Chance Gray, 2022 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year, who played high school basketball at Lakota West and Winton Woods, is transferring to Ohio State Buckeyes Gray announced her commitment to Ohio State Sunday on Twitter/X, after announcing her departure...

Despite the slow start to the year for the Baseball Firebirds, Adrian Smith has started the year off with a literal bang. On March 25th, the Lakota West Baseball Firebirds were trailing the Hamilton Big Blue on the road in the top of the fifth inning....

Being a student-athlete is an opportunity that should be taken advantage of, but it can also come with a lot of hardships. Being a high school student is already a lot to manage but trying to juggle a sport at the same time can start to get very stressful....

Have you ever wondered what athletes do in their free time? Lily Johnson, a Senior here at Lakota West, plays Varsity girls basketball. She has been playing basketball for 12 years, and high school varsity all four years. She plans to attend college and...

From hundreds of wins to the first GMC victory since 2009, the 2022-2023 Lakota West wrestling season was phenomenal. The victories didn’t come with ease, for there was a lot of dedication, inspiration, and hard work. With a prominent wrestling coaching...

Leah Fisher is a senior soccer player at Lakota West High School. She has played soccer for Lakota West for all 4 years as well as ran track for all 4 years. She is currently committed to playing college soccer at Ohio Dominican University (ODU) where...

Brayden Rice is a senior track and cross-country athlete. As a recent commit to Northern Kentucky (NKU) ro run D1 in both events, he is excited to make a name for himself and get to know the team at NKU. He strives to get into the NIL and be a consistent...

When asked, people usually say they hate running; but, for Lauren Mang, it’s quite the opposite. Lauren is an unstoppable force when it comes to the track and cross-country course. Ever since she was in elementary school doing Girls on the Run, Lauren...

Emily Steen is a senior at Lakota West High School. Her high school athletic career has consisted of soccer for two years, swimming for one year, and rugby for three years. Since Lakota West does not have a rugby team Emily had to find a different way...

Anna Wells is a senior at Lakota West and she definitely puts the “athlete” in student athlete. She is committed to Thomas More University to play Lacrosse. Not only does she play lacrosse in the spring for West and in the summer for Velocity, but...

There are many great athletes on the football team, and there are many great athletes on the lacrosse team, but there is only one that is a stand-out player on both teams. His name is Malik Hartford. Malik is a junior here at Lakota West and already has...

Tegra Tshabola is a senior on the Lakota West varsity football team. Tegra has played football ever since he was just seven years old, yet he has always played with a purpose, his family. He is a stand-out when it comes to the game because of his work...