Four Year Drought No More
Hannah Underwood, Writer
October 28, 2016
Filed under Fall Sports, Online Carousel, Sports
An excellent performance at Regionals last Saturday, Oct. 22 qualified the boys cross country team, in addition to senior Karynn Carroll, for the State Championship Meet. This qualification ends a four year long drought for the boys team. The boys and girls varsity teams competed in the Shawnee Mission...
Tumbling into State
October 28, 2016
Filed under Fall Sports, News, Online Carousel, Sports
On Saturday, Oct. 22, the South gymnastics team competed at their State meet, which was hosted by South. Overall the team placed eighth, but with improved scores from team members in individual events. "It was a good way to end the season even though we didn't place as high as we wanted to," senior F...
Raider Football Moves On With Their Season
Mitch Brock, Staff Writer
October 12, 2016
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
South’s football team is facing more struggles as the season goes on with three seniors getting kicked off the team and five other players quitting upon the termination of their teammates. With only two seniors left on the team, and still a 0-6 record, leadership will have to make its way up from...
Royal’s Pushing for a Wild-Card Spot
September 20, 2016
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
The 2016 MLB season has been nothing less than a wild ride for the Kansas City Royals. There has been some classic Royal's magic throughout the season but still the young team continues to be the underdog. A position they're used to by now. The first half of the season was the most inconsistent stretch...
Watermelon Scrimmage Unites Football Program
September 13, 2016
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For the past two weeks, the football team has been working diligently to improve. On August 25th, the team had a chance to show how their hard work has been paying off. The football team gathered for a friendly scrimmage dubbed the "watermelon scrimmage" to assess the team and have some fun. &nbs...
New Shoes, Who Dis?
Danielle Reichart, Heritage Reporter
April 22, 2016
Filed under Online Carousel, Sports
To run a good race, comfortable, lightweight shoes that fit properly and had good traction were ideal. It was all about the running shoes. Popular brands of running shoes were Nike, Asics, New Balance and Adidas which could all be purchased at a local sports store. Senior Gretchen Fiebig...
Field gets ready for the season
Danielle Mitchell, Heritage reporter
April 21, 2016
Filed under Online Carousel, Sports, Spring Sports
From javelin throwers to shot put and discus, the field season kicked off to a productive start. “There’s a lot of freshman and 10 new people throwing the javelin this year so that’s really exciting,” sophomore Dottie Powell said. Each year there were routines that were k...
Players Hold on to Baseball Superstitions
Maddy Westcott, Heritage Reporter
April 21, 2016
Filed under Online Carousel, Sports, Spring Sports
Relaxing in the passenger seat munching on some Popeye’s just purchased by his dad was the way freshman Kennedy Rater has been arriving at his baseball games since fifth grade. "It just gives me more energy and tastes good," Rater said. Baseball players were known for possibly being the most...
Girls Soccer Pumped up for Season
Michaela Regalado, Heritage Reporter
April 19, 2016
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
Running onto the field getting ready for a soccer game, these girls have different things going through their minds. “I feel happy, excited and very into the game while it is happening,” sophomore Savannah Morgan said. She played as a mid defender on the JV team. To help Morgan prepare for her game sh...
Raider’s Boys Tennis Team
Hannah Carter, Patriot Photographer
April 12, 2016
On Tuesday, March 29, the boys varsity tennis team competed against Shawnee Mission East. After several challenging matches, South won twice. Sophomores Mason Zeller and J.D. Norton won their doubles match, and Norton won his singles match.