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Buddy Hield: Big Time or Waste of Time?

Buddy Hield: Big Time or Waste of Time?

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer May 2, 2016

The 2015-2016 NBA season is approaching its end very quickly, and so is the draft. The NBA draft, where dreams come true for many young and aspiring college basketball players and the beginnings of many...

Nate Schmitt after his press conference at Junction City High School.

New Boys Basketball Head Coach

Owin Carreras, Staff Writer April 26, 2016

Junction City, KS – Junction City High School has selected Mr. Nate Schmitt as the new Blue Jays varsity head boys’ basketball coach and physical education teacher in USD 475 for 2016-2017 school year,...

Chip Ozores pitching against Garden City on March, 25th, 2016.

Blue Jays Lose Double Header

Owin Carreras, Staff Writer April 20, 2016

On Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 the Junction City Blue Jays baseball team took on the Washburn Rural Blues in a double header. Washburn Rural won both games in the series. The first game started with Chip...

2016 March Madness Review

2016 March Madness Review

Owin Carreras, Staff Writer April 12, 2016

  One of the best times for a sports fan is finally back, March Madness. March Madness doesn’t stay around for very long but when it’s here people lose their mind and start taking off work....

Girls Soccer: Update

Girls Soccer: Update

Samantha Stunkel, Staff Writer March 29, 2016

The Lady Jays Varsity soccer team won their first game of the season Monday, March 28. They defeated Highland Park 2-0 in a home game. This win comes after two tough losses against Wichita North, and...

Christian Ozores shoots a jumper against Washburn Rural.

Junction City Closes Season with 2OT Victory

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer February 23, 2016

It’s Senior night here at Junction City where all Winter Sport Senior athletes will be recognized at the halftime break. This includes seniors from the Bowling team, Cheer squad and the Dance team. Senior...

T.J. Poole drives past his defender.

Poole Leads JC to OT Win Over Hayden

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer February 12, 2016

The Blue Jays have finally won another game in The Nest, in an overtime thriller against the Hayden Wildcats. This seemed to be a very winnable game for the Blue Jays as they continue in pursuit of finishing...

On February 4th The Junction City Bowling Team won first at their home tournament.

JCHS Bowling Update

Owin Carreras, Staff Writer February 10, 2016

On January 28, 2016 the Junction City Bowling team had their first home meet. There were four high schools that came to the meet such as Seaman High School, Sacred Heart High School, Manhattan High School,...

Erans Scores 26 Points in 59-61 Loss

Erans Scores 26 Points in 59-61 Loss

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer February 2, 2016

Last Friday night Junction City hosted the 6-2 Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds. Junction City had their eye on this rematch in hopes to get their revenge and beat Shawnee after losing 65-55 nearly a month...

Peyton Manning and Cam Newton win their games

NFL Playoffs: Conference Championships Recap

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer January 29, 2016

The four best teams in the NFL squared off against each other in two exciting games Sunday night. Each team battling for an appearance in Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California. In a historic AFC matchup...

NFL: Divisional Round

NFL: Divisional Round

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer January 23, 2016

We are deep into the NFL playoffs and the potential match-up for Super Bowl 50 is looking clearer by the day. Following a wild card weekend that, for the first time ever, had all four home teams lose,...

The Blue Jays in their pregame warm up.

January 11th Sports Update

Owin Carreras, Staff Writer January 11, 2016

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