Aguilar to Fort Scott
February 7, 2012 • Joey Anguiano, Sports Editor
Signing with Fort Scott Community College, senior lineman Ryan Aguilar will be playing football in the fall. “I was excited to share my final high school football memory with my friend David Tidwell; we were always by each other on the field, so this was pretty cool,” Aguilar said. Aguilar seems... Read more »
Long time friend performs song for wrestlers
February 2, 2012 • Chad Parks, Head Wrestling Coach
He is Gospel Rap Artist G.G. (God’s Grace). G.G.’s given name is Gerald Gray and he is from Pawhuska, OK (now living in Bartlesville, OK). G.G. was a college and semi-pro football player for years. His kidneys failed and he was on dialysis for 6 years. G.G. had to perform dialysis 3x’s/week for... Read more »
Living up to expectations
February 1, 2012 • Joey Anguiano, Sports Editor
With the wrestling season nearly halfway over, junior Justin Dyer has high expectations when it comes to the post-season. “League, Regionals, and State are coming up soon, and I think we have a strong team that can take us far into the playoffs,” Dyer said. While the squad hindered by injuries, they... Read more »
On the road again
February 1, 2012 • Joey Anguiano, Sports Editor
The Lady T-Birds basketball team started a six game road trip on Jan 13, and they will not play at home again until Feb 3. Playing at Emporia (3-6), Washburn Rural (6-2), The Glacier’s Edge Tournament in Emporia, and at Topeka High (3-5), the girls will see a variety of competition. The Lady T-Birds... Read more »
Ralph Miller Classic Wrap-Up
January 25, 2012 • Joey Anguiano, Sports Editor
The T-Birds played in the Ralph Miller Classic from Jan 19-21. The tournament was in Chanute, and featured Andover Central, Chanute, Emporia, Goddard, Joplin, Olathe North, Shawnee Heights, and Shawnee Mission South. The competition in this tournament was fierce, as Andover Central was the third ranked... Read more »
Fresh faces for the season
January 17, 2012 • Joey Anguiano
“The bowling team will have a lot of new faces for the upcoming year due to graduation,” Head Coach Nick Harris said. With tryouts just finishing on Fri. Dec. 2, the team has time to build chemistry and get to know each other, which can be the key to a good season. “The boys team should be a lot... Read more »
Five new starters for the new season
January 17, 2012 • Joey Anguiano
When the girls basketball opened their season away at St. Theresa’s in Missouri on Fri., Dec. 2, with a 49-35 loss, the team had a different look after losing four of last season’s starters to graduation, and one, senior Kylee Kennedy to an injury from volleyball season. With starters junior Danielle... Read more »
Building one of the best
January 12, 2012 • Joey Anguiano
The wrestling team is going to be very young during the upcoming season, but it will still have very high expectations. “My goals for the team are to have over a 3.0 GPA as a team, to win a Centennial League Championship, a Regional Championship, and a State Championship,” Wrestling Coach Chad Parks... Read more »
Hard work is the key to a great season
January 12, 2012 • Joey Anguiano
“Hard work will be the key for us to have success this season,” Head Coach Pat Buchanan said. Losing all the starters from last season, the boys basketball team will be rebuilding in the upcoming season, but the expectations will still be high. Although losing the five starters isn’t always a... Read more »
Strong Finish
March 17, 2011 • Andy Hecker, Senior Sports Editor
One year after winning the state championship for bowling, the girls bowling team never seemed to have an off day. They dominated at every meet and always finished well. That is until they had to defend their title at this year’s state tournament. For the first time in what seemed like forever, the... Read more »