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The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle

The student news site of Atlantic High School

AHSneedle

2015 Senior Zach Brooks kicks the ball upfield during a game. Brooks graduated in the class of 2015. (File Photo 2015)

Boys Soccer Season Preview

Matt Smith April 1, 2015

by Matt Smith The Atlantic boys soccer season will open up on April 2 against Underwood. The JV will play at 5 pm and the varsity will follow around 6:30 pm. Some expectations from head coach Justin...

Boys Track Results at Central

Boys Track Results at Central

Jena Brosam March 30, 2015

by Jena Brosam Last Friday, March 20, the boys track team kicked off their season at their first track meet at Central College. The boys placed 8th out of 19 teams. Head coach Alan Jenkins said overall...

This was the Atlantic girls track team first meet of the season, with strong finishes from junior Tiffany WIlliams.

Girls Track at Central Results

Savannah Sorenson March 24, 2015

by Savannah Sorensen On Saturday, March 21, the girls track team started the season off with an indoor meet at Central College. Approximately 27 teams competed, with the Trojans finishing 14. Junior...

Junior Brendan Holmes won the 400 meter hurdles not only winning the event, but breaking the meet record with a time of :55.52.  Holmes has participated in track for three years.

A New Beginning

Savannah Sorensen March 24, 2015

by Savannah Sorensen It’s spring, and boys and girls track is just one of the few activities getting underway at AHS. It’s a new beginning for both teams with losing last year’s seniors but gaining...

Senior Nick Podhajsky is excited for his younger brother to join him on the tennis team this year.

Pre-season Boys and Girls Tennis

Jena Brosam March 20, 2015

by Jena Brosam As of Monday, March 16, the boys and girls tennis team had their first official practice of the 2015 season. This year there are 20 boys and 22 girls out for tennis, with a total of 42...

Junior Ryan Hawkins, sophomore Garrett Franken, and senior Joey Walker all received either All Conference or All State honors for basketball.

Trojan Basketball Players Receive Conference and State Honors

March 17, 2015

by Kyle Krueger Recently announced by the Iowa Newspapers Association, junior forward Ryan Hawkins has been named 3rd Team All State in basketball. Hawkins was also unanimously selected 1st Team All...

Even though the Atlantic Trojans defeated the Glenwood Rams 2 out of 3 games in the season, the Rams will advance onto the Boys State Basketball Tournament next week.  They will represent the Hawkeye 10 conference.

Hawkeye 10 Team Advances to State Tournament

March 3, 2015

by Kyle Krueger The Glenwood Rams played the Denison Monarchs in our very own AHS gym last night for the third round of districts. The Monarchs are this year's Hawkeye 10 Conference champs, which caused...

The Trojan boys basketball team ended their season with a record of 12-10.

Trojan Boys End the Season

February 27, 2015

by Kyle Krueger and Skye Thompson The Trojans took on the Glenwood Rams following an exciting game which ended in a win for the Harlan Cyclones against the Creston Panthers. The Trojans started off...

Senior Reid Nichols finished his high school wrestling career receiving eighth place at state and breaking the school record for career wins.

2015 State Wrestling Recap

Savannah Sorensen February 24, 2015

by Savannah Sorensen February 19-21 was the annual Iowa High School State Wrestling tournament held at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Trojans qualified four wrestlers and had five wrestle...

Senior Tristen Benn works hard on defense attempting to block a shot by Denison.  Benn, along with four other seniors, were honored on Tuesday for Senior Night.

Hard Fought Game on Senior Night

February 20, 2015

by Kyle Krueger The Trojans hosted the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs in the final regular season game of the year on Senior Night. The school honored this years seniors and their parents after the junior...

The picture on the left was provided by the Des Moines Register article on senior Tayler Pettit.  Sophomore Drake Roller is pictured on the right.

Roller Advances to State Due to Critical Injury

February 19, 2015

by Zac Stork Sophomore Drake Roller will be wrestling at the IHSAA State Individual wrestling tournament after a Creston wrestler collapsed on the mat at State Duals on Wednesday. In the semifinal...

Junior Ryan Hawkins was the top scorer on Monday night, having 21 points.

Small Loss in Carroll

February 18, 2015

by Kyle Krueger The Trojans traveled to Carroll Monday night to face the Tigers, who were holding a strong 15-4 record. This team is known to be very athletic due to the fact that three of their starters...

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