LZHS poms hosts competition this Sunday
December 6, 2013 • jemma kim, bear facts contributor
Filed under Sports
With 34 teams competing and 74 routines to watch, the poms team will host the Bears Invite in the LZHS field house this Sunday. The JV team will actually be competing at LZHS on December 8, while the Varsity team will be performing an exhibition dance. The JV team is the State team, and... Read more »
Hockey team skates to victory
November 12, 2013 • Lexi Miranda, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The Lake Zurich hockey team skated off with more losses than wins last year, but this year they have shifted their momentum completely. The LZ hockey team decided to combine with players from Mundelein High School (MHS) late last season because of an inadequate number of players on the team. Unlike LZHS,... Read more »
On the course to success: Girls’ golfer breaks LZHS records
November 12, 2013 • Meagan Bens, Sports Writer
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As the only LZ golfer qualified for sectionals, she stood on the green slightly disappointed, but mostly satisfied with her score. Áine Mattera, junior, was two strokes short of going to State. She shot an 82, her best score for 18 holes. Although Mattera has been a key player this year, she said she... Read more »
Finishing the season
November 7, 2013 • Jenna Roach, Sports writer
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The boys’ and girls’ varsity cross country teams qualified for the State meet, which is this Saturday, November 9 in Peoria, Illinois. Each team qualified by placing top five at the Sectionals meet last weekend at Busse Woods. The girls earned fifth place, and the boys earned fourth place. “I’m... Read more »
Coasting through retirement
November 6, 2013 • Jenna Roach, Sports Writer
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When teachers retire, many spend their time relaxing at home or focusing on their hobbies. One retired teacher’s hobby took him around the whole country – on two wheels. Steve Ellis, retired math teacher and substitute, biked the border of the United States this past March until August with his wife,... Read more »
Athlete receives surgery, runs again
October 15, 2013 • Jenna Roach, Sports Writer
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Students are used to tests, but two years ago, a single test flipped one student’s life upside down. This year, a lot of thinking, planning, and examining the options flipped his life back upright. Jack Herman, senior, was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) his sophomore year after an... Read more »
Star athlete standing on the sidelines
October 15, 2013 • Lexi Miranda, Sports Editor
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Even though senior Joey Holtz is a star running back on the football team, he finds himself watching the football games from the sidelines on Friday nights instead of playing on the field. Holtz is not sitting out because of bad performance or eligibility, but because of an injury. Holtz tore his meniscus... Read more »
The benefits, dangers of teen lifting
October 15, 2013 • Meagan Bens, Sports Writer
Filed under Sports
The loud, wall-shaking music, the clanking of metal, and high school boys breathing heavily while lifting weights has always been a part of athletic training at LZHS. Whether it’s 6:15 in the morning, during PE classes, or after school, there are always athletes in the weight room with their workout... Read more »
Cross Country runners volunteer at Chicago Marathon
October 10, 2013 • genna danial, viewpoint writer
Filed under Sports
Cross country members will be volunteering at the Chicago Marathon this Sunday , October 13. Cross country members will be leaving at 3:30 AM on Sunday, October 13 to volunteer to distribute water at the first mile mark of the Chicago Marathon again. “There are tables lined across the streets and our... Read more »
Senior and Junior white teams take win at annual powderpuff football game
October 3, 2013 • meagan bens, sports writer
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The Senior and Junior white teams walked off the field with victories at the annual powder puff games on Wednesday, October 3. The junior game kicked off at 7. After the first half the white team led 30 to 22. At the end of the final game, the white team gained a bigger lead and won the game 46 to 30.... Read more »