Brendan plays golf and lacrosse at Anderson, as well as being involved in FCA and SALT. This is his third year working on The Raptor Report and he has focused on sports opinion writing all three years. Brendan received an “excellent” in sports opinion writing from OSMA in 2023. Last year, he was published DePaul University’s bluebook highlighting the best high school writing across the nation. This year, he is excited to continue his column “Lands in the Stands.”