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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

Swim & Dive

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...

Will Ensley's family poses for a photo Jan. 6 at the shawnee mission Aquatic Center. Photo by Cooper Evans

Something to Swim For

Grace Rau January 30, 2024

The air in the SMSD Aquatic Center was heavy. Condolences and hugs were exchanged as the Jumbotron lit up with an image of the smiling face of Will Ensley as he held a swim medal. Quotes appeared beneath...

New Year, Same Sports

New Year, Same Sports

Rory Dungan and Michael Owens January 27, 2021

Boys' Swim Senior swim captain Brian Harrell and the boys’ team have been excelling in meets this season, and are set to compete at the state championship in February. Harrell individually qualified...

Diving In

Diving In

Michael Owens, Staff Writer January 30, 2020

     As the gun fires, the swimmers dive off their blocks and hit the water in unison. Their only thought is getting their fingertips to the wall. They come up for a breath only when they...

Boys’ Swim Preview

Jackie Sayers, Sports Writer December 2, 2016

As the boys swimming season begins, head coach David Pfortmiller is confident his team will be ready to perform well as a result of their offseason conditioning. “I had aquatic conditioning this fall...

SMNW Boys Dive

SMNW Boys Dive

January 5, 2015

The Shawnee Mission Northwest Boys Swim and Dive Team’s season is one month in and well underway. Oftentimes, the smaller dive team is overshadowed by the larger swim team, but diving has its own competitions...

Not-So-Late-Night Recap

December 9, 2014
Not-So-Late-Night was hosted by Spirit Club for the first time in three years. Winter sports now have an assembly like fall sports do with bonfire. Good luck to all winter sports!
Making Waves

Making Waves

December 15, 2013
We have a lot of people who are going to do reasonably well, but we are going to be very young and inexperienced. Way over half our people are freshman and sophomores.

Defeating the odds

March 7, 2012

After a life-changing accident, junior Ben Koeller made it to the state swim meet despite serious spinal injuries. “I was nervous about the fact that I wanted to make it back so badly,” Koeller...

Boys Swim [Photo of the Day]

Boys Swim [Photo of the Day]

November 28, 2011

Senior Jonathan Volker swims laps at practice. The boys have been training for their first swim meet against Washburn Rural on Dec. 2.

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