The Viking Saga

BASEBALL TEAM MID-SEASON OVERVIEW

ZACK BARTH
May 23, 2023

As of mid season, the EL baseball is standing at an astonishing record of 13-4, beating the likes of Woodstock, Coventry and Norwich Free Academy in steady fashion. Cruising through multiple talented playoff...

GIRLS’ LAX MID-SEASON OVERVIEW

ZACK BARTH
May 23, 2023

As the season is edging towards its end, the ELHS girls’ lacrosse team is dominating all their competition. Beating teams like the reigning state champions Guilford High School, 10-9 and a star- studded...

Hargis to Retire at End of Y ear

JAMES AMBROSINI
May 3, 2023

His bearded face is one that students and staff have seen in plenty of places: ELHS track to AD’s office to the math department office, but Steve Hargis is now retiring after over 20 years of teaching...

Wacky Sports: Fishing Edition

JAMES AMBROSINI
May 3, 2023

Silence. Not even a sound. Then, a subtle, but powerful SPLASH as the red and white fishing bobber dives under the water. The next few seconds are a pandemonium of excitement, splashing, and eventually...

Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse: Same Name, Different Rules

JEN WALLACE
May 3, 2023

Same sport. Different game. Though boys’ and girls’ lacrosse can be defined similarly, they are very different in execution and play. Pounds of padding accompany boys’ uniforms and the physicality...

A CrewAndA

AIDEN RODGERS
April 25, 2023

East Lyme’s crew team is one of our high school’s gems in its athletics program. The girls team has won 4 state championships in just over a decade, and, in the past, has even won a New England championship....

EL Boys’ Indoor Track Takes States

ZACK BARTH, ALEX BROWN, & ALEX SALERNO
March 28, 2023

EL boys’ distance runners have back- to-back success from cross country to indoor track ZACK BARTH, ALEX BROWN, & ALEX SALERNO EL runners Brendan Fant, Sean McCauley, and Jilali Benjdid...

How Lifetime Fitness Changed my Perspective on PE Class

GABBY MOORE
February 23, 2023

Lifetime Fitness is different than the other PE classes and it helped me face my fears.

Super Bowl Predictions

ALEX BROWN & ALEX SALERNO
February 10, 2023

Alex Brown's Super Bowl Prediction Even though the Philadelphia Eagles will give the Kansas City Chiefs a run for their money, the Chiefs will pull through in the end. Patrick Mahomes, their current...

Rose Zhou: A Leader, Mentor and Voice of the ELHS Marching Band

ALEX SALERNO
February 4, 2023

Behind every good group, there is an even better leader. In marching band, the leader is called the drum major. They lead rehearsals, conduct the band at events and are the main communicators between...

Exploring Athletics at a College Level

ALEX BROWN
February 4, 2023

Trystan Levesque Levesque is a first year student at the University of Rhode Island. He is majoring in health studies and is a left handed pitcher/utility at the Division I level for the URI baseball...

Iron Deficiency Causes Poor Performance in Athletes

SOPHIA VANDERMAELEN
February 2, 2023

Iron deficiencies are one of the leading causes of poor performance in runners (Runners Connect). Even if it’s unheard of to you, iron deficiency can be an issue among all athletes. More athletes...