Sydney Mossman Student Sports Media As the new semester has begun, there are a slew of new faces on campus. One of these being the new Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Lisa Lechtenberg. Over break, Lechtenberg accepted the position, replacing long-time Head Coach Rick Younger. As the semester approached, she took that time to call each… Continue reading New coach, same goal
Owen Berk Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzly women’s team lost a heartbreaking game 66-56 on the road at Independence on Tuesday, Feb. 6. It was a weak start for the Grizzlies, being outscored 33-21 in the first half. It was apparent something was off when it seemed every time the Pirates were on offense,… Continue reading Ladies couldn’t overcome slow start in Indy
Tyler Godwin Student Sports Media The Grizzlies picked up their 10th win on the season with a 65-58 road victory in Independence on Saturday, Feb 3. Freshmen Adrian Moore and Russell Smith led the Grizzlies in scoring, both with 16 points. Sophomore Ketarrious Boucham added 14 points. The Grizzlies improved to 5-4 on the road… Continue reading Butler’s 8-Man roster take down Indy Pirates
Austin McNorton Student Sports Media On Wednesday, Dec. 31, the Butler Lady Grizzlies beat the Lady Red Devils from Allen County 72-43 in the Power Plant thanks to double figures in two statistical categories from the reigning Jayhawk Conference player of the week Erika Mattingly. Once again in this game, we saw the toughness of… Continue reading Mattingly Magic
Jordan Griffit Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzly men’s basketball team rolled through Allen County 90-65 on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in the Power Plant to snap a four-game losing skid. They did so in an athletic fashion as multiple players had highlight slams throughout the electric evening. There was a surprise line-up change as… Continue reading Grizzlies ‘poster up’ Red Devils
Mathew Will & Tyler Krenzin Lantern Columnists Home Games= * Bye Weeks take place on Week 2 and Week 8 Week 1. Aug. 25, 2018 – Butler @ Iowa Central Matthew: After losing to Iowa Central 7-0 in late November in the worst loss in program history, Butler has a sour taste in their mouth.… Continue reading 2018 football season preview and predictions
Charles Chaney Sports Editor For Head Coach Bryan Miller’s men’s basketball team to say they have dealt with adversity would be an understatement. “It’s addition by subtraction,” Assistant Coach Daven Vo said. With three players leaving the basketball team over the break, it left the Grizzlies with only nine players to suit up. It did… Continue reading Men’s basketball becomes closer with defections
Illustration by Elza High Matthew Will Lantern Staff Butler students do not attend sporting events often. Whether it be a football game in September or a men’s basketball game in January, attendees are primarily non-students. While the El Dorado community is quite supportive, some are even season ticket holders. When designing BG Products Veterans Sports… Continue reading Poor attendance across the board
Charles Chaney Sports Editor The loss to rival Hutchinson always leaves a bad taste in your mouth. For women’s Head Coach Mike Helmer and the Butler women’s team, they used that bad taste to become one of the hottest teams in the Jayhawk Conference. “We have to continue to do things the right way,” Helmer… Continue reading Women’s basketball second semester lead by defense
Charles Chaney Sports Editor Saturday Nov. 11 was not kind to Butler athletics. While the football team suffered a tough loss, the men’s basketball team did, too. Garden City stole a victory from the jaws of the Grizzlies 75-59 at the Power Plant. The Grizzlies fell to 0-1 in the Jayhawk Conference. Despite jumping out… Continue reading Men’s basketball drops Jayhawk opener
