Boys hoops has best playoff run in past 8 years
Tommy Layden, Assistant Sports editor
March 21, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
After a prolific season, LT boys basketball was knocked out of the playoffs in the fourth round after losing to the 12th ranked team in the state, Geneva. They went into the postseason with a 21-8 record and had the longest postseason run in the last eight years. “[Geneva was] 30-1 so they have done a lot...
Daniel Hartman hired as new LT football coach
Diane Makovic, Copy editor
March 20, 2019
Filed under Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
LT recently hired former Hinsdale Central varsity football coach Daniel Hartman to replace coach Kurt Weinberg, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Hartman presented his coaching philosophy at a parent-player meeting on March 19 at 6:30 in the NC Reber Center. “There is a fierce rival...
AOTM: Micheal Walsh ’19
Tommy Layden, Assistant sports editor
March 1, 2019
Filed under Print Issues, Sports
As Ryan Hammond ‘17 touched the wall at just over one minute and 30 seconds, LT shattered the previous state record by less than a second. Along with the help of Spencer Walker ‘18, Jeffery Vitek ‘18, and Michael Walsh ‘19, the swimmers set the new record for the 200 yard medley relay, auto...
IHSA to abolish football conferences, replace with new district formatting
Hayden Claesson, Sports editor
March 1, 2019
Filed under Print Issues, Sports
Any student athlete who competes in an Illinois High School (athletic) Association sport knows the basics of how teams are divided. For many sports in the IHSA, teams are divided into conferences, and these conferences can be based on many things. Such reasons can include geography, school size, history,...
Boys gymnastics faces roster changes
Nicole Klein, Reporter
March 1, 2019
Filed under Print Issues, Sports
Last May, Matthew O’Malley ‘19 won vault at sectionals, which automatically qualified him for the state meet. At state, he was the last vaulter to compete, meaning he knew exactly what score he needed in order to make it to finals. He received that score and went first in finals. Afterward he had...
Support all sports
Hayden Claesson, Sports editor
March 1, 2019
Filed under Columns, Print Issues, Sports
The blackout game is a big deal at LT, and anyone in the fieldhouse can tell by the hordes of students clad in black that we don’t mess around when it comes to cheering on our basketball team. As an athlete, I know what it is like to have a huge crowd in the stands cheering you on; it gets you hyped...
After placing 10th in state, boys LAX plans to compete for state championship
Grace Kulat, Photographer/reporter
March 1, 2019
Filed under Print Issues, Sports
When the LT boys lacrosse team lost to Hinsdale Central in the sectional championship the whole team was let down. The past two years the LT boys varsity lacrosse team has finished top 10 in state, but this year the team plans to compete for the state championship. “This is the deepest and most...
Swim relay wins state
Grace DeKoker, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2019
Filed under News, Print Issues, Sports
LT boys’ swim have garnered state titles, broken records, and maintained a standard of athletic excellence for the past four years. Going into the 2018-19 season, they were expected to slow down, and lose momentum. Their 200 yard medley relay was expected to just squeak into the top twelve at state. No...
Ultimate Frisbee club prepares for upcoming season
Isabella Sorice, Photographer/reporter
February 28, 2019
Filed under Sports
Ultimate Frisbee club has returned for their spring season, with hopes of going to the Illinois State tournament in June. Coach Toby Casella admires the sport for its inclusiveness and the ability for anyone to learn how to play. “Ultimate lets everyone play and work together as a team, and n...
Girls LAX ready to win
Maggie Kahn, Reporter
February 28, 2019
Filed under Sports
Due to the intramural program that incorporates perfecting skills, game play and conditioning, girls lacrosse players have been improving their technique during the off season. “As in any sport, when a player works hard in the off season on their skills, they come into the season much more prepared...
Girls varsity soccer prepares for upcoming season
Isabel Tuisl, Website/Social Media co-editor
February 28, 2019
Filed under Sports
Tryouts for LT’s 2019 girls varsity soccer team were on Feb. 25, lasting the whole week, testing players’ basic skills and abilities. Practice starts March 2 and the season’s games begin on March 21 with the girls facing Waubonsie Valley High School at SC’s Bennett field, scheduled at 5 p.m. There...
Badminton team hopes to add to last year’s success
Diane Makovic, Copy Editor
February 28, 2019
Filed under Sports
After sending a doubles team and a singles player to the state meet last year, the girls’ badminton team is hoping to improve its conference finish and send a whole team (two singles players and two doubles teams) to state, varsity Head Coach Susan McClenahan said. “We did really well and ended u...
Boys swim team places fifth at state
Dani Almase, Reporter
February 28, 2019
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Before the state meet on Feb. 22, Ben Lynch ‘19 was thinking about how it would be the last meet of his swim career. For the past 11 years, he has put hard work and dedication into this sport. It was now coming down to this final moment. The state team consisted of five swimmers: Lynch, Michael Wal...
Blackout Game brings LT together for game, Josie Dunne Appearance
Lars Lonnroth and Tommy Layden
February 25, 2019
Filed under Multimedia, Sports, Top Stories
As the LT pep band “Brass, Wind and Fire” blasted the LT school song, members of the LT student section bobbed their head and clapped along to the beat. A big game was about to begin. For the 11th year in a row, the LT Blackout Game drew countless LT students to the NC fieldhouse—with the LT stu...
LT looks for revenge in Blackout Game
Tommy Layden, Assistant Sports Editor
February 22, 2019
Filed under Sports
The last few times LT and Prospect crossed paths, it didn’t go too well to say the least. They lost in a blowout 69-47 in 2016-17 and 61-36 in 2017-18. But this Feb. 22 at 7:30, Josh Berry ‘19 says “we are expecting a good game, [although] they beat us the last couple times.” Prospect is rank...
Freshman basketball player diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Mia Bonfiglio, Reporter
February 21, 2019
Filed under Sports
Allie Kuhlman ‘22 had just her finished basketball game last December, when she noticed she had lost feeling in her left arm, and it had turned blue. Her family immediately rushed her to the ER, where many tests were done. She soon found out that a tumor was pressing on her vein, cutting off circ...
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As long as there has been education, there has been cheating. Now, with the increase in technology in the classroom, students are finding more innovative ways to cheat on...
McClure educates people on issues of mental health
March 18, 2019
La Grange considers townhouses to replace children’s home
March 15, 2019
LT troubleshoots Internet issues
March 14, 2019