Archive for category: Winter

  • CYO All-Stars

    Sports, Winter March 1, 2012 12:07 pm no comments

    Seniors Kevin Jantsch, St. Peter #5 At 6’ 5” , Jantsch’s tall and lanky frame strikes fear in every opponent Also, his combined height and athleticism makes him one of the deadliest players.  Ben Koehler, Visitation #1 Being one of the most versatile players in the league, Koelher is able [...]

     
  • Wrestling squad suffers setbacks at state

    Wrestling squad suffers setbacks at state

    Sports, Winter March 1, 2012 11:46 am no comments

    Injuries and sickness affected the Rockhurst wrestling team as they made their run at state in the Class 4 championships. Rockhurst sent five wrestlers to state: seniors Dejuan Kinchelow, James Contreras, and Ben Boyd, and junior Drew Daniels and sophomore Charlie Lipford. “Our season was plagued with injuries and sickness [...]

     
  • Deep tradition adds fuel to rivalry

    Deep tradition adds fuel to rivalry

    Sports, Winter February 5, 2012 10:40 am no comments

    Within just four miles of each other, Shawnee Mission East and Rockhurst High School, longtime rivals, met for the 13th time on Jan. 27. The Hawklets have taken the last four meetings, after East won five in a row. Out of those nine games, seven were close, where each possession [...]

     
  • Top wrestlers per weight class

    Sports, Winter February 3, 2012 2:48 pm no comments

    Hayden Hoebing The varsity spot for the 113 weight class is held by sophomore Hayden Hoebing. After his freshman year, Hoebing went to camps and trained in the offseason to improve his technique. With his improvement, Hoebing hopes to qualify for state. Cody Kandt Not having wrestled until his freshman [...]

     
  • Hawklets ice early season difficulties

    Sports, Winter February 3, 2012 2:38 pm no comments

    Now 13-5, the number 1 ranked Rockhurst hockey team is regaining the momentum they lost early in the season. The Hawklets face off against the Kansas City Stars tomorrow and on Sunday at the Independence Events Center.   Though the team lost their first game against the Stars, they have [...]

     
  • Team looks to rebound from injury-plagued start

    Sports, Winter February 3, 2012 2:35 pm no comments

      The 4-7 varsity wrestling team is looking to get back on track at the District 4 Tournament on Feb. 10 after key injuries led to a stretch of losses. “It’s pretty rough trying to win with half a team,” Mr. Steve Lueck, varsity wrestling head coach, said. With big [...]

     
  • Freshman faces conflict of interest

    Sports, Winter February 3, 2012 10:36 am no comments

    For nearly 16 years, Mr. Shawn Hair, head basketball coach at Shawnee Mission East High School, grew close to his son, despite his high profile coaching job. Now, even though the rivalry between Rockhurst and East burns strong, Coach Hair is completely happy with freshman Luke Hair’s decision to go [...]

     
  • Competition helps junior guards improve

    Sports, Winter February 3, 2012 10:34 am no comments

    Over the course of this season, the Rockhurst varsity basketball team has gone to battle more than a dozen times against other teams from Kansas and Missouri. But for much of this season, a different, friendly battle has occurred within the varsity team. Juniors Bradley Wilkins and Connor Kuhlman, both [...]

     
  • Balance, experience equals wins

    Winter February 3, 2012 10:34 am no comments

    The varsity basketball team, ranked sixth in Missouri according to MaxPreps.com, is off to their best start in six years with a 15-4 record. The team seeks another victory with a win against Kansas’ 55 ranked St. James Academy, 7-8, tonight at 7 p.m. at Rockhurst. The team will be [...]

     
  • Junior big man leads team with humility

    Sports, Winter February 2, 2012 2:09 pm no comments

    It’s 7:15 a.m. on an already sunny summer day. The shrill beep of an alarm clock fills the bedroom. Junior Kyle Wolf begins his jog to the Lenexa Lasers swim team practice. After a two-hour swim team practice, Wolf jogs home, grabs a bite to eat, and drives up to [...]