The Kirkwood Call

Photo gallery: girls’ varsity basketball state championship

The team poses with Monica Tritz, head coach and biology teacher, after the press conference.

March 23, 2017

After defeating Rock Bridge High School in a double overtime game, KHS girls' varsity basketball played at state Saturday March 18. KHS beat Lee's Summit High School 43-36 in a well-deserved win, Makayla Wallace, junior and point guard, said. “It was amazing," Wallace said. "It was like a dream come ...

Tags: Abby Ludbrook, Basketball, girls, Jayla Everett, Lauryn Miller, Lola Bracy, Makayla Wallace, Natalie Bruns, tritz, varsity

Photo gallery: girls’ varsity basketball semifinals

Abby Ludbrook, sophomore, Emily Kreidler, junior, Kate Jozwiakowski, freshman, and Ashley Anderson, junior, hold hands and cheer for their teammates in the first of two overtimes.

Hannah Cohen and Malayna Vines

March 23, 2017

KHS girls' varsity basketball team played Rock Bridge High School in the semifinal round of the Class 5 Show-Me Showdown and went into double overtime March 17. Kirkwood won with a score of 56-60 after two additional four minute overtimes. Makayla Wallace, junior, said that her coaches were a big part...

Tags: Abby Ludbrook, Basketball, Claudia Matthews, girls, Kate Jozwiakowski, Lauryn Miller, Lola Bracy, Makayla Wallace, Mizzou, Natalie Bruns, semifinals, tritz, varsity

Photo gallery: Male Poms and girls’ varsity basketball

Cevon Seymour, senior, poses with the 2017 Male Poms team after their dance during halftime.

Hannah Cohen, social media editor

February 15, 2017

Kirkwood girls' varsity basketball defeated Hazelwood West High School in a game Feb. 7. Maintaining their lead throughout the whole game, leading 21-10 at the end of the first quarter and 37-24 at the end of the second quarter. Gaining 13 more points over their halftime lead, at the end of the third...

Tags: cevon seymour, Jayla Everett, Lola Bracy, Makayla Wallace, Natalie Bruns, Tyresse Norris

Photo gallery: varsity girls’ basketball game vs. Parkway North

Malayna Vines, features writer

January 7, 2017

Kirkwood girls' varsity basketball team defeated Parkway North in the semifinal round of the Visitation Academy Christmas Basketball Tournament Dec. 28. Kirkwood won with a final score of 71-64 after they tied the score in the last seconds of the game, forcing overtime. Jayla Everett, junior, expressed...

Tags: Ashley Anderson, Basketball, Claudia Matthews, Emily Kreidler, girls, girls basketball, Jayla Everett, Kellie Gilmore, Lauryn Miller, Lola Bracy, Makayla Wallace, Natalie Bruns, tournament, varsity, varsity basketball

Photo gallery: varsity girls’ basketball

Jayla Everett, junior, tries to push past her teammate and get to the basket.

Audrey Berns, photographer

November 18, 2016

Varsity girls' basketball started their season Nov. 7, and are preparing for their first game of the season. "Being a freshman on varsity is tough," Natalie Bruns, freshman, said. "I definitely feel some pressure because I'm playing with girls that have such a high level of talent, but [I'm] excited...

Tags: Ashley Anderson, Emily Kreidler, Jayla Everett, Kellie Gilmore, Lola Bracy, Natalie Bruns, practice, varsity girls' basketball, winter