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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: HAWKS HEAD TO HAMILTON!
After a championship week on the golf course, the spotlight shifts to the gridiron tonight. Lakota East Football takes its two-game winning streak on the road for another important Greater Miami Conference matchup at Hamilton. The Thunderhawks enter
HAYES WINS GMC TITLE — HAWKS FINISH RUNNER-UP!
Lakota East Boys Golf turned in an outstanding performance at the 2026 Greater Miami Conference Championships, finishing second overall after two days of competition at Glenview Golf Course. The Thunderhawks posted a 36-hole team score of 608,
HAWKS ADVANCE! EAST GIRLS TAKE SECOND AT SECTIONALS!
The championship season continues for Lakota East Girls Golf! Fresh off capturing the 2026 Greater Miami Conference Championship, the Thunderhawks delivered another outstanding performance at the OHSAA Sectional Championship, firing a team score of
BOYS SOCCER SUFFERS FIRST GMC SETBACK
Lakota East Boys Soccer ran into a strong Sycamore squad Thursday night, falling 3-0 on the road. The loss was the Thunderhawks' first in Greater Miami Conference play this season and moved East to 5-2-3 overall and 3-1-1 in the GMC. Despite the setback,
GIRLS SOCCER LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK
Lakota East Girls Soccer also faced Sycamore Thursday night, with the Aviators handing the Hawks a 4-0 setback at East. The loss moved the Thunderhawks to 4-3-2 overall and 2-1-1 in Greater Miami Conference play. East entered the match unbeaten in GMC
GIRLS TENNIS DOMINATES PRINCETON!
Lakota East Girls Tennis delivered an impressive performance Wednesday with a 5-0 sweep of Princeton. The Hawks were dominant from top to bottom, dropping only two games across the five varsity courts. Katie Saunders rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at first
VOLLEYBALL BATTLES THROUGH FIVE-SET THRILLER
Lakota East Volleyball went the distance Tuesday night against Harrison before the Wildcats escaped with a five-set victory. East dropped the opening set 25-17 but responded in impressive fashion, taking the next two sets 25-19 and 25-19 to move
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY HEADS TO TROY TWILIGHT
Lakota East Boys Cross Country returns to competition Saturday after another solid showing at last weekend's Little Miami Invitational. Junior Jacob Turner once again led the Thunderhawks, finishing ninth overall in 17:08.9 and helping East place 10th among
BROWNE LEADS EAST GIRLS XC
Sophomore Alyssa Browne continued her impressive season for Lakota East Girls Cross Country at last Saturday's Little Miami Invitational. Browne raced to a seventh-place individual finish in 20:23.8, leading the Thunderhawks to a ninth-place team finish
HAYES SHINES AT NEW ALBANY INVITATIONAL
Lakota East Boys Golf continued its challenging tournament schedule with a strong showing Tuesday at the New Albany Invitational. The Thunderhawks finished 7th out of 15 teams, while senior standout Brody Hayes turned in another outstanding individual
BOYS SOCCER REMAINS UNBEATEN IN GMC
Lakota East Boys Soccer continues to establish itself as a contender in the Greater Miami Conference. The Thunderhawks went on the road Tuesday and shut out Oak Hills 2-0. After a scoreless opening half, Miles Polacheck broke through with a beautifully
GIRLS SOCCER BATTLES BACK FOR GMC DRAW
Lakota East Girls Soccer showed plenty of fight Tuesday night, twice rallying from deficits to earn a 2-2 draw against Oak Hills. The Hawks trailed 1-0 and later 2-1, but refused to go away. Bailey Bacher and Lexi Stelzer provided the East goals, marking
GIRLS TENNIS SWEEPS HAMILTON
Lakota East Girls Tennis got back in the win column Tuesday with an impressive 5-0 sweep of Hamilton. East received singles victories from Emese Watkins, Zara Parson and Scarlett Black. The doubles teams were equally impressive. Alana Barrett and
EAST VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS WEST!
Nothing like a rivalry win! Lakota East Volleyball delivered a big one Thursday night, sweeping district rival Lakota West 3-0 on Youth Night. Senior setter Kennedy Baker and junior opposite Bella Dickerson turned in huge performances for the
THUNDERHAWKS EDGE OAK HILLS, 31-28
Lakota East Football got back in the win column Friday night, earning an important 31-28 road victory over Oak Hills. The win improves the Thunderhawks to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in Greater Miami Conference play. After opening the season with a dominant
BOYS SOCCER TAKES PERFECT GMC MARK TO OAK HILLS
Lakota East Boys Soccer enters another important conference week with plenty of momentum. The Thunderhawks improved to 4-1-2 overall and 2-0 in the GMC last Thursday with an impressive 3-1 comeback victory over Fairfield. East trailed in the first
GIRLS SOCCER LOOKS TO STAY PERFECT IN GMC
Lakota East Girls Soccer also enters Tuesday with a 2-0 GMC record following last week's dominant 4-0 shutout of Fairfield. Bailey Bacher and Lexi Stelzer each scored twice in the victory, while goalkeeper Emmaline Slusher and the East defense turned in
TURNER LEADS EAST BOYS CROSS COUNTRY AT LEBANON
Lakota East Boys Cross Country continued its early-season development Saturday at the Lebanon Running Warrior Invitational. Junior Jacob Turner led the Thunderhawks with an excellent fifth-place individual finish, covering the course in 16:45.5. Turner's
BROWNE PACES EAST GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Sophomore Alyssa Browne continued her impressive start to the season Saturday at the Lebanon Running Warrior Invitational. Browne placed fifth overall in 19:54.2, leading Lakota East to a ninth-place finish among 36 teams. Junior Rachel Turner also enjoyed
HAWKS FALL IN EAST-WEST RIVALRY
Lakota East suffered its first loss of the season Friday night, falling 48-18 to Lakota West in the annual district rivalry matchup. The loss moves the Thunderhawks to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in GMC play following their impressive 41-14 season-opening victory
HAWKS CONTINUE BUSY TOURNAMENT STRETCH
Lakota East Boys Golf continues to work through one of the area's most demanding tournament schedules. The Hawks competed Saturday at the Bellbrook Invitational following their runner-up finish at the Alter Invitational earlier in the week. Complete
LADY HAWKS TURN ATTENTION TO GMC STRETCH
Lakota East Girls Golf enters September following another successful opening month highlighted by multiple tournament championships. Most recently, East captured the Centerville Invitational championship with a 312, while Jenna Schmidt earned medalist honors
HAWKS BATTLE SUMMIT TO 1-1 DRAW
Lakota East Boys Soccer battled Summit Country Day to a hard-fought 1-1 tie Thursday. After Summit took a first-half lead, Tyler Duwell converted a corner delivered by Colton Pensinger to pull East even after halftime. Goalkeeper Nick Maslin then came up
BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS FOR LADY HAWKS
East Girls Soccer takes some momentum into September after posting consecutive shutout victories. The Lady Hawks followed their 6-0 GMC win over Middletown with a 2-0 road victory over Kings. Bailey Bacher and Lexi Stelzer provided the goals, while
RIVALRY MATCH UP NEXT FOR EAST
The Lady Hawks return to the court Tuesday for a big early-season matchup against district rival Lakota West. The latest report does not include results from last week's Fairfield and Oak Hills matches, so we'll keep this one short and turn the focus toward
LADY HAWKS TAKE DOWN BADIN!
East Volleyball picked up its second straight victory Saturday, defeating Badin in four sets, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14. Taylor Phillips, Brooklyn Tudor and Addy Dreher turned in big performances for the Thunderhawks. The victory improves East to 2-1
HAWKS OPEN SEASON UNDER THE LIGHTS
Lakota East Boys Cross Country opened its 2026 season Saturday at the Centerville Saturday Night Lights Invitational, finishing 19th among 26 teams. Junior Jacob Turner led the Hawks with a time of 16:56.6, good for 33rd individually. Sophomore Aaron Walker
LADY HAWKS GET SEASON UNDERWAY
East Girls Cross Country also opened its season at Saturday Night Lights, placing 14th out of 27 teams. Sophomore Alyssa Brown paced the Lady Hawks, finishing 21st individually in 19:43.2. Sophomore Ava Kidd turned in an especially strong effort, clocking
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