Boys swim and dive takes off with a splash
The next meet will be the Olathe Invitational.
“I should be ready by Friday, but before that I have to learn a reverse dive, a reverse double or a reverse one and a half which is going to be very challenging but I should get it,” senior Daryle Rowland said.
Rowland will be the only diver competing for the 11 meet invitational.
“I hope I make it; it’s like you do six dives, then you do three, then you do two or something like that. I think I’ll make it past the six and then do good on the three but not make it to the two,” Rowland said.
Rowland hopes to get at least eighth out of 20 participants in the Olathe invitational.
Wrestling serves the community
In order to earn a varsity letter for wrestling, the boys must complete a certain number of community service hours. One of the opportunities for the boys is Hoodies for the Homeless.
Hoodies for the Homeless started on Monday, Dec. 3 and will last until Friday, Dec. 14. All students are encouraged to donate.
“We wanted to take our team to the next level and see how truly blessed we are,” sophomore Cole Kedney said.
As far as the season goes, the wrestling team went undefeated at Fort Scott on Saturday, Dec.1.
“[There are] areas that need improving; you can always improve and become better,” senior Paul Grieco said.
The next wrestling meet is on Friday Dec.14 at Blue Valley High for the Johnson County Classic.
“My hopes are that I do as well as I did this last weekend, and that the team will do the same,” Greico said. “I think that as hard as I’m working I’ll get the same outcome as the last tournament.”
Check out the Southwest wrestling team’s twitter: @bvswwrestling.
Boys basketball season begins with a bang
The first game of the season was a home game against William Chrisman high school. The team won with an overwhelming amount of points. The score was 81-45.
“I feel like we all came out with the same intensity,” senior Dominique O’Connor said. “I feel like that made us go out and go hard. The first home game of the season, it’s something to prove. We went out we and represented the name on the front of the jersey.”
In the second game versus Shawnee Mission, Southwest went undefeated yet again, with the varsity team scoring 75-52 and the jv team 48-41.
“At the beginning of the game we didn’t come out with the intensity because I feel like we underestimated them,” O’Connor said. “But once we figured out it was time to get focused and time to play, we ended up winning by double-digits.”
This year, the basketball team is unified as a team.They think they’re prepared for anything that any of the future teams have to bring to practice.
“We’ve got to work hard in practice to get what we want, and what we want it just doesn’t come easy. And we are bringing that intensity to practice and that’s what we’re going to bring to the game,” O’Connor said.
Check out the boys basketball team’s twitter:
@BVSWHoops, and check out the girls basketball team’s twitter: @LBWolves.
Bowling tryouts start rolling
Tryouts for girls bowling were on Dec. 10-12. Only 12 players made it on the team; six on varsity and six on junior varsity. The team practices two to three times a week for around two hours. The first game was held at Mission Bowl in Olathe.
“I had a lot of fun with the team, plus K. Spence is awesome” senior Andrea Davidson said.
Davidson is returning for her second year of bowling.
“I’m excited for what’s to come,” she said. “I can’t wait to be able to reconnect with the other girls on the team again. It’s a fun way to let loose during the week as well. This year I hope to improve some more on my game.”
