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Sophomore Lindsay Ruder competes during her match against Olathe North on September 28th.

The Girls Tennis Season Has Officially Come to an End

Avery Mathieu, Writer October 24, 2023

The girls tennis season officially ended on Friday, Oct. 13 with sophomore Lindsay Ruder placing seventh at State. Ruder plays varsity and finished third at Regionals.   “I was able to go to...

Olathe West head coach, Jon Wiemers consulates with freshman quarterback Cameron Kruse before he heads onto the field.

Starting Fresh

Logan Kraft, Writer September 21, 2023

It’s the first Friday night game of the season. The crowd has taken their place in the stands. The cheerleaders are on the sideline and the football team steps out onto the field. Everything is as expected...

Sophomore Kaiya Finazzo, and freshmen Kylie Webb play their Third JV game of the season.

Volleyball Team Prepares for the Season

Maya Garcia Gee, Writer September 11, 2023

The girls volleyball team has begun with a strong start to the season.  The girls have been working as a team all summer long doing workouts and practices early each morning.  It has not been easy,...

Katelyn Eagan poses with K-State shirt after being accepted into K-State cheer.

Olathe West Cheerleader to K-State Cheerleader

Gracie Brown, Writer May 18, 2023

As this school year is coming to an end so soon, especially for the seniors, it can be a time when athletes are putting their cleats away, putting the bats down, and hanging up their uniforms, but it can...

Junior hurdler Braeden Gillam breaks a vinyl record in a video filmed by Coach Dee Bell to celebrate his 300m record he broke.

Track and Field Sets New School Records Throughout the Season

Caleb Chacon, Writer May 18, 2023

Throughout the season, track and field has seen 15 school records broken. Top performances have been set across meets even before the final season championship at state. One of those meets was the Shawnee...

Beating Records From The Beginning 

Beating Records From The Beginning 

Annie Self, Writer May 15, 2023

Freshman Eliza Killough has started her high school swim career breaking standing records including the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.62.  While many athletes' performance peaks later in high school...

Girls Olathe Lacrosse Team

Girls Olathe Lacrosse Team

Stella Brown, Writer May 1, 2023

Girls LAX kicked off their fall season in January with their first game on March 20 against Lee Summit North with 2 wins for JV and Varsity. The girls Varsity team started their season 4-0 and have been...

Softball Ranked First in the State

Softball Ranked First in the State

Riley Cornell, Editor-in-Chief April 27, 2023

Girls softball has a record of 13-1 this season which is the best in school history. The team has had lots of victories this year and had a big win against Washburn Rural who placed second at state last...

Girls Varsity Soccer Season Starts 

Girls Varsity Soccer Season Starts 

Addison Smith, Writer April 25, 2023

Girls' varsity soccer started their season strong in March, having not been scored on all season.    One of the players, senior Lily Hendrickson, has been playing soccer since she was 4 years...

Softball Seniors Lead the Way to a Strong Start to the Season

Softball Seniors Lead the Way to a Strong Start to the Season

Bryce Mallory April 10, 2023

Girls softball is going into their season strong, with varsity 3-0 and JV 2-0. The season is kicking off and players are ready for it to go into full gear. During the season, varsity softball players...

Girls Basketball is Ready to Take on Post Season

Girls Basketball is Ready to Take on Post Season

Gracie Brown, Writer March 3, 2023

 The girls basketball team has been putting in hard work and taking home wins so far this season. The girls are ranked third in the Sunflower League and have an overall record of 13-7. The girls are now...

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