Senior tennis player achieves goal of going to state competition

Kate Shau, reporter
October 16, 2012

After four years of playing tennis for the school, senior Sarah Wetzel finally achieved her goal of qualifying for state. The level of competition was extremely high, with every player in the region, including Wetzel, was knocked out in the first round. The tournament lasted from Saturday Oct. 13 to... Read more »

Girls tennis team takes second at home tournament

Kate Schau, Reporter
September 18, 2012

The girls tennis team took second place in its home tournament on Saturday, Sept. 15. Blue Valley High School took first by a margin of two points. All six players made it to the championship round of the tournament and took home two silver medals and a bronze medal. With regionals coming up in October... Read more »

Girls tennis team plays in dual against Shawnee Mission Northwest

Cory Reinoehl, reporter
October 5, 2011

Recently the girls team faced Shawnee Mission Northwest in a tennis dual on Friday, Sept. 30. The team played both varsity and junior varsity teams. The varsity went 3-9 (2-6 in singles, 1-3 in doubles) and the JV team went 4-2 overall (3-1 in singles, 1-1 in doubles.) For the varsity team seniors Kelli... Read more »

Team utilizes no-cut system

Katie Linsey, reporter
September 29, 2011

With 38 players on the girls tennis team, determining which players are on JV and varsity is not an easy process for the coaches. The players compete in a series of matches called challenges to determine their spot on the team. Coaches Casey Kuhn and Sarah Haub decided that the tennis team was going... Read more »

Girls tennis team competes in the Gardner Invitational

Cory Reinoehl, reporter
September 16, 2011

On Tuesday, Sept. 13 the tennis team traveled to Gardner Edgerton High School to compete in the annual Gardner Invitation. Representing Mill Valley High School’s top singles, senior Hillary Rupp played in Pool A where she struggled and lost her three matches 8-0, 8-3, and 8-0. Later in the tournament,... Read more »

Girls tennis team beats De Soto High School overall 7-5

Cory Reinoehl, reporter
September 9, 2011

On Thursday, Sept. 1, the girls tennis team took on De Soto High School. They started off by playing doubles and the varsity team went 3-1. On court one, senior Kelli Rutherford and senior Lauren Shurley lost their match 6-1. On court two, junior Sarah Wetzel and junior JoyLynn Kennedy won their match... Read more »