Traverse City West Senior High - Athletics

Athletics

Traverse City West's most intense sports rival is with cross-town Traverse City Central High School, while also maintaining a competitive rivalry with Petoskey High School. West competes in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, cross-country skiing, figure skating, dance, downhill skiing, equestrian, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, Juggling Club, lacrosse, chess, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, rugby, sailing, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. West's boys' soccer has won a state championship, and the girls' alpine skiing team has won 2 state championships (2006, 2007.) West has also produced 3 individual state champions, Mackenzie Bickel (Alpine Skiing, 1998 and 2000), Abbey Rider (Alpine Skiing, 2006) and Tori Lockwood (Alpine Skiing, 2009). They have played powerhouse programs such as Detroit catholic central, Birmingham Brother Rice, Rockford High School, Grandville High School, and Midland Dow High School. Their annual game with rival Traverse City Central High School brings in yearly crowds between 10,000 and 15,000 people. West also competes with their conference opponents Petoskey, Cadillac, Alpena, Traverse City Central High School, and Gaylord High Schools, the six largest high schools in Northern Michigan, as a member of the Big North Conference.