Friday, January 16, 2009

LAKEVIEW BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL

Friday; jan. 16th, 2009

Good morning Spartans;

CONGRATULATIONS to the Boys squad on your victory last night vs. GOWER. We played hard, and the end result showed!!

We will play in the Consolation Championship game tomorrow (Saturday; Jan. 17) vs. the winner of tonight's Westmont / St. Mary's game.

Our game tomorrow will tipoff at 2:45 PM, with players to be at WESTMONT Jr. High NO LATER THAN 2:15 PM. Please BOTH jerseys.

Play Hard!!

Coach Dodd

Sunday, January 11, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!

Happy New Year to all of Center Cass District 66. It is my hope that all of the 66 family had a great holiday break, and are re-energized for a great '09 !!!

The weather threw a wrench into the Lakeview Physical Education Dept. plans for the gala 8th grade formal dance scheduled for December 19th. Fear not.................... as a rescheduled date of Friday, Jan. 23rd has been set. Mrs. Garvey will come in during the 8th P.E. classes the week of Jan. 19th, and review with our students all the necessary steps for all our dances!! A good time still awaits all!!

After a great week of rollerblading for all Lakeview grade levels, Monday; Jan. 12th marks the beginning of our new units.........WEIGHT TRAINING and BASKETBALL, as well as FLOOR HOCKEY for our 6th grade classes. Many of our 7th and 8th grade students have had a peek at the stage, and are eager to get started with our new weight equipment. This new equipment was made possible by both District 66 funding and the generosity of Good Samaritan Hospital, through the efforts of Mrs. Cathy Killian! TOGETHER, WE WILL!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS once again to all the members of the Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams, as well as the Varsity Cheerleaders. The 2009 season officially kicked off last Sunday; Jan. 4th, as the Boys squad made a strong showing at the 7th annual D.G. Mayor's Classic. After losing a tough game by 4 to Our Lady of Peace, the Spartans responded with an outstanding effort, defeating St. Joseph's by 20. In the final game, the Spartans got behind by 12, only to fight back and tie the score with 2 minutes remaining. At that point, St. Joseph's put on a spurt, and defated Lakeview by 4 to capture the Consolation Championship. As a side note to the tourney, Andrew J. tied a tournament record sinking nine 3 point shots during the 3 games!! A personal congratulations goes out to Andrew who, by my view, is a self-made player through his tireless work during the season, as well as during the off-seaon.

The Boys return to action this week beginning Tuesday night in the Westmont Rotary Tournament at Westmont Jr. High School. The Boys game tips off at 7:45 PM, while the Girls start their game at 6:30 PM............SAME LOCATION!!! The opponent for both teams will by conference arch-rival Jefferson!!! Both teams will return to action Thursday night, with game times dependent on the outcome of the games on Tuesday!! (CHECK MY BLOG ON WEDNESDAY, with scores of the Tuesday night games being posted!!!) If either team wins a game on either or both nights, they will have an opportunity to play a third game (for a trophy) on Saturday; January 17th.

Have a great week, stay warm, and come watch our teams play!!

PLAY HARD!!!!!!!

Coach Dodd