2009 Football Game Recaps</h1> <article> <h1>2009 Football Game Recaps</h1> <p>Sat Nov 7 21:00:00 CST 2009</p> Scots keep bronze turkey with 42-0 win over Prairie Fire </article> <article> <h1>"Hour of Power" Relay</h1> <p>Fri Nov 6 00:00:00 CST 2009</p> Knox College Swimmers to Participate in “Hour of Power” Relay for Cancer Research on November 10, 2009 </article> <article> <h1>2009-10 Women's Basketball Season Preview</h1> <p>Fri Nov 6 00:00:00 CST 2009</p> Women's basketball is on the rise at Knox College as this year's class hopes to build on the successes of last year, and with a group that includes all five opening day starters from a year ago, they seemed primed to do just that. Don't miss your chance to watch and read about the upcoming season with Coach Cline, as the Prairie Fire get ready for their November 24th showdown with Cornell College. </article> <article> <h1>Calvin Zirkle Named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Nov 4 00:00:00 CST 2009</p> Calvin Zirkle, a junior defensive back from Kankakee, IL (Bishop McNamara) has been named the Prairie Fire Performer of the Week for his efforts in the Prairie Fire's 12-7 win over Lake Forest College on October 31st, 2009. </article> <article> <h1>2009-10 Men's Basketball Season Preview</h1> <p>Tue Nov 3 11:17:22 CST 2009</p> Tip off is less than two weeks away for the Prairie Fire men's basketball team, don't miss your chance to watch and read about the upcoming season with Coach Purlee, as the Prairie Fire get ready for their November 16th showdown with Cornell College </article> <article> <h1>3 Knox Women's Soccer Records Broken</h1> <p>Mon Nov 2 16:09:51 CST 2009</p> Freshman Arielle Dorman and sophomore Emma Swanson set 3 single season records in the final game of the 2009 season for the Prairie Fire women's soccer team. </article> <article> <h1>Calvin Zirkle Named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Mon Nov 2 15:42:52 CST 2009</p> Calvin Zirkle, a junior from Kankakee, IL (Bishop McNamara) has been named the Midwest Conference defensive performer of the week for his efforts in the Prairie Fire's 12-7 win over Lake Forest College on October 31st, 2009. The win is the first of the season for the Prairie Fire. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Cross Country Meet Recaps</h1> <p>Sun Nov 1 00:00:00 CDT 2009</p> Freshman Jesse Sindler shaves 36 seconds off his best time. Men move up two spots from last year, taking 8th while women take 10th overall. </article> <article> <h1>Tighe Burke Named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Oct 28 16:41:33 CDT 2009</p> Tighe Burke, a senior from Winnetka, IL (New Trier High School) has been named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week. The senior Defensive End led the Knox defense, recording 6 total tackles, 3 of which were for loss, 2 quarterback sacks, forced a fumble and recovered another fumble in a hard fought loss to Carroll University on October 24, 2009. </article> <article> <h1>Three Individuals, One Team Headline 2009 Knox-Lombard Hall of Fame Class</h1> <p>Thu Oct 22 17:11:09 CDT 2009</p> On October 23rd, at 6pm 3 former Knox student athletes, and the 1919 undefeated Knox College football team will take their places amongst the greats of Knox College athletics, as they are set to be inducted into the Knox-Lombard Hall of Fame. </article> <article> <h1>Karen Frost Now 3rd All Time in Career Assists</h1> <p>Thu Oct 22 11:44:07 CDT 2009</p> Coming into yesterday’s 2009 home finale, Frost needed 25 assists to move into 3rd place all time in Prairie Fire history for career assists. Frost did more than that, collecting 36 assists in a 4 set, 3-1 win over Eureka College. </article> <article> <h1>Tanya Novotnak named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Oct 21 12:46:39 CDT 2009</p> Tanya Novotnak, a junior from Madison, Wisconsin (West High School), has been named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week. The junior cross country runner set both her season and career best times on October 17 at the Illinois College Invitational. </article> <article> <h1>Ryan Maniscalco Named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Oct 14 15:25:10 CDT 2009</p> Ryan Maniscalco, a senior from Winnetka, IL (New Trier High School), has been named Knox College Prairie Fire Performer of the Week after placing 31st out of 176 on October 9th at the Benedictine Eagle Invitational in Lisle, Illinois. </article> <article> <h1>New air time for Knox vs. Ripon volleyball webcast</h1> <p>Sat Oct 10 15:45:00 CDT 2009</p> The Knox College vs. Ripon College volleyball match, scheduled for a 1pm start time at Memorial Gymnasium on the Knox campus, will be broadcast, via MWCTV at 6pm Saturday October 10th. Due to technical difficulties only a portion of the game will be available. </article> <article> <h1>Rozie Smith named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Oct 7 16:23:00 CDT 2009</p> Rozie Smith, a senior from Tucson, AZ (St. Gregory’s Prep), has been named Knox College Prairie Fire Performer of the Week after scoring three goals in two games, one of which came in a 2-1 conference victory over Illinois College. </article> <article> <h1>Three Prairie Fire Soccer players ranked in NCAA DIII</h1> <p>Tue Oct 6 00:00:00 CDT 2009</p> Senior Lawrence Povoas for the men earn, and sophomore Emma Swanson and first year Arielle Dorman for the women earn spots in the NCAA DIII National Ranking Summary. </article> <article> <h1>Three Prairie Fire Soccer players ranked in NCAA DIII</h1> <p>Tue Oct 6 00:00:00 CDT 2009</p> Sophomore Emma Swanson, first year Arielle Dorman for the women and senior Lawrence Povoas for the men earn spots in the NCAA DIII National Ranking Summary. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Volleyball Game Recaps</h1> <p>Thu Oct 1 16:05:00 CDT 2009</p> Prairie Fire end 2009 season with loss to University of Dubuque, 3-0 </article> <article> <h1>2009 Men's Soccer Game Recaps</h1> <p>Thu Oct 1 15:15:00 CDT 2009</p> Knox loses season finale to Grinnell College, 7-0 </article> <article> <h1>2009 Women's Soccer Game Recaps</h1> <p>Thu Oct 1 00:00:00 CDT 2009</p> Prairie Fire fall to Grinnell, break/tie 3 school records </article> <article> <h1>Lawrence Povoas named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Sep 30 15:19:13 CDT 2009</p> Lawrence Povoas, a senior from Brasilia, Brazil (American School of Brazilia), has been named Knox College Prairie Fire Performer of the Week after scoring four goals and adding an assist, as he led the Prairie Fire to a 3-1 record last week. </article> <article> <h1>Prairie Fire Women's Tennis Match Recaps</h1> <p>Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 CDT 2009</p> Knox College loses to Beloit, 8-1 </article> <article> <h1>Kelly Ricketts ranked 13th in DIII</h1> <p>Wed Sep 23 16:22:34 CDT 2009</p> Kelly Ricketts, a sophomore middle hitter for the Knox volleyball team, has been ranked 13th in kills per game in the most recent NCAA Division III statistics report. </article> <article> <h1>Rachel Clark named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Sep 23 12:51:15 CDT 2009</p> Rachel Clark, a sophomore from Newton, IA (Newton High School), has been named Knox College Prairie Fire Performer of the Week after leading the Prairie Fire tennis team to their first win of the season, defeating rival Monmouth College 5-4 on September 17th. </article> <article> <h1>Arielle Dorman named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Tue Sep 15 11:52:04 CDT 2009</p> Arielle Dorman, a freshman from Bothell, WA (Inglemoor High School), has been named Knox College Prairie Fire Performer of the Week after beginning her collegiate soccer career by scoring three goals in her first four games. </article> <article> <h1>Kelly Ricketts named Prairie Fire Performer of the Week</h1> <p>Wed Sep 9 15:49:48 CDT 2009</p> Kelly Ricketts, a sophomore from Galesburg, IL (Galesburg High School), has been named Knox College Prairie Fire Performer of the Week after being named to the Illinois College Blue Brawl All Tournament Team. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Football Season Preview</h1> <p>Fri Sep 4 12:44:07 CDT 2009</p> On the eve of the beginning of the 2009 Prairie Fire football season, expectations are high for the Prairie Fire football team as they get ready to take on Eureka College and the Midwest Conference. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Women's Golf Season Preview</h1> <p>Thu Sep 3 11:04:46 CDT 2009</p> Golf is a four letter word for some, but not for the women of the Knox College women's golf team, who look to continue to get better each and every meet with the intentions of returning Knox women's golf to the throne it once occupied. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Women's Tennis Season Preview</h1> <p>Thu Sep 3 11:00:42 CDT 2009</p> The Prairie Fire women's tennis team returns its top four singles players from a year ago, in hopes of bettering last seasons record while looking to begin its ascension amongst the top teams in the Midwest Conference. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Cross Country Season Preview</h1> <p>Thu Sep 3 10:55:52 CDT 2009</p> The Prairie Fire cross country team returns twelve runners, including both team MVP's from a year ago. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Men's Soccer Season Preview</h1> <p>Tue Sep 1 11:43:02 CDT 2009</p> A new era begins for the Prairie Fire soccer team, as Jeff Bernhardt takes over a team that won five of its first ten games last season, returning thirteen players from a year ago and adding a host of talented new faces to the program. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Volleyball Season Preview</h1> <p>Tue Sep 1 00:00:00 CDT 2009</p> Youth will be a prevailing feature of the 2009 Prairie Fire volleyball season, as the team welcomes eight new players in the pursuit of an aggressive launch that takes off from the conclusion of last year’s campaign. </article> <article> <h1>Women's Soccer 2009 Season Preview</h1> <p>Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 CDT 2009</p> The Prairie Fire women's soccer team comes into the 2009 season looking to improve on the successes of last season and make a name for themselves amongst the leaders of the Midwest Conference. </article> <article> <h1>Joey Graeff named the 2008 NCAA Division III statistical champion for base on balls per game</h1> <p>Wed Jun 24 15:50:00 CDT 2009</p> Joey Graeff, a junior outfielder for the Knox Prairie Fire baseball team, has been named NCAA Division III statistical champion for Base on Balls (walks) per game for the 2008-2009 season. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Summer Tennis Workouts Available</h1> <p>Tue Jun 23 10:47:46 CDT 2009</p> The 2009 summer tennis workout is now available </article> <article> <h1>Keenan returns to District 205, Sims named head softball coach</h1> <p>Fri Jun 5 16:46:01 CDT 2009</p> Knox College head softball coach Patty Keenan will not be returning for next season with the Prairie Fire as she has decided to return to District 205 to teach. Assistant softball coach Ashley Sims will be the new head coach for the Prairie Fire softball team as well as the assistant coach for the volleyball team. </article> <article> <h1>2009-2010 Football Recruiting Class</h1> <p>Thu Jun 4 12:02:34 CDT 2009</p> The Prairie Fire football team and Knox College are proud to announce its 2009-2010 freshmen recruiting class, featuring 31 first year players who will look to begin their collegiate football careers when they take the field this fall for the Prairie Fire. </article> <article> <h1>2009 Cross Country Summer Workout</h1> <p>Tue May 26 19:39:29 CDT 2009</p> 2009 Cross Country Summer Workout </article> <article> <h1>2009 Women's Soccer Summer Workout</h1> <p>Tue May 26 19:09:50 CDT 2009</p> 2009 Women's Soccer Summer Workout </article> <article> <h1>Latshaw, McRill and Williams chosen for All-Midwest Conference Team</h1> <p>Thu May 21 17:26:33 CDT 2009</p> Senior Kate Latshaw (Downers Grove, IL), freshman Beth McRill (Streamwood, IL), and freshman Bri Williams (Medford, OR) were recognized for their top performances by being placed on the Midwest Conference South Division Second Team. </article> <article> <h1>Kevin Malone named MWC South Division Co-Player of the Year</h1> <p>Wed May 20 10:51:40 CDT 2009</p> Knox College collected several conference post-season awards as announced by the conference office on Tuesday, May 19. The Prairie Fire's Kevin Malone was named the Co- MWC South Division Player of the Year, sharing the award with Mike Nodzenski of Grinnell College. </article> <article> <h1>2008-09 Athletic Award Winners</h1> <p>Wed May 20 10:42:43 CDT 2009</p> Seniors, captains and athletic award winners honored at dinner in Memorial Gymnasium on Tim Heimann Court. </article> <article> <h1>Prairie Fire Student-Athletes host Hedding Grade School Field Day</h1> <p>Tue May 19 14:40:55 CDT 2009</p> All year the Prairie Fire student-athletes, led by SAAC- Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, have been traveling to Hedding Grade School in Abingdon, Illinois to read to the children in school there. Two or three times a term 8-14 student-athletes put on their jersey or athletic shirt and go to spend an hour or so in the classroom reading to the kids and helping them with the activity of the day. Today, the K-2 students at Hedding traveled to Knox for a field day. </article> <article> <h1>NCAA Sacks leader set to return to Prairie Fire for fifth year</h1> <p>Tue May 19 14:35:26 CDT 2009</p> Tighe Burke, a senior defensive end for the Knox College Prairie Fire from Winnetka, Illinois (New Trier Township) will return for the 2009-2010 season. Burke, the 2008-2009 NCAA Division III Sacks leader and a third team Associated Press Little All-America selection, has a full year of eligibility remaining because of an ankle injury he suffered in the first game of his sophomore season. </article> <article> <h1>Jonathan Powers Named Head Swimming and Diving Coach</h1> <p>Tue May 12 09:55:17 CDT 2009</p> Jonathan Powers has been named Head Coach of the Knox College Prairie Fire Swimming and Diving team. Powers is an assistant professor of economics at Knox who swam for four years at Amherst College, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1987. </article> <article> <h1>Jeff Bernhardt named head men's soccer coach</h1> <p>Wed Apr 15 12:41:12 CDT 2009</p> Knox College announced today that it has hired Jeff Bernhardt as its men's head soccer coach. Bernhardt comes to Knox College having spent the last seven plus years coaching all levels and ages of soccer. Most recently he spent the last four years as the head coach of the Quad Cities United Premier soccer club. </article> <article> <h1>Knox College 2009 Boys Basketball Camps</h1> <p>Mon Apr 6 15:16:58 CDT 2009</p> Knox College 2009 Boys Basketball Camps </article> <article> <h1>Knox Men's Tennis defeats Eureka College 7-2</h1> <p>Thu Apr 2 12:42:13 CDT 2009</p> The Prairie Fire men’s tennis team gave arguably their best team performance of the 2008-2009 season, with a commanding 7-2 victory over the Eureka College Red Devils on April 1 2009. The win marks the second of the season for the young Prairie Fire squad, who has now won two of their last three games. </article> <article> <h1>Knox College Mourns Passing of Coach Heimann</h1> <p>Fri Mar 13 23:06:48 CDT 2009</p> Knox College has lost a long-time friend and coach. Tim Heimann '70 died Friday, March 13, 2009 at home. </article> <article> <h1>Erin Navolio Named to All-Conference Women’s Basketball Team</h1> <p>Tue Mar 3 16:04:00 CST 2009</p> Erin Navolio has been named to the All-Midwest Conference Women's Basketball team. A junior guard from Hinsdale, Illinois (Hinsdale Central High School), Navolio started all 23 games and led the Prairie Fire with an average of 11 points per game and 42 steals throughout the season. </article> <article> <h1>Junior Adam Kent leads Prairie Fire Indoor Track and Field Team at MWC Championships with First Place Finish in Weight Throw</h1> <p>Mon Mar 2 17:08:03 CST 2009</p> The Prairie Fire indoor track team traveled to Monmouth College to compete in the 2009 Indoor Track and Field Conference Championships this weekend. It proved to be a successful weekend for the Prairie Fire as five individuals placed in the top eight of their events and eight relay teams placed in the top eight. </article> <article> <h1>Women's Soccer Off-Season Workout</h1> <p>Mon Feb 9 15:39:49 CST 2009</p> The Prairie Fire women's soccer off-season workout is now available. </article> <article> <h1>Katarina Schulte Named to All-Midwest Conference First Team</h1> <p>Mon Nov 17 15:05:42 CST 2008</p> Katarina Schulte from Oldenburg, Germany (Universitat Flensburg), was named to the 2008-09 All-Midwest Conference Volleyball First Team on Monday, November 17th. The junior outside hitter led the Prairie Fire in Kills, Kills per game, total attempts and tied for the team lead in Service aces. </article> <article> <h1>Knox Wrestling Invite Duals - Results</h1> <p>Fri Nov 14 20:42:53 CST 2008</p> Waldorf College defeated Knox while University of Wisconsin Oshkosh defeated Grandview College. </article> <article> <h1>Prairie Fire women's golf finishes in 6th place at MWC championships</h1> <p>Sun Oct 5 22:51:42 CDT 2008</p> The Knox College women’s golf team placed two golfers in the top 10 of the Midwest Conference tournament October 3rd thru the 5th, meaning that for the 3rd straight year the Prairie Fire women’s golf team has two all conference selections. The Prairie Fire are a young team this year, with 2 sophomores and 3 freshmen, competing in their first conference championship. The Prairie Fire finished 6th overall in Head coach Emily Cline’s first season in that position. </article> <article> <h1>David Marquardt Named Second Team All-American</h1> <p>Fri May 16 12:08:25 CDT 2008</p> David Marquardt, a senior from Bloomington, Illinois (Bloomington High School), was named a PING Division III Second Team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) following the NCAA Championships on Friday, May 16. He finished 14th overall at the four-round tournament at the Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Georgia. He is just the fifth Knox men's golfer to earn All-American honors. </article> </main></body></html>