Lebanon CUSD #9

It's Game Day! 10:00 am Homecoming soccer game vs Wesclin! Come out and support your Greyhounds, we will have Krispy Kreme donuts, 1/2 time homecoming court announced and after the game we will have our golf ball drop fundraiser where you can win $300, $200 and $100 if your ball lands closest to the flag on the soccer field.

Junior High Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept 8th-Sept 14th Softball Our athletes of the week for softball are Grace Redmond and Korie Schwaegel. Grace #11 is an 8th grader. She has played for 4 years. She has always had a great attitude during practices and games. She is a good role model for the younger girls that are new to the team. Grace mostly plays outfield for us. She does a good job of tracking fly balls and backing up the left side of the field. Grace is a great bunter. When she bunts she advances our players around the bases and does the job she is supposed to do. Grace will be missed next year for JH softball, but I hope she continues to play in high school. Korie Schwaegel is my next athlete of the week. Korie #13 is a 5th grader and has started every game for our JH team. She knows the game of softball very well! Her main position has been first base. Korie is also a pitcher (which I am very thankful for). She is left handed and in JH softball you don't see as many lefties as you do righties on the mound. Korie has 14 RBIs this season so far. She is learning to slap hit and when she gets it, she will be great. Both Grace and Korie show off their great smiles a lot. It makes my job as a coach worth every minute. The JH Lady Greyhounds are 11-5 in the season so far! Regionals are next week. Good luck girls! Baseball Our first player of the week is Masen Davis. Masen was 3-9 with 2RBI, 3 runs, and 2 walks. He also played great defense playing second base, shortstop, and centerfield this week. Masen was not only picked because he performed well on the field, but because of his great attitude and hard work. Those qualities are more important to any coach than any one game performance. Masen is a 5th grader this is a future leader in the making. Garrett Cotts lead the team in hitting this week going 5-12, 3RBI, 2 runs, and numerous stolen bases. Garrett always gives 100% effort on the field and plays the game with great instinct. Garrett had a great defensive week and played second base, shortstop, and third base. Garrett continues to lead by example with his effort on the field. The Greyhounds went 2 and 2 on a busy week that was capped off by a 4-2 victory against All Saints Academy on Saturday morning. Henry Tilk had one of the best pitching performances of the year going to complete game giving up only two runs.

High School Athletes of the Week for Sept 8th-Sept 14th For the volleyball team's athlete of the week. JV: Naomi Krumsieg (MH/RS) (Sophomore) -Naomi was chosen for outstanding positive energy and the growth she's made throughout this season. During our Carlyle tournament Naomi was chosen to come along and play on varsity. Naomi’s performance in the tournament was absolutely excellent. Naomi helped the greyhound out with her excellent blocking skills at the net. She recorded 4 blocks along with a couple touches and 2 kills. -Something that stands out from Naomi is her coachability and her persistent positivity. Even when things aren't going her way Naomi doesn’t crumble from the adversity. She instead tackles it head on with a smile on her face. Coach Kempfer and I are truly proud of the growth and progress she has made thus far this season. We are excited to see what more growth she does as the season continues. Varsity: Addison Durbin (Libero) (Freshmen) -Addison was chosen for her persistent hard work and dedication. This past weekend during the carlyle tournament L.A helped the greyhounds with her excellent pass and digs. L.A always lays her body on the line to make sure that no balls hit the court. She made some impressive one handed saves that kept the greyhounds in some long rallys. Not only did her digs help us out this weekend, but also her serves as well. -Something that stands out from Addison is her positivity and effort. Whenever the team is down Addison is the first one to bring a smile to the team or encourage her teammates from the sideline. Her effort speaks louder than words. There isn't a game yet where you won't see her diving on the court to recover a ball. Soccer Brayson Britsch is the soccer athlete of the week. Brayson scored the winning goal and added an assist in a dominant home win, 8-0 vs Vandalia

Homecoming has arrived!! Please come out and support our soccer team as we take on Wesclin at 10 am. Following the game we will have our 2nd Annual Golf Ball Drop. If you have not purchased tickets, they will be available tomorrow. Winners receive $300, $200 and $100.

Homecoming Soccer game tomorrow at 10:00 am vs Wesclin. Come out and support the Greyhounds and see the Homecoming court at halftime Please pass this information long to anyone who may not receive these messages. The IHSA does NOT allow any noise makers, such as cowbells, blow horns, whistles, etc... at soccer games

Wednesday Athletic Results JH Baseball beat St Bonafice 9-2 JH Softball lost to St Bonafice 7-1 HS Cross Country at Piasa SW meet Keegan Brown placed 10th time of 26:16 Addison Durbin placed 11th time of 26:17 Savannah Pontious placed 17th time of 29:26 Jayden Luna placed 21st time of 30:47

Join us in congratulating the Lebanon PreK program! Our program earned the prestigious Gold Circle of Quality Award through ExceleRate Illinois. This top distinction recognizes early learning providers who prioritize continual improvement and meet or exceed the highest standards. Here's the video from yesterday's announcement: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGRN1tzo0g/5eocU-Q-zXGLU36PlCQkIw/watch?utm_content=DAGRN1tzo0g&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

Soccer Mom and BBQ Dad

Thank you William & Paula at CC Food Mart for always supporting our students! We greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness!

Early Winter Junior High Sports: Junior High Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Cheerleading parent, player and coach meeting Monday Sept 30th at 6:30 in the Grade School gym. Tryouts will begin on Tuesday Oct 1st, times to be announced. Must have current physical, power school athletic forms filled out and $40 fee.

Come out and watch our young Greyhound teams play in the post-season! Junior High Baseball and Softball Post Season Schedule Baseball Tues Sept 24th #2 Lebanon vs # 3 Okawville at Lebanon 4:00 #1 Aviston vs #4 Shiloh at Aviston 4:00 Thur Sept 26th Regional Championship at highest seed left 4:00 Softball Regional Wednesday Sept 25th #1 Lebanon vs #4 O'Fallon St Clare at Lebanon 4:00 #2 Aviston vs #3 Maryville Christian at Aviston 4:00 Thursday Sept 26th Regional Championship at the highest seed 4:00 Good Luck Greyhounds!!!

Last night Ava Garbe competed in the jh cross country meet at Breese and placed 20th out of 47 runners with a time of 15:19 on a 1.66 mile course. Good job Ava, keep working hard!

We are looking for a few great people to become part of the Coaching Team at Lebanon CUSD #9. We have the following positions open for this year currently. Must be able to pass a background check and provide a current physical for the position. Coaching Positions for the 24-25 SY HS Asst Baseball Coach HS Asst Cheer Coach HS Girl’s Basketball COOP Asst. Coach HS Girl’s Softball COOP Asst. Coach JrH Asst Soccer Coach JrH Asst Cheer Coach JrH Track Asst. Coach Please send a letter of interest with a resume' to Lisa Hardy at lhardy@lcusd9.org. The positions will remain open until filled.

Any student who is interested in trying out for high school cheerleading this year, there will be a meeting on Tuesday Sept 24th at 7:00 in the high school commons. The tryouts will take place in mid-October so anyone trying out will need to have a current athletic physical and their athletic paperwork filled out on the online registration page where you enrolled your student for the year. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mr. Cruthis at ccruthis@lcusd9.org.

Please remember picture retake day is tomorrow for the junior high and high school. If students did not have their picture taken at open house they will need to tomorrow. Have a great evening.

Lots of long sleeve items in the lost and found already. Please claim these items before they are donated.

Hey Greyhounds! Are you ready for Homecoming Week??????? Let's do this! Who has the most spirit??? Have a fun week everyone!

Beautiful morning for some jh baseball. Lebanon Greyhounds defeated Breese All Saints 4-2 today to improve to 9-6 on the season. Good job Greyhounds!

Today our horse judging teams traveled to the Du Quoin state fairgrounds and competed among 600+ students for the SIUC horse judging contest. Our varsity team placed 3rd in our section!!! We had two students place top ten. Autumn Guyette placed 7th & Blake Goetter placed 8th! Our jv team also placed 3rd in our section. Jada Williams placed 1st in our section for jv. She also placed 2nd overall out of 174 students for the jv division! Our alternate team placed 1st in our section and we had five students place top ten. Audrey Lamm placed 3rd, Noah Petty placed 4th, Parker Konieczny placed 5th, Collin Adams placed 7th, and Thomas Thacker placed 10th. All of our hard work the last few weeks paid off!! Congrats to all of our teams!!

On 9/11 the athletic department held a short ceremony remembering those we lost on that tragic day in 2001. Thank you to all who came and helped honor those we lost and the first responders who gave and risked their lives that day and the many days after looking for survivors. We will never forget!