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Staff predicts Superbowl XLVI

Honestly, this will be just as evenly matched as Giant and Patriot games always are. Neither team won convincingly in their Championship games, and to be honest neither teams looked good. The Giants however, looked better, as they received key catches out of their three big receivers, especially Mario Manningham. Also, Eli Manning looked a [...]

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Cougars fall to Ravens

The student section was roaring on Friday night as the Cougars took the court in Olathe. The Orange Army was there in full force to cheer on their boys as the team faced their most difficult challenge of the season, the undefeated Olathe Northwest Ravens. The Cougars came out on a mission, they played like [...]

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Sophomore girls’ basketball [Photo of the Day]

Sophomore Mikala Modiri dribbles past Free State Sophomore Milly Shade in the auxiliary gym on Jan. 28. The Sophomore Lady Cougars beat the Firebirds 40-14. Photo by Clara Davison.

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Freshmen girls’ basketball [Photo of the Day]

Freshmen girls’ basketball [Photo of the Day]

Freshman Tatum Graves protects the ball during a basketball game against Lawrence Free State in the Northwest auxiliary gym on Jan. 28. The Cougars pulled ahead in the last quarter and won the game 30-25.

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Swimming at BV West [Photo of the Day]

Swimming at BV West [Photo of the Day]

Senior Timmy Li comes up for breath while performing the breast stroke on Jan. 26 at the BV West swim meet. Photo by Nate Compton

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Raiders defeat Cougar basketball again

Friday night the boys’ varsity basketball played SM South for the second time this season. Unfortunately, the result was the same. The final score was 32–43. The Cougars played a decent game defensively but offensively they had troubles. “On offense, we just played too robotically instead of playing like we are capable of,” senior Blake [...]

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Boys’ basketball falls by 20

Tuesday night the boys’ varsity squad battled Lawrence High but came up short with a final score of 24-44. The Cougars hung with Lawrence through the first half, and senior Blake Evans drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Cougars a 9-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. After halftime the [...]

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College Bowl predictions: Brady Klein and Connor Thompson

AdvoCare V100 Independence: Missouri (7-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5) Dec. 26 Brady Both North Carolina and Missouri have had a lot of disappointing losses this year, as they both came close to toppling top ranked teams. North Carolina quarterback Bryn Renner has completed nearly 70 percent of his passes and has been one of the [...]

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