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Victories and Goodbyes for the Knights

Robinson Football sees a win on their Senior Knight and last in-season home game
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Cheer captains Addy McDowell (’24) (left) and Amelia Kempton (’24) (right) posing for a photo after being recognized on the field with the rest of the cheer seniors.

On Friday, Nov. 3, the football Knights stood their ground against Braden River for their last in-season home game.

The first two-quarters of the game were slow, with neither team putting any points on the board. With tensions on the field rising, Robinson scored the first touchdown of the game.

“Over the last few years, my mental has definitely changed into making me a tougher person on the field especially playing with injury,” said Wilton Rollins, a senior and major scorer for the Knights. “My skillset has expanded and it’s shaped me into a more well-rounded player.”

The second quarter saw a pickup in energy from both teams, with major plays being made. Aggressive defense from the Knights led to an interception, giving the Knights the ball back before the quarter ended.

The game continued to stay neck to neck. As the Knights took ground on the field, the Pirates were right there with them. A whited-out student section screamed for their team, as the Knights were able to pull through on not only their senior night, but the last in-season home game. This win came as bitter sweet for not just the players, but for the band and cheer seniors as well.

“Cheer in general, and especially this year being a captain, has also taught me a lot about how to be a leader which is something that helps me in every aspect of my life,” cheer captain Amelia Kempton (’24) said.

The Knights will run the field of Jack Peters again this Friday for their second playoff game against Tampa Catholic.

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Ashlyn Miller
Ashlyn Miller, Sports Editor
Ashlyn Miller is a junior at Robinson and the Sports Editor of Knight Writers. This is her second year on staff and first year as an editor. Miller's favorite part of journalism is taking photos of all of the sports at Robinson and improving her photography skills. "We don't exactly have press at Robinson so it's rewarding to me to take photos of people doing what they love," Miller said. Outside of the journalism room, Miller stays involved in school with an array of hobbies. She enjoys staying involved in school by participating in swimming, photography and orchestra. She enjoys playing the violin and loves learning new pieces. "If you're able to make the violin sound good, it's a such rewarding accomplishment for such a difficult instrument," Miller said. Miller also likes spending time with her dog in her past time. Out of cats or dogs, she instantaneously chose dogs. "I prefer dogs. I actually own a German Shepherd named Leia and she's the light of my life, but I have nothing against cats," Miller said. Prepared for the future, she plans to attend journalism school, preferably at Duke University and join their ROTC program.  Miller is passionate about media and sports although how competitive positions are. "I want to specialize in the media realm and possibly be a sports commentator for ESPN," Miller said. "I love watching, covering and even playing sports because of the environment that surrounds them and the gratification that comes with doing well." (Profile by Briana Garcia)
Keirra McGoldrick
Keirra McGoldrick, Opinion Editor
Keirra McGoldrick is senior at Robinson and the Opinion Editor of Knight Writers. This is her third year on staff and her second year as an editor. McGoldrick, as an editor, must provide a sense of direction and help for those coming into newspaper who may not quite know what they need to be doing. She must also make sure that all stories written by staff writers are up to par with that of the standard for the newspaper. “I edit all the opinion stories and make spreadsheets for opinion writers," McGoldrick said. McGoldrick may like writing in journalism, though nothing trumps her love of photography. She lists photography as one of her favorite hobbies and pass times outside of journalism. “I like photography," McGoldrick said. "I take pictures of anything I find interesting." Though McGoldrick has to keep up a balance of her academics and the needs of newspaper, she hopes to have enough time to join the photography club.  She wishes to do this in order to interact and convey her love of photography with other like-minded students at Robinson. Being the academic achiever that she is, McGoldrick keeps up with all of her classes. The two of these classes that she holds closest to her heart are journalism and history. However, she probably favors journalism a little more because it has her favorite teacher, Ms. Webster, who leads her to improve herself in all manner of things, especially photography. Outside of journalism, one of McGoldrick’s pastimes is to listen to music. As we know everyone needs a little bit of music to pull them through a slow school day, or just a slow day in general. “I like R&B and pop," McGoldrick said. “Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, etc." High school isn't all McGoldrick has mapped out to do. Seeing as she is an academic achiever, McGoldrick already has plans for her future. She plans to keep her academic streak going through college. “I plan on going to university and majoring in criminal psychology and then after I graduate from normal college, I’m going to go get a PhD,” McGoldrick said. (Profile by Coleton Rone)
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