Boys’ soccer winning season
The Kennedy boys’ soccer team is springing into action this spring. The boys’ have started the season off right with a record of 10 wins and no loses. The team lost nine varsity players from the 2012 season but has not let that stop them. “At the beginning of this year I didn’t expect to [...]
The battle of 42nd Street will continue
The topic of sports class for post season tournaments is very controversial among student athletes. Many student athletes are eager to know the class rankings for their post season tournaments. The battle of 42nd Street, Kennedy vs. Xavier, is one of those games students from both Kennedy and Xavier high school look forward too. Kennedy [...]
Kickin’ cancer
This Thursday the girls’ soccer team will be playing their annual Kickin’ Cancer game against Linn-Mar where both Kennedy and Linn-Mar come together to fight cancer. For this years’ game Kennedy will be honoring 2012 grad Nick Appleget who was just diagnosed with cancer in his leg. Appleget was a pitcher for the baseball team [...]
Girls’ Tennis preview
The girls’ tennis team, which has gone to state 10 of the past 13 years, began this season on Saturday, Mar. 31 at a tournament at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium, and they ended up tied for first. The girls had already been practicing since Mar. 11. The regular season will run through the middle of May, [...]
New limits on pre-season football practice
New football rules have been enforced and Kennedy and other high schools are going to have to change their practice routines. For next summer, two a-days are no longer allowed and normal two-hour practices have been extended to three hours. These rules were made to protect football players from the heat. The rules are to [...]
Setback for girls’ golf team
With the girls’ first golf meet around the corner, the players still haven’t set foot on a golf course. The weather hasn’t been cooperating with the team’s plans to practice outside. The first girl’s meet is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2. With the current weather status, the course may not be open in time. [...]
Girls’ Track off to a good start
The Kennedy Girls’ Track team started off the season with a good showing in their first meet of the season in Cedar Falls. The meet was not officially scored. “Iowa City West got first, then Cedar Falls, then us and that is pretty big for us, because Iowa City West already won, Cedar Falls already [...]
Alex Hillyer commits to Iowa Western
Alex Hillyer has been playing football most of his life and plans to continue his football career at the college level. Hillyer has recently committed to attending Iowa Western to become a Reiver, which is a river pirate. Iowa Western is a community college in Council Bluffs where Hillyer will play tailback, and will return [...]
New Workouts for Baseball
Baseball season is just around the corner and pre-season workouts have been going on for a select group of players. These workouts are being held at Arthur Elementary school this year. This new season also brings a new workout to the baseball players at Kennedy. “Right now we’re doing more work with medicine balls and some [...]