Loy Norrix soccer girls prepare for the upcoming season
Victoria Hoppe, Guest Writer
March 28, 2020
Loy Norrix soccer players workout and train for their upcoming season by playing indoor soccer, as well as training daily at school. Female student athletes have the opportunity to prepare themselves to have a good tryout when soccer season comes into full swing. Members of the Loy Norrix women’s soccer t...
Freshman Hannah Locke opens up on her experience as a student athlete
Adeline Turner, Social Media Team
February 18, 2020
Sports: a way to socialize and make friends, an outlet for stress teenagers across the country are feeling, and a way to work exercise into your schedule. However, sports aren’t all fun and games, they become more demanding as student athletes face numerous challenges presented by their hobby. ...
The end of a dry spell: Loy Norrix men’s soccer beats Kalamazoo Central to advance to the district semi-finals for the first time in five years
Claire Goodwin-Kelly and Perla Santiago
October 24, 2019
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Sierra Knight: Switching From Softball to Soccer
Justin Timmerman
May 7, 2019
Tryouts for the 2019 Loy Norrix Women’s Varsity Soccer team were held on March 11th and 12th. These were on the same day as the Women’s Varsity Softball tryouts. Senior Sierra Knight who has been playing softball during her entire high school career decided this time to try out for the varsi...
Women in Sports Ask for Equality
Paula Montoro
April 24, 2019
Because of the rain, the soccer field feels different. It smells like wet soil, and water drops are still falling from the sky. After almost three days, the first rays of sunshine reflect on the grass. The temperatures are still low, but not even the weather could stop the women’s soccer team from t...
Going for Gold: Loy Norrix Soccer Looks For a Record Breaking Season
Nate Goodwin-Kelly, Opinion Editor/Knights Speak Team
October 5, 2018
The crowd of students cheered as Carter Scheel ran towards the crowd, hyping them up. The sophomore forward had just scored his 4th goal of the season putting Loy Norrix on top of their match with Niles, 2-1. The Knights would go on to defeat Niles 7-1, with 6 different players scoring goals. Games ...
Referees Can Avoid Mistake Calls with VAR
June 13, 2018
By Chase Thomas It was the Summer of 1986. Argentina and England were pitted against each other in the World Cup quarter finals. England was dominating the match until a counter attack by the Argentinian team led to a goal scored by Diego Maradona with an obvious handball in the 51st minute. This mo...
Remembrance of Ethan Fox
Mia May
May 30, 2018
Ethan Fox 2002 - 2018 On April 27th, 2018, at the age of 15 one of the happiest kids passed away. Ethan Fox was a friend, brother, son, student and teammate. He made an impact on a lot of people’s lives, even if they didn’t know him very well. “No matter what was going on in his life, he still made sure that everybody else was h...
Dedicated Fall Sports Players Face Injuries
Olivia Ely
November 27, 2017
Three Loy Norrix High School students have faced and overcome minor injuries that have affected their fall sports seasons. Although the injuries were detrimental to their playing for a period of time, the student’s recovered from their injuries with minor long-lasting effects. Stoken Strained In Ga...
Sports Equipment: The Cost of What the Players Are Wearing
Alex Vonhof
November 12, 2017
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A Shared Love of Playing Soccer
Zach Skinner
June 14, 2017
Loy Norrix freshman Carlos Santos found love for the game of soccer from his father at an early age. As a child, his father had him playing in competitive games with adults and created practice regiments for him. Santos was never forced to play, but his father wanted to share his love for the game with...
Loy Norrix Athletes Sign to Compete at the Next Level
Abby Farrer
May 30, 2017
At Loy Norrix, athletes who were moving on to play their sport in college used to have individual signing days which were held in the main hall conference room. This year was different. Signing Day was one big event held after school, with all the athletes that were signing in attendance. The decision to...
