Sports

Mill Valley baseball advances to 5A state semifinals
May 23, 2013
Fifth-seeded Mill Valley (19-4) defeated No.4-seeded Maize South (15-4) Thursday, 1-0, in the first round of the state tournament. Mill Valley moves on to play Bishop Carroll, the top seed in the tournament with a 21-1 record.
SMNW softball’s season, Balderston’s career end in 7-4 state loss to Washburn Rural
May 23, 2013
Tomorrow, he decided, would be for goodbyes. After Shawnee Mission Northwest softball coach Mark Balderston made a final walk across the infield following the last out of Thursday’s 7-4 loss to Washburn Rural, the retiring coach and his senior-laden team gathered outside the Blue Valley West softball field.
Registration open for McFall’s Sunflower Basketball Camp
May 22, 2013
Mill Valley girls basketball coach John McFall’s Sunflower Basketball Camp will take place from June 24 to June 27.
Jaguar Basketball Academy registration now open
May 22, 2013
Registration is open for the annual Jaguar Basketball Academy at Mill Valley High. The academy, which costs $30 per one-hour session, is open for boys and girls who will be fifth- through eighth-graders in the 2013-14 school year.
Mill Valley girls soccer cruises to state semifinals
10:18 p.m., May 21, 2013 Updated 11:11 a.m.
Other than several shot on goal hitting the post or crossbar, the Mill Valley girls soccer team suffered few setbacks during its 6-1 win over Lansing in the quarterfinals of the girls state soccer tournament Tuesday night in Shawnee.
McKee, St. James track program continue strides at regionals
May 21, 2013
Along with McKee, St. James was teeming with solid performances during Friday’s 5A regional track and field meet at Bishop Miege. The program has made monumental strides this year and its depth is beginning to surface.
Mill Valley to send bulk of track and field team to state
May 21, 2013
The Mill Valley coaches’ circle had no complaints. For the Jaguars, the 5A regional track meet had records broken and breakout performances and the boys and girls teams each finished third overall. But there was a small discussion on travel. About 30 athletes qualified for state, which is normal for the Jaguars, but the coaches didn’t expect this year’s number to be that high.
State golf roundup: St. James 2nd; Casburn leads Mill Valley; SMNW’s Bolton 11th
May 20, 2013
Jack Reilly led the St. James Academy boys golf team at the 5A tournament on Monday in Overland Park. Reilly finished in a tie for third after shooting a 74 and the Thunder (309) finished second in the team standings, behind only Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s 303.
Maranatha track and field athletes state-bound
May 20, 2013
Caroline Bingham not only qualified for state at Friday’s 2A regional meet at Yates Center, she enters the season’s final meet with a trio of state-best times.
St. James sixth; Mill Valley’s McLeod advances to state swim consolation finals
May 18, 2013
The St. James Academy girls swim and dive team placed fifth at the Class 5-1A state swimming and diving championships at the Capitol Federal Natatorium on Saturday. Meanwhile, Mill Valley’s Sherry McLeod advanced to meet’s consolation finals in the 100-yard backstroke in the Jaguars’ first state appearance.
SMNW girls 11th, SMN 15th at 6A state swim and dive
May 18, 2013
The Shawnee Mission Northwest girls swim team placed 11th with 61 points and SM North finished 15th with 47 points at the Class 6A swimming and diving state championship meet at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.
SMN, SMNW boys finish 1-2 at track regional; SMN girls second
11:25 a.m., May 18, 2013 Updated 11:34 a.m.
The Cougars ran away with the boys side of the field, scoring 128 points ahead of SM North’s 98. On the girls side, SM North finished second with 114 points, behind Lawrence Free State’s 143. SM Northwest’s girls placed seventh with 45.
Mill Valley’s Brigham sets pole vault record, SJA girls relay team notches state-best at 5A regional
May 18, 2013
Friday night’s Class 5A regional track meet at Bishop Miege High School sent quite an assortment of Mill Valley and St. James Academy athletes to the Kansas 5A state meet.
State baseball, softball tournament brackets unveiled
May 17, 2013
Find out who SM Northwest and Mill Valley will play in the first round of their respective softball and baseball state tournaments next week.
Mill Valley girls soccer repeats as regional champs
May 16, 2013
Abby Sieperda paced the Jaguar offense with two goals in the game, while Michaela Remijio, Jasmine Hitt and Kayla Hamner scored one goal apiece.

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