On April 1, Kirkwood Community College women’s basketball head coach Kim Muhl announced his retirement. After 37 seasons of pure excellence, Muhl has engraved himself as one of the most successful coaches in sports history. His career as a head coach consists of a 1,108-178 record (.862 [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The Kirkwood Community College Eagles are known for dominant play on the playing field, but what does it take to unlock that strong play? The unsurprising answer is practice, and lots of it. Every athlete at Kirkwood had to work hard to get to where they are. They’ve [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood has historically shown excellence across its six sports. Whether it is winning the majority of games, sending student-athletes to four-year colleges or garnering national attention from NJCAA media, the Eagles consistently perform at a high level. In sports, there is frequent discussion about home-field advantage and for [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood women’s basketball season came to an end as the team finished in second place at the NJCAA Division II national tournament. Going into the tournament, Kirkwood had the sixth seed after a 26-3 regular season. The Eagles first matchup was against the 11th-seed Community College of [Continue Reading »]
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Luke Werling is a first-year student at Kirkwood Community College, and he is studying horticulture sciences with a focus in athletic turf management. This summer, Werling is getting an extraordinary experience where he will be doing an internship with the Pittsburgh Pirates, a Major League Baseball team. There [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Students choose to attend junior, or community, colleges for an array of reasons: They are more affordable and closer to home, or people are unsure of what they want to get out of a college education. For student-athletes considering junior college, they also have their own reasons that [Continue Reading »]
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The week after the last Communiqué publication, the baseball and softball teams began their season. The baseball team has opened the season with a 3-1, record while the softball team has started 2-4. In this article, there will be a preview for both teams alongside a statistical breakdown. [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]What do the University of Georgia, University of Texas and LSU have in common? They all have live mascots: Georgia has Uga the Bulldog, Texas has Bevo the Longhorn and LSU has Mike the Tiger. Now, I know what you’re thinking: Why can’t Kirkwood have a real Sammy [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The most recent Communiqué issue was published Dec. 4, leaving a two-month gap in newspaper coverage. During that time, basketball has been the only sport in season, and both teams are now entering a critical point in their schedules. Men’s Basketball: The Eagles started their first five games [Continue Reading »]
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On Jan. 24, five members were inducted into the Kirkwood Athletics Hall of Fame. They were recognized during a double-header against NIACC in Johnson Hall as the basketball teams went a combined 1-1. “It’s one of my favorite weekends of the year,” said Todd Rima, athletic director. “To [Continue Reading »]
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