No. 1 Blue Valley ends No. 2 Blue Valley Northwest championship hopes, wins back-to-back titles
Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief
May 26, 2018
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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- For the first six and one third innings of Saturday morning’s state championship game between Blue Valley High and Blue Valley Northwest, the Tigers held a one-run lead. After Blue Valley High junior pitcher Andrew Dennis allowed senior Drew Black to single to right field, a sa...
No. 2 Huskies advance to first state final in school history, defeat No. 3 Derby 4-3
Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief
May 25, 2018
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LAWRENCE, Kan. -- With his body shaking and a two-run lead, senior Scott Duensing took the mound in the top of the seventh inning looking to send the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies to their first state championship game in school history. A visit from senior third baseman Josh Fiene settled him dow...
No. 2 Huskies clinch trip to state with 2-0 win over No. 10 Olathe East
Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief
May 15, 2018
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When senior Scott Duensing came in with a 2-run lead, runners on first and second base and one out in the top of the seventh inning of the Huskies regional final against Olathe East, the last thing he heard was a quick message from senior first baseman Holden Missey. “Hey, timing pick on the...
No. 7 Hawks eliminate No. 10 Huskies in first round of regionals
Anna Cowden, Online Copyeditor
May 15, 2018
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Hitting only a mere two hits in the duration of the game, the Huskies were unable to fend off Olathe East senior pitcher Kyleigh Lay. Lay pitched the entirety of the game and struck out 11 Huskies to punch the Hawks’ ticket for round two of regionals. Sophomore Julia Breidenthal gave the Hu...
Missey’s 4 RBI’s give No. 2 Huskies 10-4 win over No. 15 Jaguars
Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief
May 15, 2018
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On an afternoon where the No. 2 seeded Blue Valley Northwest Huskies took on a familiar foe in the No. 15 ranked Blue Valley Jaguars, it didn’t take long for the underdog Jaguars to put a scare in the Huskies. After BVW scored on a leadoff double and a single in the top of the first senior Hol...
Huskies drop conference finale, 2-0 to St. James
May 10, 2018
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Abramovich earns record-tying win behind Roseborough’s 2-HR performance
Alea Beaman, Yearbook co-editor-in-chief
May 7, 2018
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A first-pitch solo home run in the top of the fourth inning by junior Sean Roseborough sparked an offensive rally to lead Northwest out of a three-run deficit and ultimately to victory in tonight’s 8-5 win against Shawnee Mission East. “I just wanted to get something I could hit hard,” Ro...
BVNW drops Senior Day game to SMS, 4-3, in extras
May 5, 2018
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Huskies’ hot bats in third inning solidify season sweep of BVN
Anna Cowden, Online Copyeditor
May 4, 2018
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Junior Tyler McQuinn set the hot offensive tone in the top of the third inning with a line-drive double to left center. His offensive momentum would trickle down to the rest of the team, as the Huskies offense scored four runs in the inning. Despite a bases-loaded scare in the bottom of the third ...
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