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...

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 ...

Knights storm the castle

Austin Cleveland, sports writer

May 3, 2018

Filed under Sports

The newest addition to the league and the strip, the Vegas Golden Knights have set the media in a frenzy since the team was announced. However, it was last June when things really began to heat up. The league underwent an expansion draft, aimed at giving expansion teams a fighting chance in their ina...

Winter sports preview

Kate Hennessey, Brendan Davidson, Riley Arns, Austin Cleveland, sports editor, sports staff

February 20, 2018

Filed under Sports

Senior profile: Beau Bramlett

Holden Foreman, entertainment editor

April 25, 2016

Filed under Senior Profiles

Two years ago, TKC published a profile on an unsuspecting student: short, scrawny, multi-sport sophomore Beau Bramlett. His combination of hockey and cross country careers made him an unusual athlete; rather than success, however, he said untapped potential came to define him. Both Wayne Baldwin, he...

The best that never was

Reese Anderson, print editor

December 8, 2015

Filed under Editor's Pick, Sports, Top Stories

Michael Jordan and Dr. Michael Havener are more alike than you think. Despite a generous difference in height and net worth (Jordan is 6’6” and estimatedly worth $1,000,000,000, according to Forbes), high school played a defining role in their respective athletic careers. Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High S...

Can’t contain the captain

Lindsay Huck, features writer

November 7, 2015

Filed under Sports

Sam Smith ties his right skate, something he does before every game, puts on his jersey, looks at his teammates and prepares for the game ahead. They look back as he begins to give advice before the game, granting respect to the young hockey captain. This leadership role is not new to Smith. He was...

Today in sports: 12/8/14

Mara Hockerman, sports writer

December 8, 2014

Filed under Sports, Today In Sports

Hockey took the ice, defeating Oakville 5-2 at the South County Ice Rink. Cole Mudra, senior, gave the Pioneers an early lead in the first period by a pass from Sam Smith, sophomore. Shortly after, Smith scored from a pass by Tanner Drake, junior, to give the Pioneers a 2-0 lead. However, Oakville answered...

This week in sports: 11/30-12/7/14

Sam Balmer, web sports editor

December 7, 2014

Filed under Today In Sports

12/1: The hockey Pioneers fell 3-1 to CBC. Luke McNab, senior, netted KHS' sole goal.   12/2: Freshman boys’ hoops advanced in the Webster tournament against the host team, with a 51-26 W.   12/3: Freshman girls' basketball advanced to the consolation finals in the Lindbergh tournament after a 28-22 victory ove...