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Defeating the odds

After a life-changing accident, junior Ben Koeller made it to the state swim meet despite serious spinal injuries. “I was nervous about the fact that I wanted to make it back so badly,” Koeller said about being able to compete at the state swim meet. “As happy as I was to be there, just making [...]

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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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Dive team practices for upcoming meet [Photo of the Day]

Dive team practices for upcoming meet [Photo of the Day]

Senior Connor Stephens works on his back-summersault one-and-a-half twist at practice on Dec. 5. Stephens won the first meet of the season last week and qualified for state where he “hopes to place in the top eight.” Their next meet is Friday Dec. 9 at Chisholm Trail Middle School.

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Boys Swim [Photo of the Day]

Boys Swim [Photo of the Day]

Senior Jonathan Volker swims laps at practice. The boys have been training for their first swim meet against Washburn Rural on Dec. 2.

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Boys’ swim and dive season wrap-up

Boys’ swim and dive qualified for state in multiple events and ended the season with an 11th-place finish under the direction of new coach Matt Wolfe, the team’s third coach in five years. Wolfe previously had coached the West girls’ swim and dive team. “The transition was about as smooth as it could be,” Wolfe [...]

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Winter sports debut

Goodbye football season. See you next year Rim Rock. Impressive season soccer team. With the conclusion of all fall sports in the state of Kansas, it’s time to pull out the winter clothing and get ready for the new season ahead of us.

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