Formula One, or F1, are the fastest road racing cars in the world. The F1 season consists of 20 races called Grand Prix, meaning “grand prize” in French. The most well-known of these races is the Monaco Grand Prix. The races are held all around the world, ranging from the U.S, France, Spain, Russia, Australia…
Volleyball narrowly defeated by Carroll University
Junior Arianna Neumeyer jumps up for the kill. Photo by Emei Thompson On Thursday, Sept. 21, the volleyball team had a home match against non-conference Carroll University. If you weren’t at this game, know it was a nail biter — each set (excluding the second) was decided by four points or fewer. Carroll won three…
Athlete of the Week: Bernard Lilly
Photo provided by Katie Frankel. With fall term well underway, fall sports have started and intramurals are not far behind. Intramurals, whether it be soccer, basketball, volleyball or badminton, have all gotten much more competitive. This week I had the pleasure to talk with one of the most successful players in intramural basketball. Senior Bernard…
Vikings of the term: David Jumes (Men’s Tennis)
Photo by Victor Nguyen. This week I had the pleasure of talking with David Jumes, a senior and number one player on the men’s tennis team who recently set a school record for singles wins. He also led his team for a second straight year to a conference birth. Jumes was nominated for the Blu…
Viking of the week: Wes Hetcher (Men’s Track & Field)
Photo by Sarah Grubbe. This week I had the privilege to talk with senior Wes Hetcher. Over the last two track and field meets of the season Wes has been on fire. At the Vikings invitational threw to a first-place finish in the javelin and vaulted to a second-place finish in the pole vault. At…
Viking of The Week: Kate Kilgus (Women’s Track & Field)
Photo by Sarah Grubbe. This week I got to sit down with senior mid-distance runner Kate Kilgus. Over the past two weeks, Kilgus has been on fire, placing first or second in almost everything. Kilgus, a versatile runner, competes in the 4X400, 800 and 1600. Shane Farrell: How do you feel you’ve been running…
Viking of the week: Teddy Kortenhof (Men’s Track & Field)
Photo courtesy of Teddy Kortenhof. This week I had the pleasure to talk to the former sports editor and current writer Teddy Kortenhof. Kortenhof, a junior, runs cross country in the fall and distance indoor and outdoor track and field. Last week the track team had multiple first and second place performances—among them was Teddy’s…
Captains Corner: Jackson Straughan (Track and Field)
Photo by Shane Farrell. This week I got to sit down and talk with senior Jackson Straughan. Straughan is a captain on the track and field team and was a captain this fall of the football team. He was also a CORE leader last year as well as this year. Straughan, a thrower for the…
Viking of the week: Daniel Wear (Ultimate Frisbee)
Photo by Shane Farrell. Senior Daniel Wear threw his fifth career game winning point this weekend at the sectionals tournament for the ultimate frisbee team. In his four years at Lawrence, Wear has set multiple team records: assists (180), points (60) and turnovers (349). The ultimate team looked to make it to regionals after a…
Viking of the week: Brandon Klar (Baseball)
This week I was able to talk with senior baseball player Brandon Klar. Klar is coming off of an impressive spring break performance where he batted .625 over seven games. He was 15-for-24 with a .875 slugging percentage and 3-for-3 on stolen bases which led him to win the Midwest Conference Athlete of the…