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Laker’s volleyball 2019 season comes to an end

December 6, 2019

With winter on the way the Laker’s volleyball 2019 season comes to an end as women’s and men’s basketball season starts. The volleyball team had quite a season filled with victories and losses and playing the sp...

Lake Land College women’s basketball season kicks off

Austin Wendling, Co-Managing Editor

December 6, 2019

The Lake Land College women’s basketball season is now in full gear. The women have been practicing since Oct. 1 in preparation for this season. The team will consist of three sophomores and 12 freshmen making it an inexperienced...

Rivalry between two teams

Morgan Froese, Media Manager

October 23, 2019

There has always been a rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Lately, there has been an over abundance of rivalry going around, not only by the teams but by the fans as well. In 2016, the Cubs won the biggest game of their lives,...

Countdown till men’s basketball season begins

Austin Wendling, Co-Managing Editor

October 18, 2019

The Lake Land College’s Men’s basketball team still as a month until their 2019-2020 season begins. With 11 freshmen and five sophomores making up the team, the Lakers will be very different from last year. Going off of an...

Maria Gentry is Athlete of the Month

Chase Austin, Reporter

October 18, 2019

Lake Land College sophomore Maria Gentry is The Navigator’s pick for October Athlete of the Month. As recipient of 2018 NJCAA All-Academic First Team status for a GPA of 4.0, Gentry is passionate about volleyball and dedic...

The start of LLC volleyball season

Chase Austin, Reporter

September 17, 2019

Lake Land’s volleyball is underway as the 2019-2020 Laker volleyball girls clash in their first home game this semester on Sept. 4 against Shawnee. With six schools to face this September, including a Homecoming game against...

EIU’s Adam Cushing faces difficult first season

Michael Grovier, Co-managing Editor

September 14, 2019

Many fans of Eastern Illinois University Football were disappointed when EIU was ranked eighth out of nine teams in the Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Preseason Poll. However, there are some key factors that could ...

Athlete of the Month

Matthew Harvey, Multimedia Manager

April 30, 2019

Lake Land College Softball is perhaps the most prolific Laker sports team, so great players are by no means difficult to come by. In theory, head softball coach Nic Nelson could close his eyes, spin around three times, and stab a pushpin into t...

Athlete of the month: Cole Paplham

March 31, 2019

2019 Major League Baseball signings

Will Starwalt, Reporter

March 31, 2019

The snow is gone and the sun is coming back, which means that Baseball season is back in full swing. With all the time spent in the offseason, there have been a lot of big changes in Major League Baseball. Recently, big name...

Athlete of the Month: Scott McGann

March 1, 2019

Break out your brackets: it’s time for March Madness

Abigail Buenker and Will Starwalt

March 1, 2019

March Madness is just around the corner and it’s time for the most watched sports event and that is the NCAA March Madness tournament and when the time comes we all fill out our brackets, even if you don't have any idea what...