A steel-grey sky hung above April Zorn Memorial Field, as the Knox College Prairie Fire once again did battle with the Fighting Scots of Monmouth College. In this, the 120th meeting of the two schools, it seemed like yet another great day of football. The wind whipped in from the west and a dusting of snow fell upon those in attendance. The Fighting Scots, looking to finish off their undefeated season, came ready to play ...

It was that time of year once again; the air had a crispness to it, a gentle breeze heralded the eventual coming of the winter month, and the trees around the Knox College campus were aflame with hues of red, orange and yellow everywhere you looked. All over the lawns of the school, alumni had returned to their alma mater to recall the good old days. The Knox College Prairie Fire (2-6, 3-6) did battle ...

Most days when you walk into the gym at the Boys and Girls Club on Depot Street, better known as the Carver Center, you see kids playing basketball, jumping rope, and participating in all kinds of activities. However, on Friday, Oct. 31, even getting into the gym was a test of one’s mettle. Hellish sounds emanated from the entrance, a strange red glow shone from behind a pitch tarp, the sharp tang of burnt ...

The Prairie Fire volleyball team was again on the court on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in their final match of conference play, and in the penultimate match of the season. For this contest, the Lake Forest College Foresters, possessors of a 3-4 conference record, came to Galesburg to face the young women of Knox upon Heimann Court.

“All season, I’ve been saying that we need to play to our strengths, and take advantage of what ...

In a flashback to high school for the Knox College football team, Saturday the 25th of October featured something most had not experienced since their senior year, and it was not a curfew. The Prairie Fire (2-6, 1-6) faced off against the Carroll University Pioneers (5-3, 4-3) under the lights of Schneider Field in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with a start time of 6:00 p.m., a step Carroll often takes to throw their opponents off ...