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The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Kirkwood High School student newspaper

The Kirkwood Call

Girls swim team leaves Prop 2 in its wake

Mike McHugh February 4, 2011

The end-of-the-day bell sounds and there is an instant rush for the halls.  In that skirmish, a group of student athletes race not down toward the Denver Miller Gym for practice, but for their cars. All...

BIG! & small.

Robert Conroy and Robert Conroy February 3, 2011

Wrestlers are split apart into different classes based on their weight. The Kirkwood Call interviewed the smallest and the largest wrestler to see what, aside from weight, makes them different from their...

Athletes go hard in the ink

Drew Morris February 3, 2011

NBA all-star Shaquille O’Neal was completely tattoo-less in 1992 his rookie season. Nineteen years later, his body looks as if Cherokee Indians used it as a stone wall for their art. Other athletes,...

Who pays the price, parents or players?

Myles Artis February 3, 2011

Through the years, we have witnessed numerous college student-athletes found guilty for accepting benefits from boosters and sporting agents. Even though the NCAA frowns upon such actions, these athletes...

Welcome to the gun show

Michael Toigo February 3, 2011

As George Hensley, sophomore, approaches his first station, his aim must switch from any outside distraction to an orange flash, which he plans to penetrate with a shotgun shell. This clay pigeon is released...

Ballin’ out to beats

Mike McHugh December 15, 2010

The thick smell of sweat and old gym clothes hung in the air of KHS boys’ locker room. Anxious basketball players sat on the benches with their heads down and ear buds in. The familiar beats of Waka...

Healthy meals for an athletic lifestyle

Danny Gray December 15, 2010
It has the flashiest commercials and the best athletes endorsing it, but there may be better options than the pregame portion of the Gatorade G Series. Something as simple as good nutrition and being hydrated can be just as important as sports drinks.

Suck it up: Breathless athletes push on

Michael Toigo December 15, 2010

After a five minute non-stop conditioning cycle filled with 10 down and backs and individual sprinting, sliding and lunging separators, head basketball coach Bill Gunn grants his players a one-minute water...

Grow up, Cleveland Fans

Sam Edwards December 8, 2010

Get over it, Cleveland fans. Five months after NBA player LeBron James brought his talents to South Beach, Cavaliers fans are still booing LeBron and burning his old 23 Cavalier jerseys. If you want...

Kirkwood takes on Webster in state semifinals

Johnny Frohlichstein November 19, 2010

The Kirkwood Pioneers will take on the Webster Groves Statesmen tonight at 7 p.m. at Lyons Stadium in the state semifinals. In the first round of the playoffs, Kirkwood (9-3) came up with a narrow victory...

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