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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

Spring Sports

SPRING SPORTS BRIEFS

Sophia Ragan April 18, 2025

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...

Senior Brendan Lee poses for a photo in Room 151.

THE PATH TO COLLEGE BALL

Brynna Emler, Staff Writer March 15, 2025

The road to D1 college baseball was certainly unorthodox for senior Brenden Lee, yet he will be on his way to the University of Evansville to play baseball next year. It was a long journey but he had gotten...

Smiling with her team, sophomore Sofia Ellison celebrates after she and her teammates won April 8 at the SM Aquatic Center. Her relay team broke the school’s girl’s 200 Yard Freestyle Relay record. They eclipsed the record by only 0.1 seconds. “I’m really proud of my teammates,” Ellison said. “It’s been a goal for us all season long [to beat the record].” photo by Kara Simpson

Girls Swim Team prepares for State

Emma Wyckoff May 10, 2024

Our very own Shawnee Mission Northwest Girls Swim Team, again, broke the relay record for the 200 freestyle and hopes to set a new one at State. The Girls Swim State Championship is on May 17-18 at...

Under Pressure

Emma Wyckoff April 9, 2024

Junior Easton Volk is walking out of Shawnee Mission Northwest after school. He’s heading to the track. It’s Tuesday, a “hard day.” He already rolled out his legs with a foam roller before practice...

Leaving a Legacy

Leaving a Legacy

Subhead: Math teacher Van Rose wrote a math problem on the pale green chalk board as white dust fell to the floor. The chalk made a soft tapping sound softly, occupying the room of silence. “I...

The Baseball Season has Begun

Cate Taggart, staff writer March 29, 2018

Varsity baseball players stepped up to the plate on Wednesday, March 21 against Blue Valley Southwest for their first game of the season, and lost 5-4. In order to prepare for the season, they have been...

Running Down the Street

Running Down the Street

Matthew Owens, Sports Editor April 18, 2017

The mid season mark is coming up and the track and field team has been successful. The boys team is coming off a win from the Blue Valley relays last week, and the girls had multiple high finishers. “We...

Girls' Tennis Preview

Girls’ Tennis Preview

September 9, 2016

Girls’ tennis head coach Ken Clow thinks his team’s performance against BV West indicates they’ve improved from last season. “I think so far our season is going pretty good,” Clow said. “I...

Train hard, win easy

February 4, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Jackie Sayers [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With less than a month left in the winter sports season, spring athletes...

Run, Throw and Jump

Run, Throw and Jump

May 14, 2015
Varsity track and field’s impressive season is winding down with only a few meets to go including the biggest one of all, the Kansas 6A state championships in Wichita.
Track and Field Gallery

Track and Field Gallery

May 5, 2015

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