NFL Podcast 10/19/2018
Hayden Claesson and Tommy Layden
October 19, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, Sports, Uncategorized
About a month ago, we paired up with WLTL to release an hour-long podcast covering the first week of NFL action. Yesterday we sat down and crammed five weeks of missed action in 75% of the time, with (what we hope) to be the same quality as the first episode. For more sports coverage turn to LION pages...
Rupi Kaur’s first Chicago show makes massive impression
Isabel Tuisl, Website/Social Media co-editor
October 3, 2018
Filed under Articles, Online Exclusives, Top Stories
Chicago has been awaiting the arrival of 25-year-old poet Rupi Kaur for years, with her first release of the NYT’s Bestseller milk & honey in 2014. In January when she announced her the sun and her flowers tour for her second book that debuted Oct. 3, 2017, I frantically searched for Chicago a...
LT Boys Soccer to have strong season
Tommy Layden, Reporter
September 27, 2018
Filed under Sports
LT boys varsity soccer played Naperville North on Aug. 23, and two days later played Libertyville: the number one and two ranked teams in Illinois. LT lost 2-0 and 4-1, respectively. Despite these results, Head Coach Paul Labbato and Assistant Coach Kelly Neidig remain optimistic. “It is early,...
Getting Weird
September 26, 2018
The lights were bright at Bennett Field during the opening quarter of senior night against Carl Sandburg on Aug 24. Starting quarterback J.J. Dutton ‘19 hiked the ball and then began pedaling downfield as the crowd turned chaotic. Normally a student cheering section would simply have been screaming...
LT football prepares to play against Leyden HS
Maggie Kahn, Reporter
September 25, 2018
Filed under Print Issues, Sports
As homecoming festivities creep up and the game against Leyden approaches, there is one concern that stands out to LT’s quarterback J.J. Dutton ’19. “A weakness going into this game would be the size [of the team],” Dutton said. “We aren’t that big but we can definitely use our speed fo...
Girls XC prepares for successful season
Liz Gremer, Reporter
September 25, 2018
Filed under Print Issues, Sports
After finishing third at state last year, the girls’ cross-country team is training and preparing for another successful season. The team’s goal is to take each meet one at a time and focus on the overall team dynamic, varsity-runner Maddie Cranny ’20 said. “Third at state was very excitin...
LT boys XC to have strong season after losing Kilrea
Tommy Layden, Reporter
September 25, 2018
Filed under Sports
At the end of last year, key boys cross country runner Danny Kilrea ‘18 graduated, leaving a void in the team coming into this season. Assistant Coach Jake Discipio is now looking to runners throughout all levels of the program to fill in his place this season. “We are looking for athletes to step ...
Girls’ swim and dive race into new season hoping to place in state
Grace Kulat, Photographer/Reporter
September 25, 2018
Filed under Print Issues, Sports
Girls swim and dive season has officially begun and the girls are looking forward to another strong season after coming in sixth at state last year. The top finishers were: Callahan Dunn ‘20 placed second in the girls 500 yard freestyle, Grace Prendergast ‘19 came in fifth in the girls 100 yard ba...
NFL Podcast September 13, 2018
Hayden Claesson and Tommy Layden
September 13, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, Online Exclusives, Sports
With the first week of the NFL season closed, join LION sports editor Hayden Claesson, WLTL sports manager Jacob Nevis, and LION reporter Tommy Layden in our first podcast of the year covering the first week of NFL action, predictions, and funny commentary about professional football. Make sure to listen...
LT Football honors seniors, plays Sandburg
Travis Morales, Freelance Reporter
August 27, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
LT opened the season with a disappointing loss to the Carl Sandburg Eagles, 24-13 at Bennett Field Aug. 24. LT had chances to pull away from Sandburg early, but penalties and mental mistakes were too much to overcome. Before the game, LT honored their senior players and families with a special pregame...
Kilrea secures another individual title
Lars Lonnroth, Managing Editor of Breaking News and Multimedia Content
May 26, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Before he embarks on his next chapter at the University of Notre Dame, Danny Kilrea ‘18 ended his time in the LT Track and Field program with a bang: in the 3200 meters, Kilrea won yet another state title with a time of 9:02.77 at Eastern Illinois University, according to the website Athletic.net. “It...
Water polo puts in work at state tournament
Greta Markey, Managing Editor
May 24, 2018
It’s easy to describe your team as your family, but for Illinois Water Polo Player of the Year Victor Perez ‘19, this was literally the case. This season, Perez had the opportunity to play with his younger brother, Sebastian Perez ‘21. “My favorite memory [of the 2018 IHSA state tournamen...
Athlete of the year: Danny Kilrea ‘18
Greta Markey, Managing Editor
May 24, 2018
A lot of people want to know what secret formula creates an athlete that qualified to run in and subsequently placed third in the Footlocker National Cross Country Meet, former assistant cross country coach Tom Stukel said. But for Danny Kilrea ‘18 there is no secret ingredient. There is just hard wo...
Boys volleyball rallies for Coach Pyritz’s last year
Harper Hill, Reporter
May 24, 2018
After ending the season last year in a disappointing loss to Riverside Brookfield in the sectional semifinals, the boys volleyball team has been working hard at a second chance to make a deep playoff run. Along with their hard work, the boys are hoping to enjoy their last season with varsity coach...
Softball season heads for playoffs
Hayden Claesson, Reporter
May 24, 2018
As March rolled around, many spring sports were starting practices and getting a headstart on their season. Unfortunately, the softball team did not enjoy this luxury due to inclement plaguing the first few weeks of the season. “The cancellations in the beginning of the season affected us a lot...
NFL Draft Wrap-Up
Luke Lusson and Grant Campbell and Hayden Claesson
May 11, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Back on April 16, we published our entire first-round NFL mock draft. Now, with the draft over, it's time to hear our reaction. Listen to the podcast below featuring Grant Campbell, Luke Lusson, Hayden Claesson and Dylan Stark to hear how the hometown Bears drafted, which teams impressed us and which...
Liz Gremer, Reporter
October 18, 2018 • No Comments
The newest adaptation of “Tootsie” hit the Cadillac Palace Theater in Chicago stage on Sept. 11, and has been applauded for its modern take on the 1982 movie. Although...
Twenty One Pilots returns with another attention-grabbing album
October 16, 2018
‘A Star is Born’ stuns audience
October 12, 2018
LANY packs “Malibu Nights” with meaning
October 6, 2018
Maggie Kahn, Reporter
October 19, 2018 • No Comments
On Oct. 23 in both NC and SC cafeterias, LT students will be eligible to participate in a mock election in which votes will determine the state governor, the lieutenant governor...
October 14, 2018
LT teacher implements new phone-free classroom policy
October 13, 2018
LT Students, Staff react to SC lockdown
October 6, 2018