Sophomore Bradley Ohmes stares into the glowing screen of his grey iPod, watching seniors Colin Saltzar and Maggie Lamons cheering. He closes his eyes, hums along to the beat, and begins replicating the...
Baseball
Varsity baseball is having a better season, so far, than its previous ones. The team has a record of 5-6, as of Apr. 13.
Senior Jack Wineinger leads the batting average (0.474) and triples...
A loud pop rang out. All around her, things seemed to freeze. Dearing’s opponent let her go. The referee stopped the match. Dearing went down, and she couldn’t get back up. The athletic trainer arrived...
*The names in the story have been changed to protect identities.
Surrounded by friends, sophomore Jerald Williams* tapped his phone and placed a $5 bet on the Chiefs on his friend's phone....
Around half the Northwest Competition Cheer team crowded into senior Mary Sanders' basement, awaiting the news.
Broadcasting from Texas: the NCA High School Nationals Ranking Ceremony.
“With a...
On Saturday, Oct. 18, Marching Cougar Pride and 24 other bands attended the Festival of Champions, held in Warrensburg, MO. For the first time in six years, SMNW was back at this marching festival. The...
Heath Wilson walks into the middle of the Northwest gym, surrounded by chattering high school students, the last note of Cougar Fight still hanging in the air. As he approaches, the only thing running...
Kurt Webster walks onto the field for the first football game of the season, joining the other coaches on the sidelines, and puts his headset on — all with a smile on his face.
Previous head football...
Junior Bo Bronson chose volleyball in third grade and stuck with it ever since. As she’s grown up with the sport, Bronson’s played in school and club as well as working out daily for the sport.
“It’s...
Dance team is ready to perform before a roaring student section with hair glitter, smiles and high kicks once again.
To prepare for the season, over summer break they’ve had dance practice, band camp...
While most teenagers were asleep over the summer at 7:15 a.m, sophomore Micah Baker was hitting the hot summer pavement with her cross country teammates by her side.
What started out as soccer conditioning...
In Full Swing
Shawnee Mission Northwest’s varsity softball team has, as of Monday, April 14, started their season off with a 1-9 record
Shawnee Mission Northwest’s varsity softball team has played...
![Juniors Tad Lambert and Lily Reiff watch swim footage Jan. 19 in Room 153. Lambert and Reiff were editing their swim recap for Cougar Roundup. “[KUGR] is such a great environment for creativity but also to form amazing friends,” Lambert said. “KUGR has become like a home for me and I feel like I’ve gotten super close with so many other members.”](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ejohnson_KUGR_7-900x600.jpg)
