The Star’s high school athletes of the week (Jan. 23)
Shawnee Mission West
YEAR:Senior
SPORT:Basketball
Campbell led the Vikings with 18 points in their rivalry-game victory over Shawnee Mission East last Friday, which improved SM West’s record to 3-5. A Wyoming signee, Campbell is second in the Sunflower League in scoring. She averages 14.6 points per game and leads the league with nine rebounds per game.
Will PenamonSCHOOL:Fort Osage
YEAR:Junior
SPORT:Basketball
Penamon broke out of a shooting slump in a big way last Saturday, nailing a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift Fort Osage to a 59-56 win over Kearney in the championship game of the Kearney Classic. Penamon scored only nine points in the game, but seven came in the final two minutes. Fort Osage has won four straight games and is 9-5 overall.
This story was originally published January 23, 2014 at 6:16 PM with the headline "The Star’s high school athletes of the week (Jan. 23)."