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Soccer winning on, off the field

Tommy Layden, Assistant sports editor

May 23, 2019

The 2019 girls varsity soccer season has been full of ups and downs. Although some players have been injured for different parts of the season, the team has still found a way to show what it means to be a LT player on and off the field. “On [May 2] we played Downers Grove North and we won 1-0,”...

Johnson holds multiple powerlifting records

Isabella Sorice, Photographer/reporter

May 23, 2019

When Joey Johnson ‘19 was 17, he completed his first weight-lifting goal: benching 315 pounds for the first time. Since that moment junior year, Johnson has added to his collection of records and awards. “Seeing the three plates shows that you're a strong person,” Johnson said. “Benching 315 ...

eSports finishes second in NIU competition

Dani Almase, Reporter

May 10, 2019

The long battle in the championship match on May 4 saw the LT eSports team emerge as the second best eSports team in Illinois behind Naperville North. The tournament marked the club’s first in-person competition, traveling to the NIU eSports Arena that recently opened this month in Naperville. “It...

AOTM: Renata Wingert

Dani Almase, Reporter

April 16, 2019

When Renata Wingret ‘19 was a freshman in 2015, she had no desire to join the girls track team. One of her friends begged her to start running track, yet Wingert was hesitant. She always believed she would try out for soccer in the spring. However, Wingert decided to run track instead because of her f...

Girls water polo crushes Hinsdale

Tommy Layden, Assistant sports editor

April 15, 2019

Water polo might be the most exciting sport you have never watched, and that is a tragedy. LT has some of the best and most entertaining water polo teams in the state. “I wish people came [to our games],” Elizabeth Tabisz ‘20, first-year varsity player, said. “I think [they don’t] because...

Boys water polo in midseason form

Grace Kulat, Photographer/reporter

April 15, 2019

In an overtime game against Winter Park High School from Florida, the score was tied at 14, Ray Berg ‘19 blocked an outside shot. The offense raced back to the other end of the pool, and in the fast paced counterattack, the opposing defense failed to locate Eric Markey ‘20 , who took the winning shot...

#Bethstrong

Maggie Kahn, Reporter

April 12, 2019

On a late Thursday night, Feb. 21, I was getting ready for bed and going through my routine like I normally do. I was brushing my teeth, scrolling through Snapchat and responding to some friends. I clicked on an old volleyball teammate’s story and saw Beth Dunlap’s smiling face, with a big “RI...

Club rugby team gives opportunities

Tessa Voytovitch, Reporter

April 12, 2019

Rugby is not the most popular sport in the United States, since it often gets overshadowed by American football. However, high schoolers in the western suburbs still appreciate it to its fullest by playing for the West Suburban Bulls rugby club. Lawrence Zeno was a football player his whole life, ...

Boys volleyball starts strong

Maggie Kahn, Reporter

April 12, 2019

After over 25 years of coaching both girls and boys varsity volleyball at LT, Joann Pyritz retired this past fall. As his first year in Pyritz’s position, coach Brad Skendzel is ready to create stronger bonds with the players. “I’m looking forward to work more closely with the players than I h...

Baseball expects wins

Isabella Sorice, Photographer/reporter

April 12, 2019

After winning conference last year, boys baseball is back for its spring season. With a record of 25-8 last year, head varsity coach Kevin Diete anticipates another strong season. “[My goal is] to improve as a team,” Diete said. “We want to continue our strong defense and hopefully repeat as confer...

Incoming changes come for football

Hayden Claesson and Grace Dekoker

April 12, 2019

With several critical seniors leaving the LT football team and an open head coach position, LT is looking to start a new chapter for Lions football. The first step was to begin searching for an individual to fill the coaching position, Athletic Director John Grundke said. On March 18, the board of ...

Boys hoops has best playoff run in past 8 years

Tommy Layden, Assistant Sports editor

March 21, 2019

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

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

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

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

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...