forester athletics

Christian Hirschboeck ‘25 Sports Editor Hirschboeckcia@lakeforest.edu Sports and activism have a historically difficult relationship to break down because of the different stances people take on the combination of the two. There is a common belief that the two areas should stay separated from each other to focus on the quality of the sporting product, while others believe that activism is engrained within sports and cannot be separated. Regardless of individual opinion on the matter, sports…

Christian Hirschboeck ’25 Sports EditorHirschboeckcia@lakeforest.edu The conclusion of a Division III collegiate athlete’s regular season may typically provide a sense of relief as they shed their sporting obligations for the time being until captain’s practices and team lifts start up again months later, but for athletes who were seriously injured while in-season, this is a time that particularly wears hard on both the physical and mental fronts of students. In season, a long-term injury brings…

Claire Aimone ’26 Staff writeraimonecal@akeforest.edu The men’s basketball team is currently enjoying a positive run of form as they have just begun a two-game win streak. The team has risen above its challenges and had endured several losses earlier in the season, but is now enjoying high spirits. With this recent run of success, the players have been rejuvenated and have a renewed determination to finish the season strongly with eyes on the MWC tournament….

Claire Aimone ’26 Staff writerAimonecal@lakeforest.edu The Forester Women’s Hockey team won 3-1 against Concordia University Wisconsin on Friday, Feb. 16th, starting their Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Slat’s Cup quarterfinal series.  Early in the game, Victoria Liu scored the team’s first goal, providing them with a head start. Danielle Selby then scored another goal, with assists coming from Ella Maher and Annika Sinker, showing their great teamwork. Macy Gehrke sealed the win with a third goal….

Anna McCluskey ’25 Staff writerMccluskeya@lakeforest.edu The defending MLC (Midwest Lacrosse Conference) champions had a great start to their season on Saturday, February 17th, defeating Carrol University 16-5 and receiving the first set of MLC weekly honors awards. Ryan Dousevicz was able to earn MWC Offensive Player of the Week, recording a career-high of 5 points in a single match. The Foresters also dominated on the defense, being led by graduate student Gordon Kiesgen IV, who…

Christian Hirschboeck ’25 Sports editorhirschboeckcia@lakeforest.edu In collegiate athletics, the difficulties endured to be a participant are rarely touched on, and something continually relevant for athletes in the modern day is the role of race. Because of the historical oppression of African Americans in the United States, the path to becoming a collegiate athlete is something that has largely gone unnoticed. In honor of black history month, I will be taking a step back from simple…