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Sports
The love behind the madness
April 14, 2025
By: Lucas Fiedler, Sports Coverage Manager
As late March arrives each year, the beginning of the end of the college basketball season announces its presence with two of the greatest words in sports: March Madness. Dating...
Videos
Baking with Olivia²: Episode 12
April 9, 2025
By: Olivia Cotter and Olivia Krasuski
https://youtu.be/SRwB8EICGsU
Features
Twists and turns: The journey of Tom Dillivan
March 27, 2025
By: Audrey Noring, Reporter
Many people see Tom Dillivan as a substitute teacher or a basketball coach as he walks through the halls of Kaneland High School. They don’t see the captivating stories...
Podcasts
Kaneland Boys Varsity Basketball ends historic season with Super-Sectional loss to DePaul Prep
March 14, 2025
By: Audrey Walker, Ads & Business Executive and Editor-in-Chief of Print
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Gz5LBAFRlqNVBs7LixjwO?si=S_gdyB5eSMWfUL1aGAAukw Transcript: Audrey Walker: The Kaneland boys varsity basketball team ended their historic...
Photo Story
Kaneland falls to DePaul College Prep in Super-Sectional round
March 14, 2025
By: Sarah Slattery, Design Executive and Photography Executive
All photos by Sarah Slattery On Monday, March 10, the Kaneland varsity boys basketball team fell to DePaul College Prep in their IHSA Class 3A Super-Sectional game. The...
News
Board Meeting 3.10. 2025
March 11, 2025
By: Emma Weintraub, Lifestyle Editor and Podcaster
The March 10, 2025, board meeting covered various topics including referendum updates and staffing plans for the next school year. All board members were present except for...
Photo Story
Kaneland boys basketball wins Sectional championship over Crystal Lake South
March 10, 2025
By: Sarah Slattery, Design Executive and Photography Executive
All photos by Sarah Slattery On Friday, March 7, the Kaneland varsity boys basketball team earned their first IHSA Sectional championship since 1982. The Knights defeated...

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News

Knights fall short to Burlington Central Rockets

By: Lucas Fiedler, Sports Coverage Manager • April 18, 2025

On Monday, April 14, the Kaneland varsity lacrosse team hosted the Burlington Central Rockets. It was a chilly and very windy day at Kaneland. The sun was just trying to peek out from the clouds...

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Columnists' Corner

When given an opportunity, pursue it with your best effort

By: Charlize Landa, Opinion 2 Editor • April 21, 2025

As I closed the door of the store's refrigerator, disappointed that they don’t sell my favorite brand of chocolate milk, I was approached by an older lady. She asked me to read the expiration date on a carton of eggs. I read her the date, believing she had left her reading glasses at home. She thanked me and explained she didn’t know how to read. She went on to tell me that her family was very poor as a child, so instead of being sent to school, she was sent to work. She also complained about the lack of regulations that did not protect her from working at a young age. I felt sorry for her and all the other people who did not have the means to learn how to read. Reading seems like a basic milestone, so I was appalled to come across someone in this time and age who did not know how. It opened my eyes to the reality that not everything is certain. When I am feeling unmotivated, I remember this encounter. School is an opportunity many, including...