What it Means to be an African American Collegiate Athlete

What it Means to be an African American Collegiate Athlete

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…

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How Women’s Lacrosse Keeps on Winning

How Women’s Lacrosse Keeps on Winning

Claire Aimone ‘26 Staff WriterAimonecal@lakeforest.edu The Lake Forest Women’s Lacrosse team’s impressive five-game winning streak not only highlights the individual talent of players, but also underscores the collective strength and cohesion of the program. Throughout this run, every member of the Foresters has played a crucial role, contributing their own skills and dedication for greater success.  After their impressive victory over Aurora with a score of 14-11 during the College’s spring break, the Foresters demonstrated…

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

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

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…

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All American Diver: Heath Ogawa and NCAA Nationals

All American Diver: Heath Ogawa and NCAA Nationals

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…

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An Exciting Spring Preview

An Exciting Spring Preview

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…

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

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

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…

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