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Varsity Football: BV vs Turner

adviser — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:12:46 +0000

Varsity volleyball falls to Aquinas

adviser — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:58:56 +0000

The varsity volleyball team lost to St. Thomas Aquinas 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Tigers lost a lopsided first game 25-12, in a contest marred by mental errors.
They then pulled away at the end of a close match to win 25-19.
Aquinas then showed superior teamwork and sealed the Tigers fate, handing them 25-13 and 25-19 losses.
“[Our biggest problem is] our lack of adjusting to our opponent’s offense,” coach Jessica Palmer said. “We obviously walked on the court with timid behavior and were not as aggressive as I would have liked.”
Looking forward, Palmer said this game showed her who to rely on.
“I think it showed tonight who our most consistent players were,” she said. “They were not phased at all. We need to focus on our consistency, our mental toughness and middle offense. We have to play like we have nothing to lose.”

Varsity football defeats Turner 56-7

adviser — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:21:57 +0000

The Tigers won the Friday-night football matchup against the Turner Golden Bears by a final score of 56 – 7.
Wide receiver, senior Jacob McDermott scored five total touchdowns: three receiving, one rushing and one kickoff return, in a game that was really never in doubt. Senior Bryant Reber also had two interceptions for the Tiger defense.
BV quarterback, junior Kyle Zimmerman made his first career start and hooked up with McDermott for a touchdown on his first pass attempt as a starter.
“It felt very good, I was kind of nervous so it was good to get it under my belt,” Zimmerman said about his first of four touchdown passes on the night.
After the opening kickoff was booted into the end zone by junior Austin Johnson for a touch-back, the Golden Bears first offensive play from scrimmage resulted in a fumble recovered by defensive end, senior Shawn Briley.
The Tigers took advantage on the following play with a 20-yard touchdown connection from Zimmerman to McDermott. From there the Tigers never looked back, jumping out to a 21-0 first quarter lead after a touchdown reception by senior Paul Debey and a 40-yard run by junior Justin Fulks.
Turner bounced back with an 80-yard breakaway run by running back De’andre Walters; however, the Golden Bears were unable to muster any more scoring for the rest of the night.
The Tigers scored twice more in the second quarter on a Mcdermott reception and a four-yard rush by senior Hayden Murray and went into halftime leading 49-7.
Following a scoreless third quarter, BV scored once more in the fourth on a Zimmerman to McDermott pass, going up 56-7.

This week, Turner was ranked 17 in Metro Sport’s Top Twenty-five poll, and BV was unranked.

Volleyball team goes undefeated in season opener

adviser — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:59:56 +0000

Celebrating another point on the scoreboard, junior Taylor Leathers joins her teammates in their after-point ritual. The varsity volleyball team beat Olathe East 25 - 18. They also defeated Topeka-Seaman the same night. Photo by Maria Fournier.

The varsity volleyball team won both their season openers at Olathe East against Topeka-Seaman and Olathe East.
The team defeated Topeka-Seaman easily with scores of 25-9 and 25-22.
The Tigers then won an unconvincing first game against Olathe East, 25-21, with the Hawks threatening the lead at every chance.
After the switch, the Tigers dug themselves a hole early, down 8-2.
They then proceeded to win 9 of the next 12 points to tie the game at 11.
Olathe East capitalized on poor passing for the rest of the game and won 25-16 to send the match to its third game.
“Our passing was really inconsistent,” coach Jessica Palmer said. “Meghan Mahoney, who is usually one of our best passers, was off and it translated to the rest of the team. So that was the main focus of out third game.”
It paid off as the Tigers took up to 11-point leads as they coasted to a 25-18 victory.
“Great start to the season, lots of drive,” Palmer said. “We beat number four in 5A which is possibly where we’re going, so signs of good things to come.”

NBC Action News Skytracker to appear at football game

adviser — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:10:41 +0000

The varsity football home-opener is 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3 against Turner. A Pizza Dance will follow the game around 11 p.m. The dance is $3 and a student ID is necessary for admission.
NBC Action News will appear at the game in the Skytracker helicopter above. Students are encouraged to bring signs directed toward Skytracker, NBC Action News or in support of the team. This is a competition for the HyVee spirit award of the night.
“We are doing a lot of interactive cheers and the run-thorough always gets everyone excited,” cheer Co-Captain, senior Lindsey Benefield said.
The Stridin’ Tiger band will preform the rock-show and the concert show this year at halftime.
“I’m really excited about the show this year,” band member, senior Payton Epps said. “We have a new director and the show is really cool.”

Boys soccer team falls 3-0 at home

adviser — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:21:10 +0000

The boys varsity soccer team started off its season with a 3-0 home loss to Shawnee Mission West last night at Blue Valley West.
“It was a very disappointing loss, but I feel that we will get stronger from it,” junior Cole McCubbin said.
The team’s next game is Thursday night at Mill Valley at 6 p.m.

Girls tennis team continues strong season

adviser — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:31:40 +0000

The girls tennis team won their second game Wednesday, Aug. 25 to make their record 2-0.

The Tigers beat Blue Valley Northwest 9-2, with seniors Ashley Tiefel and Audrey Coventry, juniors Nicole Baith and Payton Meyer, sophomore Jessie Alexander and freshmen Jenny Moon and Shivani Patel playing singles.

Seniors Molly DeBusk and Anna Kebe aided the varsity team in doubles.

“We have a strong team,” coach Nelson Elliott said. “I think we will do very well this year.”

The girls will be playing at a tournament, the Wichita Collegiate Classic, this Saturday, Aug. 26.

Varsity cross country teams determined at intersquad race

adviser — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:34:09 +0000

The cross country team ran its annual intersquad race earlier, with girls starting their run at 5 p.m. and boys at 5:30 p.m. Only BVHS runners compete in the race to determine who will start the season on varsity.
The girls varsity team consists of: juniors Evelyn Davis, Mackenzie Gorthy, Becca McDonald, Jen Kranjec, Bailey Swimmer and Miranda Loats and sophomore Sophie Best.
The boys varsity team consists of: seniors Ben Gaede, Danny Willis and Skyler Trieu, juniors Brian Witt and Ben Strickland and sophomores Grant Poje and Collin Mardis.
The team’s next meet is the Blue Valley Tri at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2 at Stanley Nature Park.

Girls tennis team wins close match against St. Thomas Aquinas

adviser — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:27:13 +0000

The girls tennis team started out their season with a 5-4 win over St. Thomas Aquinas on BV’s home courts.

Seniors Ashley Tiefel, Audrey Coventry, sophomore Jessie Alexander and freshman Shivani Patel all won their matches against Aquinas.

Highlights from the game included Alexander’s comeback from a 3-6 loss in order to take the win.

The girls tennis team will take on Blue Valley Southwest next Thursday at 4 p.m.

“The girls on the team demonstrate excellent spirit as they cheer each other on during practice and matches,” manager Allen Zhu said. “The players look pretty vigorous this year. There’s no doubt that both varsity and JV players will handle this season with mostly victories and great spirit.”

Fall Sports Night this Wednesday

adviser — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:46:57 +0000

Wednesday, Aug. 25, Blue Valley will host its annual Fall Sports Night.
This is a night for athletes and their families to purchase Tiger spirit wear and kick off the fall sports season.
Girls tennis will host a match for Fall Sports Night, while for other sports, such as soccer and cross country, Fall Sports Night provides an opportunity for parents to watch their student athletes compete in more recreational setting than real games and meets.
It also allows coaches to help athletes improve before the real season begins.
“It lets us work on skills we need work on before the real games,” junior varsity soccer coach John Dale said. “We also like it because it’s a time parents come see players in a non-competitive setting.”