Skip to Main Content
The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

The Student News Source Of Kennedy High School

Kennedy Torch

Senior Trey McKowen receives the Boys Basketball State Qualifier banner from Kennedy athletic director Shawn Thomsen.

Kennedy Varsity Boys Basketball: A Season of Growth

Gabe Copley, Writer March 14, 2025

The Kennedy Varsity Boys Basketball team finished with a record of 20-5 while earning their fourth consecutive state tournament appearance. Four of their five losses occurred against state qualifiers including...

Throughout Meredith Kaump's wrestling season she has had support from her friends and family.

Meredith Kaump Places Sixth at Girls State Wrestling

Brook Gilchrist, Writer March 11, 2025

Meredith Kaump competed in the Girls State Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 6 and 7, placing sixth and executing the fastest pin at 14 seconds. Wrestling in the 140 weight class, this was Kaump’s first state...

Senior Ella Moser Hits 1,000 Points In Her High School Basketball Career.

Senior Ella Moser Hits 1,000 Points In Her High School Basketball Career.

Taryn Oberthien, Writer March 5, 2025

Chadron State commit senior Ella Moser becomes the ninth player in Kennedy Women's Basketball history to break the 1,000-point benchmark in her last high school game against Iowa City West on Feb. 22,...

Sophomore Kylan Walsh after winning a match against Iowa City.

Boys State Wrestling Yields Two Competitors

Sage Clow, Writer March 5, 2025

Kennedy Boys Wrestling sent two wrestlers to state on Feb. 19, sophomore Kylan Walsh and junior Max Panosh. The competition lasted through the Feb. 22 and was held at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines  On...

Junior, Kennedy girl's wrestler, Olivia Hallam who has recently earned a state title.

Olivia Hallam Ranks Fourth at Girls State Wrestling

Annabelle Ovel, Writer February 24, 2025

Olivia Hallam is a junior at Kennedy High School and recently competed in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) State Championship on Feb. 6. She placed fourth overall in the 2A division of...

Kennedy's leading scorer Bentley Dill works down the court looking for an opportunity.

Kennedy Girls Basketball Moves on to Substate

Taryn Oberthien, Writer February 21, 2025

Kennedy Girls Varsity Basketball heads into substate as the #3 seed in their region, with a record of 10-11. First game for the Cougars is on Saturday, Feb. 22. They will be facing the #2 seed, the...

Elevating above the Xavier opponent, McKowen looks to hit a three from deep.

Photos: Kennedy Varsity Boys Basketball Defeats Xavier on January 31

Gabe Copley, Photographer February 21, 2025

For the full album check out our Flickr

Freshman Kinnick Robinson bowls a perfect 300.

Kennedy Bowling Sends Four to State Tournament

Gabe Copley, Writer February 20, 2025

On Feb. 18 bowling state qualifiers were held for the 3A conference in Marshalltown. Kennedy came out with four individuals qualifying for the state tournament. The state bowling tournament will be held...

Junior Sharief Thomas scores for Kennedy Basketball.

Kennedy Boys’ Basketball: Building on Success and Chasing a Championship

Loraiya Canty, Writer February 17, 2025

The 2024-2025 Kennedy Boys Basketball season started off strong with blowout scores of 83-60, 88-39 and 100-55. The next games were close but ended in losses of 73-79 and 68-70, the games following were...

Senior Trey McKowen evades Xavier defenders.

Kennedy Varsity Boys Basketball Defeats #11 Ranked IC West at Home

Gabe Copley, Writer February 12, 2025

The Kennedy Varsity Boys Basketball Team picked up a win against the #11 ranked Iowa City West Trojans on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The Cougars will now play the last three regular season games before substate...

Freshman Wrigley Davidson looks to pass the ball to freshman August Wilkes.

Photos: Freshman Boys Basketball Defeated by Xavier on January 30

River Borgerding, Photographer February 11, 2025

For the full album check out the Flickr!

Load More Stories
Donate to Kennedy Torch
$690
$750
Contributed
Our Goal