The Mirror / Archive for Monday, January 19, 2009

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Erickson to finish career as part-time official: By Shawn Linenberger; 11:34 p.m., January 12, 2009 Updated 6:13 p.m.; The Tonganoxie School District’s superintendent will not return to his post when his contract ends in June, but will remain with the district until retirement in 2010.

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Tonganoxie Invitational results: Jan. 19: Mirror staff reports; January 19, 2009; The Tonganoxie Invitational got under way Monday at Tonganoxie High with four first-round games.
Four THS grapplers medal at Bobcat Classic: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; At an always loaded, 32-team Bobcat Classic this past weekend, the Tonganoxie High wrestling team finished in the top half of the standings as four grapplers placed.
Silver Lake boys have depth: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; The Silver Lake High boys basketball team is looking forward to facing some unfamiliar foes at the 50th annual Tonganoxie Invitational this year.
Jeff West boys playing better basketball: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; The Jeff West High boys basketball team’s record (2-5) might not look great, but numbers can be deceiving.
Don Bosco girls change coaches in season: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; To say Don Bosco High girls basketball coach Charles Banks is doing his best in a challenging situation would qualify as an understatement.
Don Bosco boys find games in Tonganoxie: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; Being a basketball team at a charter high school isn’t easy.
De Soto girls rely on press: By Jeff Deters; January 19, 2009; The De Soto High girls are a team that uses its defense to ignite its offense.
De Soto boys fire away from downtown: By Jeff Deters; January 19, 2009; It’s safe to say that the De Soto High boys squad is a team that lives by three.
Lansing boys are defending invite champs: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; The defending Tonganoxie Invitational boys champions might be even better this season.
Lansing girls have skill, depth: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; The Lansing High girls, who finished third at the 2008 invitational, bring a talented 5-3 team with skill and depth to this year’s tournament.
Eudora boys should contend for crown: By Jeff Deters; January 19, 2009; The Eudora High Cardinals enter the Tonganoxie Invitational at 7-1 and have shown much improvement from a season ago.
Tonganoxie boys haven’t won invite in 15 years: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; The last time the Tonganoxie High boys basketball team won the Tonganoxie Invitational, THS coach Shawn Phillips was a senior playing for the Chieftains.
Tonganoxie girls hope to regroup: By Benton Smith; January 19, 2009; In the five years that the Tonganoxie Invitational has featured a girls bracket, host Tonganoxie High has finished the week with the championship trophy on three occasions.
Eudora girls enter as top seed: By Jeff Deters; January 19, 2009; The Eudora High girls are led by its group of seniors, notably Haley Epperson. Epperson is the Cardinals’ leading scorer, and Eudora (7-1) always looks to establish her inside early.

Do you plan on attending the St. Patrick’s festivities Saturday in Tonganoxie?

I like seeing Tongie being festive and all dressed up for the occasion. Along with my family, I will be attending the parade, watching the Wild Women of the Frontier, snarfing up some corn beef and cabbage and listening to the pipes. I’m only Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, and sometimes the weekends before and after. The rest of the time, I’m Scottish and both cultures regard pipes as heavenly. To me, it is also a celebration of spring’s imminent arrival, and the green color carries that message, too.

— Jacque Admire

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