New assistant swim coach is a 2013 alumna

CHEER AT STATE

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)

ST RM SCHEDULE

Teaching to

Tumble You can take a gymnast out of gymnastics but you can’t take gymnastics out of a gymnast. and likes that she can customize her classes. She connects well with her students and enjoys working (Photo by Sela Kincaid) BY ABBY SINOW with them, REPORTER according to

She walked in the Misemer. doctor’s office May of 2016 “Paxton has a really with intense wrist pain strong ability to engage after years of competitive students and keep their gymnastics. Her hope was interest,” Eagles Gymnastics that there wasn’t a link coach Haley Strobel said. between the two. Her doctor “She makes learning fun for required an X-ray and an MRI the students.” to find the cause of the pain. Misemer teaches a She went back for a follow-up basic gymnastics class, appointment, nervous about an advanced tumbling the news she could receive. class and a cheerleading

And it wasn’t good. The class. Teaching is difficult doctor said she had cartilage sometimes because of damage in her wrist and complaints from parents, that she wouldn’t be able to along with disobedient participate in gymnastics students, but she said it anymore. is worth it when she has

Junior Paxton Misemer a meaningful experience, realized she couldn’t do the according to Misemer. thing she loved most. At 14, “I have a student she discovered she couldn’t right now that only speaks participate in gymnastics Russian, so it’s really cool anymore because of this wrist to be able to communicate injury. in a different way than just

Misemer had loved English and through the 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 the choreography. I could help him through

So Misemer started his therapy to expand his coaching gymnastics to physical abilities.” students ages 3 to 14 in May Misemer works with at Eagles Gymnastics when other teenagers close to she turned 16. her age and has developed

“I went to the owner of friendships with many of the gym, and she told me I them because they work couldn’t start coaching until together so often, according I turned 16,” Misemer said. to coworker Lucy Thomas. “I just thought it would be “Paxton is really fun a really good outlet for me to work with and everyone since I couldn’t participate in enjoys her company,” Thomas it myself.” said. “She’s really passionate

Misemer has the about gymnastics and opportunity of passing her passes that passion on to her knowledge on to others students.”

DEC 13

Cheer performs at the

St. Michael’s basketball game. Pictured is junior Emily Bukaty. (Photo by Avery Brundige)

DEC 14

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)