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Best in the Nests: Shaun Dickerson

Shaun Dickerson is a senior captain for the Lakota East Boys Varsity Soccer team and three-year letterman. Dickerson is ranked in the top 384 nationally, top 56 in Ohio, top two in Division I and first in the Greater Miami leaderboard for assists with 15. Dickerson has also broken two school records for most assists in a single season (15) and most career assists (25).

Sophie Schaller, Feature Editor • January 28, 2025

Q: What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve learned from playing soccer? A: My favorite piece of advice I’ve been told is that the best players are the ones who can move on from mistakes...

Men’s Soccer VS Middletown Photos

October 23, 2024: Lakota East Men's Soccer team faces off against Middletown in their first postseason playoff game.

Jack Riordan, Staff Writer • October 25, 2024

Watch the game here!

Fresh Foundations on the Field

East Girls Varsity Soccer enters the season with new head coach and familiar face Emily Miller and her exciting agenda for greatness in the 2024-25 season.

Gwen Gilbert, Sports Editor • October 7, 2024

Dumbbells slam against the ground as athletes of the East Girls Soccer team train in the weight room at 4 p.m. after school. Arm curls, deadlifts, push-ups, and box jumps are all precisely executed in...

Moving up

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced their new division breakdowns for many sports and explained what competitive balance is.

Audrey Allen, Business Manager • December 8, 2022

STORY Audrey Allen PHOTOGRAPHY AUDREY ALLEN | INFOGRAPHIC COLIN KUNZ The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced the new divisional breakdown using enrollment data provided by the Ohio...

Party Like It’s 1999

Mason Wise • November 29, 2019

story by Mason Wise | photography by Andrew Marshall The historic 2019 season for the East Boys’ Soccer program came to a disappointing end in the Division I state semifinal on Nov. 7 at the mercy of...

FC Kicks it in Cincy

Julianne Ford • May 29, 2017

Story by Julianne Ford | Photography Used with Permission This story was originally published in Spark Issue #176 It’s a Saturday at Nippert Stadium and the crowd is going wild, splashed with the...