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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

Junior Ella Mackiewicz shoots a free throw March 13 in the Wichita State Koch Arena. The girls' basketball team went on to win the championship game against Topeka High 61-54.

Lady Cougars win state basketball tournament

Elizabeth Kuffour, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2021

The Lady Cougars basketball team defeated the Topeka High School Trojans 61-54 on March 13 in Wichita State University's Charles Koch Arena, winning the championship round of the Kansas High School Activities...

35 Seconds to Shoot

35 Seconds to Shoot

January 20, 2013

[vc_column width="2/3" el_position="first"] [vc_column_text width="1/1" el_position="first last"] High school basketball teams have played with the same strategy for a long time. When a team is up at...

Sophomore Tatum Graves gains possession of the ball from the Lawrence Lions during the varsity basketball game on Jan. 8. The Lady Cougars defeated the Lions 72-35.

Photo of the Day: Lady Cougar Basketball

January 8, 2013

Sophomore Tatum Graves gains possession of the ball from the Lawrence Lions during the varsity basketball game on Jan. 8. The Lady Cougars defeated the Lions 72-35.

Brand admires her toss at a practice.

Throwing the distance

April 16, 2010
She can sing, play the piano, figure statistics, read Shakespeare, and she’s going to Duke. Oh, by the way, she is a national champion in Discus, too.

Meseke receives new heart

April 2, 2010
Former basketball coach and math teacher Ben Meseke was the recipient of a heart transplant on March 13 and is at home recovering from the surgery. Meseke took a leave of absence on Nov. 6 because of a recurring...
Senior Steve Carver goes up for a dunk during the second half of the last game of the season. This was his final high school basketball game.

Stunned into silence

March 12, 2010
The NW fans sat in disbelief. Leavenworth had run down the game clock to less than 10 seconds when senior Kyle Wiggins began to cross-over his dribble, slowly working closer to the basket. Suddenly, he pulled up and swished a two-point basket. Coach Mike Rose had called a timeout...
Alex Revis

Step it up, underclassmen

February 26, 2010
The boys’ basketball team had been on a three-year home winning streak until SM West beat them on Feb. 2. The Cougar fans were very disappointing in this game. Although the score was close throughout the game...
Upcoming games

Upcoming games

February 24, 2010
Upcoming games including girls' basketball, wrestling, boys' basketball, and wrestling.

Lady Cougars fall short at ONW

February 17, 2010
The Lady Cougars lost in a hard fought battle against the Ravens of Olathe Northwest on Tuesday night 50-42. Although the Cougars held the score even at halftime at 17 all, the Ravens proved too dominant in the second half.
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