The Student News Site of West Ottawa High School

The West Ottawan
The Student News Site of West Ottawa High School

The West Ottawan
The Student News Site of West Ottawa High School

The West Ottawan
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Battling through injury

Saunder Sotok
May 22, 2025
Team captains get instructions from the game officials before the start.

[Photo] A novice fan’s guide to water polo

Baylee Davis
May 14, 2025
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[Photo] Stories from winter sports athletes

Jonathan Kern, Griffin Dobb
March 24, 2025
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Fulfillment through teaching

Kayla Jones
March 13, 2025
Quotes from rugby, volleyball, water polo, swim and dive, and track and field explain the important aspects of their sport.

[Photo] Beyond the spotlight

Kayla Jones and Keemaria Payne
February 19, 2025
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Motivated by parents’ sacrifices

Jeyleen Jaramillo
January 20, 2025
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Dedicated to making a positive impact

Joel Cosgrove
December 18, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Family first

Teagan Johnson
December 17, 2024
Many of WO's great athletes.

[Photo] Point/Counterpoint: Should athletes play more than one sport?

Taylor Catton and Monroe Nienhuis
December 3, 2024
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[Photo] West Ottawa athletes have rock-solid support

Brooke Villemure
December 3, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: From friends to brothers

Colin Schneider
October 22, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Coming back from a concussion

Brandon Rockafellow
October 9, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Finding family

Francis Norton
October 4, 2024
Turkstra laying the body and setting the tone in the Panther's season opener last season

[Photo] AAA Turkstra

Teagan Johnson
September 19, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Finding joy and friendship through hard work

Anne Uzelac
June 2, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Curiosity pays off

Mckenna Weliver
May 30, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Craving the competition and the friendships

Carson Dobb
May 3, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: A magical moment

Luc Pepper
April 22, 2024
Collin Roelofs delivers a pitch prior to the injury that has him sidelined.

[Photo] Collin’s comeback

Makenzie Baldwin and Eden Hamilton
March 26, 2024
Sr. Gabby Reynolds has worked incredibly hard to become one of the best basketball players in the state.

[Photo] Sr. Gabby Reynolds is impressively “different”

Reese Jungblut
March 18, 2024
Sr. Aidan Eppard drains a mid-range shot during a unified game.

[Photo] West Ottawa hosts unified basketball tournament

Helen Sachs
March 18, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Feeling welcomed by the senior cheer team

Arianna Loveless
January 25, 2024
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: A frightening decision was the right decision

Addy Scholten
December 1, 2023
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[Photo] Diving into purple

Makenzie Baldwin and Addy O’Connell
November 9, 2023
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[Photo] Humans of West Ottawa: Rescued by lacrosse

Sydney Wilcox
November 7, 2023
Last year Helen Sachs found herself in this position; first with nobody behind her

[Photo] The challenge to be great again

Ana Niziolek and Ellie Mayo
October 2, 2023
Soph. Tyler Noblett had a strong season on the ice; hard work will make next year even better.

[Photo] Noblett knows hard work

Teagan Johnson
March 14, 2023
Positive energy and support are two of the qualities that make Steve Bowyer an outstanding coach.

[Photo] Bowyer guides the swim team to annual success

Emily Voss
March 13, 2023
The Panther hockey team celebrates a recent win with members of the Black Hole.

[Photo] New year, new team

Teagan Johnson
February 20, 2023
Varsity cheerleaders are some of the hardest workers at WO.

[Photo] Making hard work look easy

Sarai Garcia
February 15, 2023
Keegan Angel embraces Sam Smalldon

[Photo] Sam Smalldon: Comeback time

February 15, 2023
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[Photo] My journey to find a sport I love

Anna Anderson
January 17, 2023
Mark Cosgrove dribbling down the court before a horrible ACL tear

[Photo] Rehab or quit

Maylee Levandoski
November 16, 2022
Mark Cosgrove playing in his 2021 football season

[Photo] Friday night to spotlight

Kamryn Dumas
October 31, 2022
Jr. Elliot Dozeman in the middle of his serve at a home match.

[Photo] Mythbusters: Golf and Tennis

Tyler Berens and Nathan Riley
October 26, 2022
Grandville spikes the ball over as Magaly Lemus attempts to block it.

[Photo] Today’s athletes are NOT soft

Jillian Garcia and Samantha O’Connor
October 27, 2022
Panther captains head to center field for coin toss.

[Photo] The road to victory

Mark Cosgrove
October 5, 2022

[Photo] Gabrielle Reynolds: She’s all that

Chelsea Overbeek
October 4, 2022
Author Maylee Levandoski, playing for the West Ottawa panthers at a home game

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Maylee Levandoski
September 30, 2022
Come add your energy to a packed house tonight for the game at Grandville.

[Photo] West Ottawa basketball heads to Grandville tonight in the district finals

Ben Riley
March 11, 2022
Anaya gets her hand raised after coming out victorious

[Photo] Leading the charge

Owen Foster
February 1, 2022
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[Photo] He led with compassion, empathy, and cheeeeeese cuuuuurrrds

Sidney Hogan
December 17, 2021
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[Photo] Boys Basketball Virtual Senior Night

Halle Pratt and Kate Roudebush
April 21, 2021
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