Senior Lewis Burger making a play on the ball. Photo by Caroline Garrow It has been a busy week in Viking athletics. Amidst a flood of high school athletic recruits visiting campus, there have been a number of exciting home competitions. Never to disappoint, the men’s and women’s soccer teams have played a combined four…
Blast from the Past: Chase for Greek Athletic Honors to Begin Next Week
With but three minor changes in the schedule for the year, the 1927-28 interfraternity sports program will get under way next week. Tennis, last year a spring sport, will be played this fall, changing places with golf. Baseball will be replaced by playground baseball, and a new event will be added in horseshoes. Otherwise the schedule remains intact. Tennis will…
The women’s tennis team fall to Marian University
Seniors Lindsay Holsen and Alexis Hottberg playing doubles. Photo by Victor Nguyen. The Vikings tennis team has had a busy week, taking to the courts three times in four days. While the Vikings did not face any conference opponents, the matches still help set the tone for the Viking’s season moving forwards. On Thursday, September…
Blast from the Past: A guide to campus stereotypes
Published 9/22/1967 Author Scott Lewis One of the prime instincts of the Froshus novice upon arriving at the unfamiliar campus habitat is to seek security in stereotyping. The Froshus novice quickly evaluates its fellow Froshus novices and Classmen upperi for physical appearances, mannerisms, etc. in order to place them in any number of broad categories.…
Blast from the past: Athletes Honored
Author: Unknown Published: May 22, 1980 Last weekend saw the close of Lawrence’s sports activities for the year 1956-1957. Some of the accomplishments were worthy of a Viking Saga. Others did not appear to be. Track To get the unfortunate out of the way first, we will begin with track. Our seventh place in the…
Blast From the past: Athletes Honored
Author: Unknown Published: May 22, 1986 11 of Lawence University’s best athletes were cited Tuesday morning at the university’s annual Honors Day convocation. Senior Dan Galante received both the Iden C. Charles Champion Cup for excellence in scholarship, athletics, college spirit and loyalty and the Bernard E. Heselton Memorial Prize, awarded annually to the most…
NFL draft decides fall teams
The end of the academic year marks an important transition in the lives of student athletes. For those with years of collegiate eligibility left, summer is an important time for training, allowing athletes time to prepare for upcoming seasons. However, the closure of every year marks the departure of another class of athletes who move…
Blast From The Past: Vikes grab third place
Author: Kevin Rettelle Published: May 26. 1976 The Lawrence University men’s track team competed in its final meet of the year this past weekend with a third place finish at the Midwest Conference meet. This year the two-day event was held at the University of Chicago’s Alonzo Stagg Field. The Vikes did well on the…
Last week’s games: baseball and softball recaps
Freshman Ethan Jones waits for the pitch. Photo by Sarah Grubbe. With April coming to a close, Lawrence’s baseball and softball teams are wrapping up the regular season and preparing for the final few games of the year. Both teams have been busy, playing a total of 10 games in the last week alone. Both…
Blast From the past: Board makes girl’s track team a sport
Author: Unknown Published: April 22.1927 Girls’ track is to be a team sport, according to a decision made by the W.A.A. board at a meeting held Monday in the rooms of Miss Mary H. Fretts, president of the board. Individuals winning first, second, and third place will be awarded 20, 15 and 10 points respectively…