Sports – Page 21 – the Stentor

Men’s and Women’s Handball slap their way to LFC’s 50th national title

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

Before coming to Lake Forest College, if someone were to walk up to me and inform me that there was a national sport that involved slapping balls, I would probably have called them crazy. Little did I know that I had walked onto a campus that was famous for playing handball since 1968. Handball is likely the most misunderstood and least talked about sport on our campus. Yet, this year, 2016, marks the year that…

All American Diver: Heath Ogawa and NCAA Nationals

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

Lake Forest College sees many athletes come through its doors, but only a few have made a name for themselves here. With their amazing players, Handball and Women’s Hockey teams are some notable examples. Now, though, we have a diver. Heath Ogawa ‘19 joined the diving team as soon as he got on campus with one goal in mind: make it to NCAA Nationals as a freshman. Only a week after spring break, Ogawa found…

An Exciting Spring Preview

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

Every spring break, some of the Lake Forest College spring athletic teams travel south to play their respective sport in the warm weather. This year, Lake Forest’s very own tennis and golf teams traveled to Kissimmee, Florida. Both the men’s and women’s golf teams were approximately a half hour from where the tennis teams stayed, so they decided to come support one of the women’s tennis matches against Juniata College. Once the golf teams…

2 senior women’s basketball players make their final mark on the Forest

Posted on April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

A lot was on the line at the women’s basketball game on February 20, 2016. It was Senior Day and if they were defeated, it would be their last game of the season. If victorious, it would seal their spot in the Midwest Conference Tournament. Unfortunately, the ladies fell short to the Carroll Pioneers. Carroll led 38-17 at half time and when the second half started, the Pioneers never looked back. While the scoreboard showed…

Jim Schick Named Second Team All-MWC

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

The Midwest Conference released its 2015-16 all-conference men’s basketball teams on Thursday and, for the second straight season, Lake Forest College’s Jim Schick was a Second Team selection. Schick, a junior forward, leads the league in rebounding at both ends of the court and his 11.0 boards per game overall rank 15th in the nation. He is also seventh in the MWC with 15.8 points per contest, third with a .553 field goal percentage, and…

#20 Lake Forest Picked to Repeat as MWC Champions

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

The Midwest Conference released its 2016 Softball Preseason Coaches Poll and season preview on Friday and Lake Forest College was atop the list. The Foresters were also ranked 20th in the country in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Preseason Poll. Voting for the league’s preseason poll is done by the MWC head softball coaches. Each coach votes for the other 10 schools in the conference in order of predicted finish. Points are assigned in reverse…

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