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The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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Sports

Junior Tre Long attempts to recover a fumble right in front of a mass of Graham Kapowsin defenders. The Vikings lost 38-31. Tre Long threw a career high 464 yards against the tough Eagle defense.

Turnovers doom Vikings in loss to Graham-Kapowsin

Payne Patchett, Posting Editor November 16, 2017

In a rare Saturday night game, the Lake Stevens Vikings football team played their toughest game of the season against the Graham-Kapowsin Eagles in the first round of the state playoffs at Lake Stevens...

Junior Ian Hanson guns it for the end zone after making a catch in the first quarter. Lake Stevens won 51-0. The Vikings will play the Graham-Kapowsin Eagles next week at Lake Stevens High School.

Tre Long excels in first varsity start, defense makes statement in shutout win

Payne Patchett, Posting Editor November 16, 2017

Preparation for the first round of the state playoffs for the Lake Stevens Vikings football team started off rocky, as it was discovered that senior quarterback Conor Bardue had broke his throwing hand...

Senior Anthony Hutchinson evades Monroe sophomore Efton Chism III during the first quarter of friday’s game at Monroe High School. The Vikings won 38-12. With the win, the Vikings won their fifth straight Wesco championship and will play Kentlake at home next week.

Lake Stevens wins fifth straight Wesco title with 38-12 win over Monroe

Payne Patchett, Posting Editor November 8, 2017

For the first time in many years, the Lake Stevens Vikings football team was seen by the general public as the underdogs, especially against the Monroe Bearcats team who has won all of their games and...

COMING AT YOU: One of our great tennis players, practicing for districts, He was with his team, who were also preparing for Districts.

Tennis Perspective

Logan Smith, Arts and entertainment editor November 2, 2017

Tennis is one of the fall season sports, which shares the season with football. While the tennis players work just as hard as the football players, not as many spectators come out to watch tennis and miss...

Senior Austin Murren stretches out for a catch before their homecoming matchup against Cascade. The Vikings won 55-7. Murren had only one catch on the night, a 15-yard touchdown, to help the cause.

Lake Stevens beats Cascade, will play Monroe for fifth straight Wesco title

Payne Patchett, Posting Editor October 25, 2017

On a cold, frustrating night in the rain at Lake Stevens High School, 14 seniors on the Lake Stevens Vikings football team were honored before their matchup with the Cascade Bruins, with two of those players,...

Point Vikings. Maddie Iseminger, the only freshman on the Vikings volleyball team, blocks the opponents upcoming attack at the net. In the match against Kamiak, Vikings fought until the fifth set to claim victory. The energy each player emitted on the court upped the competition. “Maddie Iseminger, an actual BEAST on the court, but a sweetheart with a quirky personality off”, senior Kani White said.

Sports in college? How do I start?!

Abby Morgan, Design editor and features editor October 24, 2017

 Sweat coming down your face, heart racing to get that last point, the crowd goes wild, you can feel everyone’s eyes on you. Sports are a huge part of the world we are in today, but where does the...

Game point: Senior Lillian Eason sets her teammate to score the Viking’s twenty fifth point for their third set. Kamiak visited Lake Stevens for their match on October 10, 2017; the game lasted five sets. After losing the first two sets of this game, Lake came back and dominated the next three sets. “Come out and play like you’ve got nothing to lose,” said senior Hannah Aaenson when entering their fifth set.

Lake Stevens Volleyball goes 11-0 after game against Glacier Peak

Ryah Robinson, Photographer October 24, 2017

With a 11-0 record, the Lake Stevens Vikings girls’ volleyball team took another win this Tuesday, October 17, 2017 against the Glacier Peak Grizzlies. In the first set, the girls seemed as if they were...

Senior Anthony Hutchinson reaches out to catch a pass prior to Friday’s game against Kamiak. The Vikings won 59-7. Hutchinson had 7 catches for 124 yards and a touchdown in the win.

Lake Stevens beats Kamiak as Wesco title race with Monroe continues

Payne Patchett, Posting Editor October 19, 2017

Ever since the start of this year, it was evident to the Wesco 4A conference that the Wesco title would either go to the Lake Stevens Vikings, who have won four straight titles, or the Monroe Bearcats,...

“The only good use for a golf course”: Senior Bryce Mefford and sophomore Ki Thomas approach the second mile marker in their Varsity Cross Country meet at Cedarcrest Golf Course. With only a mile left to go, Mefford injured his ankle and fell to his coaches seconds after this photo was taken. With a grimace, Mefford dropped out of the Varsity race and with his coaches help, limped back to the Lake Stevens XC tent. Though he was injured, Mefford is expected to make a fast recovery and race in at the Wesco Divisional Meet on October 21.

LSHS cross country sprints to the end of their season

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor October 17, 2017

With a large portion of attention being funneled to the Varsity football team, it sometimes feels like other sports go overshadowed even if they are excelling like JV and Varsity Cross Country. Not only...

Junior defensive player Jenna Kumasaka attacks the ball in a game against Monroe High School. Kumasaka has been practicing really hard this year.“She has always been one to go above and beyond [in practice],”senior Mckenna Reoh said.

Through thick and thin, injuries and hardships

October 17, 2017

The screams of girls and the last minute kick to the goal has been the sounds of the season for the Varsity Girls Soccer Team at Lake Stevens High School. With their current 6-2 record at press time,...

The Vikings swim and dive teams determined to win hell or high water. Alexis Zellers and Kathryn Holland swim laps in the bottom lanes prior to their meet on October 3. In a rhythmic pattern, each swimmer dove into the water they would soon compete in. The competitive atmosphere could be felt as the swimmers emerged from the locker rooms. “When warming up before throwing a dive I get butterflies from my nerves,” sophomore Reilly Foote said.

Different Strokes

Clara Langerveld, Photographer and staff reporter October 16, 2017

Swimmer/Diver Names :    PR : Reilly Foote …………………………………253.65 points (for 11 dives) All the incredible traits from our original 1 & ½ dive dish, sophomore Reilly...

Senior Anthony Hutchinson catches a pass from quarterback Conor Bardue in the third quarter of friday’s game at Glacier Peak. The Vikings won 63-14. Hutchinson, in his first start since his knee injury in August, caught 8 passes for 211 yards in the win.

Hutchinson and Lewis lead cause in win over Glacier Peak

Payne Patchett, Posting Editor October 12, 2017

  Before the season started, senior wide receiver Anthony Hutchinson and junior running back Thomas Lewis were not in the best position on the Lake Stevens varsity football team. Hutchinson was...