Girls soccer season begins with a 1-0 win over Olathe West

Anna Owsley, JagWire reporter/photographer

March 24, 2019

Filed under GIRLS SOCCER, SPORTS, SPRING, Top stories

The Jaguars kicked off their season with a 1-0 win against Olathe West on Thursday, March 21. Head coach Arlan Vomhof attributes the long struggle for offensive dominance to “first game jitters, not working hard enough” and “getting knocked around” before the Jaguars turned the game around in...

Peers in Learning students host annual Thanksgiving feast

Grace McLeod, JAG Student Life Editor

November 22, 2018

Filed under NEWS

Enjoying the annual Peers in Learning Thanksgiving feast, students celebrate the upcoming holiday on Tuesday, Nov. 20. According to special services teacher Sara Evans, the feast is a tradition to thank the student volunteers in the program. “It started as a way to say thank you to our peers,”...

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...

Boys soccer defeats Blue Valley Southwest 4-2

Anna Owsley, JagWire reporter/photographer

October 7, 2018

Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS, Top stories

  Boys soccer defeated Blue Valley Southwest with a 4-2 score on Thursday, Oct. 4. Fifteen minutes into the first period, Ian Carroll scored the first goal off of a pass by sophomore Quinten Blair. According to head coach Arlan Vomhof, the Jags played well as a team to create the spac...

Boys soccer team beats St. Thomas Aquinas

Anna Owsley, JagWire reporter/photographer

September 13, 2018

Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS, Top stories

The boys soccer team won against St. Thomas Aquinas with a score of 2-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 11. The slow first half of the game reflected the Jaguars’ poor performance against Aquinas in both season games last year that resulted in losses.  Head coach Arlan Vomhof believed that the Jaguars n...

Gallery: girls soccer falls to BV Southwest in 5A state title game

May 26, 2018

Filed under GIRLS SOCCER, SPORTS, SPRING, Top stories

Girls soccer defeats Olathe West 4-0 in first game of season

Abby Layton, JagWire A&E editor

March 26, 2018

Filed under GIRLS SOCCER, SPORTS, SPRING

The girls soccer team defeated Olathe West 4-0 on Thursday, March 22 in their first game of the season. This is Olathe West’s first year open, and according to senior Payge Bush, this affected how the team felt going into the game and made the win a surprise. “I did not expect [the win...

Boys soccer loses 4-3 against Blue Valley West

October 11, 2017

Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS

Boys soccer lost 4-3 at home against Blue Valley West on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Sophomore Ian Carroll scored the first goal in the game during the first half. Quickly after, BVWest tied it up and later scored 3 more goals to win the game. Going into the game, junior Jake Ashford felt confident in ...

Boys soccer loses in game against Blue Valley West

Sammie Volkamer, JAG reporter

September 22, 2017

Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS, Top stories

Boys soccer lost 4-1 for the second game in a row against Blue Valley West on Thursday, Sept. 21. The suspension of many varsity players caused some of the junior varsity team to step up and play in their place. Senior Kyle Franklin felt the effect of missing some of his usual teammates because ...

Boys soccer defeats SM East 1-0

Abby Layton, JagWire A&E editor

September 18, 2017

Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS, Top stories

  Boys soccer won 1-0 in a nail-biter home game against SM East on Friday, Sept. 15. The Jags began strong and pressed hard with the first foul against sophomore Ian Carroll five minutes into the game. This resulted in the first penalty kick of the game in the offensive third. Head c...

Boys soccer team wins first game of the season

Ally Nguyen, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief

August 26, 2017

Filed under BOYS SOCCER, FALL, SPORTS, Top stories

  Boys soccer kicked off the season with a win against the Gardner-Edgerton Blazers on Friday, Aug. 25. According to boys soccer coach Arlan Vomhof, this first game sets a good precedent for the rest of the season. “It’s good to start the season with a win,” Vomhof said. “We ...