Lady lions fall to Vipers, brought down by Hays
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
March 21, 2018
Filed under Girls' Soccer, Sports, Varsity Girls' Soccer
The varsity girls soccer team went against Vandegrift high school on February 23, losing 0-1. They were also defeated by the Rebels 1-3 on Tuesday. “I think we started off good,” junior Gigi Ceka said. “But then we started making some minor mistakes and we ended up losing the game at the end....
A Relay of Relays
by Rebekah Hui, Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
Filed under Featured, Featured Sports, Freshman Track, JV Track, Track, Varsity Track
On February 16, Leander hosted the Lion Relays, which was the first meet of the season. varsity men scored 7th place and varsity women came in 4th. Our junior varsity men and women came in 3rd a nd 8th respectively. “I think our team has been doing really well, because most of our team gets along...
Saving the best for last
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
November 17, 2017
Filed under Featured, Varsity Football
In the final game of the season, the Lions defeated the Lehman Lobos 52-14 gaining their first win of the year. “I think [the team has] been playing hard all year and I think they have been overmatched a bit in most of our games,” head coach Tim Smith said. “But that doesn’t matter to them...
Last away game ends in loss
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
November 9, 2017
Filed under Featured, Varsity Football
The Westlake Chaps won 20-59 against the Lions last Friday in the last away game of the year. “The highlight of the game was the kids competing for 4 quarters,” head coach Tim Smith said. “There were a lot of players that contributed and made an impact. The seniors competed hard and really showed...
State champs defeat Lions
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
November 3, 2017
Filed under Featured, Varsity Football
The Lake Travis Cavaliers beat the Lions last Friday night 0-44. This put the Lions record for the season at 0-8. “We never stopped playing hard and as a team,” senior Jake Egelsee said. “But on offense [we] need to execute, be smart and not make mistakes.” The Lions were only down by 10...
Set to score
by Rebekah Hui, Staff Writer
October 30, 2017
Filed under JV Volleyball, Sports
During the last week of season, the JV Lady Lions volleyball lost to Lake Travis High School on Tuesday, but won their Friday game against Hays High School. On October 17, the JV girls finished both of their sets with 15-25 and 17-25, which resulted in a loss against the Lady Cavs. “It was a...
Lions face defeat against Rebels
October 26, 2017
Filed under JV Football, Uncategorized
The Lions lost to the Hays Rebels 0-46 at AC Bible Stadium on Oct. 20. They also played Vandegrift with an end score of 6-48 on Oct. 12. “[Hays] were huge,” sophomore Britton Weber said. “We lost, but we played hard through the game.” The team could not stop t...
Wrangled by the Rebels
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
October 26, 2017
Filed under Featured, Varsity Football
The Lions failed to score against the Hays Rebels last Friday, as they were beat 0-43. “I think that we played hard for the whole game, even when we finally realized that the lead was too big to overcome,” junior Riley Wells said. “We definitely stayed together as one, and didn’t turn on each...
Homecoming game ends in defeat
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
October 16, 2017
Filed under Featured, Varsity Football
The homecoming game last Friday ended in another loss for the Lions as they were defeated by the Vandegrift Vipers 13-63. “The difference between our defense and their offense was that we turned the ball over three times in the third quarter for touchdowns,” head coach Tim Smith said. “You cannot...
Are you in
by Rebekah Hui, Staff Writer
October 16, 2017
Filed under Cross Country, Sports
Leander competed against Vandegrift, Westlake, Buda, Lake Travis, Vista Ridge, and Kyle Lehman at McNeil this past Tuesday on October 10. “We have worked so hard for so long,” coach Aubrey Lindberg-buchhorn said. “Run - the word itself asks a question when you spell it out... Are you in?” Junior...
Lady lions fall to Chaparrals, bit by Vipers
by Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
October 15, 2017
Filed under Sports, Varsity Volleyball
The varsity volleyball team went against Westlake high school on October 10, losing 21-25. They were also defeated by Vandegrift last Friday and lost 20-25. “We didn’t start off very strong,” senior Madison Berglund said. “But we really improved throughout the game and were so competitive ...
Close game ends in Ranger win
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
October 13, 2017
Filed under Featured, Varsity Football
The Lions lost to the Vista Ridge Rangers last week in an up and down game in which the Rangers won 28-35. “This has been our closest game yet, and we did well to keep ourselves in the game the whole time,” sophomore Eli Gehman said. “It was hard losing by just a touchdown, but we're now looking...
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
March 6, 2018
For 16 days, athletes from around the world gathered in Pyeongchang, South Korea to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Americans watched as seventeen year old Red Gerard...
by Bri Branscomb, Assistant Editor
February 28, 2018
The Parkland shooting that occured last week resulted in the loss of 17 lives, marking it as one of the deadliest shootings in modern US history, and the deadliest high school s...
by Kyle Gehman, Editor-In-Chief
February 15, 2018
Last week seniors from all around LISD were given the chance to do week long internships at jobs all around the state, country and world. This week is called COOL week and...
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Hello! My name is Amanda Nguyen. I am a junior, and this is my second year as a staff writer for The Roar. I have a passion for writing in all forms, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me throughout my life. W...
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Hey! I'm Rebekah Hui (who-eeee), and this is my first year on the Roar Staff. If I'm not at ROTC, then you can catch me running, stressing about IB, or goofing around with my amazing church. I love weari...
