This past weekend, the men’s and women’s fencing teams traveled to Columbus, Ohio, where Ohio State University hosted the conference matches Saturday and Sunday. . I interviewed head fencing coach Michael Hall and asked how he thought the performance as a group varied from Saturday to Sunday. Coach Hall answered, “There were different events depending…
The Vikings tennis team dominates at Lakeland College
The men’s tennis team traveled to Lakeland College this past weekend, where they had a very successful match. I asked freshman Cam Strawn, one of the players on the men’s team, why he thought they were so successful against Lakeland, considering that they crushed them by seven points! He said, “I feel that our team…
Men’s Basketball: winning for their seniors
On Saturday, Feb. 9 the men’s basketball team played against our conference rival Cornell College, but something was different. There was a certain suspense that the crowd could feel. The team showed more grit in their pregame, displaying their desire to win. It was senior night. Everyone wanted to do their best. They wanted to…
Lawrence comes up short against Ripon College
The men’s basketball team played one of Lawrence’s biggest rivals last Saturday, Ripon College. Though the Vikings won the second half, Ripon got the better of them in the first half, which in the end cost the Vikings the game. Looking at the final score, the Vikings only trailed Ripon by eleven points, the final…
Vikings fall to Northland
Over this past weekend, most of our sports teams had away games. They brought back with them this winter wonderland, meaning no school, which most would take as a blessing. However, for the men’s Ice hockey team, that may have been the only blessing they took away from this weekend. Unfortunately, the Vikings ended up…
Men’s basketball triumphs over Beloit, but women’s team falls short
Senior Leah Reeves keeps a sharp focus on defense. Photo by Caroline Garrow. Over this past weekend, our Lawrence University Vikings took on one of our rival Wisconsin teams in our conference, Beloit College. This weekend they were on our home turf, giving us a chance to defend our school’s pride, spirit and values. The…
Grinnell vs. Lawrence: Neck and neck in the second half
The men’s basketball team traveled to Iowa this past weekend, where they faced off against Grinnell College. In the second half of the game, the Vikings scored 60 points to Grinnell’s 62, however, the Vikings had a rocky start, only obtaining 47 points to Grinnell’s 60. Because of this the Viking’s unfortunately lost to Grinnell…
Kenya Earl’s last minute free throws sent the Vikings into overtime against Grinnell
This past weekend, the women’s basketball team traveled to Iowa to play against conference rival Grinnell College. Grinnell is typically a fierce team in terms of the conference ranks, but the Vikings showed that they could hold their own. I interviewed sophomore starter Kenya Earl, to get the inside scoop on the game. A fun…
Vikings on the heels of Monmouth
Last Saturday, Lawrence’s women’s and men’s basketball teams went up against our school’s rival, Monmouth College. Both teams worked hard and played well, as one can see in the scores. The games were close matches with the men’s basketball team winning just 60-56 and the women’s team losing by only 15 points, 66 to 51.…
Swim Team picks up another dominating victory
Lawrence’s swimming and diving team is currently on a hot streak, winning yet another meet, this time against Beloit College last Saturday. Again, they crushed their opponents 168-41. Lawrence’s swimming and diving team seems to have a pretty well-rounded group, considering multiple people on the team have been breaking records and finishing in first in…