Land of 10,000 locks
Austin Cleveland, sports writer
March 13, 2019
Filed under Sports
For many March the beginning of college basketball’s March Madness, but for the boys on skates in the land of 10,000 lakes, March is the Minnesota High School Hockey tournament. And no honor (besides winning the state title) compares to being honored in the annual All-Hockey Hair Team vi...
Sex has no place in sports
Benji Wilton, sports editor
February 26, 2019
Filed under Columns
It’s an easy sell: sculpted supermodels posing in exotic locations wearing little to no clothing, right at the fingertips of anyone willing to fork over a few dollars. Every year, Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition brings in about 7 percent of revenue for the renowned publication, according to F...
The way of McVay
Benji Wilton, sports editor
February 3, 2019
Filed under Sports
Why was six afraid of seven? No, seven didn’t eat nine: six was a St. Louis Rams fan. Seven meant only seven wins, which meant no playoffs for the Rams once again. St. Louisans long suffered under the terrible coaching of Steve Spagnuolo and Jeff Fisher, but something changed only after crooked owne...
Top five sports stories of 2018
December 31, 2018
Filed under Sports
When it comes to sports, TKC covers a wide variety of athletics that captivate fans. With diverse stories on local and professional topics, our sports staff covered it all in 2018. From investigating concussions in high school to a serious lack of attendance at Kirkwood football games, as well as more ...
Trivia Tuesday IIX: Obscure sports
Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor
December 25, 2018
Filed under Quizzes
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NFL Playoff Predictions
Zack Deutschmann, features writer
December 20, 2018
Filed under Sports
NFL Playoff Preview With December football underway, it’s time to look forward to everyone’s favorite sporting event: The Super Bowl. The biggest sporting event in America will take place Sunday, Feb. 9, 2019. But before we can talk about that, we must see which teams will be competing for the cha...
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...
Kirkwood sets the new record for most points scored at the Turkey Day game
Emma Lingo, web managing editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under Sports
For half a decade, the Kirkwood Pioneers have successfully kept the Frisco Bell. This year they brought it home after beating Webster's Statemen 75-34 on Nov. 22. Pioneer's won by the biggest margin since 2013, and they also set the new record for most points scored at the Turkey Day game. "It felt...
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,...
Top 5 cross country courses
Grace Murphy, copy editor
October 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
It’s race day. You think about the course and the race. How are you going to prepare yourself? What are your goals? What did you do last season that you can change today? Every race is different, and every course is different. I decided to rank my top five favorite cross country courses from my experiences...
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