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The Warrior Culture

Culture: the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. So what does culture mean in sports? Waukee Warrior athletics has a special culture throughout all the teams. From the way the game is played to the identity and behaviors, sometimes it’s not…

by   •  Nov 14, 2024
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How Club Sports are Beneficial to School Sports

Many student-athletes are also balancing club sports. Club sports play a beneficial role in those who do school activities. However, it may be hard to balance both club and school sports, as they both go hand in hand with one another. Club sports show how much more improvement you can…

by Makenna Parsons  •  Nov 7, 2024
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Golf Article

With the second and final day of the state golf tournament concluding last Thursday, there is a lot to unpack. The team finished 6th overall in the state, with senior Ian Lantz coming in 8th overall individually. At districts, they shot their team lows, shooting a 292, Freshman Johnny Ward…

by Samuel M.  •  Oct 31, 2024
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Shooting into Season

With this year’s basketball season starting up soon here are some of the preparations that each of the teams are doing to prepare. The varsity basketball teams are starting their seasons off with weekly open gyms and after-school lifting. With only two returning starters on the girls varsity basketball team,…

by   •  Oct 22, 2024
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An Introduction to Color Guard

Color guard is a team sport that combines dance, music, and props like flags and rifles to create a big performance at home football games. This year the theme of the color guard performance is Ragnarok and one of the captains, James Bohnenkamp said, “It’s such a fun show, we…

by Victoria Bohnenkamp  •  Oct 8, 2024
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The Rise of Volleyball

The volleyball girls journey through the season with some tough opponents

by Barbara Roberts  •  Oct 4, 2024
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A Look Into a Cross Country Runner

Girls cross country has started off the season stronger than ever. They have spent all summer training for the season. Many people do not know how much you have to put in and do for cross country the sport itself. Some of the girls cross country runners have shared their…

by Makenna Parsons  •  Oct 4, 2024
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Powderpuff Title Up for Grabs

The annual competition between the grades in football

by   •  Sep 24, 2024
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Waukee Warriors Gear Up for Homecoming 2024

With homecoming a week away, many students are preparing and looking forward to all of the events. Heres some of the events you can look forward to.

by Payton Burkhead  •  Sep 18, 2024
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A New Start

With the 2024-25 football season beginning with two big wins, one against the Little Cyclones in Ames and the other against the Wolves from Northwest, the Warriors have utilized an all-new receiving core. The Warriors’ newest offensive addition, Maverick Inman has caught 13 passes for 291 receiving yards and two…

by Tavian White  •  Sep 16, 2024