Knox in the News

From: La Salle News-Tribune (La Salle, IL)

While the Marquette [High School, Illinois] football program lost one of its front line leaders, Knox College gained one as Jack Donahue committed to play for the Prairie Fire on Wednesday. The left guard helped the Crusaders score an area-best 32.4 points per game en route to a 9-0 regular season in the Northeastern Athletic Conference and a trip to the second round of the Class 1A playoffs. Donahue, a NewsTribune All-Area selection, said a visit to the NCAA Division III school in Galesburg solidified his decision… Read more…

From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)

Knox College’s baseball team holds a 10-5 record and is off to a start Prairie Fire coach Jami Isaacson doesn’t remember experiencing before. “It’s nice to be 10-5, but we’re 3-1 in the Midwest Conference and that’s a good start. Doing what we did against Grinnell last week makes us feel good.

“If we stay healthy, pitch it and field it we are going to compete in the Midwest Conference,” he added. “We have a long way to go. We just have to be who we are and do what we do and let the chips fall where they may. We have to stay within the game. We have to throw strike one, make routine plays and not force things.”… Read more…

From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)

Erik Smoy’s big day at the plate [on March 30], that helped Knox College win a pair of baseball games [vs Beloit College] over the weekend, is being recognized by the Midwest Conference…

Smoy has been named the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week for his efforts against the Buccaneers… Read more…

From: WCAX TV (Burlington, VT)

Knox College graduate Abby Owens ‘12 got a surprise visit from a pro football star on March 6: “Israel Idonije, standout defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears, surprised Abby Owens of Edison Park this morning with a hand-delivered Kleenex Care Pack, complete with Kleenex Facial Tissue, lip balm, hand sanitizer and a plush blanket - all the essentials needed to help stay comfortable this cold and flu season… Owens was nominated by her mom, Nancy, on the Kleenex Facebook page as part of the Care Sweepstakes. Abby recently moved from Iowa to Chicago and her mom thought she could use something special to help boost her spirits during her first winter in Chicago…” Read more…

From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)

Knox College men’s tennis player Walter Palmer has earned an award from the Midwest Conference for his dominance on the court. Palmer, a sophomore, helped the Prairie Fire defeat Simpson College and North Central College last Saturday at Lakeside Tennis Center. He’s been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Tennis Performer of the Week… Read more…

From: The Register Mail (Galesburg, IL)

James Naismith, who devised the game of basketball in 1891, [spoke at] the Knox College basketball banquet held on the campus at Seymour Hall during late March 1927. Knox College Athletic Director Earl Jackson and first year basketball coach Dean Trevor were credited with enticing Naismith to visit Galesburg…

Knox College President Albert Britt served as toastmaster and introduced Naismith, [who] told how he is often amused about how basketball had changed since its infancy. He shared that he first tried variations of football, soccer and even lacrosse before suggesting a sport that initially featured a peach-type basket… Read more…