Charlie Kirk and a Life Worth Dying

This article is also available here through the blog It's All About Perspective. Apologies if this is your second time receiving this email; there were some tech difficulties with the first send-out.I was on my way to a Josiah Queen concert when I he...

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Sep 11, 2025
Charlie Kirk and a Life Worth Dying

I was on my way to a Josiah Queen concert when I heard the news that Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, had been brutally shot by an unknown suspect.Words can’t express the horror and sadness I felt as I followed the story. Needless to s...

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Sep 11, 2025
Interview with Coach Di Holloway

Hey Nighthawks!This week I was honored to interview our Boy's Tennis Coach Di Holloway! She had some really good thoughts to share. Coach Di isn't only a tennis coach---she helps with basketball, soccer, and much more! Interview with Coach Di Hollowa...

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Apr 04, 2025
ND2: THOUGHTS & A REVIEW

We did it, guys.We fought through another season of Nighthawk basketball. What a great season it was!As we were on our way home from ND2, my brother asked,“So…when does the first practice of next season start?”me and one of the bros on our way to a b...

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Mar 13, 2025
Coach Interview with Coach Ryan Lawson: NIGHTHAWK NEWS

Hey Nighthawks!I hope you're all enjoying the snow. Personally I'm looking forward to Spring at this point, but hey, if we get one snow day out of this that's a-okay with me. (;Today we're excited to share with you our second coach interview; this on...

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Feb 20, 2025
Interview with Coach Val Tolin

Hey, Nighthawks!I hope this email finds you well. We're excited to share with you the Nighthawk News' first coach Interview! And man, what a great interview it was!Coach Val Tolin is the assistant coach for the Junior High Girl squads and also Mom t...

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Feb 17, 2025
What's More Valuable Than "Bodily Training"?

Okay, I’ll admit it.I am pumped.Why am I pumped, you ask? Well, Sunday night the Kansas City Chiefs happened to win their third AFC Championship victory in a row. And if this doesn’t fill you with sublime joy, I pity you. (Yeah, I might’ve...

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Jan 29, 2025
Sports---why does it matter?

A few years ago I would have told you that I couldn’t care less about sports.And now here I am, helping start a student journalist program for the Northeast Kansas Nighthawks. So what changed? And why?I’ve always been more of an artistic person....

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Jan 22, 2025
my dad is publishing a book!

Hey friends!Today I have an exciting announcement.My Dad, J.B. Runyan, is publishing a book!My Dad has been writing since he was a teenager. It began with wacky fantasy stories and is now bearing fruit as Christian nonfiction. J.B. Runyan has worked...

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Oct 05, 2024