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V-Hawk basketball teams celebrate successful seasons 

V-Hawk basketball teams celebrate successful seasons 

Jackson Schuh, Sports Editor March 7, 2024

With spring drawing near, that means the seasons for winter sports are ending, thus the conclusion of the Viterbo men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both teams found success throughout their respective...

Viterbo Mens and Womens Bowling teams along with head coach Terry McKinney.

New bowling coach leads team to success 

Jackson Schuh, Sports Editor March 7, 2024

Prior to the beginning of the 2023-24 Viterbo University bowling season, the athletic department announced the hiring of Terry McKinney as the new head men’s and women’s team coach, replacing Jim Socha...

Assistant Coach David Mlachnik sporting his Jordan 11 Lows

Viterbo University basketball teams participate in “Coaches vs. Cancer” 

Jackson Schuh, Sports Editor February 16, 2024

Organized by the American Cancer Society, “Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers” is a nationally recognized event that took place during the week of January 22-28. The American Cancer Society puts...

Dibble and Claman Pre-Dance Photo

Baseball and dance teams collaborate with guy-girl dance 

Noah Nelson, Editor February 16, 2024

The baseball and dance teams have done a collaborative dance together over the past several years, and on Jan. 26 and 27, they performed a country themed dance at the men’s basketball games. The teams...

Viterbo joins Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference 

Viterbo joins Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference 

Jackson Schuh, Sports Editor December 14, 2023

Since 2015, Viterbo University has been a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA), an athletic conference consisting of teams from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska. As part of...

Viterbo women’s volleyball advances to NAIA national tournament 

Viterbo women’s volleyball advances to NAIA national tournament 

Jackson Schuh, Sports Editor December 14, 2023

The Viterbo women’s volleyball team found success this 2023 season. The V-Hawks finished the regular season with a record of 30-4 while winning the NSAA Conference Tournament for the ninth year in a...

Jon Grana

Grana named V-Hawk men’s baseball coach

Jackson Schuh, Sports Editor November 16, 2023

With the V-Hawk baseball season fast approaching, there is a gap left to be filled in the program in the head coach position. The V-Hawk's former head coach of seven years, Brian Lewis, accepted a new...

Esports in Action

Viterbo esports team finds early success

Jackson Schuh, Sports Editor November 16, 2023

Esports, which is short for “electronic sports” is a new kind of competition through video games that is done as a team or individually. The first college or university to adopt this idea was Robert...

Students at ‘Learn to Curl’

La Crosse Curling Club offers Learn to Curl event 

Noah Nelson, Assistant Editor November 16, 2023

Commonly referred to as “chess on ice,” curling engages participants in a strategic battle that resembles both bocce and shuffleboard. It is a complex sport and is routinely one of the most viewed...

Viterbo’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee makes changes to constitution

Noah Nelson, Sports Editor April 30, 2023

Numerous athletes from Viterbo’s athletic teams have committed their time to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). In doing so, they communicate with faculty to promote a better environment...

Spring sports seasons concluding, conference tournaments soon underway

Spring sports seasons concluding, conference tournaments soon underway

Noah Nelson, Sports Editor April 30, 2023

From E-Sports to Basketball to Indoor Track and Dance, the Lumen covered a variety of competitions this semester. However, many of these teams had more events, and other teams that have not been covered...

Viterbo’s competition team

Viterbo Dance Team experiences a year of success

Carter Steger, Assistant Editor April 12, 2023

Viterbo University has two dance teams, performance and competition, but they do just about everything together besides face one another in certain competitions. The season for Viterbo’s competition...

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