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Many senior members of the girls lacrosse team decided not to play this year, including Erin Benton. Benton and the other seniors decided that they didn’t want to continue playing for their high school team after graduation.

“The fact that I didn’t do [track] last year, I got a little bit complacent,” Lee said. “I kind of got used to that feeling. I was used to not having to do it.”

Benton had a different reason entirely: “I think our team last year was the best girls lacrosse team the school has ever had,” she said. “So I think losing last season may have been a bit harder for us than this year because we had been expecting to go so far.”

A final major reason why some students aren’t a part of their normal sports teams this year is the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Being in a sport means you’re around more people,” Lee said. “So if one person tests positive, there’s a higher risk of having to go home and quarantine.”

Although Collins decided to play baseball, he also recognizes this risk.

“The ability for your whole team to go down if one person falls is really tough,” he said.

Even with the conflicts of the extended schedule on college and jobs, and the Covid worries, many seniors still decided to compete this year.

“I feel like I really [won’t be] negatively impacted by going past graduation just because I love it so much that I’m happy to continue doing it a little bit longer,” Porter said. “We’re all still very close as a team. There’s still that family feeling and that energy.”

The decisions of some seniors to not participate this season has affected not only them but their former teammates as well. Porter said that she is “sad that some people have decided not to do [track]. I think that some of the people that aren’t doing it really did contribute to the team and brought a different kind of energy that made it fun.” Despite the pandemic and the crammed sports schedule, the consensus of those who are competing in summer sports is they are, as Rocco said, “happy to be back on the field and getting after it.”

Boys Cross Country

The boys cross country team won regionals and qualified for the state meet as a team for the first time since 1992. Due to the pandemic, the state meet was cancelled, but the qualification stands. The varsity team was led by seniors Liam Tucker, Andrew Clark and Ike Sweitzer, and juniors Jack Hamilton, Ali Faliz, Dylan McCarty and Andrew Brooks.

Boys Basketball

The boys basketball team won the first-ever NSC Conference Tournament. They accomplished this feat with a starting lineup consisting of seniors Blake Ellingson, Marc Michelotti, James Steinhaus and Sam Kallas, along with junior Chase Bonder.

Girls Basketball

The varsity girls basketball team took home a conference championship. Seniors Marianna Morrissey, Lauren Huber, Annalese Chudy, Morgan Spaulding and sophomore Emily Fisher filled out the starting lineup.

Dance

Led by senior captains Kelsey Corrigan, Katie Stone, Fernanda Vega, Quinn Murphy and Kara Hogan, the girls dance team finished fifth in State. They competed in a virtual state competition this year.

Cheer

The cheer team also advanced and competed in a virtual state competition, and they placed 12th as a team. Their leaders were senior captains Aubrey Cervantes, Ashley O’Shea, Maggie Vickers, Kaylee Sherman and Olivia Guarino.

Badminton

The girls badminton team had five state qualifiers: Alexandra Berns at singles, and doubles teams of Paige Vang and Avery Vang, and Marielle Hides and Ashley Cervantes. Berns placed in the top 32 for singles and each of the doubles teams placed within the top 24 at the state meet. As a team, badminton finished eighth in the state.

Reagan Porter, a senior on the track and field team, feels motivated to perform as well as she can this season.

SPORTS

LHS Athletic Achievements of 2020-2021

Girls Bowling

The girls bowling team was yet another LHS sport to take home a conference title this season. They were led by senior Brittany Reed, sophomore Mabelle Kosowski and junior Evelyn Tarman, who placed 1st in conference as an individual.

Girls Volleyball

The varsity girls volleyball team won conference in the spring season. Seniors Ella Schaffnit, Olivia Sauers, Kellie Hopper, Larisa Slesers and Kaylie Stuteville led the team and were joined in the starting lineup by juniors Kelly Hutchins and Grace Bonjour and sophomore Keira Kasten.

Boys Gymnastics

In the shortened spring season, senior Robert Cartwright and juniors Cooper Tobiaski and Grady Georgia recently qualified for the state competition. MAY 2021 29

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