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Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

The Voice of the Loy Norrix Community

Knight Life

Rashad Mitchell prepares for the upcoming match against East Kentwood. If they win, they will make it to the national tournament.

Sports drive ambition and academic success among student-athletes

DeOntre Lawler, Guest Writer March 24, 2025

Whether basketball, soccer, hockey, bowling, or any other sport, students love watching athletic competitions. However, many students don’t know what it’s like to balance their sports and academic...

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...

Junior Wyatt Buddemeier walks to the center of the mat after pinning his KC opponent. His match would later help contribute to the overall win against KC.

Student athletes face challenges balancing academics and extracurriculars

Zachary Siegel, Guest Writer March 18, 2025

Being an athlete is challenging. If you think being at school from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. is hard, imagine having to be an athlete. Student athletes stay at school until as late as 6 p.m., then do homework...

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...

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...

Jordyn Ivy stands and watches her teammates while warming up for a game. Ivy is a varsity basketball player.

Student-athletes prefer travel sports over school sports

Jaela Moncrief, Guest Writer December 16, 2024

Sports are fun, but playing school and travel sports come with different standards. Due to those standards, students have a preference as to which one they prefer playing. Travel and school sports can...

Ep. 9 Loy Norrix Student Taliyah Hanks Shares her plans for Volleyball at USC

Ep. 9 Loy Norrix Student Taliyah Hanks Shares her plans for Volleyball at USC

Carter Pickett, Multimedia Editor December 6, 2024

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Fletcher Haase helps instruct Kalamazoo United swim club. Fletcher is always eager to help out the community.

Diving deeper into how the swim team manager contributes to the team’s success

Oliver Anderson, Guest Writer December 2, 2024

While the Loy Norrix swim team's main focus is the swimmers, part of its success comes from unseen efforts from the coaches and management. The manager, senior Fletcher Haase, plays an important role in...

The crowd goes wild as the Detroit Lions run out on their home field.

Lions fans eagerly await the 2025 Super Bowl after the team’s recent success

Carter Pickett and Garrett Brockman November 18, 2024

Over the past decade, the Detroit Lions have established themselves as one of the losing teams in the NFL, finishing last in the NFC North three years in a row. However, things seem to be turning around...

Varsity tennis player Shiloh Schrader strikes the ball over the net in a 1v1 against Portage Northern. The match ended in a 6-2 win.

The women’s tennis team takes the lead for their upcoming season

Sahriah Casey, Social Media Editor May 10, 2024

The tennis team has high hopes for their season, although they are off to a rough start. However, seniors Emma Doren and Lucy Langerveld have motivated the team with their three wins. “We are more prepared...

Sophomore Tamar Stuart warming up during shoot-around before playing Kalamazoo Central. Stuart and the Knights prepared for a tough match up against the Giants.

Student athletes ‘bounce back’ through adversity during the basketball season

JD Locke, Guest Writer April 10, 2024

Freshman Jake Gagie has a unique way that he prepares for his game: he uses music and food to get in the zone. "I have to have a nice pre-game meal, usually a Jimmy John's sub, and I usually sit back...

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