Peters joined The Beacon as a sports staff writer in the Fall 2017 semester before earning a Co-Sports Editor position alongside Ben Mandell for the Fall 2018 semester, which she still holds today.
In addition to writing about sports, Peters is the Sports Director/Anchor of the Wilkes Now television show on campus.
Peters' love for sports doesn't stop there, as she began as the Wilkes University Baseball intern in 2017 and will be continuing her scorekeeping and photography positions this year. Furthermore, she added baseball social media director to her list of credentials in 2018.
Peters has a passion for photography and runs her own photography account (@_KAPphotography) on social media.
Kirsten Peters, Co-Sports Editor
| Jul 03, 2020 | Potential loss of Marching Colonels could leave sporting events devoid of usual fanfare (Media) |
| Jun 01, 2020 | The Beacon graduates seven seniors, says ‘hello’ to new staff (Story) |
| May 17, 2020 | Non-reappointment of university band director prompts community response (Media) |
| Apr 21, 2020 | AOTY2020: Semifinal Round advances unlikely candidates; Championship Round concludes on Thursday (Story) |
| Apr 19, 2020 | AOTY2020: Quarterfinal Round suffers seven upsets out of eight polls; Semifinal Round set for Sunday (Story) |
| Apr 17, 2020 | AOTY2020: Round of 16 recap after Friday’s polls close; Quarterfinal Round set for weekend (Story) |
| Apr 15, 2020 | AOTY2020: Opening Round concluded Wednesday with seven upsets; Round of 16 set for Thursday, Friday (Story) |
| Apr 13, 2020 | AOTY2020: Athlete of the Year Tournament begins today; fillable brackets online (Story) |
| Apr 11, 2020 | BREAKING: Beacon Sports releases “Athlete of the Year” tournament bracket (Story) |
| Apr 09, 2020 | Beacon Sports team announces third annual “Athlete of the Year” tournament, set to begin Monday (Story) |
| Apr 02, 2020 | Wilkes University postpones May 16 commencement ceremony without definitive replacement date; seniors react optimistically to uncertainty (Story) |
| Mar 28, 2020 | MIH: Three Colonels receive national recognition from AHCA, USCHO (Media) |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Wilkes University extends remote learning following uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, offers comfort to Wilkes community during transition period (Story) |
| Mar 24, 2020 | MIH: Flynn nominated for Sid Watson Player of the Year award after earning Co-UCHC Player of the Year honor (Media) |
| Mar 16, 2020 | BASE: Multiple Colonels put in the record books during first appearance on Bruggeworth Field in only competition of regular season (Story/Media) |
| Mar 16, 2020 | MAC responds to COVID-19 pandemic with cancellation of all spring athletic events (Story) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Decoding the coronavirus (Story) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Wilkes University announces move to remote learning due to COVID-19 (Story) |
| Feb 29, 2020 | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Barrow’s sudden death goal leads Wilkes to semi-final series victory over Stevenson (Media) |
| Feb 28, 2020 | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Colonels earn first-ever playoff win with third period comeback against Stevenson (Media) |
| Feb 25, 2020 | WBB: Colonels graduate four seniors (Media) |
| Feb 25, 2020 | MBB: Colonels Fall On Senior Night (Media) |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Female Athlete of the Week: Ashley Burkhardt, junior lacrosse player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Male Athlete of the Week: Tyson Araujo, junior ice hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 25, 2020 | MIH: Tough weekend still gives Colonels positive results (Media) |
| Feb 25, 2020 | MVB: Exciting third set leads Colonels to extra-point victory (Media) |
| Feb 18, 2020 | MBB: Wilkes eliminated from playoffs after 73-71 loss to King’s (Media) |
| Feb 18, 2020 | WREST: Medrow, Almkey win decisions in loss to No. 16 Ithaca (Story/Media) |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Female Athlete of the Week: Gianna Roberts, senior basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Male Athlete of the Week: Robert Pecorelli, senior basketball player (Story) |
| Feb 18, 2020 | WBB: Late run isn’t enough for the Colonels (Media) |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Female Athlete of the Week, Alexa Rango, sophomore ice hockey player (Story) |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Male Athlete of the Week: Michael Paterson-Jones, freshman ice hockey player (Story) |
| Feb 11, 2020 | MIH: Gurska powers offense to dominant win over King’s (Media) |
| Feb 04, 2020 | Female Athlete of the Week: Ally Joly, sophomore ice hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 04, 2020 | Male Athlete of the Week: Nick Fea, sophomore ice hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 04, 2020 | WIH: Colonels take another step forward in second season (Media) |
| Feb 04, 2020 | MBB: Colonels drop another close contest to Eastern in overtime (Story/Media) |
| Feb 04, 2020 | Remembering Kobe: How The Beacon reacted to losing an icon (Story) |
| Jan 28, 2020 | MIH: Wilkes can’t overcome crucial call in loss to Elmira (Media) |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Female Athlete of the Week: Maddie Kelley, junior basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Male Athlete of the Week: Donny Flynn, sophomore hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Female Athlete of the Week: Macy Berryman, freshman basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Nov 19, 2019 | WIH: First conference win eludes Colonels twice on home ice (Media) |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Crosstown rivals come together off the field for Beads of Courage (Media) |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Male Athlete of the Week: Jose Tabora, senior football player (Story) |
| Nov 19, 2019 | FB: The Mayor’s Cup Returns To Wilkes (Story) |
| Nov 12, 2019 | Female Athlete of the Week: Samantha Cecere, senior soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Nov 12, 2019 | Male Athlete of the Week: Derek Nelson, senior football player (Story/Media) |
| Nov 12, 2019 | Cheerleading team attempts to gain recognition as a sport (Media) |
| Nov 12, 2019 | MIH: Erickson caps third period comeback for Hynes’ first win (Media) |
| Nov 12, 2019 | FB: Colonel comeback fails to overcome first-half turnovers (Story) |
| Nov 05, 2019 | FATOW: Jessica Egan, senior soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Nov 05, 2019 | MAOTW: Ja’Quan Sheals, freshman football player (Story/Media) |
| Nov 05, 2019 | MIH: Araujo’s hat trick not enough to spark Colonels in opener (Media) |
| Nov 05, 2019 | FB: Arsenal of quarterbacks conquer Devils (Story/Media) |
| Nov 05, 2019 | FB: Colonel quarterbacks come from north, south, east and Weist (Story/Media) |
| Oct 29, 2019 | FAOTW: Delfina Bracchi, senior soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 29, 2019 | MAOTW: Noah Molina, junior cross country runner (Story/Media) |
| Oct 29, 2019 | WVB: Wilkes, DeSales promote Go for the Gold Foundation (Media) |
| Oct 22, 2019 | FAOTW: Karlye Huffman, sophomore Volleyball Player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 22, 2019 | MAOTW: Zachary Nesheiwat, junior football player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Colonels athletics in brief: Wilkes’ comeback defeats Eagles (Media) |
| Oct 22, 2019 | FB: Unbeaten no more; Wilkes takes first loss of season to Del Val (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2019 | MSOC: 2-1 win rings in Bruggeworth Field, MAC Freedom play (Media) |
| Oct 08, 2019 | FH: Colonels fall to DeSales in Homecoming weekend opener (Media) |
| Oct 08, 2019 | FB: HOCO win keeps Colonels’ record spotless (Story/Media) |
| Oct 08, 2019 | FAOTW: Lauren Baldwin, junior field hockey player (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2019 | MAOTW: Shane Henehan, junior soccer player (Story) |
| Oct 01, 2019 | AOTW: Alexa Cieri, sophomore tennis player (Media) |
| Oct 01, 2019 | AOTW: Bud Moyer, senior football player (Story/Media) |
| Sep 25, 2019 | WSOC: Wilkes fails to get past No. 19 Arcadia in 3-0 shutout (Story) |
| Sep 25, 2019 | FB: Colonels grind out double overtime victory at Lycoming (Story/Media) |
| Sep 24, 2019 | AOTW: RJ Rauh, sophomore soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Sep 24, 2019 | AOTW: Jamey Mikovich, senior volleyball player (Story) |
| Sep 17, 2019 | AOTW: Nick Yanik, junior football player (Story/Media) |
| Sep 17, 2019 | Team-first attitude leads Wilkes to first 2-0 start in 10 years (Story) |
| Sep 17, 2019 | AOTW: Morghan Murphy, sophomore field hockey player (Story) |
| Aug 19, 2019 | MIH: Riley accepts job offer after tremendous inaugural season (Media) |
| Sep 10, 2019 | AOTW: Kiana Jedlicka, sophomore soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Sep 10, 2019 | AOTW: Kyle Bentz, senior soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Sep 10, 2019 | FH: Wilkes drops to 2-2 after controversial loss against Widener (Media) |
| Sep 10, 2019 | WSOC: Questionable goal stifles Colonels, leads to 2-1 loss (Story/Media) |
| Sep 10, 2019 | NFL: Star WR Antonio Brown schemes his way out of Oakland (Media) |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Student-athletes react to $8 million Ralston enhancements (Story) |
| Apr 16, 2019 | BASE: Reno’s bat helps salvage game two in rivalry weekend (Story/Media) |
| Apr 16, 2019 | AOTY: Gabrielle Giordano, senior basketball and softball player (Story/Media) |
| Apr 16, 2019 | AOTY: Nicholas Racanelli, senior wrestler (Story/Media) |
| Apr 09, 2019 | AOTW: Sarah Carlini, junior lacrosse player (Story/Media) |
| Apr 09, 2019 | AOTW: John Hibschman, freshman baseball player (Story/Media) |
| Apr 09, 2019 | BASE: Emotions run high in steep loss against Manhattanville (Story) |
| Apr 02, 2019 | AOTW: Caitlin Brown, senior softball player (Story/Media) |
| Apr 02, 2019 | AOTW: Nicholas Capozzi, senior baseball player (Story/Media) |
| Apr 02, 2019 | BASE: All-around effort leads to .500 week for Colonels (Story/Media) |
| Mar 26, 2019 | BASE: Capozzi, Pronti energize offense against Muhlenberg, Eastern (Story/Media) |
| Mar 19, 2019 | BASE: Colonels salvage series against Misericordia (Story/Media) |
| Feb 26, 2019 | AOTW: Allyson Joly, freshman ice hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 26, 2019 | AOTW: Robert Pecorelli, junior basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 26, 2019 | MBB: Wilkes can’t finish cinematic comeback in Championship (Media) |
| Feb 26, 2019 | MBB Playoff MVP: Tommy Bowen (Story/Media) |
| Feb 26, 2019 | MIH Playoff MVP: Tyson Araujo (Story/Media) |
| Feb 26, 2019 | MIH: Colonels upset by five-seed in UCHC playoff game (Media) |
| Feb 19, 2019 | AOTW: Ashley Caster, senior basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 19, 2019 | AOTW: Marcus Robinson, senior basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 19, 2019 | MIH: Playoff Bound (Media) |
| Feb 19, 2019 | MBB: Playoff Bound (Media) |
| Feb 12, 2019 | AOTW: Abby Keating, sophomore swimmer (Story/Media) |
| Feb 12, 2019 | AOTW: Mark Mullins, junior basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 12, 2019 | WBB & MBB: Colonels Conquer Monarchs (Story/Media) |
| Mar 26, 2019 | AOTW: Jordan Vasarkovy, senior tennis player (Story) |
| Mar 26, 2019 | AOTW: Gage Coudriet, freshman baseball player (Story) |
| Mar 19, 2019 | AOTW: Kyra Boccio, senior lacrosse player (Story) |
| Mar 19, 2019 | AOTW: John Wink, senior lacrosse player (Story) |
| Feb 12, 2019 | MBB & WBB: Colonels travel to Misericordia (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2019 | AOTW: Gabrielle Giordano, senior basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 05, 2019 | AOTW: Brandon Gordon, freshman ice hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Feb 05, 2019 | Olympic curler Tyler George visits Toyota Sportsplex (Media) |
| Feb 05, 2019 | MBB: Colonels secure back-to-back conference wins (Media) |
| Feb 05, 2019 | WBB: Valiants defeat Colonels 81-72 in second matchup (Story/Media) |
| Jan 29, 2019 | AOTW: Maddie Kelley, sophomore basketball player (Story/Media) |
| Jan 29, 2019 | AOTW: Tyler Barrow, freshman ice hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Jan 29, 2019 | WBB: Colonels secure win, display grit under new coach (Story) |
| Jan 29, 2019 | MBB: Colonels look to bounce back after rough patch (Media) |
| Jan 29, 2019 | MIH: First-year Colonels claim first place in conference (Media) |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Mayor’s Cup: Colonels take on rival Monarchs (Story/Media) |
| Nov 13, 2018 | MIH: Colonels keep rolling (Media) |
| Nov 13, 2018 | MIH: Wilkes home opener (Media) |
| Oct 23, 2018 | AOTW: Jessica Egan, junior soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 23, 2018 | AOTW: Devon Fink, senior football player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 09, 2018 | FB: Colonels break 17-year homecoming drought (Story/Media) |
| Oct 09, 2018 | AOTW: Allison Peet, junior soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 09, 2018 | AOTW: David Kutteroff, freshman football player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 02, 2018 | AOTW: Mackenzie Sweeney, freshman field hockey player (Story/Media) |
| Oct 02, 2018 | AOTW: Luke Betancourt, freshman soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Sep 25, 2018 | AOTW: Camry Huff, senior soccer player (Story/Media) |
| Sep 25, 2018 | FB: First year head coach Jon Drach rings in new era (Media) |
| Sep 25, 2018 | FB: An interception, multiple fumbles cost Wilkes the win (Media) |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Alumnae Gigliello & Saracino inducted into Hall of Fame (Story) |
| Nov 13, 2018 | AOTW: Nicholas Racanelli, senior wrestler (Story) |
| Nov 06, 2018 | AOTW: Nicolette Towlen, senior soccer player (Story) |
| Nov 06, 2018 | AOTW: Kendall Castro, freshman ice hockey player (Story) |
| Nov 06, 2018 | AOTW: Donald Flynn, freshman ice hockey player (Story) |
| Oct 30, 2018 | AOTW: Haley Gayoski, senior field hockey player (Story) |
| Oct 30, 2018 | AOTW: Courtney Murphy, senior tennis player (Story) |
| Oct 30, 2018 | FB: Colonels earn fifth win, beat Lycoming 14-7 (Story) |
| Oct 09, 2018 | WVB: Team has record year, Mikovich at forefront (Story) |
| Oct 01, 2018 | Becoming Kareem (Media) |
| Sep 25, 2018 | AOTW: Karlye Huffman, freshman volleyball player (Story) |
| Sep 18, 2018 | AOTW: Jamey Mikovich, junior volleyball player (Story) |
| Sep 18, 2018 | AOTW: Jose Tabora, senior football player (Story) |
| Sep 11, 2018 | AOTW: Jeff Steeber, senior football player (Story) |
| Sep 11, 2018 | AOTW: Dallas Kendra, senior field hockey player (Story) |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Football clinches first win 30-27 in overtime against LVC (Story) |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Football program shifts focus for upcoming season (Story) |
| Aug 15, 2018 | McNichol, Macciocco, Drach, Limouze hired as new head coaches (Story) |
| May 05, 2018 | BASE: Miscues cost Colonels in game one of the MAC Freedom playoffs (Media) |
| Apr 17, 2018 | BASE: Wilkes wins series finale against Manhattanville 13-6 (Story/Media) |
| Apr 10, 2018 | BASE: Wilkes breaks out the brooms in series with King’s (Story) |
| Apr 02, 2018 | UPDATED: Beacon Sports team announces first “Athlete of the Year” tournament (Story) |
| Mar 27, 2018 | BASE: Colonels take game from defending conference champions (Story) |
| Mar 19, 2018 | BASE: Colonels play eight games in Myrtle Beach (Story) |
| Feb 28, 2018 | BASE: Spring Preview (Story) |
| Feb 21, 2018 | WBB: Lady Colonels fall in Senior Day affair (Story) |
| Feb 16, 2018 | AOTW: Kelsey Yustat, sophomore basketball player (Media) |
| Feb 16, 2018 | MVB: Colonels drop first-ever MAC home opener to Messiah (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2018 | WBB: Yustat’s career-high not enough to lift Lady Colonels (Story) |
| Jan 30, 2018 | MBB: Colonels top Cougars in OT thriller for pivotal road win (Media) |
| Nov 13, 2017 | XC: Regionals (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2017 | FH: Late rally falls short, 3-2 (Story) |
| Oct 31, 2017 | Anthem protests continue (Story) |
| Oct 23, 2017 | WSOC: Towlen’s goal lifts Lady Colonels in victory over #18 Misericordia (Story) |
| Oct 09, 2017 | WVB: Pediatric Cancer Night (Story) |
| Oct 03, 2017 | New intramurals director leads program (Story) |
| Sep 25, 2017 | Fall sports emphasize pre-game preparation & traditions (Story) |