South girls tennis loses to Blue Valley Northwest
Katie Hiebl, Reporter
October 2, 2018
Shawnee Mission South girls tennis team lost Monday night's tennis match against Blue Valley Northwest. South played well but lost 11-7. "They were really good, I feel like all the Blue Valley schools are really good, but it was a good match it was 6-8 so we were really close." Sophomore Olivia...
Boys soccer takes down defending state champs
Milad Jahani, Reporter
September 26, 2018
South took their first win of the season versus against what were the 7-0 Olathe East Hawks. South, who was ranked at the bottom of the Sunflower League at 0-7, miraculously pulled out a win, scoring two goals in the last 15 minutes of the game against Olathe East. "I mean it feels amazing, especial...
Volleyball loses to Shawnee Mission East
Avery Woods, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2018
Tuesday night's game ended with a loss for the Lady Raiders Varsity volleyball team to Shawnee Mission East. The game started with a loss in the first match, then a win in the second and losses for the third and fourth. Varsity volleyball player and senior Abigail George thought that the loss in the...
Girls JV tennis team loses to Blue Valley West
Katie Hiebl, Reporter
September 24, 2018
Monday night's tennis games against Blue Valley West ended up in a loss for South, but the team thought they really played well together. "My partner and I communicated really well together during the match," senior Olivia Sutton said. South's new teammates enjoyed their time playing. "I love ...
Boys soccer takes another loss
Milad Jahani, Reporter
September 7, 2018
South suffered another disappointing loss Thursday night versus Lawrence Free State. The players persevered through rain and lighting all night long in an attempt to bring home the first win of the season. As soon as the game started, fans either whipped their umbrellas out or stampeded to the press...
Boys soccer takes loss from Shawnee Mission North
Milad Jahani, Reporter
September 4, 2018
Thursday’s game against Shawnee Mission North was close with North scoring the game winning goal with only 15 seconds left in the game on a miraculous 20 yard shot. This is South’s second close loss this season, and it’s definitely gotten to some of the players' heads. With five minutes lef...
First football game this season
Nichole Thomas, Features Editor
September 4, 2018
As students flood the stadium covered in American Pride, the football teams warm up on the field. Once the game begins the bands on either side play loud with pride for their teams. The action starts in the beginning of the third quarter when the Raiders score their first touchdown, bringing the score...
Boys Varsity soccer falls to Shawnee Mission Northwest
Milad Jahani, Reporter
August 29, 2018
Friday’s game was full of drama and suspense as the Shawnee Mission South men’s soccer team kicked off their season against Northwest and lost 1-2 in a last minute nail-biter. Northwest came out strong and scored the first goal of the game in the 35th minute. However, Jeffrey Marquez, a senior forward,...
Alumni return for men’s soccer game
Milad Jahani, Reporter
August 22, 2018
The battle between age and beauty reached its peak at the South soccer alumni game. The current varsity soccer players and former South alums faced off in an intense match that led to a 4-4 draw on Friday. It was all for fun and games according to Assistant Coach Tim Wiseman. “You know I think it started out pretty go...
Freshmen’s Perfect Season
Brett Conner, Reporter
November 6, 2017
The day is August 15th, 33 freshmen have suited up to create a team to field. We didn’t really understand how difficult the work that Coach Williams would make us do would be. In fact, at the time, we didn’t know our coach. Mr. Williams came to the rescue and decided to coach us. Everyone knows Mr....