SPORTS IN BRIEF Cheer performed at State, held at Lindenwood University in Saint Louis, Missouri, Nov.16 -17. Performing their dance routine on Saturday, cheer was able to place 8th in their 3A division. The following day, cheer performed their sideline cheer, earning 9th place in the group A division. “I think we really tried our best,” senior Captain Brooke McKee said. “We learned it so quickly and for how we placed, I’m proud.” (Photo by Kaitlin Lyman)
NEW SWIM COACH Swim has a new assistant coach, Laura Klover, who started Nov. 13. “I hope we have a good season, that we work hard,” Klover said, “that we train our best and no matter the outcome we have a good time.” Klover is an alumna who graduated in 2013 and went to State and earned 2nd place her senior year. She has been swimming since she was 3 and has swam competitively for about 15 years. Head Coach Kelly Timson said she is happy to see her again. “I’m really excited to have her come back to Sion as a coach,” Timson said. “Can’t wait to start the season.” (Photo by Jenna Barackman)
CHIEFS UPDATE
The Chiefs clinched the AFC West Division with their 26-13 win over the New England Patriots. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who injured his knee during the Broncos game earlier in the season, now hurt his hand, but it is reported as only bruised. Their next game up is against the Broncos with a noon kick-off. “I love the Chiefs because of the hard work they put into every game no matter how tough it is,” junior and season ticket holder Laila Foy said. (Photo from MCT Campus)
FALL SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Tennis: Junior Addison Vance and senior Logan Dixon played their way to seventh place at State Golf: 2nd as a team at State; Megan Propeck won 2nd individually overall Softball: Won first round of Districts, but lost to #1 seed Odessa High School in second round Volleyball: Won first match at Districts, but lost to St. Micheal’s the Archangel in second round Field Hockey: Won second place at the Gateway Classic High School Tournament Cross Country: Won 15th in State. Team placed second at Districts; senior Rose Orrick placed 8th, senior Lily Henkle placed 11th (Photo by Abbie Sinow)
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and likes that she can customize her classes. She connects well with her students and enjoys working BY ABBY SINOW with them, REPORTER according to Misemer. She walked in the “Paxton has a really doctor’s office May of 2016 strong ability to engage with intense wrist pain students and keep their after years of competitive interest,” Eagles Gymnastics gymnastics. Her hope was coach Haley Strobel said. that there wasn’t a link between the two. Her doctor “She makes learning fun for required an X-ray and an MRI the students.” Misemer teaches a to find the cause of the pain. She went back for a follow-up basic gymnastics class, an advanced tumbling appointment, nervous about class and a cheerleading the news she could receive. class. Teaching is difficult And it wasn’t good. The sometimes because of doctor said she had cartilage complaints from parents, damage in her wrist and along with disobedient that she wouldn’t be able to students, but she said it participate in gymnastics is worth it when she has anymore. Junior Paxton Misemer a meaningful experience, according to Misemer. realized she couldn’t do the “I have a student thing she loved most. At 14, right now that only speaks she discovered she couldn’t Russian, so it’s really cool participate in gymnastics anymore because of this wrist to be able to communicate in a different way than just injury. English and through the Misemer had loved gymnastics from the time she movements,” Misemer said. began at age 7, all the way up “I also had a student that to the day she quit. She fell in had a sensory disorder, so it love with the movements and was really meaningful that I could help him through the choreography. his therapy to expand his So Misemer started physical abilities.” coaching gymnastics to Misemer works with students ages 3 to 14 in May other teenagers close to at Eagles Gymnastics when her age and has developed she turned 16. friendships with many of “I went to the owner of them because they work the gym, and she told me I together so often, according couldn’t start coaching until to coworker Lucy Thomas. I turned 16,” Misemer said. “Paxton is really fun “I just thought it would be to work with and everyone a really good outlet for me since I couldn’t participate in enjoys her company,” Thomas said. “She’s really passionate it myself.” about gymnastics and Misemer has the passes that passion on to her opportunity of passing her students.” knowledge on to others
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You can take a gymnast out of gymnastics but you can’t take gymnastics out of a gymnast.
Cheer performs at the St. Michael’s basketball game. Pictured is junior Emily Bukaty. (Photo by Avery Brundige)
DEC 14
(Photo by Sela Kincaid)
CHEER AT STATE
Teaching to Tumble
Swim & Dive competes at the Independence Invite. Pictured is diver senior Caroline Knopke who won second at State last year. (Photo by Molly Conway)
DEC 19
Basketball faces off against Lee’s Summit West. Pictured is Mia McLey ‘18 in last year’s game. (Photo by Taylor Pitzl)
