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Chicago hosts the 69th NBA All-Star game on Feb. 16, 2020. Design courtesy of @NBAAllstar Twitter.

2019 NBA All-Star Predictions

Tom Mueller, sports editor January 23, 2020

Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, John Wall and Kyrie Irving are just a handful of elite NBA players who will miss this year’s All-Star game due to injuries — but, in a sad paradox, their injuries...

From covering March Madness, to the Super Bowl or even to previewing the Cardinals’ season, we reported on everything throughout the year.

Top five sports stories of 2019

TKC Staff December 29, 2019

2019 was an eventful year in sports, and TKC was there for it all. From covering March Madness, to the Super Bowl or even to previewing the Cardinals’ season, we reported on everything throughout the...

Senior wide receiver Melvin Simmons (23) beats Marquettes defense to score a 43-yard touchdown to give KHS a 14-7 lead late in the first half. Photo by Natalie Sweesy/Pioneer Yearbook.

Sept. 13 Game Recap: Marquette 42, Kirkwood 23

Tom Mueller and Hayden Davidson September 16, 2019
KHS varsity football lost their home opener against Marquette 42-23 on Sept. 13. Find out how the game unfolded here.
KHS varsity football fell to the Francis Howell Vikings by a score of 24-14 on Friday, Sept. 6

Sept. 6 Game Recap: Francis Howell 24, Kirkwood 14

Hayden Davidson and Tom Mueller September 8, 2019
KHS varsity football endured their first loss of the season at the hands of Francis Howell Sept. 6. Read about the biggest moments in this breakdown of the second game of the season.
A leader from each of KHS 10 fall varsity sports teams; photos by Kelley Cochran, visual by Hayden Davidson

10 teams, 10 stories: Fall Sports

Hayden Davidson and Tom Mueller August 22, 2019
TKC spoke with a leader from each of the 10 varsity fall sports teams. Read here to find out what they had to say about their upcoming seasons.
This March was a bit more predictable, with the majority of better seeds moving on.

2019 Final Four preview

Hayden Davidson and Tom Mueller April 5, 2019

What, when and where: 1 Virginia vs. 5 Auburn, 5:09 p.m. CT 2 Michigan State vs. 3 Texas Tech, 7:49 p.m. CT Saturday, April 6 Minneapolis, MN   Last year’s March Madness did not...

It is acceptable for sports players to be physical with their opponents, but never with their partner.

Sexual misconduct in sports

Hayden Davidson and Tom Mueller March 13, 2019

*Logos courtesy of sportslogos.net   Larry Nassar, Jerry Sandusky and Ray Rice. The legacies of these men will forever be tainted by their reckless actions toward innocent people. Sexual misconduct...

Top 10 Rap Albums of 2018

Top 10 Rap Albums of 2018

Tom Mueller, features writer December 12, 2018

Photo courtesy of Google under the Creative Commons license

Check your six: Fortnite’s newest season is here

Tom Mueller, features writer October 8, 2018

Fortnite, the wildly popular, multi-platform, battle royale video game, just had its fifth major update with the start of its sixth season. Battle royale games have, over the past year, exploded in popularity;...

Hats and hoods permitted in the updated dress code

Hats and hoods permitted in the updated dress code

Tom Mueller, features writer October 3, 2018

KHS instituted a trial period in which the dress-code policy pertaining to the wearing of hats and hoods in school changed in January 2018. The change was the conclusion of ongoing discussions between...

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