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The girls' volleyball team works hard at the gym in preparation for the upcoming season.

Blood, sweat and cheers: the summer road to success

Megan Snyder, features writer September 11, 2024

The roar of cheering and praise are familiar to every high school athlete, regardless of the sport they play. However, this reward often comes with a price. Any skill, including the mastery of a sport,...

Kameron Richardson, senior, chest bumps his teammate who just scored a touchdown.

Fall sports recap

Anna Newland, sports editor December 16, 2022

Although all sports have ended, KHS athletics did not disappoint in awards and achievements earned from their seasons. Here's a recap of individual and group awards given to KHS fall sports teams:   BOYS’...

Norah Manwaring, sophomore, listens to coach Pounds during a timeout.

Photo gallery: Kirkwood girls JV volleyball parent night vs. Nerinx Sept. 13, 2022

Marilynn Steuby, photographer September 28, 2022

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the KHS girls volleyball program held their annual parent night against Nerinx Hall.  Freshman and Varsity both fell to Nerinx, but JV won, taking the game to three sets. For the...

Spencer Lanig coaches girls' volleyball at Kirkwood and boys' volleyball at Webster. Photo courtesy of Kendall Herweck.

A new rivalry

Jane Roy, opinions writer December 21, 2021

It's Oct. 16th: tournament day. From the girls on the court cheering, to parents jumping up and down, the gym is pulsating with energy. His team has won again (6-0), they are undefeated for the day. Spencer...

These eyes tell a story when you observe them closely. If you look in the reflection of the eye you can see some of the things that freshmen have missed out on this year due to COVID-19 including: Watching school sports, pep rallies, assemblies and exen meeting new people  and having conversations.

Through the eyes of a freshman

Lila Shepard, features writer May 3, 2021

Stay on the first floor instead of going up because upstairs is confusing; then go left, right, right, left. Repeating these words in her head as she entered the school building, Sydney Martine, freshman,...

Laila Person, freshman, prepares to hit the ball at the varsity volleyball district championship against Cor Jesu. Photo courtesy of St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Freshman Friday: Laila Person

Megan Glasgow, features + in-depth editor December 4, 2020

Laila Person, freshman, takes her place on the volleyball court before the next serve, staring through the net at girls taller and older than her. She knows from the previous play that their aggressive...

The Kirkwood Student Section participates in the iconic powder throw.

KHS 2019-2020 top memories

Ella Davies, photographer April 30, 2020

Kirkwood has brought some amazing memories through out the year, from pep rally's to powder throws, we've proved ourselves as one of most enthusiastic schools in St. Louis. Mike Wade, 2022 class principal,...

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.
The players all laugh at Coach Goodmann's kids as they run around the circle the team has formed after the game.

Photo gallery: girls’ varsity volleyball vs. Hazelwood Central

Gabi Baker and Christian Baker September 23, 2016

Wednesday, Sept. 21, the varsity girls' volleyball team played Hazelwood Central and won in two sets. We set out to capture some of the emotions that volleyball players express and feel during the game....

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