Tigers fall to Hutchinson Salt Hawks 33-21 in State Championship Game

Jordan Huesers, Jordan McEntee, Co-Editor, Sports Editor
November 26, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the brief about the championship loss that appeared in the December issue of the Tiger Print. The football team fought against the Hutchinson Salt Hawks on Nov. 26, but fell short in the end, with a score of 21-33. The Tigers remained scoreless in the first quarter, while... Read more »

BV defeats Gardner-Edgerton, moves on to State game

Meghan Kennedy, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011

Go BV, Go BV, Go. I Believe that We Will Win. Peel the Banana. We want a Tiger touchdown. These were several cheers the Blue Valley student body participated in at Friday’s sub-state football game against the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers. This marked the fourth time the BV football team advanced to... Read more »

Q&A with fall sport managers

Annie Matheis, Features Editor
November 21, 2011

Varsity Football What made you start managing? Senior Maddie Osmundson: “My brother played football in high school, and I always thought the program was really cool. It looked fun, so I just decided to be manager. I really like watching football. I figured I could be manager and watch a lot of football.” What... Read more »

Tigers repeat 24-21 win over Bishop Meige, advance to Substate

Jordan McEntee, Sports Editor
November 12, 2011

24-21 seems to be a popular score in football games between the Tigers of Blue Valley and the Stags of Bishop Miege. Just like their first match-up this season, the Tigers slid past the Stags by three points in a nail-biting game. Just more than three minutes into the game, senior Kyle Zimmerman threw... Read more »

Sporting KC: Season in review

Jordan McEntee, Sports Editor
November 11, 2011

2004. The last time Kansas City made it to the playoffs for Major League Soccer. But that was the Wizards. 2011. A brand new team with a brand new, state-of-the-art soccer stadium. Sporting Kansas City. The team played its first 10 games on the road, only winning one game. LIVESTRONG Sporting Park officially... Read more »

Boys soccer team takes second place in State championship

Sara Naatz, Co-editor
November 11, 2011

The boys soccer team went head-to-head with the Liberal Redskins on Nov. 5 in a fight for the State championship. The first half began with several runs by seniors Taylor Walter and Cole McCubbin, giving BV players a few chances to score. In the 16th minute, McCubbin scored a goal with an assist by Walter,... Read more »

BV claims 5A State Runner-Up trophy after game against Liberal High Redskins

Hailey McEntee, Staff Writer
November 6, 2011

One game away from making history. The BV boys soccer team played Liberal High School for the State Title on Nov. 6. The first half was scoreless. The Tigers had a few opportunities but couldn’t find the back of the net. Ten minutes into the second half, the Liberal High Redskins scored a goal. Despite... Read more »

Boys soccer team wins in semi-finals, moves on to state game

Jansen Hess, Staff Writer
November 5, 2011

“I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win.” The Kansas City Sporting slogan was the first cheer chanted at the KSHAA Boy’s Soccer State Semi-Final on Friday Oct. 4, which took place at Piper High School. The Tigers proved victorious against the Wichita-Kapuan... Read more »

Blue Valley Tigers Beat Gardner and Win District Crown

October 31, 2011

BV stomps Gardner-Edgerton, 40-6

Jordan McEntee, Sports Editor
October 29, 2011

The game concluded with the student section cheering, “State! State! State!” after the 40-6 win over the Trailblazers of Gardner-Edgerton High School. The Tigers went up early with a throw from senior Kyle Zimmerman to junior Andrew Reinkemeyer with 4:40 left in the first quarter. BV started their... Read more »