Sports Features – BVNWnews

Rugby on the rise

April 4, 2019

Filed under SPORTS, Sports Features, Top Stories

Despite rugby not being a school sponsored sport, some BVNW students have opted to compete on the Blue Valley rugby team since 2008. The club is made up of students from all five Blue Valley high schools. Since the club isn’t affiliated with any of the Blue Valley schools, head coach Matt O’Donnell sai...

Huskies Win Third Straight State Title With Victory Over Washburn-Rural 53-41

March 10, 2019

Filed under Husky Headlines, Publications, SPORTS, Sports Features, Sports Videos, Winter Sports

Blue Valley Northwest Huskies Advance to State Championship With 61-57 Victory over Shawnee Mission South Raiders

March 9, 2019

Filed under Husky Headlines, SPORTS, Sports Features, Sports Videos

Ed Fritz Named Coach of the Boys East Team for the McDonald’s All American Game

January 26, 2019

Filed under Feature Videos, Husky Headlines, News Videos, Publications, SPORTS, Sports Features, Sports Videos, Top Stories

NO. 1 Tigers Defeat NO. 2 Huskies to Claim Second Consecutive State Title

May 28, 2018

Filed under Husky Headlines, Publications, SPORTS, Sports Features, Sports Videos, Springs Sports

Walk-on Wildcat

Walker Johnson, Writer

December 13, 2017

Filed under Alumni, Fall Sports, FEATURES, FROM THE EXPRESS, SPORTS, Sports Features

Dalton Schoen lines up as a wide receiver during the second quarter of Kansas State University football’s season-opening game against Central Arkansas. At the snap of the ball, Schoen streaks down the field, gets behind the defenders and watches the long pass into his hands. He outruns the last opposing...

Pribyl to be named a Sporting Local Legend

Ben Brown, Sports Editor

October 13, 2017

Filed under Fall Sports, SPORTS, Sports Features, Top Stories

After coaching soccer at BVNW since its opening, head coach Rick Pribyl is now a legend, according to Sporting Kansas City. The club will recognize Pribyl as a Sporting Local Legend during halftime of their match on Sunday Oct. 15, at Children’s Mercy Park. According to Sporting’s Vice President ...

Former BVNW student Daniel Salloi sees success with Sporting KC

Ryan Jones and Gabe Swartz

September 25, 2017

Filed under SPORTS, Sports Features

In the 66th minute of Sporting Kansas City's 2-1 U.S. Open Cup Championship win over New York Red Bulls Wednesday Sept. 20, former BVNW student Daniel Salloi scored Sporting's second goal of the night which proved to be the difference in the game. Salloi, who spent the 2014-15 academic school year at...

Freshman phenom

Walker Johnson and Jaelen Matthews

August 27, 2017

Filed under Fall Sports, FROM THE EXPRESS, SPORTS, Sports Features

Football runs in the family for freshman J. Michael Sturdivant. Coming from a family of multiple former professional players, Sturdivant was encouraged to begin football at five years old. Sturdivant, who plays wide receiver, said he continues to be passionate about the sport because of his father and...

BVNW holds spring signing day ceremony

Gabe Swartz, Sports Editor

May 4, 2017

Filed under Fall Sports, Photos, SPORTS, Sports Features, Top Stories

This is our house

Anna Levine, Writer

December 2, 2016

Filed under SPORTS, Sports Features, Top Stories

Cheers and chants are sung from the audience as players look around to see their peers motivating them as the crowd gets louder. For the Huskies, this is The Pound, BVNW’s student section. Junior Joe Pleasant, who is in his third year playing varsity basketball for Northwest, said he gets excited by...