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Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

Posting up, sophmore Allison Wagner guards the ball and looks for a pass. Wagner, along with sophomores Caroline Rath, Jamie Poppen, Natalie Rath and Katherine Martenet played on varsity. "At first it felt like a lot of pressure, but once I got to know my teammates and I know how they played, I became more comfortable," Wagner said.

Girls Basketball looks to thrive after loss of seniors

Bailey Rathert, Staff Writer October 28, 2015
Suffering the loss of their leading scorer, Lee McMullin, and two other seniors, Jan Gagstetter and Natalie Fries, varsity girls basketball is facing a shift in the team dynamic.

Sports cause a rise in overuse injuries

Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer May 18, 2015
With the Spring sports season at its peak, and with an increasing number of students playing sports year-round, student athletes are facing injuries that keep them from being able to compete in their sport.
Creating a positive atmosphere

Creating a positive atmosphere

Claire Martin, Staff Writer May 17, 2015

Playing at the varsity Westminster Game, sophomore Ava Larsen passes to junior Kyla Hatton during warm up. The team ended up losing to Westminster 11-4. “During warm up, the song 'Now Or Never' from...

Student Spotlight: Caroline Bias

Lily Briscoe, Staff Writer May 15, 2015
May 2, junior Caroline Bias and the St. Louis Rowing team took first place in the Regatta, a rowing competition that took place in Indianapolis. Their team raced against six different regions in the Midwest.
Raising the bar

Raising the bar

Hannah Hoffmann, TECHNICAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF May 1, 2015

Spinning in midair to get herself over a six-feet-tall bar, freshman Sydney Kinzy lets go of her pole as she falls to the mat below. Purely a sprinter in the past, Kinzy decided to give pole vaulting...

Keeping heads high

Keeping heads high

Kyla Hatton, Sports Editor April 10, 2015

After a save, junior Jordan Beveridge clears the ball to a teammate in a game against Rockwood Summit. The game was a loss for the Longhorns at 0-3. “We lost that game but our team put in a lot of effort....

Baseball aims to strike out Parkway Central

Bobby Connor, Staff Writer April 10, 2015
The varsity baseball team takes on Central at Ballwin on April 10.
Returning the ball, senior William Tong competes in his match against Rockwood Summit last year.

Boys Tennis preview

Claire Martin, Staff Writer March 27, 2015
The boys varsity team hopes to build off their success from last season.
Junior Evan Shukers prepares for a close play at home against Francis Howell last year. Shukers started on varsity as a sophomore at catcher for most of the season.

Baseball prepares in the off-season

Bobby Connor, Staff Writer March 3, 2015
The Longhorn baseball program has been working hard this past off-season on and off the field.