Girls tennis team falls in first round of Districts
Anthony Biondo, Sports Editor
October 7, 2011
Senior Taylor Lind waits to recieve a serve from opponent Ray-Pec. The Lady Pirates tennis team faced off against Ray-Pec in the first round of team districts. The Lady Pirates came into districts as the fourth seed and Ray-Pec as 5th seed. The Lady Pirates failed to beat Ray-Pec, in result they were... Read more »
Girls tennis team Raises a Racket
Amara Jefferson, Assistant Sports' Editor
September 7, 2011
The Belton girls tennis team made a loud racket at their first match of the season. Although it ended in defeat against Lee’s Summit. Head Coach Liz Hunsaker worked hard to prepare her team throughout the summer and the upcoming weeks before school started. It has been very hot in the past... Read more »
Sophomore takes 5th in individual districts for tennis
Andrea Sessions, News Editor
October 22, 2010
Two singles teams and two doubles teams headed to Lee’s Summit North High School Oct. 8 to take part in individual districts which were comprised of players from Belton, Lee’s Summit, Lee’s Summit North, Lee’s Summit West, Ray-Pec and Ruskin. Senior Megan Ford and sophomore Lauren Cook played... Read more »
Girls tennis takes a loss against LSW in districts
Andrea Sessions, News Editor
October 11, 2010
After winning against Ray-Pec, girls tennis traveled to Lee’s Summit West Oct. 5 for their second game for team Districts. The team lost with a score of 0-6. Head Coach Liz Hunsaker said that Lee’s Summit West is the number one seat in the district. “They’ll go through sectionals, probably,”... Read more »
Girls tennis turns the tables on Ray-Pec in districts
Andrea Sessions, News Editor
October 11, 2010
After losing the game they needed in order to host Districts, Belton’s tennis team traveled to Ray-Pec Oct. 4 for their first Districts game. Belton won three out of six of their doubles matches and two out of three singles matches. The team ended up taking the win, beating the Panther’s 5-4, the... Read more »
Girls tennis gives another game away against Ray-Pec
Andrea Sessions, News Editor
October 5, 2010
With the courts decorated with posters hanging on the fences for the senior players for Senior Night, the Belton Lady Pirates varsity tennis team hosted a game against the Ray-Pec Panthers Sept. 27. The girls kept a tight game against the Panthers, but in the end they did not take the victory. Assistant... Read more »
Girls tennis comes close to victory against William Chrisman
Andrea Sessions, News Editor
October 1, 2010
The Lady Pirates tennis team came close to beating William Chrisman Sept. 23, but ended up just barely giving the game to their opponent. The varsity girls won two out of six of their matches for singles and two out of three of their matches in doubles, but needed to win a combined five matches out of... Read more »
Girls tennis rallies with PHS but comes up short
Andrea Sessions, News Editor
September 23, 2010
After Monday’s cancellation due to rain, Belton’s girls tennis team faced the Park Hill South Panthers Sept. 16. The team was met with another loss, winning none of their matches but taking some games. After pointing out that Park Hill South is a state qualifying school, Head Coach Liz Hunsaker said... Read more »
Varsity girls tennis faces defeat against LSN
Andrea Sessions, News Editor
September 2, 2010
The day after playing Lee’s Summit High School, the girls varsity tennis team faced off against the Lee’s Summit North Tigers which ended in defeat for a second time at home. Although the girls’ scores improved slightly from the day before, the end results of both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s... Read more »
Tennis team faces tough LSW squad
Zack Becker, Opinion Editor
September 16, 2009
On Sept. 10, the girls tennis team faced off against Lee’s Summit West. They played pro-ten games. In this type of game, each of the six varsity girls played ten matches which is one game. Then they played three doubles games, total. Coach Liz Hunsaker said that the oppostion was difficult. “Their... Read more »
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