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Trick-or-treaters fill Shawnee Town for annual event- October 30, 2007
Shawnee Town’s population boosted to more than 7,000 strange creatures Saturday night.
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- Trivia Answer
- October 30, 2007
- Who was the last team to win state besides the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys cross country team?
- North ends season with 21-20 loss to Shawnee Mission South
- Indians end season with one victory
- October 30, 2007
- The Shawnee Mission North football team ended the season with a 21-20 loss to Shawnee Mission South on Friday. Shawnee Mission South advances to the Class 6A state playoffs. The Indians conclude the season with a 1-8 record. North lost four of those games by a combined total of 14 points. Again, it was another game that just got away from the Indians. North led 17-13 at halftime.
- Hendee places 9th at Class 6A State meet
- North runner finishes with nine spots better than last season
- October 30, 2007
- Shawnee Mission North runner Alex Hendee placed ninth in the Class 6A State Cross Country meet on Saturday. The place also was nine spots better than he finished last year. “This is the best finish that I have ever had from a runner here,” coach Ryan Colburn said. “He is very happy about it.” Hendee was more comfortable in this year’s race.
- Northwest players prepare for state playoffs
- October 30, 2007
- Several days removed from a disappointing district championship loss to Olathe East, the Cougars are now in the process of moving on and putting a game they had opportunities to win behind them. The Cougars are doing the only thing their fans would expect them to do improving for the playoffs. “The kids are disappointed that they lost a ballgame,” Northwest coach Aaron Barnett said. “But the mindset here is that Olathe East is a good football team. We had our opportunities to win. It just didn’t happen.”
- Pfannenstiel PRs at state
- October 30, 2007
- The Mill Valley boys cross country team placed 11th in the Class 5A Girls Kansas State Girls race on Friday. Chelsea Pfannenstiel placed 28th in the girls race with a time of 16:37, which was also a personal record. Pfannentiel improved her last years state place by twelve places and state time by twenty-one seconds, and just missed the Jaguars “Sophomore Best” 4k by five seconds. “She ran a great race, and obviously had a great year,” coach Mark Chipman said.
- Baker to retire after state meet
- Long time coach to retire after state cross country meet
- October 30, 2007
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest gymnastics team followed up its second-place finish at the last week’s Sunflower League Gymnastics Championships with another second-place finish, this one at Regionals, sending the Cougars back to state. The Cougars will compete at state in coach Janice Baker’s final season.
- Jaguars defeat Harmon, but miss playoffs
- October 30, 2007
- A Friday night in late October can deliver the thrill of victory and the pain of missed opportunities. Often on the same night. For the same team. Last Friday that team was the Mill Valley Jaguars, who dominated the second half in a 30-14 win over J.C. Harmon High School in district play and then had to wait for the results of the Bishop Miege and St. Thomas Aquinas matchup to find out if the Jaguars were in the playoffs. When the result came down that Bishop Miege had trounced the Saints, 36-19, the Jaguars were left with an overall record of 6-3, a 2-1 district record, a winning percentage of .667, and no slot in the State 5A playoffs.
- Northwest soccer team ends year with regional loss
- October 30, 2007
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest boys soccer team fought its way to a No. 5 at the 2007 Kansas 6A Northeast Regional 2 by outlasting sluggish starts, finding their rhythm and winning the game. That philosophy put the Cougars in the Class 6A Regional final last Thursday against No. 2 seed Olathe South, and was almost enough for Northwest. However, in a game that pitted two stellar defenses against each other, the Falcons outlasted the Cougars 1-0 in double overtime at Olathe District Activity Center to claim the regional crown and a trip to state.
- St. James Academy loses state title match to Topeka-Hayden
- Volleyball team finishes year with 45-1 record
- October 30, 2007
- St. James Academy’s volleyball team ended its winning streak in the final match of the Class 4A Volleyball season. The Thunder lost to Topeka Hayden in three games and finished second in the state. St. James won a close first game, 25-23, but lost the second game 23-25. Topeka-Hayden won the third game 25-15 to bring home the Class 4A State title. Thunder coach Kim Dorsey said her team was a little nervous in the match. While they hadn’t lost a match all season, they also hadn’t played for a state title before. “There is no shame in losing to a team like Hayden who has been there the last three years and knows what it is like to lose, with eight seniors and Corrine Stringer who is definitely one of the best, if not the best left side hitter in the state of Kansas,” she said. “St. James showed their lack of experience in the third game, but played a tough match and gave a really great and well balanced team a run for their money.”
- Column: Cougars just win at state
- October 30, 2007
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High School boys cross country runners were the envy of every team in the state Saturday. They are used to it. The boys won the state title for the 14th consecutive year, a distinction to be recognized across the nation. Before we go any further, let’s try a little trivia. Who was the last team to win state besides Northwest in boys’ cross country? The answer is on our Web site at www.shawneedispatch.com.
- Saints halt Jaguars’ season
- St. Thomas Aquinas defeats Mill Valley 5-0 in quarterfinal game
- October 30, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The playing careers of Spencer Nash and the rest of the seniors on the Mill Valley High School soccer team ended with a 5-0 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday. The Saints won the Class 5A Quarterfinal game in the state tournament and will play in McPherson on Friday and Saturday. St. Thomas Aquinas scored two goals in the first 10 minutes of play to take control of the game. The Saints’ first goal came in the sixth minute of play off the foot of Dan Woodward. The Saints scored again when Coleton Henning scored a goal a minute later.
- Northwest boys team wins 14th state title
- October 30, 2007
- Five Cougars finished in the top 12 to give Northwest its 14 state title.
- Trick-or-treaters fill Shawnee Town for annual event
- October 30, 2007
Shawnee Town’s population boosted to more than 7,000 strange creatures Saturday night.
- Stay alert, patrol warns
- October 30, 2007
- Deer activity on and near Kansas’ roadways poses a seasonal traffic hazard.
- Police seek illicit hunters
- October 30, 2007
- When you walk through the woods, be on the lookout for deer — and for poachers.
- Shoe repairman hangs on in the face of changing times
- October 30, 2007
- Vanishing Crafts: Shawnee Shoe Repair, 11022 Johnson Dr., is one of 25 or so listed in the phone book and the only one in Shawnee. It’s one of a vanishing breed.
- Small firms find it harder to compete
- October 30, 2007
A Kansas University business professor, says a number of factors make it harder for independent businesses to compete with chain-store competitors.
- Staph reported in area schools
- School, health officials say spread can be prevented with good hygiene
- October 30, 2007
Schools serving Shawnee students have reported single cases of students with antibiotic resistant staph infections.
- City stockpiles sand, salt for winter road maintenance
- October 30, 2007
With winter weather right around the corner, the city of Shawnee’s Public Works Department is preparing to do battle with snow and sleet to make streets safer.
- Twins sought by sister city
- October 30, 2007
- Pittem, Shawnee’s Sister City in Belgium, is looking for 21 twins.
- Shawnee datebook
- October 30, 2007
- What’s happening in Shawnee
- Police calls
- October 30, 2007
- Shawnee police calls
- Reward offered for vandalism in park
- October 30, 2007
The Shawnee Soccer Club is offering a reward for information concerning vandalism at Swarner Park.
- News briefs
- October 30, 2007
- News briefs
- Shawnee woman seeks seat on state board of education
- October 30, 2007
- A Shawnee woman announces her intention to file for a seat on the Kansas State Board of Education.
- Decision was right on several grounds
- October 30, 2007
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius explains why the decision to deny permits for two new coal-fired power plants was the right one.
- Political goof exacts a price
- October 30, 2007
- For the political equivalent of the Charles Darwin Award, we nominate Pat Philbin, the former external affairs director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Education calendar, 10-31-07
- October 30, 2007
- Events for the next week in Shawnee schools
- High School drama shines
- Local students put on plays, musicals
- October 30, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Athletes might have next week off for buffer week, but drama productions in the area will be in full swing.
- Ray Marsh gets author in residence
- October 30, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Children’s author Susan Clymer will spend two weeks at Ray Marsh Elementary School, beginning Nov. 26.
- Education briefs, 10-31-2007
- October 30, 2007 in print edition on A9
- High schools hold dodge ball tournament, Shawnee native crowned queen and more.
- Business Briefs, Oct. 31, 2007
- October 30, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Pizza fundraisers offered, realtors gather coats for charity and more.
- Recreation classes available in November
- October 30, 2007
- The Shawnee Parks and Recreation Department has several children’s and adult’s classes available this winter at the Shawnee Civic Centre, 13817 Johnson Dr.
- Out & About Calendar, Oct. 31, 2007
- October 30, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Events in the next month at local venues, libraries and museums.
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