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The student news site of Kingwood Park High School

KP TIMES

The student news site of Kingwood Park High School

KP TIMES

Senior Clay White sprints to the finish at the district cross country meet at Atascocita High School. White finished in 11th place to help lift the team to a second-place finish.

Boys earn return trip to State Championships

Grace Darcy, Sports Editor October 25, 2023

Throughout the entirety of the Regional Meet on Oct. 23, boys cross country coach Chris Elliott was constantly refreshing his phone, alongside parents of his runners. They were waiting for the final point...

Junior Krisslyn Boyles gets introduced before a preseason game against Baytown Sterling.

Beach volleyball brings back Boyles’ smile

Sydney Ortiz, Special Contributor October 24, 2023

By the end of her freshman year, Krisslyn Boyles was tired of having the stress of three sports practices a day. She was burnt out. Krissyln had just spent the year playing JV volleyball, varsity...

Coach Eric Coovert talks to players on the sidelines of the homecoming football game on Sept. 8 at Turner Stadium. The football players were the first students he told. Many of them he had coached for three years. “Seeing tears in their eyes after I told them [was hard],” Coovert said. “But then afterwards every single one of them came over and gave me a hug. And I was crying by the end.”

Staying relentless

Maya Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2023

On the first day of school, Eric Coovert lifted his fist to show his history classes the size of the tumor that was found in his colon in June. Within two weeks of the discovery, doctors removed Coovert’s...

Junior Elijah Merino jumps to an early lead in the district championships at Atascocita High School on Oct. 12. He maintained the lead through the entirety as he finished first in 15:49.

Boys return to Region Meet with experience, confidence

Grace Darcy, Staff Writer October 20, 2023

The varsity boys cross country team qualified for region after a tough battle against Dayton. They placed second in their district meet at Atascosita on Thursday, trailing Dayton by only five points.  “It...

Freshman football team vies for district title

Sydney Ortiz, Special Contributor October 17, 2023

The freshman black team is currently undefeated and hoping to become the second team in Kingwood Park’s history to win a district title on the freshman level.  The freshman black team is playing...

Sophomore Izzy Sikora reaches for the ball at the back of the court in her doubles match against Porter on Sept. 27. Sikora won the decisive match in the first round of the playoffs to help lift the Panthers to the Area Round.

Tennis team narrowly defeats Tyler HS to advance in playoffs

Morgen Dozier and Bailey Hall October 12, 2023

Sophomore Izzy Sikora was swarmed by her teammates after her final match in the first round of playoffs. “We did it! We won!” her teammates shouted as they embraced her.  The energy was high...

Junior Elijah Merino jokes around with his teammates and coach Chris Elliott after earning a medal at an August meet at Kingwood High School. Merino has had a strong start to the season and hopes to return to the State Meet this fall.

Memories of State Meet motivate Merino

Luke Cavallo, Staff Writer October 3, 2023

Every time junior Elijah Merino toes the starting line of a cross country course or a track, he turns to something that has given him the strength to pursue his passion for the sport: his faith. Among...

Freshman Christian Norris swims the 100 yard backstroke in Kingwood Park’s first meet against Summer Creek on Sept. 15.

[Slideshow] Swimmers start season strong

Bailey Hall and James Pham September 28, 2023

The first swim meet of Kingwood Park's swim season came to a close on Sept. 15. The all day swim meet tested the swimmers as they prepare for a long season.

Senior Brooke O’Brien competes in a match against Summer Creek in August. On Sept. 27, O'Brien helped lead the tennis team to its second district title in two years.

O’Brien plays with heart

Grace Darcy, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

Senior Brooke O’Brien has been an avid tennis player since she was just 8 years old. In the fourth grade, she began taking lessons after her P.E coach recommended it. O’Brien joined the team her...

Volleyball team to start districts Friday

Jada Cassidy, Staff Writer September 20, 2023

Tennis team members Julianne Chamberlain, Lilli Flores, Brooke O'Brien, Andrew Carson, Hugo Houel, and Robert Geiger all pose together on the court.

Meet the tennis players

Avery Steinke, Staff Writer September 19, 2023

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