to represent my school [and] what [it] stands for,” Wild said.

Driven to excel

Esta Kamau, Features/Humans of West Editor May 5, 2025

Every year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recognizes a group of students attending high schools all over St. Louis based on their prestige in academics and athletics. This year, senior Henry Wild was chosen...

Posing at Murray State University, junior Kathryn Hardy confirms her Division I commitment to play soccer in college. Hardy played soccer for the majority of her life, but over the summer, her dreams of playing college soccer were fulfilled. “Going into junior year, I went to a couple of identification camps. I went to the Murray State ID camp, and that’s where the coach saw me playing,” Hardy said.

Golden boots, golden dreams

Ruthvi Tadakamalla, Editor-In-Chief October 2, 2024

Weaving the ball through the field, junior Kathryn Hardy makes her way to the goal. With a touch to the right, she sends a shot through to the corner of the net, and… score! These moments have been...

Walking onto the field, freshman Erastus Adewusi wears a pink jersey in remembrance of cancer awareness month. With the number seven on his jersey, Adewusi reflects on his life in Nigeria before moving to America. “I [used to wake up] at 5:30 a.m. and school would end at 5 p.m. [versus] now,” Adewusi said.

Kickin’ it

Lia Emry, Staff Writer May 14, 2024

In seventh grade, freshman Erastus Adewusi and his family stepped off a plane into America after living in Nigeria for 11 years. His mother landed a job in St. Louis as a contract nurse.  After picking...