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The student news site of Kingwood Park High School

KP TIMES

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Seniors Katie Gerbasich and Favor Rogers jump for a shoulder bump during player introductions against Nacogdoches.

Girls basketball finishes second in district, prepares for playoffs

Maya Ortiz, Madlynn Morris, Taylor Nethery, and Bailey Hall February 12, 2023

The girls basketball team finished the regular season ranked second in district play with a 7-3 record. They finished 14-14 overall and ended the season with a three-game winning streak. A year ago, the...

Junior Bailey Kee stretches with her teammates in the dugout before a practice in January.

Softball hopes playoff experience propels them to top

Adriana Gonzalez, Special Contributor February 2, 2023

Coming off a deep playoff run in 2022, the softball team looks to advance even further this year. Senior Peyton Cote said last season's team was confident going into the season and always had the right...

Liv Roach picks the ball from a Lumberton player during a 2-0 victory on Jan. 7 during the Humble ISD Tournament.

Girls return home for first district contest

Maya Ortiz, Editor in Chief February 2, 2023

The girls soccer team will play Huntsville at home Friday night in their first district home game. They defeated Nacogdoches, 3-1, to open district play on Tuesday. Overall, the team is 8-1. They have...

Senior Brandon Kanyiki walks toward the locker room after helping lift the Panthers to a 41-14 victory against Goose Creek Memorial on Oct. 6.

Kanyiki looks forward to future at Texas College

Morgen Dozier and Arleigh Doehring February 1, 2023

Despite just one year on varsity, senior defensive back Brandon Kanyiki signed to play football at Texas College. Kanyiki played football at Kingwood Park as a freshman but moved his sophomore year...

With Dayton defenders trapping him, Greg Davis looks for a teammate.

Boys basketball hits final stretch

The boys basketball team has just four district games left. With a win over Porter on the road Tuesday, they are currently 4-2 in district play and sit in second place. Check out a slideshow of images...

Senior Joe Stephenson competes in the freestyle during the Senior Night meet in January.

Boys swim leans on senior leaders

Morgan Dozier and Allie Jorgensen January 31, 2023

When the senior boys were just freshmen, they watched the swim team capture the program’s most recent State Championship. Now, in their final year, they are trying to maintain the success for which the...

Senior offensive lineman Erick Zapata prepares to go back in a home game last fall. He was first-team all-district.

Zapata chases childhood dreams with parents’ support

Maya Ortiz, Editor in Chief January 22, 2023

Erick Zapata was in elementary school when he first asked his mother to let him play football. Worried about her son’s safety, Edna Peña emphatically declined. “No!” Peña told Erick. “No!...

Chasing a record: Emma Yeager nears career scoring record

Maya Ortiz, Editor in Chief January 22, 2023

Senior Emma Yeager is seven goals away from becoming the all-time leading scorer on the Kingwood Park girls soccer team. She scored her 100th goal in the final five seconds of a 1-0 victory over Angleton...

Assistant coach BJ Brittain talks with manager Craig Potter, as well as seniors Hunter Keelen and Harry Oclarit after the team won 1-0 against Alief Hastings in the Humble ISD Tournament.

Boys soccer team takes care of business in tournament

The boys soccer team finished the Humble ISD tournament with a 2-0-1 record after collecting wins against Alief Hastings and Nimitz. They tied with Westside. The boys have one more week of non-district...

Freshman swimmer Elena Amos has already made an impact on the swim team, breaking the school record in the 50 free and the 100 fly. She also swims for Blue Tide Aquatics and hopes to someday represent El Salvador in the Olympic Games.

Amazing Amos

Jada Cassidy, Special contributor January 16, 2023

Even when freshman Elena Amos first started swimming at age 9, she noticed she was just a little different. Her grandma signed her up for summer swim in the Bear Branch community right after Elena moved...

Senior Emma Yeager has fun going against former teammate Lori Do in the second half of the alumni soccer game.

Girls soccer prepares to host Humble ISD Tournament

Maya Ortiz, Editor in Chief January 5, 2023

The annual Humble ISD Tournament is set to get underway today with all five campuses hosting games. The Panthers will take on Lake Creek tonight at 5 p.m. They will play Alief Taylor tomorrow at 5 p.m....

Coach Sean Bright talks with sophomore Bradlea Bonton during a football game against Porter on Sept. 9.

Ultimate Balancing Act

Edgar Meirhofer, Special contributor December 26, 2022

Coaches deal with chaotic schedules before and during each season. While teaching and coaching can be closely related, there’s a very different mindset when you’re doing both: namely, the multi-tasking...

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