By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
November 28, 2012
Northeast High School Vikings varsity football finally tackled the losing mentality that followed them around for years. Last year, they won one game and the year before that, zero.
This year, they proved they’re a team to be reckoned with and ended the season with a 7-4 record, the first winning season in years.
Their biggest feat this year, however, was winning the Interscholastic League Championship outright for the first time since 1952.
To honor the team for its accomplishment and those who lettered, Northeast High School’s N Club held a reception for the players at the NEHS gymnasium Nov. 15.
“We’re very excited, very proud and so happy for our coach and the
Northeast News
October 31, 2012
Northeast Vikings’ boys soccer mounted a valiant effort against Lincoln College Prep Oct. 25 during the Interscholastic League Championship game, but fell short, losing 5-4.
Lincoln Prep Coach Pat O’Connor said his boys played their best game of the year during the championship game.
“They passed the ball better than they have so far this year,” he said. “I was happy for the kids. They worked hard.”
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
October 31, 2012
Some have called it a dream season.
Coach Terry McCray likes to say, “We got our swagger back.”
For the first time since 1952, the Northeast High School Vikings varsity football team won the Interscholastic League Championship outright.
“It was a big accomplishment to win that outright for the first time in a long, long time,” said McCray, head varsity football coach. “The kids were so excited and overjoyed. I told
Northeast News
October 4, 2012
Northeast Vikings showcased their soccer skills during the Sept. 27 game against the East Bears at the 9th and Van Brunt soccer complex. The Vikings won 6-4 against the Bears. Photos by Michael Bushnell
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
October 3, 2012
More people are noticing the Northeast High School varsity football team this year.
Their current standing is 3-2.
“That’s saying a lot for the program from where it used to be,” said NEHS Head Varsity Coach Terry McCray. “We won one game last year and zero games the year before that. They’re not used to winning here, and just to have
Northeast News
September 19, 2012
Tree Love Classic. Thirty-five individuals competed in the 2nd Annual Tree Love Classic (TLC) disc golf tournament Sept. 15 at Kessler Park. Sponsored by the Kansas City Flying Disc Club, the Professional Disc Golf Association sanctioned event was held to raise funds to plant trees around the 18-hole disc golf course. The trees add an extra challenge by creating another obstacle for disc golf players and beautify the park, said TLC Director Drew Neitzel. Over the years, disease and inclement weather have killed a number of trees, he
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
July 25, 2012
Kansas City’s Police Athletic League (PAL) is adding another activity to its long list of offerings: seventh and eighth grade tackle football.
Thanks to a $100,000 grant through the Kansas City Chiefs, National Football League Youth Football Fund and Greater Kansas City Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the PAL Center, 1801 White Ave., is in the midst of constructing an NFL-sized football field.
Sod was
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
June 27, 2012
Stick a soccer goal in it. It’s done.
For more than a year, the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department has worked to transform the intersection of 9th and Van Brunt into a community gathering place and soccer complex.
Now, the work is complete and the city will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, June 29.
The athletic fields sit on a 12.4 acre site in Historic Northeast
By ANDI ENNS
Northeast News
June 13, 2012
Coach Ann Murphy said she hasn’t told her middle school soccer team they’re going to the Show-Me State Games in Columbia, Mo., yet. It’s in July, and the coaches finished fundraising in May.
“We take it one game at a time,” said Murphy, who works in Historic Northeast as a Kansas City Police Department officer.
While the El Padrino Fútbol Club might take it one game at a time, stepping back tells a much larger story.
By Leslie Collins
Northeast News
March 28, 2012
Pssst. Check out our video of the soccer players in action at http://youtu.be/b6aceBTrsZY
Noise echoed through the gym as teammates cheered and youngsters practiced their footwork, racing to the goal.
Through Northeast Sports Alliance (NESA), James Elementary students are learning more than soccer skills, they’re learning the importance of nutrition, too.
