Open gyms prep Pats for promising season
Johnathan Smith, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
Basketball season is upon us! Well, not officially. While the official season for LHS basketball has not yet begun, hopeful players have been taking to the court the past few weeks in order to work on their game and impress the coaching staff. Jeff Halseth, head coach for the LHS boys varsity bask...
College Football Playoffs: Cases for the top four
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
November 15, 2018
Filed under Sports
As the College Football regular season begins to wind down, teams are making strong cases to be included in the College Football Playoffs (CFP). Here are legitimate cases for the top four teams in the CFP Rankings to hold their placement and to make the Playoffs. 1. Alabama Crimson Tide: At this moment, A...
LHS vs. WHS: forever rivals
Caleb Miller, Journalism Student
November 13, 2018
Filed under Sports
The glances are exchanged and recognized as the eyes of an LHS Patriot meets those of their opponents, but from them emerges one crowned rival, the WHS Warriors. From opposing ends of the gymnasium to Howard Wood Field, the conflict between two schools within just ten minutes of each other cannot be...
Gymnastics is back and ready for business
Johana Brower, Staff Writer
November 5, 2018
Flipping, tumbling and flying through the air are just a few aspects of gymnastics, but there is more to gymnastics than just the flashy tricks and flips. There are the hard long practices and grueling meets along with club gymnastics on the off season. “It is going to be good. In the beginning ...
Red Sox: Champions once again
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
November 1, 2018
Filed under Sports
After a five-game massacre of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-seven series, the Boston Red Sox are World Series Champions. With its win last Sunday night, the Red Sox claimed its fourth World Series title of the century- the most of all current MLB teams. With flawless managing from first-y...
Tackling the argument for football
Hunter Hauck, Journalism Student
October 23, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Sports
LHS linebacker Elliott Hackett, a victim of a football inflicted injury, advocates for high school football despite many appeals for its removal. Injuries in football have been one of the main arguments for the removal of the sport at a high school level in recent years; however, this argument h...
LHS boys golf swings for State
Caleb Miller, Journalism Student
October 10, 2018
He knew it was close. He knew they were doing well. But what LHS Senior Ryan Neff did not know was that after he put the last ball in on that 18th hole, he had just won LHS the 2018 State AA Boys Golf Championship. At the state finals, the team consisted of three seniors, Neff, Max Honner and Adam...
School sporting events: yay or nay?
October 8, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Sports
Supporting your school through athletics can be an exciting way to end your day. However, just like most school-related things, attending school sporting events has its quirks. Going to a school sporting event can be the highlight of any high schooler’s week. Cheering with friends,...
MLB Postseason predictions
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
October 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
After a 13 inning thriller in Chicago, a blowout in the Bronx and the beginning of the National League Divisional Series (NLDS), the MLB Postseason is in full swing. In the National League (NL) and American League (AL) wildcard games, there were two incredibly different storylines. In a game that ...
Whatever… let’s rank the sports
Slater Dixon, Manager of Business
September 28, 2018
Here at LHS, we pride ourselves on the variety of activities students can participate in. From band to football to four-square club, students of all interests can find something they enjoy doing. Among the extracurriculars offered at LHS, sports is one of the most popular. One might wonder though:...
Free Beer
Landon DeBoer, Sports Editor
September 27, 2018
Filed under Sports
The wait is finally over! After 635 days since its last win, the Cleveland Browns claimed a victory over the New York Jets last Thursday night. A lot has happened in between the Browns' wins. Two Star Wars movies, almost two years of President Trump’s presidency and a total solar eclipse are just a...
Unsanctioned softball
Elizabeth Boysen, Staff Writer
September 19, 2018
Filed under Sports
Football, soccer, basketball and volleyball are all easily recognized as school sports and have high numbers of students and parents attending their games, but not many people know that LHS also has a softball team. In South Dakota, softball is not a school sanctioned sport, meaning the school does not...
Cathleen Weng, News Editor
November 16, 2018
Heavily debated and widely controversial, Keystone XL remains one of the most pressing issues facing the U.S. today. TransCanada began building the Keystone Pipeline in...
Open gyms prep Pats for promising season
November 16, 2018
Basketball season is upon us! Well, not officially. While the official season for LHS basketball has not yet begun, hopeful players have...
November 15, 2018
This fall, LHS graphic design students turned Elementary school student’s monsters into living creatures. Graphic design teacher Jacqueline...
College Football Playoffs: Cases for the top four
November 15, 2018
As the College Football regular season begins to wind down, teams are making strong cases to be included in the College Football Playoffs (CFP)....