On October 11th, 2025, the Ohio State Buckeyes are travelling five hours west, to the Gies Memorial Stadium, to play the Fighting Illini, in a FOX-televised noon matchup. Compared to other BIG 10 or college football stadiums, Illinois isn’t a historically...

On Friday, September 19th, 2025, the Lakota West Firebirds lost their second consecutive game, 10-7, to the Fairfield Indians.  Homecoming Heroics The Fairfield Indians came into the game vs Lakota West as heavy underdogs, after losing to the Firebirds...

On Friday, September 5th, 2025, the Lakota West Firebirds defeated the Hamilton Big Blue 38-6 on the road to capture their second win of the season. Bouncing Back The Firebirds have bounced back nicely after losing their first game of the season,...

Lakota West is known for being a powerhouse, especially in sports. The Firebirds have gone to the state final four, won state, and have consistently won the Greater Miami Conference Championships (GMC) in almost every sport. However, football and boys'...

The Lakota West football team looks to bounce back this Friday after an opening season loss at the hands of St. Xavier, 14-7.  Team Comparison Both Mason and West opened up their seasons by scoring 7 points in a loss, respectively, as Mason fell...

The #2 seed in Region 4 of the OHSAA Division 1 playoff bracket, with a 10-1 record, the Firebirds came in confident they could make a deep run in the playoffs led by coach Tom Bolden. The opposing team, heavy underdogs, the #7 seed Panthers, came in...

On Friday, October 25, 2024, the Lakota West Firebirds defeated the Mason Comets 41-0, ending their regular season. With that win, the Firebirds won a share of the GMC title, which they shared with the Princeton Vikings. The Firebird's only loss throughout...

During this year’s homecoming game for Lakota West, the Colerain Cardinals come to West Chester seeking their first win of the season against the 4-1 Lakota West Firebirds. Recap of the 2023 Contest In last year's game at Colerain, Lakota West...

Coming off a loss to Princeton, Lakota West has responded fiercely, with wins over Fairfield 50-14 and Middletown 51-7. When asked how it felt to bounce back after a tough loss to Princeton, quarterback Sam Wiles said, “We feel great, you know it’s...

On Friday, September 6th, the Firebirds played the Vikings in a high-stakes GMC matchup. Last season, these two teams played each other twice, in which Princeton won the regular season matchup 18-3 and West won the second matchup in the playoffs 19-7....

A familiar foe, St. Xavier had come into the game starting senior quarterback Chase Herbstreit, son of Ohio State football quarterback Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit had been the starter in the Bombers’ win over the Firebirds last year, in which the defense...

If you had to go on vacation to any place in the world, where would it be? Some people might say London or Tokyo; Others might say Paris or Australia. One of these places is a must-see bucket list type of place: Hawaii. Announced early 2022, The Lakota...