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Trivia Tuesday IIX: Obscure sports

Trivia Tuesday IIX: Obscure sports

Annie O'Brien, health and wellness editor December 25, 2018

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art by Sarah Nash

Your political tweets are toxic to democracy

Austin Cleveland, sports writer December 11, 2018

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...

Illustration by Austin Cleveland. Images courtesy of Wikipedia under the Creative Commons License.

NHL Preview 2018-19

Austin Cleveland, sports writer October 9, 2018

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...

Illustration by Austin Cleveland. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia under the Creative Commons License.

Kickers are players too

Austin Cleveland, sports writer October 4, 2018

As the clock ticks down to single digits, the opposing team is ahead by two. Coach looks back at the bench, and searches for his kicker. After moving a few burly lineman out of the way, a scrawny soccer...

My top 5 podcasts

My top 5 podcasts

Austin Cleveland, sports writer September 17, 2018



Jake Heinrichs, junior, attempts to block the opposing player and steal the ball back.

Photo Gallery: varsity boys’ soccer vs. Pattonville 9/4

Kelley Cochran, photographer September 12, 2018

Kirkwood varsity soccer beats Pattonville 3-0 on September 4, 2018. This is the sixth game of the season and so far varsity has had 1 win and 4 losses since their first game. "You have to be pretty fit,...

Illustration by Austin Cleveland. Images courtesy of Wikipedia under the Creative Commons License

Your athletes owe you nothing

Austin Cleveland, sports writer September 10, 2018

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...

The Frisbest Sport

The Frisbest Sport

Ryleigh Palmer, writer May 21, 2018

She sends the disc soaring across the field towards the end zone and immediately sprints after the frisbee.  Onlookers stare in awe as the disc flies through the air and Eileen Finley, sophomore, watches...

“There’s a lot of respect in the game because there [aren’t any referees] and you call your own,” Rich said. “You can play hard but you still have respect [for the other team].”

Passing on the disk

Grace Fearheiley, writer May 21, 2018

Her hair bobs as she sprints down the field. Eileen Finley, sophomore, prepares to intercept a frisbee throw during a KHS ultimate frisbee game. As she runs down the field, she is reminded of when she...

Travis Lien, senior, dribbles through the baseline

Photo gallery: varsity boys’ basketball vs. Ritenour

Christian Baker, photographer February 26, 2018

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...

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