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Senior Tyler Heath considers his pitch on the Spartans mound. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Zeitler (@r_zphotography))

Too cold for the cats

By Carlos Allen, Senior Reporter March 18, 2024

On the afternoon of March 18, when the high was only 39 degrees, the West Chicago Wildcats Varsity baseball team took a quick trip down Roosevelt Road to face the St. Francis Spartans. It was a match-up...

Texas A&M CC Islander vs. Texas Southern Tigers. The first game of the 2022 NCAA D1 Mens Basketball tournament, featuring the Texas A&M Corpus Christie Islanders and the Texas Southern University Tigers.

March Madness preview: The favorites and the underdogs

By Carlos Allen, Senior Reporter March 14, 2024

March 17th was selection Sunday for the NCAA Mens Basketball D1 Tournament (also known as March Madness). Selection Sunday is when the NCAA comes out with the 68-team bracket and shows which teams play...

Junior Arizbeth Zuniga (#20) steals the ball from the Hawks in a hotly-contested fight for control over the center of the field.

Wildcats go distance in tie game against Hawks

By Dhanveer Gill and Nancy Sanchez March 13, 2024

The West Chicago Wildcats faced off against the Hoffman Estates Hawks in a dramatic Varsity game on the clear evening of Tuesday, Mar. 12, which culminated in a tie game. Kickoff began promptly at 6:40...

The baseball field at disk on opening day, when the Wildcats would go on to win against the Hawks.

West Chicago Wildcats win on opening day

By Carlos Allen, Senior Reporter March 12, 2024

On an unseasonably warm winter evening at Lee Pfund Field in Wheaton, IL, the West Chicago Wildcats Varsity baseball team set out to play the first game of their season against Hoffman Estates. West...

UFC announcer Bruce Buffer introducing a  fighter at UFC 283 (Royalty Free Photo courtesy of delmiro@gmail.com via depositphotos)

UFC 299: Miami fight predictions

By Sebastian Alarcon, Multimedia Content Creator March 9, 2024

The upcoming UFC 299 match on March 9 at Miami is viewed highly as one of the best cards of the year so far. Fireworks and fists flying are expected tonight, with a stacked card from top to bottom that...

Senior Judith Benitez rounds the corner with junior Xamantha Ramos hot on her heels during Sept. 29s Powderpuff game, which pitted the upperclassmen against each other in a flag football showdown.

Girls’ flag football declared an IHSA sport

By Emily Ziajor and Sasha Baumgartner March 7, 2024

There are only 30 seconds left in the game: sweat drips down everyone's face, and the score is too close for comfort as the opposing team sets up their play in the hopes to tie the game. Just as the athletes...

There is a reason why baseball is considered Americas past time: there is nothing quite so exciting as Opening Day. (Royalty-free photo courtesy of The Boston Globe via Wikimedia Commons)

Baseball season is officially underway

By Zach Wiegele, Senior Reporter March 3, 2024

The crack of the baseball bat as it collides with the ball during warm-ups is unmistakable. The scent of hot dogs (no ketchup, of course - this is Chicago) fills the air, and the hum of excited fans, eager...

The West Chicago Track Team gets ready for there races.

Boys’ track and field competes in 2024 Panther Invitational

By Ryan Zalak, Sports Editor March 2, 2024

West Chicago's boys' track and field team ran their fourth meet of the year, the Panther Invitational, on March 1 at Glenbard North High School, ultimately tying for fourth place with a score of 10 points. The...

Seniors Sydney Bennema, Ellie Wingstedt, Kailey Sabala and Jamie Sticha smile after a successful play against East Aurora. The Wildcats won 59-44.

West Chicago girls’ basketball season ends with 23 wins

By Drew Zeman, Senior Reporter March 1, 2024

After a promising start to the 2022-23 girls' basketball season, the West Chicago Community High School Wildcats finished 23-8. There was no point in the season when the girls let down their guard...

Fans look for seats in the packed FMC Natatorium in Westmont as the day gets underway.

Splashing into the state championship

By Sasha Baumgartner and Dhanveer Gill February 24, 2024

During the weekend of February 23-25, the WEGO boys' swim team headed to the IHSA state championship that took place at FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois. The prelims for the championship occurred...

The girls wrestling team is ready for its match on December 8 in Bishop Gym.

Taking down the competition

By Fernando Calvillo-Morales, Multimedia Content Creator February 23, 2024

With a legacy cemented on the wall to display athleticism across the Bishop Gym at West Chicago Community High School, senior Jayden Huesca-Rodriguez advances this weekend to the IHSA State tournament...

Logan Bremner, a sophomore, waited for the dye to set while he ate his pasta.

[PHOTO ESSAY] A hair-raising tradition (that seems to work)

By Brandon M. Heath, Multimedia Content Creator February 18, 2024

Lucky rabbits' feet. Four-leaf clovers. Unwashed socks. There are a number of superstitions athletes rely on to help them win in competition, but one of the more interesting ones is that of West Chicago...

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