Northwest is defeated by Rockhurst, 0-1, in the first game of the season
Jack Nitz, Sports Editor
September 16, 2020
Before the game, head coach Brian Pollack said he challenged his players to win the first 10 minutes of the game. With it being the team’s first game of the season, he said he realized the team needed to come out of the gates with a lot of intensity to compete with a team that was already playing i...
Huskies go 0-2 in triangular, fall to Tigers and Saints
Jonny Isaacson, Sports Editor
September 16, 2020
Hoping to set the tempo early and start the season strong, the Huskies came out firing on all cylinders, jumping out to a 12-3 lead early in the first set against the Tigers. The Huskies would ride their momentum to win the first set, 25-13. Head coach Molly Haggerty attributed the hot start to wanting to sta...
Boys Soccer vs. Rockhurst Preview
Jack Nitz, Sports Editor
September 15, 2020
The BVNW boys varsity soccer team’s season ended last year after a loss in the substate championship. The team, which featured ten seniors, ended the season with a record of 10-5-3. Head coach Brian Pollack said he is hoping to continue off of last season’s success with this year’s team that ha...
Seniors play in last game, Huskies defeat Mustangs, 20-2
Jonny Isaacson, Sports Editor
June 25, 2020
After missing out on their spring softball season, the girls softball team got a chance to play in “One Last Game.” The Huskies played the Mustangs and would beat them convincingly, 20-2. While it wasn’t a KSHSAA sponsored event, KSHSAA gave MSP their permission as long as no school uniforms were...
One last game
Jonny Isaacson, Sports Editor
June 23, 2020
After losing out on their spring softball season due to COVID-19, the softball team will get “One Last Game.” The idea started when a senior from Piper High School asked Midwest Sports Productions (MSP) if they would support an initiative to give the senior softball players in the area one last game....
Changes to Summer Conditioning Program
June 16, 2020
Blue Valley Northwest began voluntary, outdoor athletics and activities conditioning on June 15. According to an email sent out by Assistant Principal Andrew Addington on June 1, the date was selected as the state is now in Phase 3 of Gov. Laura Kelly’s “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas,” whi...
District to build third activity complex
Jenna Weyforth, Chief Writer
April 22, 2020
Blue Valley West’s current activities complex is set to be upgraded in August, and BVNW will soon no longer have to share the DAC with both BVN and BVW. Executive Director of School Administration David Stubblefield said having a third activity complex in the district, which will be ready in Augus...
Gerke helped create Unified Sports program at BVNW
Megan Yates, Writer
April 13, 2020
Former Athletic Director Kevin Gerke was instrumental in establishing unified sports at BVNW, which allows students with special needs to play sports as a way to connect and socialize alongside their general education peers.
