West Newsmagazine

3 days ago | westnewsmagazine.com | Warren Mayes

In their fourth trip to state, Parkway West seniors Kai Daudsyah and Winston Gao ended their careers with a third-place finish in the Class 2 state tournament at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. Longhorns coach Katelyn Arenos said the pair “were excited to make it” to the state tournament again. “They knew they would have to play well to get to the championship,” Arenos said.

3 days ago | westnewsmagazine.com | Warren Mayes

Lafayette’s Gaylen Laster predicted his boys golf team could finish in the top four in the Class 5 state golf tournament and bring home a trophy. The Lancers proved Laster’s prophecy correct. Lafayette earned a fourth-place finish with a two-day total of 588, on rounds of 295 and 293. “Well, I wasn’t a liar,” Laster quipped. “I’ll tell you what, that’s always the goal going into a season. Win the conference and district and bring home some hardware from state.

1 week ago | westnewsmagazine.com | Warren Mayes

Parkway South’s baseball team ended one streak and hopes to break another one this weekend. While hosting, the Patriots stopped a 13-year district title drought by defeating top-seeded Eureka 7-6, winning the Class 5 District 2 tournament. It was the first district championship for Parkway South since the 2012 season, when Patriots claimed the Class 4 District 4 crown. It was the 10th overall district title for the program.

2 weeks ago | westnewsmagazine.com | Lisa Russell

No matter what your age, your heart may be older than you are – sometimes by decades – according to scientists in the U.K. They have developed what they say is a revolutionary new way of measuring the heart’s “true age” using MRI technology. The scientists call their cutting-edge technique a game changer, adding that it could potentially transform how heart disease is diagnosed by catching problems early on, before they become life-threatening.

2 weeks ago | westnewsmagazine.com | Kate Uptergrove

In a few short days, public and private pools will open for summer, and kids of all ages will be testing out their jumps, dives, slides and strokes. Kids are fearless and therein lies the challenge for parents, grandparents, babysitters and camp counselors. It only takes a minute for a fun day at the pool, or around any body of water, to turn upside down.