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Shawnee Heights thunder bird defends the ball against Sophomore, Laura Campbell.

Late Goal Gives Girls Soccer A Loss

Astrid Ramos, Staff Writer April 26, 2017

  The Blue Jays girls soccer team played against the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds on April 25th. The final score of the game was 1-0, with the Thunderbirds winning the game with a free kick...

Photo taken by Kelly Clark

Junction City/ Washburn Rural Baseball Preview

Jose Baquero, Sports reporter April 26, 2017

The Blue Jays will play at home against Washburn Rural on April 28th. This important game also will come with high emotions as the seniors will be recognized on this year's Senior Night. The Blue Jays...

Blue Jays Split With Heights

Blue Jays Split With Heights

Jose Baquero, Sports reporter April 24, 2017

The Blue Jays traveled to Topeka to play the Thunderbirds on Tuesday. The game was originally scheduled as a home game but due to bad weather, Rathert Stadium was not in good condition. Sophomore, Thane...

Senior, Anastazia Cortez, takes ball away from Wichita-Southeast during JV game.

PHOTOS: Girls Soccer

Astrid Ramos, Staff Writer April 5, 2017

The Blue Jays girls soccer team played against Wichita-Southeast on Monday, April 4th at Al Simpler Stadium. Both Varsity and Junior Varsity won their games with the score of 2-0. Varsity played...

Blue Jays vs Emporia Game Postponed

Blue Jays vs Emporia Game Postponed

Jose Baquero, Sports reporter April 5, 2017

The Blue Jay baseball team traveled to Emporia yesterday to face the Spartans. Due to bad weather, the game was stopped during the bottom of the 4th and will continue next Tuesday. The Blue Jays had...

Blue Jays Split With The Buffaloes

Blue Jays Split With The Buffaloes

Jose Baquero, Sports reporter March 28, 2017

The baseball team team traveled to Garden City to face the Buffaloes on Monday. The first game of the double header began at 1 o'clock. Ty Clark had the honor of starting the first game of the season...

The boys bowling team placed second at the State tournament on March 3rd.

Boys Bowling Season Ends as State Runner Up

Owin Carreras, Sports Reporter March 10, 2017

The boys bowling team dominated this year as a whole and going into state had a chance at winning it all, which would be their second state championship in the last three years. The team finished second...

Nick Sharp bunting during practice at Rathert Stadium.

Baseball Swings into Season

Jose Baquero and Owin Carreras March 8, 2017

With the end of winter sports comes a new wave of sports. One of the more successful sports in the past few years has been baseball. The team looks toward making another run at the state tournament. The...

Junction City Girls Soccer Preview

Junction City Girls Soccer Preview

Jayden Davis, Sports Reporter March 6, 2017

The school year is flying by, and the spring is coming up! Soccer season will start up once again as the girls take the field this spring with high hopes and a bright season ahead of them. A very young...

From left to right: Aryus Jones, Kamari Smith, Max Bazan, John Clark, and Jeffrey Walters

Wrestling Season Goes Out with a Bang

Lexe West, Staff Writer March 3, 2017

The Blue Jay Wrestlers finished off their season on a high note as four out of the five state qualifiers placed in their weight class. The 6a/5a State Wrestling Tournament took place Friday, February...

The Indians Dominate the Blue Jays

The Indians Dominate the Blue Jays

Jose Baquero and Owin Carreras March 2, 2017

The boys’ basketball team travelled to Manhattan High School to play the Indians in the first round of the playoffs yesterday. The Blue Jays fell to the Indians 52-22 in a brutal four quarters of basketball. From...

AJ Dickerson going up for a dunk against Manhattan.

Blue Jays Basketball Continues to Struggle

Owin Carreras and Jose Baquero February 24, 2017

The Blue Jays lost the game to Manhattan High 31-61 on February 21st. The Junction City Blue Jays took on the Manhattan Indians in the season finale of their rivalry game for the year. The first quarter...

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