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Blonde swimmers do it better

November 2, 2017

Filed under Around the School, Fall Sports, Sports, Swimming

Prior to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero, U.S swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte died his hair light blue and earned gold. Inspired by his good luck charm, three boys on the swim team, after qualifying for the state meet this past Saturday with their 200 medley relay, decided...

Weekly Recap 10/23/17-10/28/17

Cilicia Anderson, Sports Editor

November 1, 2017

Filed under Cross Country, Fall Sports, Football, Golf, Sports, Swimming, Volleyball

Football: On Friday, Oct. 26, the Knights fell 20-14 in a pivotal game against Jefferson. Click here to read the story. Volleyball: The Lady Knights played Desoto County for their Regional Quarter game and won in three straight sets. Click here to read the game recap. Golf: The boys a...

Tags: cross country, Football, golf, swim, Volleyball

Homecoming Shares Date With Swim Districts

Cilicia Anderson, Sports Editor

October 18, 2017

Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Swimming

With Homecoming festivities pushed back to the month of October, scheduling has been hectic, especially for the swim team. The team will compete in their district meet the morning of Oct. 21, and will have to rush to get ready for Homecoming that night. "Oh my God, they're all annoyed and mad," Ela Gonzal...

Tags: districts, Homecoming, swim

Weekly recap: 9/25-9/29

Macy McClintock, Managing Editor

October 2, 2017

Filed under Cross Country, Fall Sports, Football, Golf, Sports, Swimming, Volleyball

Varsity Football: The Knights faced Spoto this Monday, September 25, and won 31-14. Click here to read the story. The Knights take on Brandon this Friday, October 6, at Jack Peters Field (6311 S Lois Ave, Tampa, FL 33616). Boys Golf: The Knights were supposed to face Chamberlain o...

Seven Sign on National Signing Day

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor

February 3, 2016

Filed under Around the School, College Sports, Fall Sports, Football, Showcase, Soccer, Sports, Swimming, Volleyball, Winter Sports

National Signing Day is one of the most highly anticipated days in the career of a high school athlete. Some dream about signing a National Letter of Intent from the beginning of their first practice of freshman year. Four years of hard work both inside the classroom and out culminates with a written...

On Center Stage: Five Questions with State Swim Qualifier Maddie Strasen

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor

November 9, 2015

Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase, Sports, Swimming

As the fall sports season comes to a close, we take a look at all state qualifiers from fall sports: volleyball, swim and cross country. Three-year girls swim captain Maddie Strasen ('16) returned to states for the third straight year, placing sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke this time around....

Strasen Leaves Legacy, Takes Memories to Vermont

Bailey Adams, Sports Editor

September 25, 2015

Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase, Sports, Swimming

A dear friend, in the form of a picture clipped on the inside of her bag, looks on as Maddie Strasen (’16) arrives with a few teammates for 5 a.m. swim practice. Three years ago, the life of her longtime coach, Kelley Allen, was taken at age 49. “[He is] my primary motivation to develop into...

Strasen breaks another record in win vs. Blake

Isabel Hanewicz, RHStoday Editor-in-Chief

September 2, 2015

Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Swimming

Lead by senior standout Madeline Strasen, the girls and boys team tallied their second win each of the season against Blake High School last night at Bobby Hicks. The boys beat Blake 86-15, while the girls racked up 108 point to Blake's 27. "It went great, I have 31 girls and I got to put every ...