By Mark Hernandez ’20 Las Vegas has been what I call home for the last 14 years. It is where I experienced my education and coming of age. Coming from Nevada, I am well aware of how bad the education… Read More ›
Sports
Team captains lead in tough times, too
By Lacey Nicholson Being a leader on a team with a losing record will mold you into a stronger individual later in life. The title “team captain” looks great on a resume, but every captain is different in how they… Read More ›
Who is the G.O.A.T.?
Greatness is in the eyes of the beholder. Through my eyes, Lebron James is the greatest basketball player of all time. Through my dad’s eyes, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Through my grandfather’s eyes, Wilt… Read More ›
Taijaun’s taking a walk; he isn’t coming back
By Christian Bond On Wednesday, November 23, Mariners General Manager Jerry DiPoto sent Taijuan Walker and Ketel Marte to Arizona in exchange for Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger and Zac Curtis. I’m not sad to see Walker leave. For years, Walker… Read More ›
Don’t take me out to the ballgame
By Sarah Burns ’19 Bryce Harper started off the 2016 baseball season press frenzy with a hat that read, “Make Baseball Fun Again.” Harper has been a boisterous advocate for bringing fans back to baseball and getting the audience involved…. Read More ›
OPINION: Stay away from the Rio Olympics
BY: COLTON WALTER, ’19 With the rising hype in the past few months, it’s easy to look past the many problems surrounding the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The games are set to kick off August 5, only 11 weeks… Read More ›
Lutes Track and Field Prevail at Oregon Twilight
By Erik Swartout The Lutes Track and Field team continue to build on regular season success as they make their way into the postseason with high hopes of earning a national qualifying mark. The Lutes’ final opportunity to seal a… Read More ›
Lutes Set to Compete at NWC Track and Field Meet
By Erik Swartout ’17 Get ready for the starting gun. The Lutes are ready to finish the season strong and propel early season success into the postseason. PLU Track and Field Conference Championships The Northwest Conference Championship meet takes place… Read More ›
PROFILE: Foreman looks forward
By: Dylan Ward ’17 A student, athlete, leader has made an impact on and off the court this season following a conference tournament appearance. Dylan Foreman, sophomore, finished up another stellar season as a Guard for PLU Men’s Basketball February… Read More ›
PROFILE: PLU legacy finds passion in sports radio
By KELSEY LITTLETON ’18 Grandson of Pacific Lutheran football coaching legend, Frosty Westering, has made his own mark on PLU history as a journalist for Mast Media. Kellen Westering, senior, started out his PLU football career as a wide receiver,… Read More ›
Profile: Senior athlete retires racquet to recover
By McKenna Morin ’19 Photos Courtesy of Samantha Lund After tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) back in March, captain of the Pacific Lutheran University Women’s Tennis team is on her way to recovery, but is out for her final… Read More ›
PROFILE: Snohomish baseball player career ending injury
By Courtney Kennedy ’18 A star baseball and basketball player at Snohomish High School experienced a life changing injury that ended his baseball career. Joshua Baird made his high school baseball team as a freshman and proved himself to be a… Read More ›
PROFILE: Concussion almost ending college career
By: Monica Richardson ‘17 Sport injury’s can end careers, luckily this one didn’t Imagine this: brand new in college, scared, thousands of miles from home while having a brain bleed, think you could do it? Nicoya Benham-Marin is… Read More ›
Profile: Couch is moving on
By Sarah Burns ’19 The cold water consumed him as his broad shoulders and lean frame dove under the water. His quadriceps flexed as his legs cycled like continuous clockwork while his hands grasped the handle bars. The weight of… Read More ›
Coaches are the influential force behind the makeup of a person
By Dylan Foreman ’18 The greatest coach I ever had and in my life was Howard McQuaid. As the NCAA March Madness Tournament enters its championship game between North Carolina and Villanova, it dawned on me how much these two… Read More ›
The Rare Two-Sport Athlete
BY ERIK SWARTOUT, DYLAN FOREMAN and KELLEN WESTERING Machaela Graddy is a two-sport athlete at Pacific Lutheran University. She is a forward for the women’s soccer team and competes in the heptathlon for the Lutes track and field team. In this feature… Read More ›