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The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Athletes sign to play at collegiate level

Athletes sign to play at collegiate level

Olivia Marrus December 14, 2017

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, five Kinkaid seniors signed their letters of intent to play sports at the Division 1 collegiate level. Each of the students were seated with their families at their own booths, fully...

Rockets sold for 2.2B

Rockets sold for 2.2B

Hana Keleta October 2, 2017

Ever since the Houston Rockets were put on the market in July, Houstonians began to speculate about who would buy the team. The team ultimately went to local billionaire, Tilman Fertitta, who...

Rockets vs. Thunder: Keys to the Series

Rockets vs. Thunder: Keys to the Series

Kirk Hachigian April 23, 2017

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ockets vs. Thunder. Harden vs. Westbrook. MVP candidate vs. MVP candidate. Harden vs. his former team. First round of the playoffs. Rockets up 2-0. It doesn’t get any better than...

#TrustTheProcess and the Art of Tanking in the NBA

#TrustTheProcess and the Art of Tanking in the NBA

Kirk Hachigian March 10, 2017

“Winless for Wiggins.” “Lose 'em all for Wall.” “Play poor for Okafor.” “Blow the lead for Embiid.” “DeRailin’ for the Australian.” Over the past few years in the NBA, the art of...

North Carolina’s Justin Jackson flies past Kentucky’s De’aaron Fox while attempting a layup on December 17th. (Photo by Ethan Miller)

Marc(h-town) Madness

Colin Conway March 6, 2017

[dropcap][/dropcap]When the clock hit zero on April 4, 2016 in NRG stadium and Kris Jenkins’ 3-point buzzer beater fell through the rim, the Villanova Wildcats defeated North Carolina in one of the best...

2017 Kinkaid Basketball SPC Hype Video

2017 Kinkaid Basketball SPC Hype Video

Kirk Hachigian February 7, 2017

Though we were required to change the original music accompanying this video, our staff is committed to demonstrating our school spirit and created our own soundtrack. Go Falcons! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm-cNA9kTA4

Winter Sports Preview

Winter Sports Preview

Sarah Bass December 4, 2016

BY ELLA MORGAN AND SARAH BASS [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he swim team has started the season strong with a team of 39 members trying out for places on varsity or JV. The boys and girls’ varsity teams will...

Upgraded Roster Leaves Rockets Fans Hopeful

Upgraded Roster Leaves Rockets Fans Hopeful

Kirk Hachigian October 28, 2016

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ames Harden sliced through the Warriors defense, spun off Andre Iguodala, and stepped back, draining a midrange jumper to win Game Three and cut the Warriors lead to 2-1 in the series....

Bold Predictions for the 2016 NBA Playoffs

Bold Predictions for the 2016 NBA Playoffs

Kirk Hachigian April 16, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he NBA regular season ended in spectacular fashion with the Golden State Warriors breaking the record for the most wins in season, the Rockets locking up a playoff berth, and Kobe Bryant...

NBA Playoffs Update

Faraz Virani April 10, 2015

A wild year Western Conference ended with the Golden State Warriors on top led by MVP candidate and Davidson product Stephen Curry. They will face the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday in Anthony Davis’...

Ali Jamal, Rockets Superfan

Ali Jamal, Rockets Superfan

Kirk Hachigian April 10, 2015

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]e raises his arms and lets out a mighty roar. Dwight Howard, also known as Superman, has just thrown down a crazy alley-oop dunk and the Rockets fans erupt. As the game goes on, he...

Final Four Preview

Final Four Preview

Kirk Hachigian April 2, 2015

  [dropcap]Six[/dropcap] national titles, 2,842 career victories, and 26 final four appearances. This year’s March Madness has given us a Final Four with four hall of fame coaches, Izzo, K, Ryan,...

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