Senior Sarah Lawson receives Kenneth Smith award

Jakob Twigg, JagWire sports editor
December 14, 2018
Filed under GIRLS GOLF, SPORTS, Top stories
Senior Sarah Lawson received the Kenneth Smith award on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in recognition of her achievements in golf, as well as community service, successful academic history and leadership. All high school golf team coaches and athletic directors from throughout the Kansas City Metro area a...
Jaguars lose to St. Thomas Aquinas in the sectional championship game

Katya Gillig, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief
November 10, 2018
Filed under FALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS, Top stories
The Jaguars lost to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 30-7 on Friday, Nov. 9 in the sectional championship game. The loss ended the Jaguars’ season with a final record of 7-4. Senior running back Cameron Young believes the season was a success, as the team was able to get better each week. ...
Jaguars take down St. James Academy to clench the regional title

Taylir Charest, JAG people editor
November 2, 2018
Filed under FALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS, Top stories
The Jaguars took the regional title on Friday, Nov. 2, defeating the St. James Academy Thunder 24-7. The Thunder received the kick off to start the game and were forced to punt the ball away on the first drive. Senior defensive back Ben Hanson credits his defensive coach in training them f...
After moving to the 6A class, girls win first state cross country title in school history

Ally Nguyen, JagWire editor-in-chief
October 28, 2018
Filed under CROSS COUNTRY, FALL, SPORTS, Top stories
The girls cross country team won the school's first state title Saturday, Oct. 27 at Rim Rock Farm. Running in 6A for the first time, the team scored 41 points, and freshman Katie Schwartzkopf finished first with a time of over 20 seconds faster than the second place finisher. The boys placed f...
Jaguars win first round of playoffs against Topeka West

Katya Gillig, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief
October 28, 2018
Filed under FALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS
The Jaguars defeated the Topeka West Chargers 49-10 in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, Oct. 26. With the win, the Jaguars will move on to the regional round of the playoffs. After a bad snap and an intentional grounding penalty by Topeka West, the Jaguars had the ball deep in Charger ter...
Boys soccer season ends with 3-1 loss to Shawnee Mission West

Ben Wieland, Jagwire opinions editor
October 26, 2018
Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS
Standing in the rain after the Jaguars’ 3-1 defeat at the hands of Shawnee Mission West on Thursday, Oct. 25, head coach Arlan Vomhof attempted to summarize exactly what happened. In the end, Vomhof just said “those things happen.” The Jaguars scored first with a header from senior team captain ...
Boys soccer defeats Shawnee Mission South 3-2

Anna Owsley, JagWire reporter/photographer
October 24, 2018
Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS
Boys soccer beat Shawnee Mission South 3-2 on Tuesday, Oct. 23, earning a spot in the regionals championship game. Eight minutes into the first period, Jake Ashford scored the first goal of the game off a pass by junior Riley Ferguson, giving the Jags a 1-0 lead. “Riley [Ferguso...
Volleyball loses in sub-state tournament

Sam Hanson, JagWire reporter/photographer
October 24, 2018
Filed under FALL, SPORTS, VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball team placed second out of the four teams in their pool at Olathe Northwest on Saturday, Oct. 20. The team lost to the defending 6A state champions and this means the team did not qualify for state. Based on their season ranking, the result did not come as much of a surprise to...
Gallery: Girls and boys cross country win their first 6A regional meet

October 21, 2018
Filed under CROSS COUNTRY, FALL, SPORTS
Jaguars win in final regular season game

Katya Gillig, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief
October 21, 2018
Filed under FALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS
The Jaguars defeated the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves 56-7 in their final regular season game on Friday, Oct. 19. Before the game, football seniors were recognized. Head coach Joel Applebee is proud of the seniors and what they mean to the team. “I love them. They work really hard,” A...