The underlying price of high school sports
Michael Lolley, Staff Writer
March 3, 2020
Whether it is fees for a club team, equipment, travel, event admission or other sports costs, families can spend thousands of dollars on athletics. In addition to the cost of club sports, when kids reach high school, parents must pay what is required to participate in high school athletics. “We...
![With 14 years of experience, junior Dorothy Wunderlich pitches the softball to her opponent. During the season, Wunderlich’s bone hit against her hip labrum and re-tore the muscle. “I played the entire season and had surgery the Tuesday after [the last game]. Loving the sport keeps me going [through the injuries]; I would love to play softball in college,” Wunderlinch said. “I love my teammates, and they are really supportive about me being injured.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/quinn-berry-475x317.jpg)
Sophomore Ella Roesch utilizes grit and God to win soccer championships
Claire LeDuc, Staff Writer
August 19, 2019
Looking at the field in front of her, sophomore Ella Roesch hears the first whistle blow in Saginaw, Mich. for the final game that week during the US Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championships. Roesch’s Lou Fusz Soccer Club team is taking on Iowa Rush in the Championship game. Roesch’s team played f...
Senior Nolan Cosgrove scores a Division I spot as a goalie
Ella Mercer and Abbie Zensen
November 14, 2018
After three years of creating a name for himself in high school, senior Nolan Cosgrove has begun preparing for his future at the University of Tulsa. Since the age of five, Nolan has dreamed of playing professionally. Through years of training, he credits his supportive coaches and family for helping him ...
![Cutting away from a Kirkwood player, senior and varsity defender Dylan Zurweller dribbles the ball down the field. The team went into overtime against Kirkwood Aug. 28 and ended the game with a score of 1-0. “We’re actually pretty used to [going into overtime]. Last year we went into overtime a lot, so we have a lot more experience with that, and we were pretty comfortable,” Zurweller said. “We used to not score at all, but throughout this season [our goal is] to start scoring a lot more.”](https://PWestPathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DSC_0009-475x317.jpg)
Girls soccer team poised for successful season
April 18, 2018
With a varsity record of 7-1 and a junior varsity record of 5-1, both girls soccer teams have high expectations for the rest of the season. “We really want to be undefeated for the season,” freshman and junior varsity player Claire Hardy said. “To reach that goal we are working a lot on foot sk...
Junior Moritz Riss adjusts to life as an American teen
Sophie Gulino, Convergent Media Writer
October 13, 2017
Although the vast majority of students live within twenty minutes of school, junior Moritz Riss had to cross an ocean from his home in Southwest Germany to attend Parkway West. Riss is a member of the Youth For Understanding exchange program; he found out about the program through his sisters, who also ...
Varsity soccer player Leul Mesfin takes his skills out of the country
Katie Spillman, Staff Writer
September 29, 2017
While other varsity soccer players are focusing on college, senior Leul Mesfin is taking extra classes and working to graduate early. Mesfin was offered the opportunity to play for the Chievo Verona academy team. “I got this offer from a club team in Italy. I spent last summer in London playing s...
