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...
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...
Boys basketball upsets top seed Eisenhower in quarterfinals of state tournament
Nora Lucas and Sammie Volkamer
March 7, 2018
Filed under BOYS BASKETBALL, SPORTS, Winter
Boys basketball defeated the Eisenhower Tigers 68-64 in the quarterfinals of the state tournament in Topeka on Wednesday, March 7. The Tigers were the first seed and the Jaguars were eighth, but after this win, the Jaguars will play in the semifinals Friday against Bishop Carroll. The first half ...
Journalism places second at KSPA state competition
Grace Lovett, JAG reporter
May 9, 2017
Filed under NEWS, Top stories
Mill Valley journalism, which includes student journalists from the JagWire newspaper, the JAG yearbook and MVTV, won the title of second place at the KSPA state journalism contest on Saturday, May 6. This is the 15th consecutive year that Mill Valley News has placed in the top three at state. Mill...
Stress levels were high, but that didn’t top the excitement at the state game
Kendall Gaignat, JAG reporter
November 29, 2016
Filed under OPINION, Opinion columns
I'm sure most of you, like me, went to the state game this past Saturday. The game was by far the most stressful and suspenseful game I've ever been to for any sport. Honestly though, the suspense made the win that much sweeter. When I’m watching sports, I get absorbed into the game, because I'm so co...
Football team and fans celebrate program’s second consecutive 5A state football title
November 26, 2016
Filed under BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS, FALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS, Top stories
Pep rally held to celebrate the football team going to state
Kendall Gaignat, JAG photographer and reporter
November 26, 2016
Filed under FALL, FOOTBALL, SPORTS
In honor of football’s second appearance in the state championship game, a pep rally was held in the main gym on Friday, Nov. 25. The purpose of the rally was to celebrate the successful season the football team had this past year and to encourage excitement within the community in preparation...
Cross country places second and third at state meet
Claire Kaifes, JAG reporter
October 30, 2016
Filed under CROSS COUNTRY, FALL, SPORTS, Top stories
The boys and girls cross country team placed second and third at state on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Rim Rock farm. The boys placed second only behind St. Thomas Aquinas, who had five top twenty finishers. The girls team took third behind Aquinas and St. James. The boys team had two top twenty f...
Seeing double: Boys basketball wins school’s second-ever athletic state championship
March 13, 2016
Filed under BOYS BASKETBALL, SPORTS, Winter
Boys basketball team wins first state championship in program history
Tori Aerni, Braden Shaw, JagWire editor-in-chief, JagWire sports editor
March 12, 2016
Filed under BOYS BASKETBALL, SPORTS, Top stories, Winter
The moment boys basketball players described as “hype,” “the best feeling of my life” and “indescribable” was the moment the basketball team won its first state championship in program history. The team defeated the Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders 87-84 in overtime in the 5A basketball state cham...
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