Sports 2015-16

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September 13, 2015

Page Updated:

May 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

  Recent Newspaper Articles  

from local sources that feature interesting, fun stories and news about our school, from the Kansas City Star, Shawnee Dispatch, SMNW.com (Northwest Passage) and other publications.

 

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May 27, 2016  ~  Senior Ian McCabe wins the 200 meter dash and Sophomore Molly Born takes two state titles in the 3200 & 1600 meter runs

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/may/29/mccabe-born-win-state-championships-smnw-track/

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/may/28/smnws-born-posts-second-fastest-3200-meter-time-st/

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May 16, 2016  ~  SM Northwest golf team lock up berth in state tournament.

 http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/may/16/sm-northwest-golf-locks-state-tournament-berth/

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May 18, 2016  ~  Cougar baseball comes up short in their regional semifinal game.

Blue Valley Mustangs  1  ~  SMNW Cougars  0

 http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/may/18/bv-north-baseball-edges-marolf-led-cougars-1-0-reg/

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May 17, 2016  ~   Lady Cougars fall short to Blue Valley Northwest in the regional semi-final soccer match.

Lady BV Northwest  1  ~  Lady Cougars  0

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/may/18/smnw-soccer-falls-bv-northwest-1-0-regional-semifi/

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April 28, 2016  ~  SM Northwest boosters to raise funds with mattress sale

on Sunday, May 1st.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/apr/28/sm-northwest-boosters-raise-funds-mattress-sale-su/

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April 27, 2016  ~  SMNW's Walsh & Garland win Sunflower League tennis doubles title.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/apr/28/smnws-walsh-garland-win-sunflower-league-tennis-do/

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April 23, 2016  ~ SMNW's sophomore Molly Born wins the 3200 meter at Kansas Relays in record time.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/apr/24/smnws-born-shines-ku-relays/

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April 13, 2016  ~  Cougars sign their "Letter of Intent" on Wednesday, from soccer, baseball, track and field and swimming.

Shawnee Mission Northwest athletic director Angelo Giacalone stands at the podium Wednesday in the school's cafeteria to introduce 16 student-athletes who signed to prolong their athletic careers at the collegiately level.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/apr/14/smnw-signees-show-fight-they-head-their-respective/

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April 1, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars Swim and Dive team fall to the strong SM East squad, Cougars were lead by Brull and Bower.

SM East Lady Lancers  129  ~  SMNW Lady Cougars  56

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/apr/01/brull-bower-pace-smnw-swimming-dual-against-sm-eas/

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March 31, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars softball team hammer Leavenworth in a shutout

SMNW Lady Cougars (1-2)  15  ~  Leavenworth Lady Pioneers  0

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/apr/01/baker-homers-smnw-softball-victory-over-leavenwort/

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March 25, 2016  ~  SM Northwest baseball loses to SM East

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Jared Marolf delivers a pitch during the Cougars' 5-3 loss to SM East, Friday. Marolf tossed six innings in his first start of the season.

SM East Lancers  5  ~  SMNW Cougars 3

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/25/sm-northwest-baseball-falters-late-against-sm-east/

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March 26, 2016  ~  Cougars take second at district girls swim and dive meet

Shawnee Mission North sophomore Joely Merriman (left) and SM Northwest junior Hailey Brull (right) jump off the diving blocks for the anchor leg of the 200 freestyle relay Saturday at the district meet at SM North.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/27/cougars-take-second-indians-place-fifth-district-g/

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March 25, 2016  ~  SMNW girls soccer team shuts out SM North

Shawnee Mission Northwest sophomore Brooke Haley (21) bolts past SM North defender Sami Aceto in the second half of the Cougars' 7-0 win Saturday over the Indians. Haley scored two goals in a 35-second span in the 63rd minute.

SMNW Lady Cougars 7  (1-1)  ~  SM North Lady Indians  0  (1-1)

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/26/sm-northwest-girls-soccer-shuts-out-sm-north-7-0/

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March 25, 2016  ~   SMNW Track & Field team flying high at the Cavalier High School Indoor Invitational at Johnson County Community College.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/26/sm-northwest-track-and-field-flies-high-first-meet/

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March 25, 2016  ~  Boys golf form a one-two punch for SMNW

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/25/senior-allen-freshman-bultman-form-one-two-punch-s/

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March 24, 2016  ~  SMNW bring back experienced girls hopefully for a successful track & field team this year.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/24/born-bird-headline-experienced-returners-smnw-trac/

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March 24, 2016  ~   SMNW girls soccer fall short in their first game at Blue Valley

Blue Valley North  (1-0)   2  ~  SMNW Lady Cougars  (0-1)  1

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/25/smnw-girls-soccer-falls-season-opener-bv-north-2-1/

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March 20, 2016  ~  Big goals are set for the girls experienced soccer squad, their season begins this on Thursday, March 24th at Blue Valley North.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/20/big-goals-set-experienced-sm-northwest-girls-socce/

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March 13, 2016  ~  Highlights of the Semi-Final 6A Kansas Girls High School Game which took place at Wichita State on Friday, March 11, 2016.

  SMNW Lady Cougars vs. Olathe South Lady Falcons. 

Girls Semifinals Game Highlights from smnw on Vimeo.

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March 12, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars came up short in their title run losing to the Wichita South Lady Titans 36 - 30, South girls winning their 4th consecutive 6A state championship.

Wichita South Lady TItans  (25-0)  36  ~  SMNW Lady Cougars  (22-3)  30

SM Northwest Lady Cougars come up short in the 6A state championship game.  Cougars were lead by their all-time leading scorer and rebounder senior Brenni Rose.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/12/just-out-reach-titans-clip-cougars-6a-girls-title/

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March 11, 2016  ~  SM Northwest advances to the 6A state title game on Saturday against the undefeated #1 seeded (24-0)  Wichita South.  Cougar senior Brenni Rose sanks two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining in the game to send the team to their first ever state title game in school history.

SMNW Lady Cougars  (22-2)  38  ~  Olathe South Falcons  (21-2)  36  

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/11/rose-pours-25-points-power-sm-northwest-6a-state-t/

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article65536517.html

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March 9, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars advance to the 6A State Semi-Final game with a win over Washburn-Rual, will face Olathe South Falcons on Friday.

SMNW Lady Cougars (21-2)  44  ~  Washburn-Rual  (17-6)  29

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/09/cougars-blow-washburn-rural-44-29-state-quarterfin/

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article65084257.html

http://www.kansas.com/sports/high-school/article65036542.html

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March 6, 2016  ~  #3 seeded (20-2)  SMNW Lady Cougars first round opponent in the 6A state tournament is a rematch with #6 seeded Washburn-Rural on Wednesday at Wichita State's Charles Koch's Area.

The Shawnee Mission Northwest girls basketball team gathers at half court to celebrate a 58-39 sub-state title game win over Olathe Northwest, Friday. The Cougars will play Washburn Rural in the opening from of the Class 6A state tournament at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Wichita State's Charles Koch Arena.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/06/smnw-girls-hoops-gets-rematch-washburn-rural-state/

6A State Kansas High School Basketball Bracket

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/Brackets/6AState.htm

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March 5, 2016  ~  #1 Lawrence ends Cougars basketball season with a 65 - 44 win as the Lions advance to the 6A state tournament.

Lawrence Lions  (20-2)  65  ~  SMNW Cougars  (9-13)  44

The Lawrence High defense collapses around Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Ferdinand Handy as he makes a move for the basket during their sub-state championship game Saturday evening in Lawrence. The Cougars fell to the Lions, 65-44.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/06/no-1-lawrence-high-ends-smnw-boys-hoops-season/

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March 4, 2016  ~  #1 seeded Lady Cougars clinch third straight state tournament bid with a win over  #5 seeded Olathe Northwest

SMNW Lady Cougars  (20-2)  58  ~  Olathe Northwest Lady Ravens  (9-13)  39

Shawnee Mission Northwest's girls basketball team celebrates a Class 6A sub-state championship after defeating Olathe Northwest, 58-39, Friday.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/04/cougars-clinch-third-straight-state-tournament-bid/

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/Brackets/6AState.htm

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March 3, 2016  ~  SMNW Lady Cougar senior Brenni Rose honored for her career milestones.

Shawnee Mission Northwest girls basketball coach Tyler Stewart (left) smiles after presenting senior Brenni Rose with a commemorative basketball for reaching 1,000 points and 500 rebounds for her career. Rose was recognized on Thursday before the SM Northwest boys sub-state game against SM West.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/04/smnw-girls-basketball-honors-rose-career-milestone/

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March 3, 2016  ~  Rose sisters sparks the SM Northwest Lady Cougars to a 19-2 record.  A featured story in the Kansas City Star.

 

SM Northwest’s Brenni Rose went up for a shot against Leavenworth in a game earlier this season. She is all-time leading scorer in the Cougars’ girls basketball program.

                                              

Emmalee Rose (right) of SM Northwest delivered a pass to the inside against Leavenworth in a game earlier this season.


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article63930217.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article63930217.html

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March 3, 2016  ~  #4 seeded SMNW Cougars win their sub-state opener against  #5 seeded  SM West.  Cougars advance to the sub-state title game on Saturday as they take on #1 seeded and #1 rated Lawrence Lions (19-2) on Saturday in Lawrence.

SMNW Cougars (9-12)  71  ~ SM West Vikings (7-14)  63

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/03/smnw-boys-basketball-sinks-vikings-sub-state-opene/

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/6ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=1033

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March 2, 2016  ~  #1 seeded and #3 rated SM Northwest girls hoops gashes #8 seeded Wyandotte, 70-12, in sub-state opener

SMNW Lady Cougars (19-2)  70  ~  Wyandotte Bulldogs (1-18)  12

Shawnee Mission Northwest's girls varsity basketball team cheers from the bench as the Cougars coasted to a 70-12 victory in their sub-state opener against Wyandotte on Wednesday. Pictured left to right are Megan Nugent, Emmalee Rose, Jordann Nachbar, Danielle Rehor, Shelbie McLain and Brenni Rose

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/mar/03/sm-northwest-girls-hoops-gash-wyandotte-70-12-sub-/

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Basketball/6ASub-State.cfm?Activity=2&WeekID=1087

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February 26, 2016  ~  Video of the #3 SM North Indians and SM Northwest Cougars final regular season game.

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February 26, 2016  ~  Video of the #3 Cougar girls taking on SM North in their final regular season game.

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February 26, 2016  ~  SM North finishes undefeated in Sunflower League by beating the Cougars in the season finale.

Northwest senior Dylan Dirks scores two of his 12 points in the loss

#3 SM North Indians  (19-4, 12-0)  60  ~  SMNW Cougars (8-12, 3-9)  40

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/26/smn-boys-hoops-finishes-undefeated-sunflower-leagu/

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February 26, 2016  ~  SMNW girls win their final regular season game over SM North.

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Brenni Rose drives in for a layup , Rose scored a game-high 14 points on her senior night.

SMNW Lady Cougars  (19-2)  55  ~  SM North Lady Indians (8-12)  36

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/27/smnw-girls-hoops-fueled-seniors-55-36-win-over-smn/

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           2015 SMNW Football SENIORS  

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February 12, 2016  ~ Shawnee Mission Northwest alumnus and former NFL offensive lineman Ryan Lilja returns to his alma mater.  Ryan presented a commemorative Wilson Golden Football to the school. He visited SM Northwest as part of the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll Visit. These visits celebrate high schools and communities that have contributed to Super Bowl history as the NFL celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl.

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February 20, 2016  ~  Boys and Girls win at SM West

SMNW Cougars  (7-11)  66  ~  SM West Vikings 58

SMNW Lady Cougars  (17-2)  44  ~  SM West Lady Vikings 28

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Zach Smith goes up for a layup against SM West's Cameron Southern in the Cougars' 66-58 win over the Vikings. The win snapped the Cougars' five-game losing streak.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/20/cougars-claim-basketball-doubleheader-sweep-agains/

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February 20, 2016  ~  Three SMNW wrestlers claim regional titles ... team finishes 3rd overall.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/20/three-smnw-wrestlers-claim-regional-titles-fuel-co/

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February 16, 2016  ~  SMNW Cougars comes up short in a loss to Olathe East.

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Dylan Dirks goes up for a contested layup against Olathe East's Cameron Hunter in the the Cougars' 63-60 loss to the Hawks, Tuesday. Dirks led all scorers with 25 points.

#6  Olathe East Hawks  63  ~  SMNW Cougars  60 (6-11)

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/17/cougars-late-charge-falls-short-against-olathe-eas/

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February 16, 2016  ~ #3 Lady Cougars dominant defense key for SMNW girls hoops in win over Olathe East

Shawnee Mission Northwest sophomore Jordann Nachbar follows through on a shot during the Cougars' 41-32 win Tuesday over Olathe East.

 #3 SMNW Lady Cougars (16-2)  41 ~  #5  Olathe East Lady Hawks   (14-3)  32  

 http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/16/dominant-defense-key-smnw-girls-hoops-win-over-ola/

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February 12, 2016  ~ #3 Lady Cougars dominated Lady Lancers of SM East.  SMNW's senior Brenni Rose surpassed 1,000 point plateau in her career.  Boys take another hard loss to SM East. 

Brenni Rose scoring on Free State on her way to clipping the 1,000 points in her high school career at SM Northwest.

SMNW Lady Cougars (15-2)  65  ~  SM East Lady Lancers  38

SM East Lancers  72 ~ SMNW Cougars  (6-10)  61

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/13/rose-eclipses-1000-career-point-plateau-smnw-win-o/

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February 13, 2016  ~  Cougars finished 6th in the Sunflower League Wrestling Championship.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/13/cougars-claim-sixth-indians-11th-sunflower-league-/

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Shawnee Mission Northwest alumnus and former NFL offensive lineman Ryan Lilja returns to his alma mater Tuesday for the Cougars boys basketball game against Lawrence High to present the school a golden football to SM Northwest as part of the NFL's Super Bowl 50 celebration.

February 9, 2016  ~  SMNW alumnus Lilja presents alma mater with Super Bowl 50 golden football

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/10/smnw-alumnus-lilja-presents-alma-mater-super-bowl-/

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February 9, 2016  ~  #3  SMNW Lady Cougars takes down Lawrence Lady Lions

SMNW Lady Cougars  (14-2)  54  ~  Lawrence Lady Lions (7-8)  42

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/10/smnw-girls-hoops-holds-lawrence-high-54-42/

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February 9, 2016  ~   #1 Lawrence Lions outlasts SMNW Cougars

Lawrence  (14-1)  59  ~  SMNW Cougars (6-9)  54

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/10/lawrence-high-outlasts-smnw-boys-basketball-59-54/

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February 6, 2016  ~  SMNW Cougars swim and dive team finish 12th in the Sunflower League Championship.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/06/indians-ninth-cougars-12th-sunflower-league-boys-s/

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February 6, 2016  ~ #3 Lady Cougars keep rolling, win their seventh straight.  The boys lose in overtime to the Firebirds.

SMNW Lady Cougars (13-2)  33  ~  Free State Lady Firebirds  29

Free State Firebirds  59  ~  SMNW Cougars  (6-8)  58

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/06/smnw-girls-win-boys-fall-ot-free-state/

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February 3, 2016  ~  Cougars fall to a surprising three win team Turner.

Turner Golden Bears  85  ~  SMNW Cougars (6-7)  74

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/feb/02/turner-trips-smnw-boys-hoops-14-3-pointers/

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January 30, 2016  ~  SMNW wrestling finishes 4th in the Junction City Invitational.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/30/habben-leads-smnw-wrestling-fourth-place-junction-/

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January 30, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars Wins IT !!

SMNW Lady Cougars wins the Mid America Classic tournament in a thriller in overtime with free throws made in the final seconds to secure the win!

SMNW Lady Cougars (12-2) 33 ~  Olathe East Hawks  31

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/31/sm-northwest-girls-basketball-wins-mid-america-cla/

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January 29, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars move on to the championship game by beating McPherson in the Mid America Classic

SMNW Lady Cougars  (11-2)  42  ~  McPherson Bullpups (11-1)  37

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/29/smnw-girls-smn-boys-advance-tournament-title-games/

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January 20, 2016  ~  Sunflower League Basketball report

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/joco-913/joco-sports/article55678730.html

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January 22, 2016  ~  Girls keep on rolling!

Lady Cougars (8-2)  46  ~  Lady Topeka Trojans  32

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Shelbie McLain makes her presence felt on defense against Topeka High guard Adrianna Henderson in the Cougars' 46-32 win over the Trojans.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/22/cougars-clip-topeka-high-46-32/

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January 22, 2016  ~  Cougars drop another game to Washburn Rural in the second round at the Saints Classic Tournament

Washburn Rural  56  ~  SMNW Cougars  (5-6)  45

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Ferdinand Handy surveys maneuvers his way through the Washburn Rural defense in Friday's 56-45 loss in the second round of the Saints Classic at Saint Thomas Aquinas. Handy hit four 3-pointers for 12 of his 17 points.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/22/turnovers-cost-cougars-against-washburn-rural/

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January 21, 2016  ~  Cougars lose opening game of the Saints Classic.

St. James  54  ~  SM Northwest Cougars  39  (5-5)

St. James' Zach Thornhill, No. 5, splits Shawnee Mission Northwest defenders Jamey Fisher, No. 10, and Dylan Dirks No. 52, Thursday night in the opening round of the Saints Classic. Thornhill scored 13 points in the 54-39 victory over the Cougars.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/22/st-james-boys-win-ugly-against-sm-northwest/

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January 20, 2016  ~  SMNW fall to Free State

 

Free State Firebirds  43  ~  SMNW Cougars  16

Free State 113-pounder Bennett King puts Shawnee Mission Northwest freshman Charles Brockmann in a headlock before holding on for a 3-2 win by decision in the 113-pound match.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/20/smnw-wrestling-falls-free-state-43-16/

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January 15, 2016  ~  Cougars fall short to SM South Raiders

SMNW Cougars (5-4)  44  ~  SM South Raiders (5-4)  47

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Dylan Dirks shoots a 3-pointer at the buzzer to try to force overtime Friday against SM South, but missed as the Cougars fell to the Raiders, 47-44. Dirks hit 4-of-7 3-pointers for 16 points to lead SMNW.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/15/sm-south-holds-smnw-basketball-47-44/

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article55029355.html

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January 15, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars ranked #3 in Class 6A curse to victory over SM South.

Lady Cougars  (7-2)  73  ~  SM South Raiders  (2-7)  39

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Shelbie McLain brings the ball up the court during the Cougars' 73-39 win Friday over SM South.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/15/smnw-girls-basketball-coasts-past-sm-south/

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January 12, 2016  ~  SMNW wrestling rallies past Olathe East, 39-35

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Robert Strain takes down Olathe East's Ty Alholm in the Cougars' 39-35 dual win over the Hawks. Strain outlasted Alholm to win by a 4-3 decision.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/13/smnw-wrestling-rallies-past-olathe-east-39-35/

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January 12, 2016  ~  Shawnee Mission Northwest's girls basketball team got back on track with a 57-30 victory, Tuesday over Olathe North.  However ... the boys basketball squad wasn't able to keep pace with the Eagles.

Lady Cougars 57  (6-2)  ~  Lady Olathe North Eagles  30

Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Brenni Rose dribbles the ball past half court during SMNW's 57-30 win over Olathe North, Tuesday. Rose scored a game-high 30 points.

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Olathe North Eagles  73  ~  SMNW Cougars  56  (5-3)

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/13/smnw-girls-win-boys-fall-olathe-north/

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January 9, 2016  ~  SM East Lancers swim team dominated the field at the SMNW Swim Invite meet on Saturday, with the Cougars finishing 7th.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/09/indians-cougars-cut-times-smnw-boys-swimming-invit/

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January 9, 2016  ~  Shawnee Mission Northwest's wrestling team took seventh place out of 17 teams, Saturday, at the Dick Burns Mat Classic behind weight-class champions Jerad Habben and Charles Brockmann.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/10/habben-brockmann-propel-smnw-wrestling-bonner-spri/

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January 8, 2016  ~  Boys come out victorious in Leavenworth on Friday night.

SMNW Cougars  51  (5-2)  ~  Leavenworth Pioneers  46

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/09/smnw-boys-basketball-wins-girls-fall-leavenworth/

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January 8, 2016  ~  Lady Cougars drop their second game in a row in overtime against the two-time defending Class 5A state champions Lady Pioneers in Leavenworth.

Lady Pioneers  52  Lady Cougars  47  Overtime (5-2) 

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article53849930.html

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/09/smnw-boys-basketball-wins-girls-fall-leavenworth/

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January 5, 2016  ~ Lady Cougars suffer their first loss of the season to the Falcons of Olathe South.

Olathe South Falcons  44  ~  Lady Cougars  (5-1)  41

Northwest senior Brenni Rose (35) is fouled by Olathe South junior DeJanae Roebuck (32) in the fourth quarter.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/05/falcons-surge-late-past-lady-cougars-44-41/

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January 5, 2016  ~  SMNW falls to Olathe South at home Tuesday night.

Olathe South Falcons  74  ~  SMNW Cougars   (4-2)  58

Northwest senior Dylan Dirks (52) led the Cougars in scoring with 24 points against the Olathe South Falcons

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/05/falcons-claw-past-cougars-74-58/

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January 6, 2016  ~  SMNW Cougars wrestlers fall to Blue Valley West in a Duel Meet

Blue Valley West Jaguars  52  ~  SMNW Cougars  21

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2016/jan/06/brockmann-steps-smnw-wrestling-still-falls/

Shawnee Mission Northwest wrestler Trenton Smith tries to stay on the mat as Blue Valley West's Aaron Davis attacks his legs. Smith lost the 170-weight class match by a 4-1 decision

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December 21, 2015  ~  Cougar Wrestlers take 10th at Johnson County Classic

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/21/cougars-take-10th-johnson-county-classic/

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December 18, 2015  ~  Lady Cougars take an overwhelming win over Eudora Cardinals Friday night, with the win the team stays undefended on the season.  The team was lead by senior forward Brenni Rose with a game high 21 points.

Lady SM Northwest Cougars  (5-0)  74  ~  Lady Eudora Cardinals  27

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/18/sm-northwest-girls-overhwelm-visiting-eudora/

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December 15, 2015  ~  Both hoop squads get league victories at SM South

SM Northwest Cougars  (4-1)  66  ~  SM South Raiders  61

Lady Northwest Cougars (4-0)  58  ~  Lady South Raiders  49

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/15/hoops-roundup-smnw-teams-capture-league-wins/

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December 12, 2015  ~  SMNW Cougars get another home win on Friday night against Washburn Rural.  Travel to SM South next Tuesday.  Lady Cougars win a close one at home against Washburn Rural 49 ~ 48.

SM Northwest Cougars  (3-1)  46  ~  Washburn Rural Jr. Blues  43

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/12/hoops-roundup-smnw-boys-beat-washburn-rural/

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December 9, 2015  ~  Cougars win over Wyandotte

SM Northwest Cougars  (2-1)  63  ~  Wyandotte Bulldogs  47

SM Northwest senior Dylan Dirks (52) attempts to block a shot against Wyandotte

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/09/sm-northwest-thumps-wyandotte-home/

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December 8, 2015  ~  SMNW falls to Blue Valley North in Overtime

Blue Valley North Mustangs  70   ~  SM Northwest Cougars  (1-1)   64

Cougar guard Ferdinand Handy scores a long three to put the game in overtime

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/08/sm-northwest-falls-bv-north-overtime/

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December 5, 2015  ~  Cougars open the new season with a Sunflower League win over the Vikings of SM West ...

SM Northwest Cougars (1-0)   69   ~   SM West Vikings (0-1)  56

Dylan Dirks scored 28 points for SM Northwest on Friday.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/05/hoops-roundup-smn-smnw-sja-victorious/

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December 5, 2015  ~  Lady Cougars are looking to return to state.

 

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/dec/05/sm-northwest-girls-aim-return-state/

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October 31, 2015  ~  Sophomore Molly Born captures the 6A girls XC State TITLE !!  Finishing the race with her best overall time of 17:58.6 in the 5,000 meter course at Rim Rock.

Congratulations MOLLY !!!

Thanks to SMNWCCTF.com for sharing this wonderful photo:   Freshman Molly Born at the Classic at Baldwin City Oct 4, 2014 finishing 3rd overall in the race 

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/nov/01/akalu-born-capture-class-6a-cross-country-titles/

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article42091182.html

http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Dennis_Weber/2015_Kansas_State_HS_XC_Championships/index.html

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October 29, 2015  ~  Olathe North Eagles tops SMNW in plenty kicks to end their season

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/29/smnw-falls-olathe-north-regional-finals/

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October 24, 2015  ~  Lady Cougars gymnastics team finished 3rd at State.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/other-kansas-prep-sports/article41366514.html

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/25/state-gymnastics-sm-northwest-takes-third-place/

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October 24, 2015  ~   Sophomore Molly Born wins individual regional cross country title, both girls & boys squads qualify for State.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/24/sm-north-captures-regional-cross-country-titles/

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October 22, 2015  ~  SMNW Cougars falls to Blue Valley North in District play.

Blue Valley North Tigers  45  (7-1)  ~  SMNW Cougars  21 (1-7)

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/23/sm-northwest-falls-blue-valley-north/

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October 19, 2015  ~  The Shawnee Mission Northwest girls golf team capped a strong season with a 10th-place finish at the Class 6A state tournament.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/19/state-golf-radmanesh-posts-top-25-finish/

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October 17, 2015  ~   Sophomore Molly Born is the Sunflower League XC Champion!  Molly wins the Girls title with the time of 18:02.70 at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence.  The Shawnee Mission North cross country program had a successful day, as both the boys and girls teams took first place.

 

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/19/smn-wins-sunflower-leuage-cross-country-titles/

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October 16, 2015  ~  SM West takes it to the Cougars Friday night

SM West Vikings  45  (6-1)   ~  SMNW Cougars  6  (1-6)

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October 14, 2015  ~  For the first time in six years, the Shawnee Mission Northwest girls qualify for state golf tourney.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/14/sm-northwest-girls-qualify-state-golf/

http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Golf/PDF/Girls/6AStateInformation.pdf

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               October 9, 2015  ~  The Ravens of Olathe Northwest took advantage of Cougars costly turnovers to secure their Sunflower League victory Friday night.

 

Olathe Northwest Ravens  50  (5-1)  ~  SM Northwest Cougars   29  (1-5) 

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/09/onw-pulls-away-smnw-big-second-half/ 

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October 3, 2015  ~  SMNW Boys & Girls Cross Country teams competed at the Maple Leaf XC Classic at Baldwin City.  The Boys finishing 5th out of 10 squads and the Girls placing 4th of 8,  rival SM North Indians Boys & Girls teams having a wonderful day winning both events.  The Lady Cougars were led by their terrific young leader, sophomore Molly Born, who finished 2nd overall in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 18 minutes, 07.37 seconds.    

http://ks.milesplit.com/meets/216129/results/400086

http://ks.milesplit.com/meets/216129/results/400085

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/05/smn-cross-country-teams-win-maple-leaf-classic/

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September 30, 2015  ~  The Star names Cougar's senior Nathan Jones "Player of the Week" award for the week of September 30th

 

Congratulations Nate!

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article37131369.html

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October 1, 2015  ~  Turnovers doom Cougars in a Sunflower League showdown

SM Northwest quarterback Ron Kopp during pregame warmups

Olathe East Hawks  25  (3-2)  ~  SMNW Cougars  14  (1-4)

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/oct/01/turnovers-doom-smnw-loss-olathe-east/

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September 30, 2015  ~  Lady Cougars Splits a Pair Volleyball Matches

Lady Cougars  2  ~  Olathe North Eagles  0

Lady Cougars  1  ~  SM West Vikings  2

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/30/de-soto-sweeps-baldwin-sm-northwest-splits/

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September 25, 2015  ~  No. 4 Lawrence (4-0) takes down SM Northwest (1-3)

LHS quarterback Alan Clothier gets a quick pass to the air early in the first half in the Lions' victory over SM Northwest

Lawrence Lions  41 ~ SMNW Cougars  6

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/25/no-4-lawrence-routs-sm-northwest/

 

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September 21, 2015  ~  Cougars fall to Rockhurst in hard-fought soccer match

SM Northwest defender Ryan D'Silva (20) dribbles the ball past a Rockhurst player.

Rockhurst Hawklets  4 ~ SMNW Cougars  2

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/22/cougars-fall-rockhurst-hard-fought-match/

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September 19, 2015  ~ Sophomore Molly Born takes first place at Heartland Classic at Iowa State University.  That's outstanding Molly ! 

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/20/born-takes-first-place-heartland-classic/

http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=113319#17930

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September 18, 2015  ~  Northwest Cougars (1-2) falling to the defending state champions SM East Lancers (3-0)  in a weather delay with torrential downpours and tornado spottings in the area.


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article35798904.html#storylink=cpy

SM East Lancers  44 ~ SMNW Cougars  20

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article35798904.html

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September 17, 2015 ~   The Shawnee Mission Northwest boys soccer team captured a home victory over Lawrence High School.  Cougars go to 4-1 overall and undefeated in Conference 2-0.  

SMNW Cougars  2  ~  Lawrence Lions  1

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/18/soccer-roundup-sm-northwest-tops-lawrence/

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September 12, 2015 ~ Offense carries Cougars to big win over Indians

SM Northwest running back Xavier Perry scored two touchdowns for the Cougars against SM North in their win.

SMNW Cougars  44  ~  SM North Indians  29

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/12/offense-carries-cougars-win-over-indians/

http://smnw.com/2015/09/12/hip-hip-hooray/

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September 8, 2015 ~ SM Northwest takes third at Olathe East tourney

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/08/sm-northwest-take-third-olathe-east-tournament/

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September 5, 2015 ~  Greg Wilson Classic

SMNW Boys & Girls Cross Country teams competed at Johnson County Community College in the Greg Wilson Classic.  The Boys finishing 10th and the Girls taking 6th place.  The Lady Cougars were led by individual champion Molly Born, who won the 5,000-meter race with a time of 18 minutes, 45.90 seconds. 

Congratulations Molly !!

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/sep/08/sm-north-teams-perform-well-greg-wilson-classic/

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September 4, 2015 ~ Cougars get steam rolled in coach Black’s debut

Blue Valley Tigers    62  ~  SMNW Cougars   27

http://smnw.com/2015/09/04/cougars-get-steam-rolled-in-coach-blacks-debut/

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August 27, 2015 ~  Kansas City Star's "Athletes to Watch" this fall season in the

913 area.... Our own Molly Born was selected #1

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/joco-913/joco-sports/article32567871.html

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August 24, 2015 ~ SM Northwest ready to begin the Bo Black Era

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/aug/24/sm-northwest-ready-begin-bo-black-era/

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June 23, 2015 ~ SM Northwest grad Brand competes at nationals

SM Northwest grad (Class of 2010) Erica Brand competed for the Duke track and field team.

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/jun/23/smnw-grad-brand-competes-duke-nationals/

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June 5, 2015 ~ Gomer named Class 6A KABC Pitcher of the Year

SM Northwest senior (Class of 2015) Brandon Gomer

http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2015/jun/05/gomer-named-kabc-pitcher-year/

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