Hey Spartans..............
Hope your day and week is going well......ALL is good at this end!!!!
Ballroom dancing is progressing smoothly in 8th grade, while 6th and 7th get into the swing of square dancing!!!!! Don't forget that gala 8th grade "formal" on Friday; December 18th beginning at approximately 1:15 PM.
I would like to announce the 2009-2010 Lakeview Spartans Boys Varsity Basketball team. As always, "cuts" were very difficult, and something I feel is the hardest part of coaching. As someone who has been totally at both ends of the spectrum......out on the first cut and starter on a team, I can relate to what it is like to be in both positions!!! To those of you who did not make our club, I hope you take my individual discussions we have had, and work at your areas of improvement need.
2009-2010 SPARTANS:
Jacob A.
Michael A.
Adam A.
Joey B.
Ryan B.
Wesley D.
Tom J.
Jack M.
Louis M.
Michael M.
Christopher P.
Kovas R.
Daniel T.
Antonio T.
Joe W.
Practices have begun, with our first games scheduled for the Westmont Tournament during the second week of January.
Had the pleasure of going to the Bears game Sunday, and thoroughly enjoyed a great defensive show by both teams? ! ? ! ? ! A COUPLE of good drafts, and both the Rams and the Bears will be "Back-in-the-Hunt"!!!
Looks like the Holiday Bowl Season will be competitive as well. How many "blog-viewers" think 'Bama's defense can shutdown Colt McCoy and the Longhorns?????? The Tide "chomped" on the Gators vaunted machine in good fashion!
On a final College Football note, three Downers Grove South football alums will be involved with post-season bowl games...........
STEVEN SLAYDEN (Lakeview '04....DGS '08) is a key component in the University of Minnesota SPIRIT SQUAD. The Golden Gophers (Big 10; 6-6 overall) will oppose Iowa State University (Big 12; 6-6 overall) in the Insight Bowl on Thursday; December 31st; Tempe, Az. The game kicks off at 5 PM C.S.T. (NFL Network TV--subscription) As a "base", it is Steven responsibility to "hoist", "hurl" or "throw" a diminutive teammate many feet in the air, while making sure that he is also there to "catch her on her re-entry"!!! As an honor of being one of the best on his "squad", Steven was chosen to carry the Minnesota 45 foot high flag as the Gophers entered the field for the first game in their new stadium!!!!!
ZACK BELL (Lakeview '03...DGS '07) will travel to Ft. Worth, Tx. as a member of the United States Air Force Academy football team (#94) as they prepare to take on the University of Houston Cougars (10-3) in the Bell Helicopter-Armed Forces Bowl (Thursday; 12/31/09; 11:00 AM (CST); ESPN). The Falcons (7-5) come into the game as the representative of the Mountain West Conference.
ANDY SCHULZE (Eisenhower '02...DGS '06) will take part in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fl. (Tuesday; 1/5/10; 6:30 PM (CST); FOX SPORTS-National). The #10 ranked University of Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2) will oppose the Atlantic Coast Conference champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-2 / #9 ranked) in a B.C.S. contest!!! Andy (#65) handles all the center snaps for Iowa field goals, extra points, and punts.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THREE OF THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENT ATHLETES!!! HIT HARD!!!!!
As a BONUS event this week, the first LAKEVIEW student who e-mails me with the names of the three student-athletes listed above will win "Lunch With The Coach" (Mr. Dodd) during a lunch period mutually agreed upon at Lakeview! Please e-mail me tdodd@ccsd66.org
Have a great week.....GO SPARTANS!!!!!!.................PLAY HARD!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
ONE, TWO, THREE.....CHA..CHA..CHA !!!
Hello Spartan Fans......
Our rebound from Thanksgiving vacation is rolling along with the beginning of Ballroom Dancing for our 8th graders. Under the direction of Mrs. Anne Garvey, our students are getting into the fundamentals, with nine more days till our "formal" on Friday; December 18th. 99.5% of this years' graduating class are working very hard to learn this "lifeskill" activity, and as is always the case, that .5% will catch on ......hopefully sooner than later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At this date, Boys Varsity Basketball has completed one day of tryouts with a conclusion coming tomorrrow (Dec. 2nd). The final roster for the 2009-10 season will be posted on Thursday morning (Dec. 3rd). Practices will be scheduled during the remaining two weeks in December, with game action scheduled to start in January. Please check this site for a roster and a game schedule. On behalf of my club, I would like to once again invite the members of 66 to attend games whenever possible!! 2008-09 was quite a "fun ride", one that will never be forgotten. On that same vein, I will post a list next week of our '08-'09 squad, and where they are playing in high school this season!!
GOOD LUCK to all our Lakeview girls who will be trying out for the Varsity Cheerleading squad under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Maass. The excitement and enthusiasm of last years squad was one of main reasons for our teams' success in their tournament run!!!
On a serious note, it is my understanding that the Chicago Bears' practice was stopped on Tuesday when a player spotted a "white, powdery substance" on the field. D.E.A. and A.T.F. were called in to investigate the finding. After complete analysis, forensic experts determined that the white substance, unknown to players was the GOAL LINE!! Practice was allowed to continue after agents determined that players would not encounter the substance again this season!!! (Thanks to Coach Slayden for this F.Y.I.)
Have a great week, and
GO SPARTANS........PLAY HARD!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
Our rebound from Thanksgiving vacation is rolling along with the beginning of Ballroom Dancing for our 8th graders. Under the direction of Mrs. Anne Garvey, our students are getting into the fundamentals, with nine more days till our "formal" on Friday; December 18th. 99.5% of this years' graduating class are working very hard to learn this "lifeskill" activity, and as is always the case, that .5% will catch on ......hopefully sooner than later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At this date, Boys Varsity Basketball has completed one day of tryouts with a conclusion coming tomorrrow (Dec. 2nd). The final roster for the 2009-10 season will be posted on Thursday morning (Dec. 3rd). Practices will be scheduled during the remaining two weeks in December, with game action scheduled to start in January. Please check this site for a roster and a game schedule. On behalf of my club, I would like to once again invite the members of 66 to attend games whenever possible!! 2008-09 was quite a "fun ride", one that will never be forgotten. On that same vein, I will post a list next week of our '08-'09 squad, and where they are playing in high school this season!!
GOOD LUCK to all our Lakeview girls who will be trying out for the Varsity Cheerleading squad under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Maass. The excitement and enthusiasm of last years squad was one of main reasons for our teams' success in their tournament run!!!
On a serious note, it is my understanding that the Chicago Bears' practice was stopped on Tuesday when a player spotted a "white, powdery substance" on the field. D.E.A. and A.T.F. were called in to investigate the finding. After complete analysis, forensic experts determined that the white substance, unknown to players was the GOAL LINE!! Practice was allowed to continue after agents determined that players would not encounter the substance again this season!!! (Thanks to Coach Slayden for this F.Y.I.)
Have a great week, and
GO SPARTANS........PLAY HARD!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
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