Sports – The Oracle

Spartans look to continue win streak against Wildcats

October 11, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

Tenth ranked Lincoln East looks to face 6th ranked Millard West this week, in a pivotal week for the Spartans, who are currently in the hunt for a playoff spot. East is prepared for the task at hand, coming off of two straight shutouts highlighted by the assertive front seven of the defense. Senior li...

East shuts out Bryan to keep playoff hopes alive

Max Nieman, Staff Writer

October 9, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

The Spartans continued to find their stride this week against Omaha Bryan, following a 59-0 shutout. From the beginning, East seemed to be in control of the game, after forcing a three and out to force a safety on the Bear’s punt attempt, jumping out to an early 2-0 lead. Then the offense came in ...

Football preview: Lincoln East looks to keep momentum vs. Omaha Bryan

Jeremiah Zimmerman, Staff Writer

October 5, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

Attempting to win three straight games for the first time since 2016, the 3-3 Spartans will go up against the 1-5 Bears of Omaha Bryan on Friday. “Omaha Bryan doesn’t have a great record but we still gotta prepare as we do for every other team, see what they do on offense and prepare our defense...

Young and energetic Spartans head into district softball tournament

Jeremiah Zimmerman, Staff Writer

October 4, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

The Lincoln East varsity softball team is heading into the A District Tournament 13-18 overall with a 3-3 district record. “I think we still need to be able to figure out how to be the best we can be,” said head coach Lance Kingery. “So, we certainly haven’t hit that yet.” With 70% of ...

Defense dominates as the Spartans prevail over the Navigators

Jeremiah Zimmerman, Staff Writer

October 1, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

It’s no secret that East football has struggled with turnovers and penalties during the 2018 season. Nevertheless, East won the turnover battle Thursday night, forcing six Navigator turnovers that propelled the Spartans to a 17-0 victory at Seacrest Field. “I talked about it before we came down,�...

Spartans look to keep momentum against Gators

Max Nieman, Staff Writer

September 28, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

The Spartans are looking forward to a cross city matchup with with the North Star Navigators. East rebounded with a solid win last week over Bellevue East, but there are many improvements to be made. One point head coach John Gingery brought up was “turnovers and penalties will be an emphasis this week.�...

East football bounces back against Chieftains

Max Nieman, Staff Writer

September 25, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

Lincoln East found a foothold once again on the season, after a 41-7 win over the Bellevue East Chieftains. The Spartans were off to a slow start with four turnovers, as well as two holding penalties erasing touchdowns. Head coach John Gingery was displeased with his teams mistake saying, “(there were)...

King of Queens

Chelsie Caulfield, Emily Bray, Maddie Abele, Editor-in-Chief, A&E Editor, Staff Writer

September 25, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Homecoming, Showcase, Sports

One exciting part of the weeks leading up to homecoming night, is voting for the homecoming court, to select one king and queen from this year’s senior class to crown. Seniors voted throughout the last week to select who they thought should represent their 2019 class. Six senior girls were nominated...

Football Preview: Lincoln East vs. Bellevue East

Jeremiah Zimmerman, Staff Writer

September 20, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

This Thursday, the 1-3 Lincoln East Spartans will host the 0-5 Bellevue East Chieftains in East High’s homecoming game. The Spartans come off a heartbreaking 14-12 loss against Lincoln Southwest, while the Chieftains follow a 61-0 loss versus Papillion-LaVista. In 2017, East topped Bellevue East...

Heartbreaker for the Spartans in the battle of east Lincoln

Jeremiah Zimmerman, Staff Writer

September 18, 2018

Filed under 2018-2019, Showcase, Sports

In the battle of East Lincoln on Friday night at Seacrest Field, the Southeast Knights defeated the East Spartans 14-12. It was a defensive game throughout, leaving the scoreboard scoreless at the end of the first half. Both teams were still fighting to figure out each others’ gameplan. East scored...