Northwest Fall athletics found success in the 2014 season similar to other teams based in Kansas City.
Northwest experienced a rewarding fall athletics season in 2014. Most fall sports were host to an excellent season in regards to performance. The teams with less satisfactory years still had their uplifting moments.
Read the rest of this story in the December 12th edition of the NW Passage.
The Royals advanced to the playoffs even with having the least amount of homeruns and walks in the MLB. The only other team to ever do that is the 1985 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals. Their improved offense in the postseason was the pivotal factor in their success.
2014 Postseason Offensive Statistics for the Kansas City Royals
| Player Name | Batting Average | RBI (Runs Batted In) | Slugging Percentage (Percentage of player’s hits that aren’t singles) |
| Alcides Escobar | .292 | 5 | .415 |
| Norichika Aoki | .195 | 3 | .195 |
| Lorenzo Cain | .333 | 8 | .417 |
| Eric Hosmer | .351 | 12 | .544 |
| Alex Gordon | .204 | 11 | .370 |
| Billy Butler | .262 | 8 | .333 |
| Salvador Perez | .207 | 6 | .276 |
| Omar Infante | .255 | 6 | .373 |
| Mike Moustakas | .231 | 7 | .558 |
| Jarrod Dyson | .125 | 0 | .125 |
![Junior Venti Neaderhiser and senior Dylan Paflas work on their robot March 21 in Room C. The robotics team worked on their robot, Fred, to prepare for the FRC Worlds competition. “I was working with the bumpers on our robot that protect [the] frame [for] when we hit or bump into something,” Neaderhiseri said. “We have put a lot of work into building and coding the robot and have run into many difficulties but we have overcome every issue.” photo by Jack Pischke](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JPischkeRoboticsteam-7-1-1200x795.jpg)
