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Lanigan, Scouts finish third at sectional
David Jaffe
Freelance Reporter
Lake Forest’s Luke Lanigan
has officially made
the transition from distance
swimmer to sprinter.
Two years ago, he qualified
for state in the 500-
yard freestyle. The next
year, it was in the 200 and
100. And this season he
will be making his third
appearance at state, this
time in the 100 and the 50.
He was third in the 50 in
21.56 at the Highland Park
sectional on Saturday, Feb.
22, at Highland Park High
School. Lake Forest finished
third as a team with
215 points behind Mundelein
and Highland Park.
“When I was a freshman
and sophomore, the team
needed me to be a distance
swimmer,” Lanigan said.
“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve
put a lot of work in the
weight room and gotten
stronger and that’s helped
me improve my sprinting
ability every single year.
So this year, we decided I
would take a shot with the
50. The 500 and 200 require
strategy. The 50, you
just go all out for 20 seconds.”
And it’s also a way to
help his team, which is
what makes him happiest.
“I’m glad that no matter
what event I’ve competed
in, sprint or distance,
it hasn’t just been
for my benefit. It’s helped
the team get more points
and qualifications,” Lanigan
said. “Qualifying in
sprints as well as relays is
great. And with our 200
and 400 relays, we have a
lot of good sprinters so it’s
worked well for us in a lot
of ways.”
Lanigan swam 47.01 in
the 100, also good enough
for third and was happy
with both of his individual
events.
“My coaches said I did a
good job staying above water
consistently,” Lanigan
said. “Overall, both races
I had went very smoothly.
Obviously today is a day
you focus on your times
but there were a lot of
good swimmers in both the
50 and 100 so my overall
confidence level going into
next week will be higher.”
Lanigan wasn’t the
only Lake Forest swimmer
to qualify for state.
Colin Kingsley qualified,
winning both the 200 free
(1:42.97) and the 500
(4:39.97). The Scouts also
Scouts captain Luke Lanigan competes in the 100-yard freestyle on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Highland Park High
School. Photos by Phil Bach/22nd Century Media
qualified the third place
200-free relay of Lanigan,
Jack Clawson, Peter Landis
and Kingsley (1:27.11)
and the third place 400-
free relay of Lanigan, Landis,
Sidd Ohja and Kingsley
(3:12.52). Diver Sasha
Gray will try to qualify
at-large after taking eighth
(403.55) at the sectional.
RIGHT: Colin Kingsley
competes in the 500-yard
freestyle.
HOCKEY
From Page 31
to hold them back because
we know exactly the repercussions
that happen,
we know it’s not going to
be dealt with slightly, it’s
a dangerous situation. It’s
something we’re not condoning,
obviously, you
don’t do that.”
Sarauer, who is also the
director of hockey for the
Lake Forest High School
Hockey Association, said
his players who skated into
the Wildkits at full speed
displayed “unacceptable
behavior.”
“They should not have
done that, that’s clear,”
Sarauer said. “You don’t
do that as a hockey player
where you take a whole
sheet of ice to build up
speed and hit someone like
that, it’s dangerous, it’s
scary. We’re not condoning
that whatsoever.
“Those players, they
were going to be suspended
for the rest of the season
regardless of what AHAI
said anyway. The club itself
is not going to be okay
with that kind of behavior,
nor am I. That’s just frustrating
to see that.”
The referees were eventually
able to separate the
teams. It appears no Scouts
or Wildkits were seriously
hurt in the brawl.
As a result, Lake Forest’s
promising season
came to an abrupt end. The
Scouts compiled a 21-14-4
record and finished tied for
first in the IHSHL regular
season standings. Sarauer
also pointed out that Lake
Forest was one of the least
penalized teams in the conference
and never picked
up a game misconduct
penalty in league play.
While he’s disappointed
in his team’s actions,
Sarauer said he feels bad
for everyone involved in
the incident, including the
Scouts’ 16 seniors.
“To have it taken away
by another team who
doesn’t care one bit is
probably the most frustrating
part to me and the
most disappointing part,
that that happens that
way,” Sarauer said. “It’s
unfortunate for everyone,
even Evanston. It’s unfortunate
AHAI has to be
involved, and the video
goes viral. It’s unfortunate
that it happens like that,
it’s something we’re not
going to take lightly.”
Barrett said the AHAI’s
suspension committee is
still investigating the incident
to determine if any
additional discipline to
individual players will be
given.
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