Sports in Photos – The Kirkwood Call

Photo Gallery: boys’ varsity basketball vs. Jennings High School Jan. 16

Players of both teams compete to grab the ball.

January 22, 2020

Kirkwood boys' varsity basketball played against Jennings High School Thursday, Jan. 16 as a part of the losers bracket in the Denver Miller tournament. They led throughout the first half, but eventually lost 48-55. "[Our players] played really hard," Coach Mark Decker said. "There were so many turnovers...

Tags: Adrian Neal, Basketball, jackson fortner, jaylen phipps, Julia Knoll, Landon Evans, mia alexander, varsity boys' basketball, varsity cheer, will lee

Photo Gallery: Kirkwood varsity boys’ soccer vs. Parkway South Nov. 6

The team rallies and proudly waves their first district plaque.

Charlotte Heinrich, editor-in-chief

November 11, 2019

Kirkwood varsity boys' soccer beat Parkway South 3-1 Nov. 6, 2019 for the district championship title. According to Mark Corley, senior, the team's success comes from their morale. "We share the ball a lot," Corley said. "Our motto this year is team first, [and] it’s worked out." Next up, the boys...

Tags: charlotte heinrich, history, jake hinrichs, Jake Willingham, mark corley, Owen Hardy, Peyton boyd, soccer, victor achard

Photo Gallery: football game Nov. 1

The football players raise their helmets for the national anthem.

Ella Davies and Annie George

November 7, 2019

Friday, Nov. 1, the Kirkwood varsity football team played against Northwest High School for the first game of the playoffs. Kirkwood beat Northwest 54-7. "It was a good game," Sam Linenbroker, sophomore, said. "Lots of things worked out really well and everyone did their job in order to get the win." &nbs...

Tags: Annie George, Dajion Ewings, Darius Jones, Devrin Williams, districts, Ella Davies, football, friday night, jay maclin, kirkwood, Maddie Schmid, northwest, Sam Linenbroker, Tucker Bass

Photo Gallery: boys’ varsity swim meet Oct. 29

Wyatt Harris, sophomore, swims backstroke during a varsity swimming race.

Annie George, photographer

November 7, 2019

The boys' varsity swim team raced Parkway South High School for Senior Night Oct.29. Each senior walked across the bulkhead and was greeted by their parents to honor their last season swimming for the KHS swim team. KHS won with a score of 115-71. "The meet felt like a combination of four years of...

Tags: Annie George, ben roth, Brian Ferris, Chris Lily, dive, Finn Mulvaney, George Upmeyer, Jack Bauer, jack loida, Matt Beasley, Nick Hepburn, Spencer Kates, stuart montgomery, swim, swim meet, Trey Rolfus, Will Newland, wyatt harris

Photo Gallery: Unified Night Lights Oct. 16

Brady Nauman, sophomore, holds Myles Young after he scored a touchdown.

Annie George and Ben Rives

October 24, 2019

Unified Night Lights is an opportunity for kids with disabilities to play football with their peers.

Tags: Annie George, ben rives, fall sports, football, photography, sports, Unified Night Lights, UNL

Photo Gallery: Kirkwood JV softball vs. Rockwood Summit Sept. 30

Sophie Smith, photographer

October 20, 2019

Interested in softball? Get up close and check out this photo gallery of the JV softball game against Rockwood Summit.

Tags: Anna Rawlings, Danielle Romay, Kate Domian, Lily Stevener, softball, Sophie Smith

Photo Gallery: Kirkwood varsity girls’ volleyball Pink Out Night Oct. 9

The team huddles before starting the second period, preparing to put up a good fight.

Julia Knoll, Annie George, and Sophie Smith

October 18, 2019

The Kirkwood girls' volleyball team has raised almost $40,000 for cancer research.

Tags: Annie George, Ella Brandon, Ella Davies, emerson williams, fourth of july, Hanna Lord-Howe, Katie Paul, Mia Coronado, Nora Beldon, Sophie Smith, tara benham, volleyball

Photo Gallery: Kirkwood varsity boys’ soccer vs. Webster Oct. 4

Sawyer Hardy, senior, strides through the air as he dribbles the ball towards the net.

Julia Knoll, photographer

October 8, 2019

The Kirkwood varsity boys' soccer team beat Webster 2-1 in the CYC tournament championship game.

Tags: Cameron Macon, Connor Gibson, Jack Shanahan, Jake Limpert, Jake Willingham, Julia Knoll, Mitchell Day, Owen Hardy, Paul Goessling, Sawyer Hardy, soccer

Photo Gallery: JV girls tennis match Sept. 27

The KHS girls JV tennis team says their cheer before their match.

Mia Alexander, video editor

October 7, 2019

The KHS girls JV tennis team played their last home match of the season Friday, Sept. 27 against Clayton.

Tags: Bella Schreiber, Gabbie Roseman, Girls Tennis, Gracie Legrand, Gwen Tilly, Hanna Fales, Joslynn Gura, Kate Bergman, Leah Broll, Lia Marchionne, Lilly Anderson, Lilly Van Rees, mia alexander, Nahayla Mueller

Photo Gallery: Kirkwood boys’ varsity swim vs. Ladue

Kirkwood Swimmer dives to catch his team up in a relay race.

Annie George, photographer

September 30, 2019

The Kirkwood Boys Varsity Swim Team swam against the Ladue boys swim team on Sept. 24, 2019. Kirkwood won with a score of 142, and Ladue with a score of 43.

Tags: Annie George, boys swim and dive, varsity