Johnson's squad heads into tournament with head of steam after three wins
by Joey O'Brien in Sports
The Lakeland College women's basketball team claimed the third seed in the NAC Conference Tournament with a win against Benedictine in the NAC Challenge Game Saturday, Feb. 20.
The Muskies finished the season winning two of their last three regular season games.
Team's run ends against 2nd seed Aurora; bench steps up at Dominican
by Danny Spatchek in Sports
The Lakeland men's basketball team lost 86-56 at Aurora in a Northern Athletics Conference quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Lakeland, the seventh seed in the tournament, trailed 41-35 at one point in the second half but the Spartans used a 32-8 run, capped off just under the nine minute mark, to put the game beyond all doubt.
Heavyweight to Nationals on March 5 and 6; other wrestlers miss out
by John Wagner in Sports
The Lakeland College wrestling team finished sixth out of the 15 teams at the Great Lakes Regional in Minneapolis, Minn. on Feb. 20. Senior heavyweight Adam Sutter advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the second year in a row. Sutter was also an All-American last season after finishing sixth nationally.
Lakeland loses matches against powers Lake Forest, Lawrence
by Danny Spatchek in Sports
The Lakeland Men's Tennis team fell 5-4 to Carroll College on Feb. 20 at the Moorland Park Tennis Center in New Berlin, Wis.
The Muskies, now 1-3 overall, picked up decisive wins at No. 1 doubles and at singles flights No. 1, 2, and 5.
Men's Tennis Coach Doron Green, who was forced to shuffle the lineup due to the unavailability of No.
Men take care of La Crosse, Whitewater; one set from victory vs. Oshkosh
by Carlos Millan in Sports
The Lakeland College volleyball team took on UW-Oshkosh Feb. 12 at the Moose & Donna Woltzen Gymnasium primed to win for the second time against the Titans.
However, the team dropped a heartbreaker to rival UW-Oshkosh, in a game in which the team was just one set away from pulling off the victory.
Senior reflects on career marked by hard work
by Danny Spatchek in Sports
Coming from Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Ill. as a freshman, Jake Frias never thought about working hard as a means to put his name in the Lakeland wrestling record books. He worked hard so he could say he was the hardest worker-the record books were just a bonus.
