February 26, 2010
Lakota Announces 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Please join us in welcoming the 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame Class, Thursday, March 25th at 6:30 p.m. at the Wetherington Golf & Country Club.

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Parrissa Eyorokon – Lakota East class of 2004, Soccer
Casey Fischer – Lakota East class of 2000, Soccer
Tony Johnson – Lakota East class of 2004, Wrestling and football
Matt Lawless – Lakota West class of 1999, Football and basketball
Jason Lindsey – Lakota High School and Lakota East, Head track and cross country coach
Keir McEachern – Lakota West class of 2004, Softball
Mike McQuinley – Lakota High School class of 1968, Football, basketball, baseball & golf
Kevin Noschang – Lakota West class of 2004, Soccer
Scott Stratton – Lakota High School class of 1991, Football
Laura Tyburski – Lakota West class of 2003, Volleyball, basketball and track

March 4, 2010
Lakota East's Billisits Headed to West Point
Lakota East High School senior Nathan Billisits is headed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point after graduation.

“Nathan is a proven leader, a talented athlete and a dedicated student who is committed to achieving the highest level of excellence,” said Congressman John Boehner, who recommended him. “I am certain he will serve the academy, our community and our country with pride and honor.”

He is the second Lakota East student to receive an appointment. In January, Boehner announced the appointment of Abigail Buns to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Billisits is a member of the National Honor Society, the German Club and has volunteered with the Special Olympics and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Athletically, Billisits played football and wrestled for Lakota East. He received the football team’s Ironman award in both 2007 and 2008. He received it for never missing a practice or game throughout the season.

Billisits is the son of George and Belinda Billisits and resides in West Chester Township

February 22, 2010
Lakota West Senior Jordan Hicks Reaches 1000 Point Total
Senior Jordan Hicks reached the 1000 career points scoring milestone on Senior Night, at the Mainstreet Arena (2/17/2010). Hicks' 1000th point came on a jump shot from the wing (left) in the first half of the West win over Sycamore. He finished the evening with a game high 19 points against the Aves.

Hicks is the second male player at Lakota West to reach 1000 points and the first since Dan Hutzelman, class of 1999. Nearing the end of his fourth varsity season, Jordan's total now stands at 1009 and 12th on the list of Lakota school district (male and female, West, East, and Lakota) 1000 point scorers, just one point behind Matt "Machine Gun" Kelley (Lakota 1988). With three regular season games and the state tournament remaining Hicks may be expected to move even higher on the Lakota all time scoring ladder.

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