The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

The official student media of Blue Valley Northwest High School

BVNWnews

Senior Mike Peake defends a Vikings player in the game against Shawnee Mission West on Dec. 7 at Shawnee Mission East. BVNW defeated SMW, 70-49, improving to 4-0 on the season.

No. 1 Huskies defeat unranked Shawnee Mission West, 70-49, to win the Championship Showdown

Jonny Isaacson, Writer December 8, 2018

Going into the locker room at halftime, senior guard Christian Braun had only played three minutes in the preceding half and only had four points, due to foul trouble concerns. Still having a 33-20 lead...

Senior Christian Braun drives to the basket during their game against Blue Springs, Friday Nov. 30. BVNW defeated BSHS, 70-40.

No. 1 Huskies start season with 70-40 win over unranked Blue Springs

Jonny Isaacson, Writer December 1, 2018

The Blue Valley Northwest boys varsity basketball team picked up their first win of the 2018-19 season against Blue Springs, 70-40. Senior guard Christian Braun played a crucial role in giving the Huskies...

During the second half, senior guard Christian Braun (0) drives past Lees Summit West guard Mario Goodrich (3) last year at Avila University Dec. 16.

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November 20, 2018

BREAKING: BVNW senior guard Christian Braun commits to the University of Kansas

Ethan Knauth and Anna Cowden September 17, 2018

  Near the end of sixth hour in the Auxiliary Gym, senior guard Christian Braun announced his commitment to the University of Kansas on a full-ride scholarship, beginning in the 2019-20 season....

Matt Shulman named head girls varsity basketball coach

Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief May 10, 2018

Athletic Director Kevin Gerke announced today in a meeting with the girls basketball program in the Performing Arts Center that Matt Shulman will be the next varsity girls basketball head coach at Blue...

Custer talks to Rosalyn Gold-Anwude of TNT after his game-winner against Tennessee in the second round. It’s fun to hit a game-winner no matter what, Custer told BVNWnews, but it doesn’t come along that often. In high school a lot of the time we were winning by too much to ever have to shoot a game-winner, so I mean I don’t think I’ve probably made more than four or five game-winners in my career.

From Ames to the Alamo: How Clayton Custer reunited with his best friend and brought Loyola Chicago to the Final Four

Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief March 30, 2018

It wasn’t an unusual sight to find Clayton Custer in the gym during the early hours of the morning, or the latest hours of the night. Everybody has their own Clayton Custer story, there are plenty of...

Three BVNW grads featured in South Region Elite Eight

Three BVNW grads featured in South Region Elite Eight

Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief March 24, 2018

When the South Regional final between No. 9 Kansas State and No. 11 Loyola Chicago tips off Saturday night in Atlanta, there will be three BVNW graduates on the court. Loyola Chicago’s Clayton Custer...

Back-to-back: No. 1 Huskies repeat as state champs with 51-40 win over No. 2 Firebirds

Gabe Swartz, Editor-in-chief March 11, 2018

Standing in the tunnel of Charles Koch Arena after Friday night’s semifinal against Derby, senior guard Max Johnson let everyone know where his priorities were. “I don’t care if I score,”...

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