Grand Valley Lanthorn

Super Sunday delivered on all counts

By BRADY FREDERICKSEN | 1:40 AM

What a way to wrap up a crazy year in football, eh? No matter who you rooted for, Sunday’s Super Bowl lived up to the hype of being everything you heard about for the last two weeks.

Swim and dive teams prepare for GLIAC Championships

By BRYCE DEROUIN | FEB 6

“We’re really focused going into it,” said senior men’s co-captain Sam Soukup. “A lot of the guys are looking forward to this. We have kind of built everything around the conference meet, and said everything is a process and all the dual meets are steps towards the conference meet.”

Club hockey returns to winning ways with road sweep

By JON VAN ZYTVELD | FEB 6

After last week’s streak-ending loss against Michigan State University, the Grand Valley State University Division II hockey club hit the road and proved that its success is no fluke with wins against Central Michigan and Ferris State universities.

Hot shooting leads men’s basketball to GLIAC sweep

By BRADY FREDERICKSEN | FEB 6

Coming off its worst stretch of the season, the Grand Valley State University men’s basketball team hoped a little home cooking could solve their oft-losing ways.

Track and field teams regain momentum in sweep of GLIAC rival

By ZACH SEPANIK | FEB 6

After a mediocre showing a week ago at the Indiana University Relays, the Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s track and field teams to combatted the sense of urgency they felt, defeating Saginaw Valley State University in an easy win at University Center, Mich.

Shooting woes doom women’s basketball in winless weekend

By STEPHANIE DEIBLE | FEB 6

Offense came at a premium for the Lakers inside the Fieldhouse Arena this weekend.

Women’s tennis uses scrimmage against GRCC men to prep for season

By JOE MAHER-EDGIN | FEB 6

In a slight change to the typical format of competition, the women’s tennis team of Grand Valley State University hit the courts against the Grand Rapids Community College men’s tennis team in a friendly scrimmage at Ramblewood on Saturday.

National Signing Day brings new crop of players for football

By BRADY FREDERICKSEN | FEB 4

Grand Valley State University welcomed in the class of 2012 on Wednesday at a press conference in the GVSU Football Center.

Basketball teammates grow friendship, skills together

By BRADY FREDERICKSEN | FEB 2

Transfer students a year ago, senior men’s basketball players James Thomas and Nick Waddell came to Grand Valley State University knowing one thing: basketball.

What not to watch: Extremely bad Pro-Bowl edition

By JOE MAHER-EDGIN | FEB 4

For those of you who were like me and wasted even a couple of minutes to watch that joke of a football game, I feel your pain.

Sprinter inspires team while pushing limits

By ZACH SEPANIK | FEB 2

“There is a video where Michael Jordan talks about how people didn’t believe in him and how he failed many times,” Caldwell said. “He talks about how he still made it and despite everything, he never gave up. I watch it every time before my big races.”