Fall sports preview

After a second place finish at state in the 2015 season, the girls varsity volleyball team looks to take home the 6A state title. After multiple years of top three places at state, head coach Molly Haggerty said she is stressing the importance to lay it all on the line and try to win state. “Our expectations for this year are to continue the success of our program,” Haggerty said. “We took i...

As the 2016 cross country season approaches, senior leaders aim to push Northwest to new limits. After nearly missing state last year, the Huskies lost five runners heading into this season. However, the team has nine of the fourteen varsity runners returning and Head Coach Matt LeCount hopes they can use this experience to their advantage. “On the boys’ side I’ve got four of the seven returning an...

With the 2016 football seasons' arrival, the Huskies look to bounce back after losing twenty-seven seniors from last season. There are four returning starters on offense as well as  four on defense. Although there are only ten seniors this year, senior Soye Olowu said that young talent could lead them to a great season. “I feel like our team is a lot better than last year,” Olowu said. “I...

As the 2016 girls golf season approaches, the team looks to improve throughout the season. Head coach Ken Thomas said he is very excited about what the season has in store. “We have a good mixture of younger players and older players,” Thomas said. “A number of young players on the freshman level and sophomore level are very quickly improving and might see some varsity time by the end of t...

After winning the 6A state championship in the 2015 season, defeating Washburn Rural in the championship game on penalty kicks, the boys varsity soccer team looks to repeat as state champions. The Huskies look to fill the holes on the roster left by a large graduating class from the team last year. Senior Jacob Fetter said despite having a new group of players, the team is bonding well and has great...

The girls tennis team aims to take the next step during the 2016 season and return to state. Junior Evan Bail said the team has high expectations for the year and expects to compete well in the EKL standings. “We’d like to win as many matches as possible,” Bail said. “We just have to to keep working hard in practice to achieve that.” Head coach Ted Fabiano said the team has come ...