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- Shawnee Mission North upsets Olathe South for home victory
- January 8, 2008
- Shawnee Mission North principal Richard Kramer worked crowd control Friday night when he got an unexpected surprise. An excited fan gave him a bear hug in the moments after Shawnee Mission North’s 47-45 win over Olathe South at Shawnee Mission North High School. “We watched film and still don’t know who the person was,” coach B.J. Hair said. “It was kind of funny.” There were bear hugs all around Friday. All seemed right in the Shawnee Mission North basketball world. The team had won a game a close game in regulation.
- Cougars lose 2008 debut to Hawks
- Olathe tour opens with loss to East
- January 8, 2008
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest boys basketball team started its 2008 “Tour of Olathe” in inauspicious fashion Friday, losing a 48-45 road decision to Olathe East. A combination of poor outside shooting, an inability to handle the ball inside hindered the team’s ability to score. In addition, Olathe East guards made numerous three-point shots in the game. After the game, Northwest coach Ben Meseke pondered his squad’s lack of inside scoring.
- Bowlers roll into action with meet in Wichita
- January 8, 2008
- Way more than a baker’s dozen teams showed up at Saturday’s baker’s meet in Wichita and the Shawnee Mission Northwest boys bowling team found itself in the top third of a field of 24 teams. Their seventh-place finish in its first meet of the season was a surprise to coach Britt Haney who didn’t quite know what to expect from a team that had better tryout numbers from a year ago, but had yet to face any true competition.
- Developing a shooter is tricky
- January 8, 2008
- A Mill Valley girls basketball player drove toward the rim with the basketball and missed a layup. She drew a foul. Coach Diana Krull yelled in her direction as she walked toward the foul line. “Slow down, you would have made it,” she said.
- North girls team falls to Ol. South
- January 8, 2008
- Shawnee Mission North girls basketball players allowed to many points in transition during a 56-44 loss to Olathe South Friday. “We did some nice things, but we are giving up too many points in transition right now,” coach Kelly Dennis said. “We work on it every day in practice, we talk about it every day. It is just a matter of the kids doing it. It is hard to play up-tempo when you are giving up points. You have to defend in transition.”
- Northwest dominates home swim meet
- January 8, 2008
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest boys swim and dive team won its home invitational Saturday with contributions from almost every varsity swimmer. Northwest defeated its nearest opponent by 50 points.
- Bayer works to extend animal health effort
- January 8, 2008
Even with the tremendous progress of the Animal Health Corridor initiative thus far, one Shawnee firm is taking its integral role in the initiative a step further.
- SMNW wrestlers place at Classic
- January 8, 2008
- The Shawnee Mission Northwest wrestling team saved its best for last Saturday, and it came at the most opportune time. The Cougars were in last place before the consolations portion of finals began.
- Logan wins Norton Invitational tournament
- January 8, 2008
- After placing second in the Johnson County Classic in December, Mill Valley wrestler John Logan vowed to do better. “I don’t think it (second) is good at all,” Logan said after the tournament. “I went in expecting to win the tournament. I didn’t. I am not satisfied at all. I expect to take the frustration into the wrestling room and get better.”
- New doors open
- Students transition from old Nieman building
- January 8, 2008
- After 30 years in the same classroom at Nieman Elementary School, first-grade teacher LouAnn Preston had to move.
- Water line project under way
- Water One’s $180 million project will bring water from Missouri River
- January 8, 2008
Work is well under way in a massive Water One construction project in Wyandotte County.
- Private school calendar
- January 8, 2008
- Wednesday/9 ¢ Sacred Heart - School council meeting, 6 p.m. ¢ Sacred Heart - PTO meeting, 7 p.m. ¢ St. Joseph - Can day.
- KC Outlaws lose pair of games
- January 8, 2008
- The Kansas City Junior Outlaws hockey team lost a pair of home games last weekend. The team lost to the DM Oak Leafs 5-0 in a game played Saturday. The Oak Leafs scored three goals in the second period to take control of the game.
- Shawnee Mission school calendar
- January 8, 2008
- Wednesday/9 ¢ Ray Marsh Student Council meeting, from 3:15 to 4 p.m. ¢ Shawnee Mission Northwest PTSA Reflections contest deadline.
- Taber scores 44 to defeat Thunder
- St. James Academy girls basketball team loses game to Metro Academy
- January 8, 2008
- St. James Academy girls basketball players had the type of loss coach Greg Hohensinner can accept against Metro Academy on Friday. “We lost, but played very well,” Hohensinner said. “I think we showed that we can play with anybody.” Specifically, he liked the fact that his team could collectively answer Metro Academy’s best player, Taber Spani’s, scoring assault.
- De Soto school calendar
- January 8, 2008
- Wednesday/9 ¢ Mill Creek spelling bee practice, from 3 to 4 p.m. ¢ Riverview skating party, from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Cokeley wins Louisburg tourney
- January 8, 2008
- Ryne Cokeley just keeps winning matches during his inaugural high school wrestling season. He added the Louisburg Invitational wrestling tournament title to his wrestling resume on Friday. Cokeley, wrestling in the 119-pound weight class, went 3-0 and improved to 14-2 on the season.
- Class notes for Jan. 9
- January 8, 2008
- North staff donation totals, St. Thomas Aquinas placement tests, Trailridge parent information night and Shawnee Mission journalism recognized.
- St. James defeats Metro Academy
- January 8, 2008
- St. James Academy guard Joe Kelling played one of his best games of season on Friday. He scored 23 points in St. James Academy to a 53-42 win over Metro Academy. “He scored the ball well and shot well,” Thunder coach Andy Tylicki said.
- Shawnee couple goes organic with food line
- January 8, 2008
- Those looking for a healthy way to top off a salad, pasta, tacos or barbecue don’t have far to go.
- Business Briefs, Jan. 9, 2008
- January 8, 2008
- Insurance agent completes training, tech firm debuts product and more.
- Project examines Kansas City neighborhoods
- Research starts at Shawnee, then moves eastward
- January 8, 2008
Shawnee’s community will take a big part this week in the official dedication of a year-long project.
- Out & About Calendar, Jan. 9, 2008
- January 8, 2008 in print edition on A6
- Upcoming events at local venues, libraries and museums.
- Board to discuss survey questions
- January 8, 2008
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The De Soto School Board Monday will take another step toward finding out what its patrons really want.
- Sugary sodas no longer an in-school option for Mill Valley students
- January 8, 2008
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Mill Valley High School students will have to look elsewhere for their morning sugar fix.
- Police calls
- January 8, 2008
- Shawnee police calls
- Date book
- January 8, 2008
- What’s happening in Shawnee
- King events planned Jan. 21
- January 8, 2008
Wonderscope Children’s Museum, 5705 Flint, will celebrate the life and contributions of Martin Luther King with a special event at 11 a.m. Jan. 21.
- Video store plans approved
- January 8, 2008
- A piece of land that has been vacant for nearly 11 years soon will contain a new building.
- Library book sale starts Thursday
- January 8, 2008
- he Johnson County Library and Friends of the Library’s annual Cabin Fever Used Book Sale will be held Thursday to Saturday at the Antioch Library, 8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Merriam.
- Choice of schools promotes accountability
- January 8, 2008
- In an era of earmarks, citizens demand accountability when tax dollars are spent. So what’s one of the most unused methods of promoting accountability? School choice.
- Farewell to a public servant
- January 8, 2008
- Charlotte Hargis may have been a pain in the neck to some, but she was a champion of the people.
- Police calls, Jan. 9, 2007
- January 8, 2008
- Police calls from Dec. 28, 2007, to Jan. 4, 2008.
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