Austin Jazz Festival This Weekend

September 29, 2011

By Alex Ceballos Bring a blanket and a picnic basket to Zilker Park this upcoming Saturday and enjoy a live jazz performance free of charge. Beginning at 5 pm and ending at 10 pm, the Austin Jazz Festival will include performances by The Texas Swing All-Stars, the Gabriel Santiago Orchestra, and many... Read more »

Leander Fire Suspects Still at Large

September 21, 2011

By Alex Ceballos With eleven homes destroyed and nine damaged, police are searching for a group of teens that may be responsible for starting the Leander fire.  An investigation shows that the fire possibly started in a forested area. Many firefighters had to work through the night to put the fire down,... Read more »

Students Head to State

May 3, 2011

By Emma Berkel    Students that participated in the 2011 UIL Regional Competition soared into success. On April 6, Advanced Productions students had their “Alice in Wonderland”-themed designs evaluated and were honored with advancement in costume design, marketing design, and overall group design.... Read more »

Leander Declared Victors of Darby Match

January 21, 2011

By Ben Fischer    As the beginning of the district nears Leander boys varsity soccer team is finally starting to come together, making all of the full 24 player team feel comfortable. They have high hopes of going to playoffs this season, a feat that has yet to be accomplished since Coach Timo Sheard’s... Read more »

Overtime battle results in win

January 10, 2011

By Ben Fischer    With a pre season record of 15 and 5, the Leander Boy’s Basketball team brought on the first district win last Friday (Jan 7) against Round Rock. It was a nail biter all the way through. But finally in overtime the boys hard work paid off in a one point victory, 50-49.    “The... Read more »

Race Off for the Playoffs

October 21, 2010

By Ben Fischer     Lady Lion’s volleyball continued to carry their dream of playoffs with them, with the win against Round Rock on Friday, October 8th. “It was a big win, that we had to get due to being stuck in a three way tie with Round Rock and Pflugerville,” Ashley Atkinson, coach, said.   ... Read more »

Hail to the Chief

October 21, 2010

   Priscilla Mendoza, representing Cedar Park Chick-fil-a, presented the Lion football seniors the winning trophy for Brad Mansfield’s incredible pre-game field goal. Football fans at Friday night’s home game vs. Round Rock witnessed the moment of triumph when Mansfield successfully kicked a field... Read more »

Austin City Limits 2010

October 8, 2010

By Matt Klein If you have been bummed about missing out on this year’s Austin City Limits, don’t worry. Those sold out 3-day wristbands that everybody is dying to have are still available. Even without a wristband, Austin has much to offer for audiences of all ages and tastes in music.            ... Read more »

Gunman Found Dead In UT Campus Library

September 28, 2010

By Ben Fischer Early this morning (9/28), UT Campus police were informed of an armed suspect found dead on the 6th floor of the Perry Castaneda Library, due to a self-inflicted gun wound by an AK-47. The unidentified male was one of two suspects said to have entered the Campus at about 7:30 this morning.   ... Read more »

Cross Country off to the races

September 10, 2010

By Ben Fischer    Cross country started their 2010 season off with a roar. “This weekend the cross country team traveled to Hutto and burned up the course,” Kevin Lawson, coach, said.    Bringing home two gold medals, as well as several other placing medals, at the Aug. 28 meet. The boys team,... Read more »