Hello Bears and Packers Fans (and whoever else is out there) !
What a week this has been at Lakeview Jr. High School....Where do I start ??????
Basketball and Weight Training (and Floor Hockey in 6th grade) are rolling along with much fun being had (hopefully) by all participants. 6th grade will test on their current units tomorrow, and then rotate to their new units on Tuesday. Weekly fitness continues, and I must say, there seem to be a larger than normal number of students who have accumulated missing scores since the trimester began. Students need to see their teachers to make sure these get made up. Missing assignments at the end of the trimester will be converted into zeros, thus lowering that students grade.
On the interscholastic scene, Varsity Basketball has it's first week conclude with fairly good results. On the Ladies' level, Coach Little's squad has once-again gotten off to a great start as they have posted three wins last week. Following wins versus Westmont and Cass, the Ladies defeated perennial power Old Quarry on Friday by the score of 28-15.
On the Boys side, the Spartans got the regular season off to a great start with a come-from-behind win over Westmont by the score of 34-32. Following a horrendous Thursday loss to Cass, the Boys traveled to Old Quarry and battled the Warriors to the end, losing out by the score of 39-32. FREE THROWING SHOOTING has killed the Boys during the pre-season and this past week, including a horrific 3 for 18 at Old Quarry. I must say that the Boys energy level was outstanding at Old Quarry, lending hope that the coming games will end more successfully. As I stated in an earlier blog, one of my goals for our team this season was to improve as the season progressed. Some of our squad members (and very good athletes) did not participate in the J. V. season last year. This week, the BOYS will host Eisenhower on Monday, Old Quarry on Tuesday, and travel to Jefferson (Woodridge) on Friday. All games tipoff at 4 PM..
On the high school front, Lakeview alum Dan Jurgutis (LV '07) has been a stabilizing spot for the Downers South Boys Varsity Basketball squad. Following three years as a member of the St. Joe's program, Dan transferred back to D.G.S., and has been, according to Head Coach Jay Baum, "The missing piece of what the varsity needed to get to the next level." The Mustangs traveled to Proviso East last Friday night and defeated the Pirates in a show-down of top 20 teams. In addition, four members of the Lakeview '09 conference championship team are playing prominent roles for the one-loss sophomore team at South. Robert Mara, Andrew Jovien, Povilas Golokvocius, and Jeff Jelen have all excelled. In addition, John Bonk (also a member of this team) is starting for the varsity Roadrunners at Nazareth Academy.
GOOD LUCK to all our alumni as the seasons head down the stretch!!
AND FINALLY, all the "Good-natured" ribbing that has taken place in the Lakeview P.E. department will come to a halt this afternoon around 4:30, as the Bears and Packers N.F.C. title game will be decided. I must say that Miss Nyhlen is a great fan of her team, having taken "grief" all week from all the Bears' fans at Lakeview. Never once has she wavered in her support of her "Green and Gold", including her Pack outfit at school on Friday!! With Mr. Dvorak being a devout Bears' fan, it's been a long week being in-the-middle.
Have a great week, stop at Lakeview on Monday, Tuesday, or Friday and catch a Varsity Basketball game.....tipoff at 4 PM..........................and..................................
ROLL SPARTANS !!!!!!!!! PLAY HARD !!!!!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
