Powerful Knights stomp out Fire

Friday, October 10, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

Last Saturday was a tough day for Knox College, as the men of the gridiron faced off against top-ranked St. Norbert College in a battle that quickly turned into a rout. The seemingly unstoppable Green Knights ran roughshod over the Prairie Fire, and other than a brief respite midway through the first quarter, the Fire were in the hole the ...

As women's golf come to a close, a few bright embers light the way

Friday, October 10, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

As the fairways and greens of Soangetaha Country Club go quiet once again, another season of golf has come to an end for the Knox College women’s golf team. In a rebuilding phase, the Fire nonetheless show promise and hope for the future, with several glimmers of skill across the board.

“We did as well as we could,” said ...

After a brief respite, volleyball serves it up again

Thursday, October 9, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

A week of inactivity on the schedule comes to an end for the Prairie Fire volleyball team as they prepare to defend Heimann Court once again. On Wednesday, Robert Morris College came to town, and on Saturday conference rival Beloit will make the journey to Galesburg to face off against a well-rested and primed Prairie Fire team.

“We normally play ...

Volleyball splits weekend, shows they belong

Thursday, October 2, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

Knox volleyball had a productive week, as they headed out to Wisconsin for a couple of games. The women of Knox faced off against Carroll College on Friday before heading over to Ripon for the second leg of their road trip. It was an eventful weekend, and the team came away from it with many lessons, as well an epic ...

Beloit Buccaneers blast the Praire Fire

Thursday, October 2, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

A journey to Beloit, Wis. turned into a bit of a nightmare for the Knox College football team as they faced off against the Buccaneers in the fourth game of the Prairie Fire season. Despite heading into the match up with high hopes, Knox was blown out, 38-0, and were forced to head home with another loss to contemplate.

The ...

Tennis closes out regular season on mixed note

Thursday, October 2, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

The regular season has come to a close for the Knox College womens tennis team, as the Prairie Fire headed to Waukesha, Wisconsin to face Mt. Mary College and Carroll University, before heading back home to deal with visitors, Illinois Wesleyan University. It was a weekend of mixed results, as the team nabbed another win, but dropped the other two ...

Knox falls despite energized home field

Thursday, September 25, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

It was a trying weekend for the Knox women’s tennis team as they lost both matches held last Saturday. The games were held at Merdian Courts against Grinnell College in the morning and Lake Forest College in the afternoon. Losses in Davenport, Iowa against Upper Iowa University and St. Ambrose on Sunday did nothing to stop the bleeding of ...

Weekend split ends volleyball home streak

Thursday, September 25, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

The weekend ended with mixed feelings for the Knox volleyball team, as it won its second game of the season and then had their home winning streak snapped the next day. Despite the loss, good things were taken out of the two games, regardless of their outcome. Coach Schrader was upbeat after the first game, a hard-fought win against Lawrence ...

Rush stymied, Knox tripped up

Thursday, September 25, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

The Knox College football team stormed the field on Saturday, ready to give a good show to its classmates for the first time this year and anxious to eliminate the bad feelings from the prior week’s trouncing at the hands of Illinois College. The Ripon College Red Hawks came to town ready to do battle and Knox was ready ...

Graduation Review, a year late

Thursday, September 25, 2008
By Merritt Rohlfing

I may be the last person on this campus, possibly in the U.S., that has yet to listen to Kanye West’s newest album, Graduation, released over a year ago. First off, let me just say that I have always found Kanye to be a pretty good producer. He overuses some samples sometimes, but for the most part, he ...