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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Freshman Graham Sleper listens to his coach, Richard Rashad, in the pre-game team huddle. Sleper hopes to continue playing basketball throughout high school.

Self confidence affects student athletes on and off the court

Jackson Peterson, Guest Writer March 21, 2025

For athletes worldwide, their lives revolve around their sports. How they perform can alter their self confidence, drastically affecting their play and their personal lives. High school athletes especially...

Freshman Brady Charles works on his project during Tisha Pankop’s fourth hour journalism class. He is focused on typing out his story for the assignment.

Freshman tackles his obstacles in the world of sports

Onyekachi Nwokenta, Guest Writer March 20, 2025

“I don’t know where I’d be without baseball and football,” said freshman Brady Charles. Brady started playing sports when he was 9 years old. In elementary school, he began to play baseball...

Freshman Gus Solitro and others practicing for the middle school basketball team. Solitro is practicing jump shots to get better at the game.

Freshman athletes can be cut before even making the team

August Pitts, Guest Writer March 13, 2025

You walk onto the basketball court, excited to practice and play. You've been practicing with your peers with the hope of making the team, making sure you got your layup down and your jump shot on lock....

Sophomore Rashad Mitchell plays defense against a player on the Falcons. Rashad hopes to follow his father's footsteps as a professional basketball player.

Sophomore basketball player hopes to follow in his dad’s footsteps

Xiomara Ortiz-Ponce, Guest Writer March 11, 2025

Imagine waking up at 6 a.m. every day, sore and tired from practice the day before. After finally finishing the school day, you start your homework. Then, after completing your workload from school, you...

The men's swim team with their bleached hair. They cheer on the seniors while their swim team graduation ceremony takes place.

The men’s swim and dive team bleaches and buzzes their hair before the SMAC tournament

Finn Bankston, Podcast Editor March 5, 2025

  It’s late January and you're walking through the Loy Norrix hallways. All of the sudden, you start seeing bright blonde heads popping up through the crowd. Surprised, you wonder, “why...

Facial expressions take over the mat as the cheer team goes through the first ten motions in the second round. Judges look very close to these ten specific motions.

Cheer team puts up a fierce fight competing at SMAC conference

Sahriah Casey, Social Media Editor February 21, 2025

The Loy Norrix’s competitive cheer team stood poised at the edge of the mat. Their hearts pounded in unison, each beat echoing the countless hours of practice and dedication.The cheerleaders’ smiles...

Jude Brott prepares to take a shot at Lucas Buehner in the Wings West Arena during practice. They are working on taking accurate shots.

The Kalamazoo United hockey team surpasses expectations and has a good season

Grace Lovely, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

You’re in the Wings West Arena, and there’s a slight chill in the air. You’re sitting on a bench watching the players skate around the ice right before the game. The music suddenly lowers, and all...

Sophomore Darik Smith holds down KC wrestler as he is looking to secure a pin, Smith ended up winning his match after this round.

2025 Loy Norrix vs Kalamazoo Central Wrestling Meet

Cavan Helms, Finn Bankston, and Alexander Velo February 7, 2025

https://youtu.be/QCYaHx3CafE?si=Bt5EZaiUjwgL3JNB

Men’s swimming and diving fights hard, securing their first-ever dual meet victory against Lakeview in decades

Erik Courtney, Business Manager January 15, 2025

On Thursday, Dec. 19, the Loy Norrix Men's Swim Team took on a very important opponent: one they have not beaten in a dual meet in over twenty years. As the swimmers and divers walked onto the pool deck...

Junior runner Amelia Murphy stays ahead of a pack of runners during her race at the Otsego Bulldog Invitational. Murphy finishes the race with a season's best time of 34:16.

Loy Norrix cross country team sees the positive impact of a new coach

Elliott Anderson, Feature Editor October 3, 2024

The school year and school athletics are underway! Football, women's volleyball, men's soccer and both cross country teams have started their seasons. Most of these teams have already competed multiple...

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