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XBSS logo (Photo found on XBSS website)

What is XBSS?

Isaac Bean, Staff Writer September 17, 2024

XBSS stands for Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools. It is a network of 13 Catholic high schools (mainly in the Northeast) that share a common mission and governance structure. Most of these schools trace...

Photo courtesy of Jack Bates

Bates Visuals Fills the Void

Cooper Mattingly, Staff Writer September 9, 2024

With William Lewis graduating (@capturedbysquilly on Instagram), senior Jack Bates (@bates.visuals on Instagram) is carrying on his legacy. Over the past years, Bates has captured high quality content...

Me and my mentee

Tiger Mentor Follow-Up

Henry Corbell, Staff Writer September 4, 2024

The Tiger Mentor Program, which was introduced in the 2022 school year, pairs freshmen with upperclassmen to help them with adapting to going to a larger school. I joined this program in my junior year...

Top 5 UK and UL Impact FB Transfers

Top 5 UK and UL Impact FB Transfers

Pete Hartlage and Jackson Graeter August 30, 2024

College football is officially underway, and both Kentucky and Louisville have many new players on their teams. The majority of the new key contributors have come from the transfer portal--a hot topic...

Ryken Service Club History

Ryken Service Club History

Isaac Bean and Cullen Spalding August 30, 2024

As a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School, we are called to address the needs of our community. Whether it's through donating food or cleaning up neighborhoods, it is through these actions that we put ourselves...

Coach Frank, surrounded by team, valiantly holds up trophy. (Courtesy of Coach Frank)

Coach Frank Adds Hockey to Complete Hat Trick

William Norris, Staff Writer August 27, 2024

Coach Frank, the beloved World Civilization, US History, and AP Human Geography teacher, recently added another triptych to his résumé: the coaching triptych. The art of Coach Frank’s career includes...

Then and Now: Around St. X

Then and Now: Around St. X

Liam Whelan, Staff Writer May 23, 2024

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Steven Vanover Foundation: Making Strides Against Sarcoma

Davis Nichols, Staff Writer May 13, 2024

Spin For Steven is the staple event of the Steven Vanover Foundation, which fights to further the research and treatment for sarcoma patients as well as other rare forms of cancer. It was created in honor...

The 2024 PGA Championship awaits

A Major Year for Valhalla

William Lewis, Staff Writer May 12, 2024

In a major year for Louisville, the 2024 PGA Championship has changed the course of Valhalla. St. X alumnus Jimmy Kirchdorfer acquired Valhalla in late June of 2022 when the PGA of America decided to...

Lights, Cayman, Action!

Lights, Cayman, Action!

Liam Whelan, Staff Writer May 7, 2024

Senior Cayman Kelting found an inclination toward technology and studio production at a young age. While at a wedding, he spotted a DJ for the first time and was mesmerized as an inspiration grew inside...

Horses off to the races at Churchill Downs (Photo courtesy of staff writer Ethan Donlon)

150th Kentucky Derby: Behind The Scenes

Jack Henry and Jackson Graeter May 3, 2024

It’s the 150th Kentucky Derby, and Louisville will host over 250,000 visitors to watch the fastest two minutes in sports. Celebrities from across the country come to Louisville for the weekend to...

The Economic Impact of the Kentucky Derby

The Economic Impact of the Kentucky Derby

Ethan Donlon, Staff Writer May 2, 2024

With unrivaled excitement and clopping of hooves, the Kentucky Derby is more than just a race -- it's an economic staple in the city of Louisville and State of Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby holds the...

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