Sports
Offense remains stagnant for men’s soccer
Fire drop rematch of last year’s tie with Beloit; lose big to NAIA Ashford in Tuesday afternoon game.
Recently, the Prairie Fire offense has taken on stagnant characteristics, being shut out in three of their last four games coming into the final week of play. That trend continued as Knox dropped a 2-0 decision to Beloit College in Saturday’s rematch of a tie game last year, and an 8-1 verdict in Tuesday afternoon’s contest against NAIA opponent Ashford University.
In Saturday’s loss against the Buccaneers, Knox showcased an uncharacteristic inability ...
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Women’s Soccer Drops Three, Looks Towards Future
Following hard-fought defeats against Scots, Bucs, and Saints, Prairie Fire host Grinnell in final game of the season this Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Last weekend, the Knox College women’s soccer team lost two Midwest Conference (MWC) games in Wisconsin and ever since, they have lost.
On Thursday, Oct. 23, Knox traveled to Monmouth, Ill. to take on MWC opponent Monmouth College and was defeated 6-0. The Fighting Scots scored their first goal 15:57 into the game, and at the halfway point, held a 2-0 lead. When the final horn sounded, the Prairie Fire had zero shots ...
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Prairie Fire put up fight, offense can’t push through
Knox drops defensive battle against Carroll under the lights, 14-0, now looks forward to Homecoming game against Lake Forest.
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 ...
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Cross country teams take second in triple meet
Knox defeats Carl Sandburg College but falls to Illinois Central College in final tune-up before Conference Championships.
Last Saturday, Oct. 18, the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in their first of two home meets, the Prairie Fire Invite.
This was a small meet with only three teams competing. Both of Knox’s teams took second. Top runners for Knox were senior Karen Brophy who finished fourth and senior Mike Dooley who placed eleventh.
“The [Prairie Fire Invite] was mostly just about getting tuned up for the conference meet ...
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Fire toast Devils, but season in jeopardy
Volleyball drops two conference games, but fights out tough win against Eureka.
The last week hasn’t been kind to the Knox College volleyball team, who entered last week in the running for a berth in the MWC championship tournament. Entering the final week of games, they faced three conference opponents with a good chance to make a run for a spot. Unfortunately, they dropped two of the three games, against Illinois College on Oct. 15 and Grinnell College on Oct. 18, then finished out with a ...
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