HELLO SPARTAN NATION !!!!!!
Before I begin my Lakeview "stuff", I would like to take this opportunity to wish "GOOD LUCK" to one of my former student / athletes on some honors and awards he has and will soon receive.
Soon-to-be United States Air Force 2nd Lt. Zack Bell has received an appointment to begin pilot training (Vance A.F. Base; Okla.) following academy graduation in May. Zack is a 2003 graduate of Lakeview, and 2007 at D.G.S, having been a team member of basketball (1 year), baseball (4 years), and varsity football for 4 years. Zack was selected All-State as a punter and kicker in 2006.
In addition to his selection for pilot training, Zack was named to the MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE All-Academic team, having posted a 3.18 GPA over seven semesters at the academy majoring in military history. Zack finished his college career by kicking two field goals in the 2010 Independence Bowl, helping the Falcons defeat Georgia Tech 16-14. On a final note, Zack has been invited to attend the N.F.L. combine for kickers during mid-May in Los Angeles.
GOOD LUCK 94 !!!!
Physical Education classes have concluded their units on BASKETBALL, WEIGHT TRAINING, and FLOOR HOCKEY. I must say that we have a wide range of successes in the Basketball unit. Most of our students did a great job, and definitely reviewed their study guides before the written tests. Unfortunately, we had others who must have lost their's or chose to just "wing-it" before test day. OVERALL, I must say my classes did very well, and also worked very hard at getting missing work made-up!!
P.E. in all classes will now be switching to PICKLEBALL, BAGS, TABLE TENNIS, and in 6th grade, WIFFLEBALL. In addition, PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTING will begin shortly.
On the Inter-scholastic basketball front, the SDEAA Conference Tournaments begin tomorrow (Monday; Feb. 28), with the BOYS squad hosting Lisle AT Lakeview tipping off at 4 PM. The Boys squad finished their regular season with 4 wins in their final 5 games, finishing 5 and 10 in conference. A win Monday moves the Boys club into the quarterfinals on Tuesday AT #1 seeded Burr Ridge, with tipoff at 5:15 PM. A win Tuesday moves the Boys into the semi-finals Wednesday; March 2nd at either Eisenhower or Jefferson. Tipoff time yet to bet determined. A win Wednesday places Lakeview in the Boys championship game AT Jefferson (tourney host) on Friday evening beginning at 7:30 PM.
On the Ladies side, Coach Little and his staff have just completed another OUTSTANDING regular season, posting a record of 13 wins and only 2 losses. By finishing as the #2 seed, the Ladies will host a home game Tuesday. With a win Tuesday, they will host again on Wednesday, with both games starting at 4 PM. A Wednesday win will move the Lady Spartans into the conference championship game on Friday; March 4th AT Jefferson beginning at 6 PM.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH SQUADS AS THE "FUN PART OF THE SEASON" BEGINS...............REMEMBER............LAST MAN STANDING WINS!!!!!
On a baseball note, Spring Training has begun in Florida and Arizona for the M.L.B. teams, and it has not started well for my Cardinals. Much to the happiness of some of the Cincinnati Reds, Cardinals' #1 starter Adam Wainwright was diagnosed with a serious right elbow injury, and will have "Tommy John surgery" in the near future. This setback on the St. Louis front will obviously make the N.L. Central Division a tight race..........Hang in there Cub fans!!!!!!
Have a great week, and...............................
GO SPARTANS!!!!!!!!! PLAY HARD!!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
CELEBRATING GEORGE to ABE to J.F.K to JIMMY to BARACK!!!!!!
HAIL TO THE CHIEFS!!!!!!
Hope this blog finds the 66 community doing well!! Good at this end!!
Before I go any further, I want to compliment the MANY Lakeview students in my class who have worked very hard.....the last 5 days.....getting all their makeup work completed from class. Some students had as many as 7 items to makeup. It is my hope that these....make that all my students..... work a little harder, so as to not put themselves into this situation in the future.
Physical Education classes continue to participate in Basketball and Weight Training (as well as Floor Hockey in 6th grade). It seems as though all the students are enjoying this time, and are working hard!
At the interscholastic end, the Lakeview Girls continue to roll along towards their Wednesday (Feb. 13rd) clash with Jefferson (AT Jefferson). Lakeview plays Burr Ridge at home on Tuesday. A win by the Spartans will move their record to 13-1, with Jefferson entering Wednesday L.V. game at 14-0. Lakeview's only regular season loss came at the hands of Jefferson, who came from a 19-6 first quarter deficit to win by 6. GO SPARTANS !!!!!!!!
On the Boys side, two victories this week (after a disappointing loss to Butler) have brightened the enthusiasm for everyone around the program. On Tuesday, a capacity crowd at "Pack-The-Place" saw the Butler Vikings score the first basket of the game, and continue to lead most of the way. POOR free throw shooting, as well as inconsistent ball handling and shooting spelled doom for the Spartans!
Wednesday and Thursday marked the first time that the Boys have been able to put back-to-back wins together, with TOUGH defense leading the way. A 44-40 win over Lisle was followed by a gutty 37-27 win AT JEFFERSON on Thursday. As anyone who has followed Lakeview basketball knows, playing at Jefferson is NO "Walk-In-The-Park". After a pre-game with horns and whistles, fireworks, LOUD music, and formal introductions, the Spartans got off to a 7-2 start, and lead the entire game. Everything that our club has done wrong all year (missed free throws, playing out of control, poor shot selection, uncontrolled passing, forgetting assignments) was done correctly for a large majority of the game. A very satifying afternoon!
On Friday, due to the positive support of athletics by our administration, our varsity reserves played the Cass reserves in a regulation game at Lakeview. The reserves have been great teammates all season, and have supported our regulars at all times. In addition, these reserves have worked extremely hard in practice, while not complaining about a lack of playing time!!!!! My hat is off to these players on our squad.
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Here is what this week looks like for our teams at Lakeview:
Monday (Feb. 21st)..............Sleep in!!!!...........DO HOMEWORK!!!!!.....Rest up for two tough games this week!!!
Tuesday (Feb. 22nd) .. BOYS AT BURR RIDGE...GIRLS AT HOME (vs. Burr Ridge).......4 PM tipoffs
Wednesday(Feb. 23rd)...BOYS AT HOME (vs. Jefferson)...GIRLS AT Jefferson......4 PM tipoffs
Thursday (Feb. 24) & Friday (Feb. 25) Practice for BOTH squads at Lakeview till 5 PM
Conference Tournament begins Monday; Feb. 28th...Opponents and locations to be determined!!
A couple of items on the high school level for basketball......
John Bonk (L.V. '09) and the Roadrunners of Nazareth Academy start their state 3A regional tourney play on Monday; Feb. 28th as they take on St.Francis (Wheaton) at 7:30 PM at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park. The following night, Dan Jurgutis (L.V. 07) leads the Mustangs of D.G.S. into 4A play at the Aurora West regional vs. Batavia or Glenbard North (Carol Stream) with tipoff also at 7:30 PM...... PLAY HARD!!!!!!!
On a final note, I will reward a can of Pepsi (at lunch) to the FIRST Lakeview student who comes to me (AFTER 7:45 AM; Tuesday; Feb. 22nd) having read this blog and can tell me ONE of the opponents Lakeview will face this week in basketball!!!!!
And ONE MORE THING................ Only 39 more days till the Cardinals opener in St. Louis vs. the San Diego Padres (Thursday; March 31; 3:15 PM...1st pitch)
Have a great week, and..........................GO SPARTANS!!!!!!! PLAY HARD!!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
Hope this blog finds the 66 community doing well!! Good at this end!!
Before I go any further, I want to compliment the MANY Lakeview students in my class who have worked very hard.....the last 5 days.....getting all their makeup work completed from class. Some students had as many as 7 items to makeup. It is my hope that these....make that all my students..... work a little harder, so as to not put themselves into this situation in the future.
Physical Education classes continue to participate in Basketball and Weight Training (as well as Floor Hockey in 6th grade). It seems as though all the students are enjoying this time, and are working hard!
At the interscholastic end, the Lakeview Girls continue to roll along towards their Wednesday (Feb. 13rd) clash with Jefferson (AT Jefferson). Lakeview plays Burr Ridge at home on Tuesday. A win by the Spartans will move their record to 13-1, with Jefferson entering Wednesday L.V. game at 14-0. Lakeview's only regular season loss came at the hands of Jefferson, who came from a 19-6 first quarter deficit to win by 6. GO SPARTANS !!!!!!!!
On the Boys side, two victories this week (after a disappointing loss to Butler) have brightened the enthusiasm for everyone around the program. On Tuesday, a capacity crowd at "Pack-The-Place" saw the Butler Vikings score the first basket of the game, and continue to lead most of the way. POOR free throw shooting, as well as inconsistent ball handling and shooting spelled doom for the Spartans!
Wednesday and Thursday marked the first time that the Boys have been able to put back-to-back wins together, with TOUGH defense leading the way. A 44-40 win over Lisle was followed by a gutty 37-27 win AT JEFFERSON on Thursday. As anyone who has followed Lakeview basketball knows, playing at Jefferson is NO "Walk-In-The-Park". After a pre-game with horns and whistles, fireworks, LOUD music, and formal introductions, the Spartans got off to a 7-2 start, and lead the entire game. Everything that our club has done wrong all year (missed free throws, playing out of control, poor shot selection, uncontrolled passing, forgetting assignments) was done correctly for a large majority of the game. A very satifying afternoon!
On Friday, due to the positive support of athletics by our administration, our varsity reserves played the Cass reserves in a regulation game at Lakeview. The reserves have been great teammates all season, and have supported our regulars at all times. In addition, these reserves have worked extremely hard in practice, while not complaining about a lack of playing time!!!!! My hat is off to these players on our squad.
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Here is what this week looks like for our teams at Lakeview:
Monday (Feb. 21st)..............Sleep in!!!!...........DO HOMEWORK!!!!!.....Rest up for two tough games this week!!!
Tuesday (Feb. 22nd) .. BOYS AT BURR RIDGE...GIRLS AT HOME (vs. Burr Ridge).......4 PM tipoffs
Wednesday(Feb. 23rd)...BOYS AT HOME (vs. Jefferson)...GIRLS AT Jefferson......4 PM tipoffs
Thursday (Feb. 24) & Friday (Feb. 25) Practice for BOTH squads at Lakeview till 5 PM
Conference Tournament begins Monday; Feb. 28th...Opponents and locations to be determined!!
A couple of items on the high school level for basketball......
John Bonk (L.V. '09) and the Roadrunners of Nazareth Academy start their state 3A regional tourney play on Monday; Feb. 28th as they take on St.Francis (Wheaton) at 7:30 PM at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park. The following night, Dan Jurgutis (L.V. 07) leads the Mustangs of D.G.S. into 4A play at the Aurora West regional vs. Batavia or Glenbard North (Carol Stream) with tipoff also at 7:30 PM...... PLAY HARD!!!!!!!
On a final note, I will reward a can of Pepsi (at lunch) to the FIRST Lakeview student who comes to me (AFTER 7:45 AM; Tuesday; Feb. 22nd) having read this blog and can tell me ONE of the opponents Lakeview will face this week in basketball!!!!!
And ONE MORE THING................ Only 39 more days till the Cardinals opener in St. Louis vs. the San Diego Padres (Thursday; March 31; 3:15 PM...1st pitch)
Have a great week, and..........................GO SPARTANS!!!!!!! PLAY HARD!!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
Sunday, February 13, 2011
B.B. SUCCESS..............FINALLY !!!!!!!!
Hey Spartan Fans,
First off.............Happy Valentines Day on Monday!!!!! I hope all the gentlemen out there pony up, and get your significant other something "special" for Valentine's Day!!!
7th and 8th grade Physical Education classes have been working hard daily during Basketball and Weight Training. On the 6th Grade level, we have begun the third rotation for Basketball, Weight Training, and Floor Hockey!!
Just a gentle reminder that all makeups from this trimester need to be completed by this Friday (Feb. 18). Failure to complete these will result in a zero for any missing work!!!! "GIT-UR-DONE!!!
Last night (Sat.; 2/12/'11), I had the pleasure of attending the fifteen year reunion of the Lakeview Class of 1995. Approximately 25 members returned for a night of Lakeview touring, recalling old times, trying to figure out who was who without looking at a name tag, and then..........probably a great night-cap at Another Round in Downtown Downers Grove. Due to previous Valentine's Day plans, I was not able to land at "The Round"! A special "Thanks" goes out to class member Tim Sularski who organized the event.
CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Little, his staff, and the Lakeview Girls Basketball squad. Their season continues to roll along with four wins last week in conference play. With only ONE conference loss, it appears that the Lady Spartans will have an opportunity to play for the conference championship on the last day of the regular season.... AT JEFFERSON; Feb. 23rd; 4 PM Tipoff!!!! Good Luck Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the Boys side.........a very frustrating week of basketball (3 losses by a combined 13 points) came to a pleasant end as the Spartans defeated Westmont, AT Westmont on Friday, 44-40. After finally playing FOUR quarters of consistant basketball, the Boys' team posted their second victory of the season. On four occasions this year, the Boys have had leads, only to stumble in the fourth quarter!
THIS TUESDAY (February 15th)....the Boys will play their "PACK-THE-PLACE" game at Lakeview vs. the Butler Bulldogs. Fun games and activities start at 3:05 PM, with Tipoff at 4:00 PM.
"Pack-The-Place" was a rousing success for the Girls last Wednesday, as they defeated Eisenhower before a standing room only crowd!!!!! All games are important, but anytime these two teams get together...........WATCH OUT.............THE FUR WILL FLY!!!!!! Players know each other from rec teams and social get-togethers, thus heightening the drama!!!!
By the time my next blog publishes (Sunday; Feb. 20), Spring Training will be in full swing. Good luck to all your favorite teams................and my St. Louis Cardinals!!!!!!!
Have a great day, and..................
GO SPARTANS!!!!!!!!! PLAY HARD!!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
First off.............Happy Valentines Day on Monday!!!!! I hope all the gentlemen out there pony up, and get your significant other something "special" for Valentine's Day!!!
7th and 8th grade Physical Education classes have been working hard daily during Basketball and Weight Training. On the 6th Grade level, we have begun the third rotation for Basketball, Weight Training, and Floor Hockey!!
Just a gentle reminder that all makeups from this trimester need to be completed by this Friday (Feb. 18). Failure to complete these will result in a zero for any missing work!!!! "GIT-UR-DONE!!!
Last night (Sat.; 2/12/'11), I had the pleasure of attending the fifteen year reunion of the Lakeview Class of 1995. Approximately 25 members returned for a night of Lakeview touring, recalling old times, trying to figure out who was who without looking at a name tag, and then..........probably a great night-cap at Another Round in Downtown Downers Grove. Due to previous Valentine's Day plans, I was not able to land at "The Round"! A special "Thanks" goes out to class member Tim Sularski who organized the event.
CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Little, his staff, and the Lakeview Girls Basketball squad. Their season continues to roll along with four wins last week in conference play. With only ONE conference loss, it appears that the Lady Spartans will have an opportunity to play for the conference championship on the last day of the regular season.... AT JEFFERSON; Feb. 23rd; 4 PM Tipoff!!!! Good Luck Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the Boys side.........a very frustrating week of basketball (3 losses by a combined 13 points) came to a pleasant end as the Spartans defeated Westmont, AT Westmont on Friday, 44-40. After finally playing FOUR quarters of consistant basketball, the Boys' team posted their second victory of the season. On four occasions this year, the Boys have had leads, only to stumble in the fourth quarter!
THIS TUESDAY (February 15th)....the Boys will play their "PACK-THE-PLACE" game at Lakeview vs. the Butler Bulldogs. Fun games and activities start at 3:05 PM, with Tipoff at 4:00 PM.
"Pack-The-Place" was a rousing success for the Girls last Wednesday, as they defeated Eisenhower before a standing room only crowd!!!!! All games are important, but anytime these two teams get together...........WATCH OUT.............THE FUR WILL FLY!!!!!! Players know each other from rec teams and social get-togethers, thus heightening the drama!!!!
By the time my next blog publishes (Sunday; Feb. 20), Spring Training will be in full swing. Good luck to all your favorite teams................and my St. Louis Cardinals!!!!!!!
Have a great day, and..................
GO SPARTANS!!!!!!!!! PLAY HARD!!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
Thursday, February 3, 2011
OHHHHH THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL.......!!!!!!!
Well Spartans................are we ready to go back to school ??????
What a wild week this has been!! I hope that all of the District 66 community has been able to weather the storm, and are getting back to some normalcy as the school week comes to an end.
Mine started out last Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind. where I had the pleasure of attending the Purdue - Indiana Ladies' Big Ten basketball game with Dr. Tiede. I think it was the quickest trip I have ever spent on I-65 during my times headed towards Indianapolis. NO TRAFFIC!!!!!
The Purdue- I.U. game featured two former Miss Indiana high school Players-Of-The-Year, Brittany Rayburn ('08) and Courtney Moses ('10). Talk about players who can do it all, these two Boilers are the real deal. After leading 30-21 at half, Indiana cut the lead to seven before Purdue's two best took over from both the inside and outside.......Final > 71-57.
What a great turnout by the Lakeview 8th graders last Monday night at Downers South!! The annual Incoming Freshmen Open House saw a TON of Spartans walk through the school officially for the first time. As well, 87 "incomers" (86 boys / 1 girl) stopped at the football booth for a "meet and greet" with the current Freshmen and the Freshmen coaches!!! VERY ENCOURAGING !!!!!! GO MUSTANGS.....HIT HARD!!!!!!!
Basketball for the Spartans this week consisted of two great practices, and two postponements which will be made up. "Pack-The-Place" originally scheduled for Wednesday will be made up on February 15, while the game today with Burr Ridge will be played as well, once a common free date is decided upon! Stay tuned!!!!
Next week, both the Boys and Girls teams will play Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. When the Boys are home, the Girls play the same team away, and vice versa.
Next week, the Boys play:
Tuesday AT Gower...........Wednesday AT Eisenhower.........Thursday Home vs. Westview Hills.........Friday AT Westmont
I would like to take this opportunity to commend Mr. Kevin Raher on the GREAT JOB he has done as my volunteer assistant. Kevin has given much of his time for our practices and games, fitting it in amongst schoolwork and baseball practice! THANKS KEVIN!!!!
Physical Education classes continue with their units of Basketball and Weight Training (and the 6th graders with Floor Hockey).
Don't forget to get those makeup assignments and fitness runs caught-up by February 18th!!!! Still alot of blank scores in my gradebook!!!!!!!
AND.................................Spring Training for pitchers and catchers begin in 10 days!!!!!!!
GO REDBIRDS!!!!!!!!
Finally....................................a special Happy Birthday goes out to my littlest one.......Krissy.........who turns 17 on Monday!!!!!!!! XXXXX OOOOOO :) :) :) !!!!!!!!
Roll Spartans!!!!!!!! Play Hard!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
What a wild week this has been!! I hope that all of the District 66 community has been able to weather the storm, and are getting back to some normalcy as the school week comes to an end.
Mine started out last Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind. where I had the pleasure of attending the Purdue - Indiana Ladies' Big Ten basketball game with Dr. Tiede. I think it was the quickest trip I have ever spent on I-65 during my times headed towards Indianapolis. NO TRAFFIC!!!!!
The Purdue- I.U. game featured two former Miss Indiana high school Players-Of-The-Year, Brittany Rayburn ('08) and Courtney Moses ('10). Talk about players who can do it all, these two Boilers are the real deal. After leading 30-21 at half, Indiana cut the lead to seven before Purdue's two best took over from both the inside and outside.......Final > 71-57.
What a great turnout by the Lakeview 8th graders last Monday night at Downers South!! The annual Incoming Freshmen Open House saw a TON of Spartans walk through the school officially for the first time. As well, 87 "incomers" (86 boys / 1 girl) stopped at the football booth for a "meet and greet" with the current Freshmen and the Freshmen coaches!!! VERY ENCOURAGING !!!!!! GO MUSTANGS.....HIT HARD!!!!!!!
Basketball for the Spartans this week consisted of two great practices, and two postponements which will be made up. "Pack-The-Place" originally scheduled for Wednesday will be made up on February 15, while the game today with Burr Ridge will be played as well, once a common free date is decided upon! Stay tuned!!!!
Next week, both the Boys and Girls teams will play Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. When the Boys are home, the Girls play the same team away, and vice versa.
Next week, the Boys play:
Tuesday AT Gower...........Wednesday AT Eisenhower.........Thursday Home vs. Westview Hills.........Friday AT Westmont
I would like to take this opportunity to commend Mr. Kevin Raher on the GREAT JOB he has done as my volunteer assistant. Kevin has given much of his time for our practices and games, fitting it in amongst schoolwork and baseball practice! THANKS KEVIN!!!!
Physical Education classes continue with their units of Basketball and Weight Training (and the 6th graders with Floor Hockey).
Don't forget to get those makeup assignments and fitness runs caught-up by February 18th!!!! Still alot of blank scores in my gradebook!!!!!!!
AND.................................Spring Training for pitchers and catchers begin in 10 days!!!!!!!
GO REDBIRDS!!!!!!!!
Finally....................................a special Happy Birthday goes out to my littlest one.......Krissy.........who turns 17 on Monday!!!!!!!! XXXXX OOOOOO :) :) :) !!!!!!!!
Roll Spartans!!!!!!!! Play Hard!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
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