Volume 13, State Basketball Special Edition

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MILL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | VOLUME 13 | ISSUE 6 |MARCH 14, 2013 | MVNEWS.ORG

season record

22 - 2

quarterfinal v. South

semifinal v. Kapuan

championship v. Aquinas

38 - 28 win 34 - 32 win 23 - 22 loss

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MORE RESULTS

SWIMMING The boys inaugural swimming season came to a close Saturday, Feb. 16 at the state meet in Topeka. In its first season the team sent eight swimmers to state and placed 11th overall out of 27 teams.

Senior Chris Stack swam to a fifth place medal in the 100 breast and an eighth place medal in the 200 IM, and

Photo by Devynn Harris

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WRESTLING sophomore Callahan Eckhardt achieved seventh place finishes in both the 200 and 500 freestyle races. “I think the state meet went just about perfectly. We all dropped a considerable amount of time and most of us made it to the finals,� Eckhardt said.

Both swimmers were selected to the All-State second team.

Photo by Miranda Snyder

Despite a delayed tournament schedule in Wichita due to inclement weather on Saturday, Feb. 23, two wrestlers brought home state medals.

Junior Jake Ellis finished with his first state medal in third place and junior Landon Scott (left) finished in fifth place and became the first threetime state medalist in school history.

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For first time in school history, boys and girls basketball place at state tournament

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Your Tweets before, during and after the big games.

PHOTOS BY

Devynn Harris Miranda Snyder Amanda Curtright

Lindsay Roush Alec Santaularia Lisa Galvan

“Sad to hear, but I know our Jags tried their hardest. You guys have made my freshman year more memorable with these games. #thankyou” Friday, March 8 at 6:27 p.m.

FRESHMAN SHELBY HUDSON

“Both McFall coaches in the State Championship! That’s something special” Friday, March 8 at 7:12 p.m.

JUNIOR WYATT VOORHES

“We ARE getting third in the State tomorrow. Not ending this season with a loss” Friday, March 8 at 7:25 p.m.

SENIOR BRETT HAMILTON

“What a nail biter” Friday, March 8 at 7:42 p.m.

SOPHOMORE BEN HADDEN

“This game is so intense” Friday, March 8 at 7:42 p.m.

JUNIOR KALI GRACY

“I have never seen so much excitement at Mill Valley.

This is why I love our school. #MVHS” Friday, March 8 at 11:20 p.m.

SENIOR TAYLOR HUNTER

“I’m really in the mood to win a state championship today. #LADYJAGS” Saturday, March 9 at 8:11 a.m.

SENIOR TANNER TRIPP

“The week of state is the only time it’s acceptable to wear the same shirt two days in a row #statebound” Saturday, March 9 at 2:38 p.m.

JUNIOR KATIE LINSEY

“Congrats basketball boys!! #thankyouseniors #greatseason #thirdinstate”

BOWLING Senior Derrick Paxton was the only senior to qualify for state.

Ellis said that it would take more than a snow storm to stop the wrestlers.

“Despite the hazardous road conditions, we didn’t let the delay in the tournament affect our wrestling or our mindset. It was overall just a fantastic tournament,” Ellis said.

The boys bowling team, including senior LJ Hatch (left), finished its second season Friday, Feb. 8 with a trip to state in Wichita, taking eighth place as a team. Senior Nick Ridgeway finished in 13th.

Head coach Adam Wessel was happy with the highest finish in school history.

Photo by Kelsey Floyd

“To compete at that level is very gratifying,” Wessel said.

On the girls team, junior Cassie Widmer was the sole competitor at state from Mill Valley. She took 21st place out of 72 individual girl bowlers.

During the regular season, the boys team never placed lower than second place. The team will lose 5 seniors.

Saturday, March 9 at 3:34 p.m.

SENIOR ZACH STINNETT

“Nothing would make me happier than seeing Aquinas lose at something. #GOJAGS #BEATAQUINAS Saturday, March 9 at 4:41 p.m.

JUNIOR MICHAELA REMIJIO

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MILL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | VOLUME 13 | ISSUE 6 |MARCH 14, 2013 | MVNEWS.ORG

season record

21 - 4

quarterfinal v. Andover semifinal v. SM South consolation v. Kapaun

57 - 46 win 70 - 49 loss 75 - 70 win