Varsity girls lacrosse loses to Conant, 8-3
Moira Duffy, Staff Writer
April 8, 2018
The LHS girls varsity lacrosse team lost 8-3 at home against Conant on Saturday, April 7. To start the game, Conant scored two goals within the first six minutes. The Cougars pushed their offense upfield, earning an offsides call about five minutes in and keeping the Libertyville defense under const...
Boys lacrosse loses thriller to Grayslake Central
Matt Smith, Sports Editor
April 8, 2018
Filed under Sports
After six straight game cancellations during the past couple of weeks, the Libertyville Wildcats squared off against the Grayslake Central Rams. It was a close game that went back and forth throughout. The game was tied at five at the end of regulation. In sudden-death overtime, the Rams’ Peter Bre...
Boys volleyball defeats Barrington, improves to 8-1
Dylan Trott, Staff Member
April 8, 2018
On Friday, April 6, Libertyville inched past a well-matched Barrington squad. In an immensely intense contest, Libertyville won each set by a margin of just 2 points -- 25-23. After this match, Libertyville increased its record to 8-1 on the season.
Boys varsity water polo defeats Mundelein 2-1
Olivia Gauvin, Staff Writer
April 8, 2018
On Thursday, April 5, the Libertyville boys varsity water polo team played against Mundelein, and won 2-1. Senior Carl Michelotti was the leading scorer for Libertyville, scoring both of the goals against Mundelein.
Libertyville boys JV water polo loses against Glenbrook North
Dylan Heimert, Staff Writer
April 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Wednesday, March 21, the Libertyville boys junior varsity water polo team faced Glenbrook North, and lost, 13-5. Junior Brandon Brown was the leading scorer for Libertyville, scoring two goals in the game.
Varsity boys volleyball defeats Hersey
Kath Haidvogel, Staff Member
March 23, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Spring
The Libertyville High School varsity boys volleyball team played Hersey on March 21 at Libertyville High School. Libertyville won the first game 25-22 and the second game 25-19. LHS’s overall record is now 2-0; Hersey is 1-1.
Libertyville’s Mr.Basketball
Matt Smith, Sports Editor
March 13, 2018
Hearts beating, clock ticking, sweat dripping-- the student section in the Libertyville gym is quiet. It’s a close game coming down to the last shot, and there is only one player that everyone expects to take that shot -- senior Drew Peterson. Tipoff Peterson has played basketball since second grade a...
The King of the Jungle: the Fan
Megan Fahey, Staff Member
March 13, 2018
Filed under Sports
One voice is heard in the crowd. They start a soft rhythm, which erupts into a roar. “I. I believe. I believe that. I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN. I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN.” The crowd is now jumping up and down, pushing their vocal chords to the limit, and reminding athletes of their unwaveri...
Boys basketball season ends in Sectional semifinals
Maggie Burnetti, Sports Editor
March 7, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Winter
In their third matchup of the season -- they split the first two -- the Libertyville Wildcats were defeated by the Lake Zurich Bears, 54-50, in the Sectional semifinals of the IHSA State playoffs on Tuesday, March 6. At the end of the first quarter, LHS trailed LZHS, 20-13. Seniors Josh Lilja and Drew...
IceCats head into state playoffs undefeated in conference
Ella Marsden, Staff Member
March 2, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Winter
The IceCats had an undefeated season in their conference this year, with the varsity team’s record at 15-0-2, leaving them in first place in their conference. This undefeated record gave the team confidence going into the playoffs. In the conference playoffs, the IceCats suffered a defeat against ...
Amanda Black, Staff Writer
April 23, 2018 • No Comments
The week of April 16-20, seniors started their ABC countdown and participated in Senior Week. During this week, seniors were invited to attend presentations to learn more abo...
Savanna Winiecki, Online Editor
April 22, 2018 • No Comments
On April 20 and 21, the LHS Theater Department performed “The Laramie Project” in the auditorium. The play, written by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater ...
Maggie Burnetti, Sports Editor
April 18, 2018 • No Comments
On Tuesday, April 17, students, school employees, and a district school board member discussed the safety of Libertyville High School and its students in the Studio Theater...