Rugby team places 2nd at state tournament
May 11, 2010
The Blue Valley District Rugby team competed in the state tournament on Saturday, May 8. The team placed second, losing to Saint Thomas Aquinas in the championship game. Read More →
Staffer experiences Final Four games from the sidelines
May 7, 2010 • Sam Brennan, Staff writer
Sitting on the hard wooden floor, in clothes designed to fit a man, I’m mopping up the sweat that’s pooling off the players. Doesn’t sound like the most glamorous job, right? Well it is. Sitting on the court for all the Men’s NCAA Final Four Championship games in Indianapolis, is pretty much...
Frustration of not making team inspires continued pursuit of goals
May 7, 2010 • Matthew Gruber, Staff writer
Bitterness, heartache, shame and despair all accompanied me on that burdensome evening in early March. I sat alone on a Friday night thinking to myself, “How am I going to handle this? What can I do now? I’ve lost everything I worked for. This is what I wanted most out of this year.” That night...
Star pitcher grabs attention of pro scouts
May 7, 2010 • Ryan O'Toole, Sports editor
It’s a warm mid-April day. Wind whips the American flag in sharp cracks. An unassuming blond on the pitcher’s mound winds up and releases, a split second later, a leather snap. A scout’s radar gun lights up. 93 MPH. Scouts from multiple major league teams are looking at senior pitcher Ryne Stanek...
Five BV girls sign for college soccer
March 22, 2010
On the Wednesday before spring break, five senior girls signed to different colleges around the country to play soccer. Those five girls were Brooke Lickteig, Alysha Palacio, Jay Palm, Evan Palmer and Sally Stromme. “These girls have the opportunity to play at the next level because they have put...
Girls basketball team loses to Olathe South in state tournament
March 12, 2010
Sophomore Taylor Leathers catches the basketball after Olathe North scores a basket. Blue Valley lost to Olathe North 55-44. Seniors Nicole Gloor and Nicole Berry watch the game from the side line during the last minute of the game. Blue Valley was down by ten points. Varsity girls basketball coach,...
Boys basketball loses to Blue Valley Northwest
February 14, 2010
The BV boys basketball team faced Blue Valley Northwest last night and lost 38-34. The starters for the Tigers were Steven Stinson, Paul DeBey Jr., Anthony Abenoja, Hayden Murray and Doug Austin. The Tigers came out strong in the first quarter, but ended the quarter losing with a low score of 7-9. The...
Seniors sign with colleges for football scholarships
February 3, 2010
Seniors Anthony Abenoja, Tyler Disney, Ethan Reinke and Bryant Stephens signed with colleges on Feb. 3 . Abenoja and Disney signed with Pittsburg State University, while Rinke signed with Kansas State University and Stephens with William Jewell College. Each player had a chance to thank his supporters...
"Pink-out" basketball games tonight
February 2, 2010
BV is hosting girls and boys sophomore, JV and varsity basketball games tonight against Blue Valley North. The theme for all of the games is pink-out in support of breast cancer awareness. The boys sophomore team is in the auxiliary gym at 4 p.m. while the girls JV team plays in the main gym. At 5:30...
Injury leaves state hopes for senior wrestler questionable
February 1, 2010
The wrestling team is without undefeated senior Nick Pearch while he recovers from an injury, which he said is a separation of the clavicle and sternum. Pearch was State runner-up last year and won the 215-pound division at the Bobcat Classic on Jan. 16. “It takes an undefeated wrestler out of...
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