You’re My ‘Bro-Model’
Alexa Schulte, Staff
May 17, 2018
Growing up in a family of six, brothers Carson and Mason Gates played on the same high-school tennis team for the first time this season. In previous years, Carson played high-school tennis with his older brother Ethan Gates, who graduated in 2017. “I enjoy being on...
A Fresh Start
Jack Warner, Staff
December 20, 2017
The 2017-2018 wrestling season is underway with a new head coach. The original head coach Gary Mayabb retired last school year, and former assistant coach Elisha Bears took over the position for the recent state champs. ...
#RingSzn
Leidy Venegas, Editor-In-Chief
November 27, 2017
It’s ring season. Team captains seniors John Raybourn, Zach Elam, Rod Criss and Tyler Miller led the football team to an undefeated season of 14-0, ending it with a Class 5 state championship title, capturing one last win in Columbia, Mo., Nov. 25. In the very last 57 seconds of the state game, ...
Wrestling State Champions
March 11, 2017
For the first time in school history, the wrestling team won the state championship. The team competed in the MSHSAA State Tournament on the weekend of Feb. 16 in Columbia, Mo. The group began preparing to come back after the 2016 state tournament, and they were determined to do better and keep pushing...
Journey to the Top
February 1, 2017
The varsity wrestling team is ranked second in the state and 17th in the nation. “It’s a pretty big deal because you have teams like Neosho and other teams that have won six straight titles, and Smithville that has also won a couple straight titles. It is nice that this happened through all classes,”...
Head Basketball Coach Takes New Position in District
Maddy Benda, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2016
As the school year came to a close head basketball coach James Wheeler decided to take a new position in the North Kansas City School District. Wheeler has been a basketball coach for 12 years, six of which were at Staley. Next year Wheeler will be supervising the high school alternative education...
Student Athletes Outside of Staley
Hannah Crites, Reporter
February 9, 2015
Junior Hannah Palmeter said she has been swimming since the age of six and has made an effort to take her passion to its full potential by competing on a club team. “Being on a club team takes up a lot of my time and requires a big commitment, so I had to choose that over being on a high school team,”...