Denver Miller basketball tournament debrief
Jack Matousek, features writer
January 19, 2019
Filed under Sports
After three seniors graduated from the previous year The Kirkwood Boys Varsity Basketball Team brought back the majority of the varsity team from last year. Bringing in a host of juniors coupled with some sophomores and returning senior leadership the boys are hoping for a strong season according to Jo...
Photo gallery: varsity boys’ basketball vs Ladue Jan. 8
Christian Baker and Morgan Gindler
January 16, 2019
Filed under Photo Galleries, Sports in Photos
The Kirkwood varsity boys' basketball team played against Ladue Jan. 8. Kirkwood had the lead through the first half of the game, but Ladue clipped Kirkwood in the end to win with a score of 64-61. "We need to learn how to play with a lead," Jonah McDowell, senior, said. "The third quarter has been our...
Photo gallery: varsity boys’ basketball vs University City Jan. 10
Meg Murphy, photographer
January 14, 2019
Filed under Photo Galleries, Sports in Photos
Kirkwood varsity boys' basketball defeated University City 80-68 in the Denver Miller Tournament Jan. 10. “I did think the Pioneers were going to win," Samaya Trawick, junior cheerleader, said. "I think when they start playing, they really get into the game and it turns out to be a good game." ...
Your political tweets are toxic to democracy
Austin Cleveland, sports writer
December 11, 2018
Filed under Opinions
If you back the second amendment, then you are a Republican. If you support proposition C, then you are a Democrat. If you just Google searched proposition C, or the second amendment, then you probably are the average American youth; one whose political informativeness never stretches outside the walls o...
Jump on the bandwagon
Tom Mueller, features writer
December 6, 2018
Filed under The Parsnip
Jean ‘Sister Jean’ Dolores Schmidt, the 99-year-old un-official mascot for the University of Loyola-Chicago Ramblers men’s basketball team, became the idol of every bandwagon fan in March. She is the person they strive to be; somebody who becomes relevant without actually knowing much about spo...
Which KHS winter sport team do you belong on?
Madisen Bromfman and Sophia Molitor
November 21, 2018
Filed under Quizzes
Answer these winter related questions to find out which KHS winter sports team you belong on. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); ...
NHL Preview 2018-19
Austin Cleveland, sports writer
October 9, 2018
Filed under Top Stories
September drifts into October, and an eerie shift begins. The weather is getting colder, the days are becoming shorter and the NHL hockey season creeps into the pandemonium of professional sports. With the NBA, NFL and NHL gearing up, (not to mention college football) and MLB playoffs also going on,...
Your athletes owe you nothing
Austin Cleveland, sports writer
September 10, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
We’ve seen it in the most star-studded athletes in recent American sports history. LeBron James, Wayne Gretzky, Kevin Durant, Albert Pujols, the list goes on. Talented players bring joy to fans to the point they feel entitled to it. A player pursuing opportunities elsewhere might as well flip the bird to ...
Senior Profiles: Ashley Anderson
Mary Frizzell, Photographer
May 18, 2018
Filed under Senior Profiles
Since the first time she picked up a basketball, Ashley Anderson, senior, has given the sport her all. From age 5, she learned how to dribble, shoot and navigate intricate plays. As the sport runs deep in her family, with her dad and five of his siblings also playing the sport, it is no surprise she ha...
Photo gallery: varsity boys’ basketball vs. Ritenour
Christian Baker, photographer
February 26, 2018
Filed under Photo Galleries
The varsity boys' basketball team played Ritenour High on Friday, February 16. The boys' team picked up their first win in seven games, thanks to a lay-up by Damien Loyd with 1.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter, that gave Kirkwood 78 points, over Ritenour's 76 points. "It feels good, I’m stil...
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