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WEEK 1 WRAP-UP
The boys basketball season got started last week as the freshman team competed in the Webster Groves tournament and the sophomore team competed in the LHS Round Robin tournament. The sophomores started things off early Monday night with a dominant team win over Fox. Contributions were made by all players on the roster and it was a good start to the season. The freshman opened that night as they played host Webster in the first round of their tournament. The team held on to a three point lead with about two minutes left, but could not sustain the defensive pressure of the Statesmen as they ended up dropping the contest in the last minute of the game. The sophomores continued tournament play in the LHS trny when they faced Webster Groves on Wednesday. The results turned out to be about the same for the sophomores as the defensive pressure got to the Flyers and they couldn't pull out the win in fourth quarter. The freshman did not bode very well on Thursday night in the second round of the WG tournament as they were beat by University City in a game that was only close in the 4th quarter. Entering Thursday night's final round game in the LHS tournament, the sophomores found themselves in a position where they could still take home the tournament crown with a win over 2-0 Kirkwood. In a game that saw many lead changes throughout the course of the game. The Flyers pulled out a dramatic win over Kirkwood to win the championship crown for the tournament. The freshman played in the 7th place game at the Webster Groves tournament on Saturday. The Flyers looked great offensively, but did not have an answer to stop Mehlville on defense. Despite 27 points from Nick Brohammer, the Flyers dropped the contest for their 3rd loss in a row. This coming week, the varsity Flyers tip off in the Hillsboro tournament on Tuesday as they take on Festus. Games will continue throughout the week depending on the results. The freshman team will play a B game against Parkway West on Tuesday and then face rival Vianey at home on Thursday.
VARSITY FLYERS GET #7 SEED IN 53rd ANNUAL GENE STEIGHORST INVITATIONAL
The boys varsity team will open up their season next Tuesday, December 8 at Hillsboro High School as the #7 seeded team and they will take on the #2 seeded Festus Tigers. Other teams competing in the tournament are Howell Central, Desoto, Hillsboro, Northwest, Seckman, and Windsor. If the Flyers win their first round game, they will play on Friday night and if they drop their first contest they will play on Wednesday night. Download a tournament bracket by CLICKING HERE.
2009-2010 TEAM POSTER RELEASED
The tradition of a team poster has been brought back this year. Last Wednesday, Kriewall Photography came out before practice to take pictures for the 2009-2010 team poster. The poster is titled, "The Fire Within" and shows face shots of each player with flames in their eyes. Posters will be available for purchase at the home opener on Dec 15. The Flyers will also hold a "JFB/LAA Night" where each youth player will receive a free poster. After the game, the Varsity Flyers will stick around to sign the posters for each youth player. The date for this event will be announced soon.
On Saturday, November 14th, all three levels of the Lindbergh Basketball program took part in a team building challenge out at Beaumont Scout Ranch. Each team worked together to work through a series of Low Ropes course challenges. It was a great team bonding experience and an excellent opportunity for our players at each level to learn how to work as a team to achieve goals. To view pictures from Saturday's team excursion, CLICK HERE.
On Saturday, November 14th, all three levels of the Lindbergh Basketball program took part in a team building challenge out at Beaumont Scout Ranch. Each team worked together to work through a series of Low Ropes course challenges. It was a great team bonding experience and an excellent opportunity for our players at each level to learn how to work as a team to achieve goals. To view pictures from Saturday's team excursion, CLICK HERE.
The Junior Flyers Basketball program will be holding tryouts for this year's teams on October 13, 14, and 15th. This year we will only be having two teams per division (8th, 7th, and 6th). Tryouts for 8th graders will be on October 13th, tryouts for 7th graders on the 14th, and tryouts for 6th graders on the 15th. All tryouts will be held in Gym 3 at Lindbergh High School and will run from 7:00 pm to about 9:00 pm. There will be an informational meeting on Tuesday, October 6th at 6:00 pm in the high school cafeteria covering tryouts, expectations, goals, and the upcoming season.
Head basketball coach Jason Wolfard will also be hosting two skills clinics for boys in 6th grade through 8th grade. The first clinic will focus individual skill development and the second clinic will focus on team concepts. JFB coaches will be in attendance with teams for the second clinic. The first clinic is on Thursday, October 29 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in Gym 3. The second clinic will be on Saturday, October 31 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm in Gym 3. Clinics for boys in 1st through 5th grade will be in December. To download a clinic brochure, please CLICK HERE.
In June, the basketball program purchased a NOAH Select Shooting machine. This machine is a state of the art system that helps players practice the correct way to shoot the basketball. LHS players started working on the machine this summer and began getting instantaneous feedback on the arc of their shot.
The basketball program is starting a fundraiser to help assist in the 
purchase of this system. Cards have been sent home with certain players to send out to family, friends, and others to see if they would be willing to help with the purchase of our system. They can also visit online and make their donation by clicking on the link to the right. By visiting the NOAH site, they can learn more about the product as well.
The Lindbergh High School Boys Basketball program will be conducting open tryouts for the 2009-2010 varsity, sophomore, and freshman teams on November 9th and 10th. All student-athletes wishing to tryout for any level of the program must meet the following requirements before tryouts begin on November 9th:
- 1. You must have a physical on file in the nurse's office at the high school and you must have a parent-permission form on file in the athletic office. (**Athletes playing a fall sport have already met this requirement)
- 2. All school fines must be PAID IN FULL before an athlete is allowed to tryout (NO EXCEPTIONS). A list of current fines can be found in the high school athletic office.
- 3. All players must complete the "HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUT PACKET" and turn it into a member of the high school coaching staff by Thursday, November 5th. This packet includes team policies, expectations, goals, and teacher recommendation forms that must be completed before tryouts begin.
Athletes must be ready for tryouts at the required starting time in appropriate basketball gear (T-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes). On the first day of tryouts, freshman should report to the wood court for basketball tryouts starting at 3:00, and sophomores and varsity athletes should report to the tile court for SPARQ testing at 3:00. At approximately 4:15, freshman will move to the tile floor for SPARQ testing and sophomore and varsity athletes will move to the wood floor for basketball tryouts. On day 2 of tryouts (Nov 10th), freshman tryouts will run from 3:00 to 4:15 and varsity tryouts will run from 4:15 to 5:30. Any athlete that is still participating in a fall sport will be given a tryout upon completion of their season.
Highlights from the 2006-2007 Final Four Run.
District Championship news show run on Channel 98 LHSNews in 2006-2007.
Wolfard.