High ‘Lite” of The Week
Dawson Parks, Staff
October 11, 2017
Award winning varsity football head coach Philip Lite won the K.C. Chiefs coach of the week award. Lite won the award after leading his team to 22-15 win against the undefeated Fort Osage high school. This made Staley the No. 2 class 5 team in the state. “Personally, this is more of a team...
Young Tennis Player Takes Top Spot
Alexa Schulte, Staff
September 15, 2017
The No. 1 varsity girls’ tennis player is freshman Claire Thimgan. In her first tournament, Claire took first place in the Lee’s Summit North Tournament, playing against Lee’s Summit North in the Championship for A singles. While this was her first tournament win for Staley,...
Fall Sports Team’s Traditions
Jack Warner, Staff
September 13, 2017
Fall sports are in full swing, and so is the team bonding. Each group has different traditions that help them create a family-like bond. Before the Friday night lights, there is a lot of time with the team. The football team has a pregame meal after school where...
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...
Lane to State
February 1, 2017
As the girls swim season comes to an end, more and more swimmers are getting their state cuts and dropping time. Stoaktown is a combined swim team of Staley, Oak Park and North Kansas City high schools. They are all from different schools in the same district but practice and attend meets together...
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,”...
New Cross Country Course Under Construction
Hannah Zank, Reporter
December 20, 2016
With cross country ending in the fall, Coach Elisha Bears and seniors Casey Flynn and Tyler Collins have been working to build a course to use for practice and meets. “When the idea was first mentioned to the team, Tyler and I stepped up and started helping with the preparations,” said Flynn. Bears...
Preparation for a New Season
Maddy Benda, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2016
As a new season of high school sports starts, new goals and aspirations are also rising. Varsity girls basketball are hungry for a successful season and a district title. “I feel like we have a lot of work to do, but we’re getting better day by day,” said freshman Gracie Neff. Neff...
Running Back Ross Earns Thomas A. Simone Award
Emilie Kerr, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2016
Senior Julian Ross was awarded the 34th Annual Thomas A. Simone award Dec. 6 in the Falcon Fieldhouse. The award is presented every year to the most outstanding high-school football player in the Kansas City Metro area. Some consider this award to be the “Heisman” of the metro area. “Most people don...
Fall Sports Wrap Up
November 15, 2016
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