Hi to the "Spartan Nation"!!
Congratulations to all the students and staff for the outstanding effort during our ISAT's last week!! Even though we have "early dismissal" on Thursday, and NO SCHOOL on Friday, our daily schedule should be back to normal.
Our P.E. classes will continue their units that began last week in all three grade levels! 7th and 8th graders will be continuing PICKLEBALL, TABLE TENNIS and CORNHOLE! In addition, 6th graders will be working on WIFFLEBALL skills and games! All three grades have gotten off to good starts!
On the extra-curricular front, Varsity basketball heads into their final weeks with tournament games beginning Tuesday, March 10th. Coach Little, Coach K, and the GIRLS squad begin tourney play AT Old Quarry tipping off at 4 PM. The Lady Spartans enter the tourney seeded 5th (out of 11 teams). A win at Old Quarry on Tuesday would PROBABLY place them in the second round AT #1 seed Jefferson on Wednesday. The Girls played an outstanding game last Wednesday, taking Jefferson to overtime before finally falling by 2 points! A Lakeview win in both the first and second rounds would qualify them to play for the tournament championship on Friday night; March 13th in Lemont at OLD QUARRY (Old Quarry will be hosting the championship games). Tipoff is 6 PM. GOOD LUCK to our Girls squad!
On the BOYS side, the Spartans enter tourney play as the #1 seed, having finished the regular season with a record of 12-3 (tied with Old Quarry). Their 12-3 record placed them 2nd in the conference behind Jefferson (15-0). Jefferson elected to particiapete in the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament, thus disqualifying them from playing in our S.E.D.E.A.A. tournament. As a side note, the Wolverines made it to the semi-finals in Peoria before falling to Pekin. My personal congratulations to Coach Troy Johnson and all the Wolverines!
BOYS tourney play begins Tuesday; March 10, as the Spartans HOST the winner of the Monday play-in game between Eisenhower (3-12) and Lisle (2-12). Tipoff for Tuesday's game at Lakeview is 4 PM. A win on Tuesday will move the Spartans into a second round game AT Lakeview on Wednesday (March 11) vs. the winner of the Tuesday game between Westview Hills (8-7) and Butler (7-7). A win Wednesday would move the Spartans into the conference championship game Friday night (March 13) in Lemont at Old Quarry. Tipoff or the BOYS championship is set for 7:30 PM.
The SPARTAN fan base has been outstanding all season!! I think I speak for Coach Little and Coach K when I say it is very uplifting to have a loud, supportive crowd pulling for the Spartans!! ALL members of both programs hope that Spartan "followers" continue their great support!!! To that, I would like to personally congratulate Miss Jennifer Casey and the Spartan cheerleaders for their wonderful support and energy throughout the season!!!!!
On a final note, the winner of last week's "Lunch-With-The-Coach question ("What were the three units the 6th graders finished the previous week?) was Varsity basketball (and volleyball) player Steven K. who correctly answered, "Basketball, Weight Training, and Floor Hockey." Way to go Steven!!
This week's question (rom last week's blog) is, "What is the other name commonly used for the game "Cornhole?" Remember, you must be the first person to e-mail me the answer at tdodd@ccsd66.org to be the winner!!!!!
On a final....final note, my personal congratulations go out to our Lakeview alums who are members of the Downers Grove South Boys Varsity Basketball team. Starters Mike Cahill, Malcolm Herron, and Alex Gorniak, and well as 6th man Seth Carson lead the Mustangs to a thrilling 45-42 come-from-behind win last Friday night vs powerhouse Mt. Carmel in the Hinsdale South regional. Even though he has been a reserve player this season, junior Bobby Mueller has provided energy and enthusiasm from the bench. Cahill and Carson's tenacious defense, Herron's lights-out shooting, and Gorniak's ice-water-veins ball-handling helped the Mustangs erase a 10 point deficit with one quarter to play. Good luck to these outstanding young men as they continue tounament play on Tuesday night (March 10) at the Hinsdale Central Sectional vs. Hyde Park of Chicago!!!!
Have a great week, and.............GO SPARTANS!!!!!........PLAY HARD!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
