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Girls Track: West Aurora’s Emma Spagnola impresses; Lyons captures title

Emma Spagnola won the battle, but Emma Haugen helped her team capture the trophy as youth stole the spotlight at the Downers North Invitational Friday …

  • Apr 28, 2012

Girls Soccer: Lyons hopes for repeat success

Last year’s runner-up in the Pepsi Showdown is looking for another deep run in the playoffs. Lyons couldn’t get past West Suburban Silver champion York …

  • Mar 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lyons honors fallen classmate

When Lyons’ boys basketball program started its annual Blackout game four years ago, the idea was to rally support for a rivalry game. This year, …

  • Mar 7, 2012

Girls Basketball: Proviso West powers past Lyons

Jasmine Jackson scored a game-high 21 points to lead Proviso West over conference rival Lyons in its Class 4A playoff opener Wednesday night. Lyons was …

  • Feb 21, 2012

Girls Basketball: Connors leads Lyons past St Joseph

Colleen Connors heard about St. Joseph’s key injuries as the Chargers entered the gym Friday night for their nonconference game at Lyons. Without its top …

  • Feb 6, 2012

Girls Basketball: Lyons-Hinsdale Central rivalry alive and well

With only five miles separating Hinsdale Central and Lyons, the rivalry between the West Suburban Silver schools can get intense. On Facebook, LT alums belong …

  • Jan 16, 2012

Girls Basketball: Waubonsie Valley holds off Lyons in Wheaton North semis

Becky Williford made just enough free throws in the final seconds to propel No. 7 Waubonsie Valley to a semifinal victory Wednesday at Wheaton North’s …

  • Jan 5, 2012

Girls Basketball: Lyons storms past Elgin

Lyons scored 50 of the game’s first 52 points in a 70-15 rout over Elgin at Wheaton North’s Neibch Holiday Classic on Monday. Ashanti Davis …

  • Dec 31, 2011

Girls Basketball: Lyons wins own tournament title

In three of its first four games, Lyons found an offensive attack that it lacked a season ago. LT finished 3-1 in its own Thanksgiving …

  • Dec 6, 2011

Downers South overpowers Lyons

Sarrah Ludwig has high expectations entering this season, but she didn’t count on nearly outscoring the opposition by herself to open the season. Ludwig scored …

  • Dec 1, 2011

Lyons' big comeback stings Hornets

Lyons' Nick Zeisloft described Tuesday's West Suburban Conference crossover at Hinsdale South best. "It was a tale of two halves," said Ziesloft, who scored 13 …

  • Feb 16, 2011

Hall, Oak Park race past Lyons

Stekara Hall is the undisputed standout of the Oak Park girls basketball team. Hall, a junior guard, scored a career-high 35 points earlier this season …

  • Jan 9, 2011

Q&A with Lyons coach Katie Meyers

Katie Meyers will make her head coaching debut at her alma mater at 6:30 p.m. Friday when Queen of Peace travels to LaGrange for the …

  • Nov 16, 2010

Schabacker ready for a vacation

For the first time in 27 years, Dawn Schabacker will take a vacation during the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. Schabacker has coached three sports at Lyons …

  • Nov 16, 2010

Lyons blows by Queen of Peace

The Katie Meyers era at Lyons was ushered in under peculiar defensive circumstances. The end result was a 60-37 Lyons victory over Queen of Peace …

  • Nov 20, 2010

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