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SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

September Athletes of the Month

Sarah Milks, Staff Writer September 11, 2018

Sept. 10 the first athletes of the month were chosen. Senior gymnast Celeste Gordon and senior football player Peyton Carder were picked among their coaches and teammates.

One of the Boys

Sonni Meyers April 23, 2018

  The football team was in need of a kicker in early September. Varsity kicker Triston McCreight was out with a concussion. After winning only one of the nine games last season, the team was hoping...

Will Andy Reid Last?

Will Andy Reid Last?

January 24, 2013

The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t had the best of luck with head coaches lately. Andy Reid, the newest coach for the Chiefs, just signed a five-year contract with Kansas City. Fans are hoping that Reid...

Gallery: Powderpuff Football

Gallery: Powderpuff Football

November 29, 2012

Junior and senior girls played against each other in a powderpuff football game on Nov. 17. The game was held at the SM North district stadium, and the seniors won the game 2-1. photos by Carleigh Whitman   [vc_gallery...

This Week's Special Teachers

This Week’s Special Teachers

September 28, 2012

These teachers were selected by the football captains this week to wear their jerseys. The players chose these teachers as a way of honoring them for being special people in their lives. Here’s...

New to Northwest: Linn Hibbs

New to Northwest: Linn Hibbs

September 4, 2012

Between coaching the football team, teaching weights class and monitoring lunch, Linn Hibbs doesn’t have much free time. However, he is managing to balance all of these things during the first...

Staff predicts Superbowl XLVI

February 4, 2012

Honestly, this will be just as evenly matched as Giant and Patriot games always are. Neither team won convincingly in their Championship games, and to be honest neither teams looked good. The Giants however,...

Fall Sports Wrap-Up: Soccer

Fall Sports Wrap-Up: Soccer

November 6, 2009
The Cougars opened the season by winning the four out of their first five games of the year. After a loss to the highly-esteemed Rockhurst Hawklets, the Cougars fell into a winless streak that lasted until they destroyed the SM South Raiders in a 7-0 blowout.
Fall Sports Wrap-Up: Football

Fall Sports Wrap-Up: Football

November 6, 2009
Coming into the season, the football team expected to secure their third consecutive playoff berth since coach Aaron Barnett took over the program in 2006. Even with the loss of some key offensive players to...
Nick Feighner

Live it up

October 12, 2009
The night was cold and foggy; the turf was covered with dew. I stood with the freshman football team, waiting for the only chance I would have to play “under the lights.” It would be my first night as running back for the Cougars. Adrenaline rushed through my body...
Photo by Hannah William

Coping with concussions

October 11, 2009
Earlier this season, after repeated helmet-to-helmet contact at football practice, junior Jake Todd knew something wasn’t right.“It hurt so bad,” he said. “It felt like there was a knife sticking into my brain.” Todd had suffered a concussion...
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