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Northwest Volleyball Wins First State Championship in School District History
On November 2, the Northwest High School volleyball team won the state tournament in a game against Dowling Catholic. In their three short years of existence, the Northwest volleyball program has managed what no Waukee volleyball team has ever done before; Win a state title. Despite being a relatively young…
US Open Celebrates Winners
On September 9 and 10, the well-earned titles of US Open singles winners were given to Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. The US Open is one of the most anticipated tennis tournaments of the year; it is one of four Grand…
WWE Merges With UFC
On September 12, 2023 on ESPN, UFC’s parent company Endeavor and WWE’s shareholders officially merged both companies, forming a $21.4 billion dollar company called TKO. So far the merger has had both the WWE and UFC laying off over 100 employees, executives and superstars. WWE released superstars Dolph Ziggler, Shelton…
Iowa vs. Iowa State Football Recap
On Saturday, September 9, 2023. The Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0) avenged their loss from the year prior against the Iowa State Cyclones (1-1), at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, by a score of 20-13. Senior, Adrienne Hodges exclaimed, “The trophy is back where it belongs, go Hawks!” It was a…
Russian Skating Duo Ends Partnership in Contract Controversy
On August 31, 2023, Valsilisa Kaganovskaya confirmed the end of her skating partnership with Varleriy Angelopol on her Instagram because of a contract he presented to her earlier in the month. The well-known Russian skating pair Kaganovskaya and Angelopol have won a handful of awards over the past years. They…
Waukee Northwest vs. Waukee Football Photo Recap
What a night! With a packed Den, the Northwest High School Football team was able to secure a 20-17 win over their crosstown rivals. The Wolves scored 13 unanswered in the fourth quarter to earn the victory over the #5 ranked Warriors. Select an image to download and view it.
Northwest’s Biggest Game of the Year: Waukee vs. Northwest Football Preview
For the first time in school history, the Waukee Warriors and the Northwest Wolves will play under the Friday night lights to decide once and for all who runs Waukee. The parents, students, and most importantly the players have all been anxiously waiting for this one game since the schools…
NBA Record Shattered by Lebron James
On February 7th, 2023 history in the NBA was broken when Lebron James (38) beat the scoring record at Crypto Arena in Los Angeles, California after it was held for 38 years by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar beat it on April 5th, 1984, scoring 31,420 points in his career. Many students…
Boys Wrestlers Take on State
The Waukee Northwest wrestling team competed in the Iowa High School Athletics Association (IHSAA) state tournament from Wednesday, February 15th until Saturday, February 18th, located in Wells Fargo Arena. The wrestling team had 10 out of 14 athletes qualify for state by placing 3rd or better in their district bracket.
Waukee District Rivalry
On Tuesday, December 6th, at Waukee Northwest High School, the two best basketball teams in the state face off… and they happen to be rivals. Waukee and Waukee Northwest are the two highest-ranked teams in the state (at the time of publication) and for good reason. The Waukee district’s athletics…