Jason Beneventi, Sports Editor 01 May 2010
The Lewis University men’s volleyball team closed out the regular season with two huge wins against Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association opponent Grand Canyon on back-to-back nights to clinch the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. The Flyers finished with a 7-5 MIVA record and earned the right to host a first-round playoff game against [...]
Alex Gasick, Assistant Sports Editor 01 May 2010
On April 10, the No. 20 Lewis softball team continued play in style by sweeping Maryville in a home doubleheader (4-0, 4-0) behind the arms of pitchers Karissa Habel and Dianna Pickrum. Pickrum earned her third complete game shutout of the season, allowing just two hits to improve her record on the season to 8-2. [...]
Kevin Meyer, Staff Reporter 01 May 2010
Both the men’s and the women’s golf teams participated in two tournaments over the last two weeks. The men’s season and hopes of going to the NCAA’s fell short, and the women prepped for their own GLVC championship. The men’s golf team started their week at the Great Lakes No. 3 regional tournament at the [...]
James Poellnitz, Staff Reporter 01 May 2010
Coming off of two successful weekends against in-conference opponents, the Flyers were hoping for even more against Indianapolis. Things started off well as the Flyers swept Indianapolis in the first doubleheader behind good pitching and timely hitting. Game one had Steve Almanza on the mound, and he was strong all game. After giving up a [...]
Anthony Weihofen, Staff Reporter 01 May 2010
Men of steel rackets; this is what the Lewis Flyers men’s tennis team should be called after finishing the season with an overall 15-5 record. The men’s tennis team seemed to be in a questionable position early in the season. In their first nine matches of the season they went 5-4. After their opening nine-match [...]
Anthony Weihofen, Staff Reporter 01 May 2010
Lewis University has its primary NCAA sports that students, family and friends like to cheer on to victory. Baseball, softball, basketball and volleyball are just a few of the 10 sports that Lewis offers. Now there seems to be a new bunch of athletes catching student attention. Lewis University is seeing a rise in popularity [...]
Alex Gasick, Assistant Sports Editor 01 May 2010
If anyone knows a thing or two about winning NBA championships, it’s Bill Russell. One of the greatest basketball players of all time, Russell won 11 championships in 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics. He understands winning like Paris Hilton understands shopping. Russell once wrote, “It’s much harder to keep a championship than to win [...]
James Poellnitz, Staff Reporter 01 May 2010
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for six games by Commissioner Roger Goddell on Wednesday for violating the NFL’s conduct policy. The suspension comes as a result of Roethlisberger being accused of sexual assault. Although he was not charged with a crime, commissioner Goddell felt it was necessary for a suspension. “The Personal Conduct [...]
Kelley Manges, Staff Writer 01 May 2010
The 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti in January brought relief efforts from all the over the world. There were individuals and organizations stepping up to lend a hand to the millions of Haitians who were devastated by the quake that measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. A few of those organizations providing assistance included the [...]
Lewis Flyer 01 May 2010
These quotes from “In God’s Name” by Jules and Gedeon Naudet “My greatest fear, I think, in our world is that we fail to see how very fast out civilization can unravel. Both in terms of environmental disaster and in terms of economic and military disaster. We don’t understand how quickly it could all fall away. [...]
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