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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...

Girls Basketball Mid-Season Tournament

Girls Basketball Mid-Season Tournament

Maliquka Spencer, Staff Writer January 29, 2016

Junction City HIgh School Girls Basketball Team, traveled to emporia yesterday to compete in a mid-season tournament. Senior, Kealee Reins said that “ there's going to be really good teams and really...

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,...

Junction City Falls to Topeka High 57-76

Junction City Falls to Topeka High 57-76

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer January 7, 2016

Winter Break has come to an end and the basketball season has continued. Junction City has had a less than average 1-3 start to the season. Tuesday night the Blue Jays hosted the Topeka Trojans who are...

The Epic Showdown for 1st place in College Basketbal

Owin Carreras, Staff Writer January 7, 2016

On January 5th, 2016 The Kansas Jayhawks played the Oklahoma Sooners in an EPIC three overtime thriller. The game was an instant classic, people are still talking about the game and its days after. The...

Splashing Into Swim

Splashing Into Swim

Samantha Stunkel December 15, 2015

As Junction City High School’s boys swim team dives into the new season, they’re ready to change their mindset and contribute some new factors that will make this season better than before. Swimming...

The Blue Jays in their pregame warm up.

The Blue Jays Lose Home Opener 42-60

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer December 11, 2015

Blue Jay basketball is finally here with a new roster that is bringing high expectations for this season to bring JC their first winning record since the 2007-08 team coached by Charles Glotta. Last season...

Junction City players shake hands with the Derby players

The Dream Season Has Come To An End

Jayden Davis, Staff Writer November 16, 2015

Friday the 13th certainly cast its spell last Friday night. Unfortunately, the team that had been cursed was our very own Junction City Blue Jays. It was a clash of two titans at Al Simpler Stadium....

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