"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

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"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln High School Statesman

According to the YMCAs website, Y-Ball is created for both recreational and competitive purposes. Teams pays a $100 registration fee to play. (Artwork by Sara Mathison)

Why ball when you can Y-Ball?

Hazel Hughes and Sara Mathison January 25, 2024

Around this time of year, talk about wins, losses, fouls and competition between LHS YBall teams cram the halls. For high schoolers, the Young Men’s Christian Association, YMCA, offers two sports programs:...

A professional NFL referee signaling that a touchdown was scored.

The officiating epidemic

Cooper Schultz, Staff Writer January 24, 2024

Being a referee (ref for short) has to be one of the worst jobs in the entire world. The pay is great, most of the time, but that is about the only upside. If you have been to a sporting event of any kind,...

Using free weights is the easiest way to get started lifting.

The science behind “getting gains”

Leah Mannes, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

When I went back to the gym after New Year’s Day, something was different. The parking lot was full. As people enter the new year, they set goals and resolutions, and a common goal is to start working...

The LHS Wrestling team is coached by Mark Ernster. The teams schedule can be found on the South Dakota Activities Associations website.

Take down breakdown

Stella Sonnichsen, Staff Writer January 18, 2024

Out of the many sporting teams at LHS, one that we hear about a little less often is the wrestling team. Hidden up above the old gym, the team has been working hard and is excited for this year's wrestling...

Before the 2022 season, Wilson’s jersey was the #1 most-sold jersey in the league. It fell to the 31st most sold before the 2023 season.

Mr. Unlimited has reached his limit

Lucas Hiatt, Sports Editor January 17, 2024

In a shocking move leaving NFL fans scratching their heads, Sean Payton has decided to bench Russell Wilson for the remainder of the NFL season. Will the Mile High City say goodbye to their supposed franchise...

College Football Playoffs: Seminal Snub

College Football Playoffs: Seminal Snub

Maddox Raph, Staff Writer January 17, 2024

Six times in the past a team went undefeated and not made the college playoffs. The Florida Seminals have gone 13-0 and should have had a lock in the CFP. The Seminals lost their starting quarterback Jordan...

Gage Gohl is a LHS and Statesman alum, who now goes to college at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Game changer: An LHS alum’s take on sports media

Cooper Schultz and James Plorde January 11, 2024

Fantasy football takes over the lives of millions of Americans every year, along with this comes football experts who try to predict who will score the most points that week. Although the majority of these...

The CFP will start on Jan. 1st, 2024 (Photo used with permission by: Legoktm / Creative Commons).

College Football Playoff Predictions

James Plorde, Staff Writer December 21, 2023

LeBron James during a Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers game on 25 November 2023

Everything you need to know about the NBA’s new in-season tournament

Cooper Schultz, Staff Writer December 19, 2023

The NBA season is already a quarter of the way through, and the association may have just found a way to keep fans engaged early on in the season. One of the biggest gripes about the NBA is how many games...

My view from my seat at the Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears game November 27

My First NFL Game

Kei Vandenbos, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

Football. One of my favorite sports. Not only have I been watching football for the majority of my life, I have liked and followed the Bears the entire time. This year, for my sixteenth birthday, my dad...

Josh Dobbs, also known as the Passtronaut, stands on turf, the moon and business. (Artwork used with permission by @elicorbett - Instagram)

Vike’s Corner

Cooper Schultz and Maddox Raph December 4, 2023

It is not every day you see a backup quarterback come into a game without practicing with the team and succeed. Newly acquired quarterback Joshua Dobbs has done just that for the Minnesota Vikings so far...

Womens collegiate sports have recently received more attention from fans than ever before.

Women’s sports viewership inclines

Ashlyn Hoffman, Staff Writer November 8, 2023

As of late, Women's sports are becoming more popular to watch, inspiring girls to pursue their dreams. Even though the past is full of discrimination against women in sports, women keep doing the unthinkable...

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